Gordon RFC

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Rugby union club, based on Sydney's North Shore

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::summary Rugby union club, based on Sydney's North Shore ::

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teamname	Gordon Rugby Football Club
fullname	Gordon Rugby Football Club
image	Gordon Rugby Football Club logo.jpg
nickname	Highlanders, Stags
founded
location	Chatswood, Sydney
countryflag	Australia
ground	Chatswood Oval
capacity	9,000
president	Matt Glascott
coach	Harry Fehily
captain	Milan Basson
league	Shute Shield, NSWRU
url	www.gordonrugby.com.au
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Club information

Premiership Titles – Shute Shield: 9 (1949, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1976, 1993, 1995, 1998 & 2020)
Club Championships: 13
President: Brad Harrison
1st Grade Head Coach: Brian Melrose
1st Colts Head Coach: Josh Mitchell
General Manager: Fudge Atshan For the 2022 season Gordon has appointed Brian Melrose as 1st Grade Head Coach with Andy Connors as 1st Colts Head Coach.

Current squad

The squad for the 2022 season ::data[format=table]

2022 Gordon Highlanders Rugby Squad


(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped,
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International representatives

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Team geographical area

Based on Sydney's North Shore, the club is centred around Ku-ring-gai Council and is headquartered in Lindfield. The club, along with the Gordon Cricket Club in the Summer plays home games out of Chatswood Oval having played its early days at Roseville Chase Oval. The club's junior catchment area takes in the Ku-ring-gai and Lane Cove local government areas, as well as parts of Hornsby Shire and the City of Willoughby. The club's junior program is most notably strong in Ku-ring-gai with every suburb in the area except Gordon, Turramurra and Warrawee having a junior club specifically representing the postcode of that suburb. The club has 8 junior teams, in which 5 of the 8 teams are located in Ku-ring-gai council:

Chatswood Junior Rugby Club
Hornsby Junior Rugby Club
Killara/West Pymble Junior Rugby Club
Lane Cove Junior Rugby Club
Lindfield Junior Rugby Club
Roseville Junior Rugby Club
St Ives Junior Rugby Club
Wahroonga Junior Rugby Club

Rugby Championships

Club Championships: 13 – 1949 1952 1957 1962 1971 1974 1975 1976 1978 1990 1993 1998 2020
1st Grade Premierships: 9 – 1949, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1976, 1993, 1995, 1998 & 2020.
1st Grade Runners Up: 1950, 1955, 1957, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1992 & 2022.
2nd Grade Premierships: – 1961, 1972, 1974, 1976 & 1981.
2nd Grade Runners Up: 1950, 1952, 1955, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1980, 2008 & 2009.
3rd Grade Premierships: – 12 – 1959, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2019 & 2020.
3rd Grade Runners Up: – 1948, 1951, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1994, 1999 & 2000.
4th Grade Premierships: 18 – 1949, 1952, 1953,1955, 1958, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000 & 2007.
4th Grade Runners Up: – 1950, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1977, 1983, 1987 & 2020

Gordon D.R.U.F.C Veterans (World War II) KIA

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Club song

(To the tune of the Scottish folk song of the same name)

1st Verse

I’m Georgie McHugh of the Gordon RU. I’m fond of a lassie and drappie or two. One day when out walking I chanced to see A bonnie wee lass wi’ a glint in her ee.

Says I to the lassie will ye walk for a while. I’ll buy ye a bonnet and we’ll do it in style, My kilt is the tartan of the Gordon RU. She looked at me shyly and said, Is that true?

Chorus

A Gordon for me, a Gordon for me. If you’re not a Gordon you’re no use to me, The Eastwoods are braw, the Randwicks an a’ But the cocky wee Gordon's the pride of them all.

2nd Verse

I courted that girl on the Banks of the Dee. And made up my mind she was fashioned for me, And soon I was thinking how nice it would be If she would consent to get married to me.

The day we were wed the grass was so green, The sun was as bright as the light in her een, Now we’ve two bonnie lassies who sit on her knee. While she sings the song that she once sang to me.

Chorus

A Gordon for me, a Gordon for me. If you’re not a Gordon you’re no use to me, The Eastwoods are braw, the Randwicks an a’ But the cocky wee Gordon's the pride of them all.}}

References

"Contact Us".
"Club History".
"Shute Shield Teams".
"Shute Shield Teams".
"Chatswood Junior Rugby Club - Rugby Sundays".
"Hornsby Junior Rugby Union Club".
"KWP Rugby – Playing Local Rugby Since 1959".
"Home - Lane Cove Junior Rugby Union".
"Home".
"Home".
"Saints Rugby - St Ives Junior Rugby".
"Home".
"Our Story | Gordon Rugby Club".
(11 April 2012). "Gordon District Rugby Union Football Club Second World War Roll of Honour".
(11 April 2012). "P Braithwaite".

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