The Rugby Club

The Rugby Club
Restaurant information
Food type Australian cuisine
Street address 65 York Street, Sydney
City Sydney
Postal/ZIP Code 2000
Country Australia
Coordinates 33°52′05″S 151°12′21″E / 33.8679473°S 151.2057083°E / -33.8679473; 151.2057083
Website The Rugby Club

The Rugby Club (rebranded as The Rugby Club Sydney) is a rugby union-themed Australian licenced club and restaurant filled with sports memorabilia. Located in Rugby Place on Pitt Street, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, it was formed in 1945. Professional rugby union players frequent the restaurant when touring in Australia, a rite of passage in the rugby community.[1][2][3]

History

The Rugby Club was formed in 1945 and was originally the Headquarters of the New South Wales Rugby Union and later the Australian Rugby Union and was where Wallabies touring teams were presented their jerseys. It was also where the Australian Rugby Union and New Zealand Rugby Union Boards agreed to establish the Rugby World Cup and later the Super Rugby and Tri-Nations competitions and the clubhouse of Sydney Harlequins who Participate in the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union.[4][5]

See also

  • List of licensed clubs in Australia

References

  1. ↑ "The Rugby Club". Destination NSW. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.bestclubs.com.au/nsw/rugby-club-sydney/default.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.cauliflowerclub.org.au/index.php/membership
  4. ↑ http://www.rugbyclub.com.au/about/
  5. ↑ http://sydneyharlequins.com/about-us/our-quins-history/
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