{{Short description|Rugby union club, based on Sydney's North Shore}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Multiple issues|{{prose|date=November 2011}} {{primary sources|date=November 2011}}}} {{Infobox rugby team |teamname = Gordon Rugby Football Club |fullname = Gordon Rugby Football Club |image = Gordon Rugby Football Club logo.jpg |nickname = Highlanders, Stags |founded = {{start date and age|1936}} |location = Chatswood, Sydney |countryflag = Australia |ground = Chatswood Oval |capacity = 9,000 |president = Matt Glascott |coach = Harry Fehily |captain = Milan Basson |league = Shute Shield, NSWRU |season = |position = |url = www.gordonrugby.com.au |pattern_la1 = _Gordonleft |pattern_b1 = _Gordonkit |pattern_ra1 = _Gordonright |pattern_sh1 = _Gordonshorts |pattern_so1 = _Gordonsocks |leftarm1 = FF0000 |body1 = FF0000 |rightarm1 = FF0000 |shorts1 = FF0000 |socks1 = FF0000 |pattern_la2 = _Gordonleftb |pattern_b2 = _Gordonkitb |pattern_ra2 = _Gordonrightb |pattern_sh2 = _Gordonshorts |pattern_so2 = _Gordonsocks |leftarm2 = FF0000 |body2 = FF0000 |rightarm2 = FF0000 |shorts2 = FF0000 |socks2 = FF0000 }} '''Gordon Rugby Football Club''' is a rugby union club based on the North Shore of Sydney. The club, known as the '''Gordon Highlanders''', plays out of Chatswood Oval and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union grade competition.
==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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%; width:60%" |- ! colspan="100%" | 2022 Gordon Highlanders Rugby Squad | |- valign="top" | '''Props''' * Rhys Brodie * Brandon Favaa Eli * {{flagicon|NZL}} Tristan Fuli * Leigh Hughes
'''Hookers''' * {{flagicon|NZL}} Will Bremner * {{flagicon|AUS}} Mahe Vailanu
'''Locks''' * {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Margin * {{flagicon|AUS}} Brendan Mitchell
|| '''Back Row''' * {{flagicon|AUS}} Ola Tauelangi * {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Goddard (C) * {{flagicon|AUS}} James Lough * {{flagicon|AUS}}Francis Ieremia * Toby Parr (Club Captain) * Brett Van Zyl
'''Scrum-halves''' * {{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Babb * {{flagicon|AUS}} Dylan Dowling
'''Fly-halves''' * {{flagicon|NZL}} Reece McDonald * {{flagicon|AUS}} Harrison Goddard * {{flagicon|AUS}} Darcy Fitzgerald
||
'''Centres''' * {{flagicon|AUS}} Dominic Easy * {{flagicon|AUS}} Fraser Conway * {{flagicon|AUS}} Connor Fahey * {{flagicon|AUS}} Aiden Dowling
'''Wingers''' * {{flagicon|AUS}} Mike Pavlakis * {{flagicon|NZL}} Alesana Pohla * {{flagicon|AUS}} Oliver Arcus
'''Fullbacks''' * Robbie McIntosh * {{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Pollack |- Mike Pavlakis
|- | colspan="100%" style="text-align:center;" | <small>(c) Denotes team captain, '''Bold''' denotes internationally capped,</small> |}
==International representatives== <!--try to keep these columns even--> {|width=100% | *{{flagicon|AUS}} Frank O’Brien *{{flagicon|AUS}} Trevor Allan *{{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Piper *{{flagicon|AUS}} Arthur Tonkin *{{flagicon|AUS}} Bevan Wilson *{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Davidson *{{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Johnson *{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Phipps *{{flagicon|AUS}} Neill Latimer *{{flagicon|AUS}} Arthur Summons *{{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Purkiss *{{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Yanz *{{flagicon|AUS}} Don Logan *{{flagicon|AUS}} David Shepherd *{{flagicon|AUS}} Des Carrick *{{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Batterham *{{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Taafe *{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Sullivan *{{flagicon|AUS}} David Burnet *{{flagicon|AUS}} Laurie Monaghan *{{flagicon|AUS}} John Ryan | *{{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony (Tony) Daly *{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Cutler *{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Hartill *{{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony Ekert *{{flagicon|AUS}} Alistair Murdoch *{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Wallace *{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Dempsey *{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Blades *{{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Blades *{{flagicon|AUS}} John Langford *{{flagicon|AUS}} Mitch Hardy *{{flagicon|AUS}} Stirling Mortlock *{{flagicon|AUS}}{{flagicon|SCO}} Jack Dempsey *{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Hercus *{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Mower *{{flagicon|NZL}} Maurice Graham *{{flagicon|FIJ}} Epi Tuvunivono *{{flagicon|FIJ}} Seva Rokobaro *{{flagicon|FIJ}} Sisa Waqa *{{flagicon|HKG}} Jack Parfitt *{{flagicon|AUS}} Dane Haylett-Petty *{{flagicon|AUS}}{{flagicon|BRA}} David Harvey
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://gordonrugby.com.au/contact_us |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=gordonrugby.com.au |language=en-au}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club History |url=https://gordonrugby.com.au/club-history |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=gordonrugby.com.au |language=en-au}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shute Shield Teams |url=https://gordonrugby.com.au/juniors |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=gordonrugby.com.au |language=en-au}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shute Shield Teams |url=https://gordonrugby.com.au/juniors |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=gordonrugby.com.au |language=en-au}}</ref> The club has 8 junior teams, in which 5 of the 8 teams are located in Ku-ring-gai council: * Chatswood Junior Rugby Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chatswood Junior Rugby Club - Rugby Sundays |url=https://www.chatswoodjuniorrugby.com.au/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Chatswood Junior Rugby Club - Rugby Sundays |language=en-AU}}</ref> * Hornsby Junior Rugby Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hornsby Junior Rugby Union Club |url=https://hjruc.com.au/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Hornsby Junior Rugby Union Club |language=en}}</ref> * Killara/West Pymble Junior Rugby Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=KWP Rugby – Playing Local Rugby Since 1959 |url=https://www.kwprugby.com/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.kwprugby.com}}</ref> * Lane Cove Junior Rugby Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Lane Cove Junior Rugby Union |url=https://www.lcjru.com.au/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.lcjru.com.au |language=en}}</ref> * Lindfield Junior Rugby Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.lindfieldjuniorrugby.com.au/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Junior Rugby Club |language=en}}</ref> * Roseville Junior Rugby Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.rosevillerugby.com.au/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Roseville Junior Rugby Club |language=en-US}}</ref> * St Ives Junior Rugby Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saints Rugby - St Ives Junior Rugby |url=https://www.stivesrugby.com.au/st-ives-junior-rugby |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.stivesrugby.com.au |language=en-US}}</ref> * Wahroonga Junior Rugby Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.wahroongarugby.com.au/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Wahroonga Rugby |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Rugby Championships== * '''Club Championships:''' 13 – 1949 1952 1957 1962 1971 1974 1975 1976 1978 1990 1993 1998 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gordonrugby.com.au/our-story/|title = Our Story | Gordon Rugby Club}}</ref> * '''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==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au/content/gordon-rugby-football-club|title=Gordon District Rugby Union Football Club Second World War Roll of Honour|date=11 April 2012}}</ref>
<!--try to keep these columns even--> {|width=100% | * P Braithwaite<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au/content/p-braithwaite|title = P Braithwaite|date = 11 April 2012}}</ref> * E A Cameron * W Carter * A Chowne * J E Cunningham * D Davidson * R V Keirath * K Lauder * R Lawrence * C Lord * D Mackerras | * J J Manners * A J McGlynn * J McKenzie * F Meech * J Musgrave * C C Pike * R Prince * J Reedie * A Sands * L Stenhouse * R Upward |}
==Club song== (To the tune of the Scottish folk song of the same name)
{{poemquote|'''A Gordon for Me'''
'''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== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.gordonrugby.com.au/ Gordon RFC home page] * [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/north-shore/gordon-highlanders-stars-jack-dempsey-and-tom-matthews-participating-in-project-conducted-by-club-sponsor-sydney-adventist-hospital-wahroonga/news-story/aa759c30ec642e518b938c694b686be0/ Jack Dempsey & Tom Matthews participate in project] *[http://www.gordonstags.org.au/ Gordon Stags Rugby Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303100127/http://www.gordonstags.org.au/ |date=3 March 2022 }}
{{NSWRU}} {{Shute shield}}
Category:Rugby union teams in Sydney Category:North Shore (Sydney) Category:Rugby clubs established in 1936 Category:1936 establishments in Australia Category:Gordon, New South Wales Category:Ku-ring-gai Council Category:Chatswood, New South Wales