The Rugby Club
| The Rugby Club | |
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| 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 |
| Website | The Rugby Club |
The Rugby Club (rebranded as The Rugby Club Sydney) is a rugby union-themed Australian licensed 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]
In November 2016, the Club hosted an to celebrate the election of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States Presidential Election[6].
References
- ^ "The Rugby Club". Destination NSW. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
- ^ http://www.bestclubs.com.au/nsw/rugby-club-sydney/default.aspx
- ^ http://www.cauliflowerclub.org.au/index.php/membership
- ^ http://www.rugbyclub.com.au/about/
- ^ http://sydneyharlequins.com/about-us/our-quins-history/
- ^ Jabour, Bridie (9 November 2016). "'We've been oppressed': Australian mates of Trump share his finest hour". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 January 2020.