Eastern Suburbs RUFC (Tasmania)
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| Nickname(s) | The Roosters or Easts | ||
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| Founded | 1964 | ||
| Location | Warrane, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Ground(s) | North Warrane Oval | ||
| League(s) | Tasmanian Rugby Union | ||
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Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club Inc. is a Rugby Union club in Tasmania. Established in 1964,[1] the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union and Tasmanian Rugby Union Juniors, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union and plays in the Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide League.
The club's home ground is at North Warrane Oval in the City of Clarence. Known as the Roosters or Easts, the club colours are maroon and white. The club currently fields teams in Men's First Division and Juniors competitions.[2]
Premierships
Senior Team
- Premiers First Grade 1981[3]
- Statewide Premiers First Grade 1987
- Minor Premiers First Grade 1987
- Premiers Reserve Grade 1968, 1973, 1974, 1994, 2002
- Minor Premiers Reserve Grade 1999
- Finalist First Grade 2014
Juniors
- Under 20 - 1979
- Under 18 - 1983
- Under 16 - 2009
- Under 14 - 2007,2008
At the 40 Anniversary[4] of the club's existence Legendary Wallaby Ken Catchpole visited the club to assist with the celebrations.
The club holds two authentic signed Wallaby Guernseys being:
- CH282 Qantas Wallaby Jumper
- CL309 Vodafone Wallaby Jumper
Eightball
Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club Inc. fields a team in the South Eastern Tasmania Eightball Association which is affiliated with Eightball Tasmania, Australian Eight Ball Federation and the World Eightball Pool Federation.
Titles
Premier League Eight Ball Premiers Easts Breakers 2012
A Reserve Premiers Easts Roosters(ex East White) 2014
B Division Eight Ball Premiers Easts White 2007,2008
Notable Representation
R/U 2015 Tasmanian Eightball Singles Title - Alexander Pace(ESRUFC)
Australian Eightball U18 Vice Captain Alexander Pace 2015
Australia 2015 World Junior Team Champions World Eightball Pool Federation[5] - ESRUFC represented by Alexander Pace[6]
2009 Australian Junior Team Champions - Tasmania - Alexander Pace (ESRUFC)
References
- ^ "ESRUFC History". Rugbynet.com. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Easts a major force in under-14 rugby". Eastern Shore Sun. 6 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "The Star Newspaper (no longer in circulation) Page 7". 7 June 1994.
- ^ "Roosters Invigorated after Celebration Year (Monthly Publication) Page 8". Eastern Shore Sun. February 2004.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "2015 World Junior Team Championship". World Eightball Pool Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "World 8 Ball Champs". Australian Eightball Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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