Waratah Shield
The Waratah Shield is a rugby union knock-out competition for high school teams from New South Wales, Australia. First contested in 1963, it is organised by New South Wales Rugby Union in conjunction with NSW Schools' Rugby Union and NSW Combined High Schools and attracts around 100 entries each year. St Edmund's College, Canberra is the most successful school with fourteen victories. The competition was open to all high schools in NSW, until 2004, the ACT was released due to their dominance.[1]
Notable players
Leading St Edmund's to victory in the Waratah Shield at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1984 brought Ricky Stuart to the attention of the sporting public.[1] Stuart went on to represent the Wallabies on their 1987 tour to Argentina before switching to an illustrious career in rugby league, winning three premierships with Canberra and representing the Blues and the Kangaroos. Other prominent footballers who have played in the Waratah Shield include: Matt Giteau, David Furner, George Gregan, Matt Henjak, Anthony Fainga'a and Saia Fainga'a – all, inclusive of Stuart, hail from St Edmund's College. Other notable players include Joe Roff who played in Marist College, Canberra's 1992 and 1993 victories and George Smith, who played for Cromer High School in their 1998 loss to St Edmunds.
Number of victories
A total of 18 schools have won the Waratah Shield since it began in 1963. St. Edmund's College, Canberra is the most successful school in the history of the Waratah Shield with a total of 14 victories, seven more than the next most successful schools, St Augustine's College, Brookvale, with eight titles.
School | Victories | Years won |
---|---|---|
St. Edmund's College, Canberra | 14 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
St Augustine's College, Brookvale | 8 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Matraville Sports High School | 5 | 1972, 1976, 1977, 1983, 2007 |
Randwick Boys High School | 4 | 1963, 1975, 1978, 1982 |
St Stanislaus' College | 4 | 1974, 1980, 1981, 1995 |
Epping Boys High School | 3 | 1967, 1968, 1969 |
Marist College, Canberra | 3 | 1988, 1992, 1993 |
Manly Boys High School | 2 | 1966, 1970 |
North Sydney Boys High School | 2 | 1971, 1973 |
Hurlstone Agricultural College | 1 | 1964 |
Homebush Boys High School | 1 | 1965 |
James Ruse Agricultural High School | 1 | 1979 |
The Scots College | 1 | 1990 |
Oakhill College | 1 | 1994 |
St Patrick's College, Strathfield | 1 | 1996 |
Westfields Sports High School | 1 | 2005 |
Barker College | 1 | 2006 |
The Hills Sports High School | 1 | 2010 |
Waratah Shield premiers
The following table sets out winners and notable players over the history of the Waratah Shield.[2]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Notable players |
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1963 | Randwick Boys High School | |||
1964 | Hurlstone Agricultural College [3] | |||
1965[4] | Homebush Boys' High School | Oakhill College | 8-3 | Gordon Bray |
1966 | Manly Boys' High School | |||
1967 | Epping Boys' High School | |||
1968[5] | Epping Boys' High School | Manly Boys' High School | ||
1969 [6] | Epping Boys' High School | Matraville Sports High School | ||
1970 | Manly Boys' High School | |||
1971 [7][8] | North Sydney Boys' High School | Randwick Boys High School | ||
1972 | Matraville Sports High School | |||
1973 [9] | North Sydney Boys' High School | Randwick Boy's High School | 6-3 | |
1974 [10][11] | St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Lyneham High School, Canberra | 16-10 | |
1975 [12] | Randwick Boys' High School | St Stanislaus' College, Bathust | 17-13 | |
1976 [13] | Matraville High School | North Sydney High | 12-3 | Gary Ella, Mark Ella & Glen Ella[14] Llord Walker[15] |
1977 [16] | Matraville High School | Randwick Boys' High School | 25-3 | Mark Ella |
1978 [17] | Randwick Boys' High School | Chevalier College | 7-0 | |
1979 [18] | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Birrong Boys High | 15-7 | |
1980 [19] | St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | North Sydney Boys High | 26-15 | |
1981 [20] | St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Matraville High School | James Grant | |
1982 [21][22] | Randwick Boys' High School | St Edmund's College, Canberra | 10-6 | |
1983 [23][24] | Matraville High School | St. Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | 13-9 | |
1984 [25][26] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | Cranbrook School, Sydney | 14-4 | Ricky Stuart |
1985 [27] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | Oakhill College | 22-4 | |
1986 [28] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | Killarney Heights High School | 38-0 | David Furner, Matt Pini |
1987 [29][30] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | Randwick Boy's High | 11-3 | David Furner |
1988 [31][32] | Marist College, Canberra | Oakhill College | 13-3 | |
1989 [33][34] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | 9-6 | George Gregan |
1990 [35][36] | The Scots College | St Edmund's College, Canberra | 6-0 | |
1991 [37][38] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | Scots College, Sydney | 25-18 | George Gregan |
1992 [39] | Marist College, Canberra | St Stanislaus College, Bathurst | 38-8 | Joe Roff |
1993 [40] | Marist College, Canberra | Oakhill College | 29-14 | Joe Roff |
1994 [41][42] | Oakhill College | Marist College, Canberra | 24-20 | |
1995 [43] | St Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | Daramalan College, Canberra | 22-15 | |
1996 [44][45] | St Patrick's College, Strathfield | Marist College, Canberra | 24-23 | |
1997 | St Edmund's College, Canberra | St Patrick's College, Strathfield | 50-7 | |
1998 [46] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | Cromer High School | 45-22 | George Smith |
1999 [47] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | St Patrick's College, Strathfield | 27-15 | Matt Giteau, Matt Henjak |
2000 | St Edmund's College, Canberra | |||
2001 | St Edmund's College, Canberra | |||
2002 [48][49] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | St. Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | 41-22 | |
2003 [50] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | Prairiewood High School | 51-0 | Anthony Fainga'a, Saia Fainga'a |
2004 [51][52] | St Edmund's College, Canberra | Rankwick Boys High School | Anthony Fainga'a, Saia Fainga'a | |
2005 [53][54] | Westfields Sports High School | Barker College | ||
2006 [55] | Barker College | |||
2007 [56] | Matraville Sports High School | |||
2008 [57] | St. Augustine's College, Brookvale | St. Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | 26–16 | |
2009 [58] | St. Augustine's College, Brookvale | St. Stanislaus' College, Bathurst | 18–13 | |
2010 [59] | The Hills Sports High School | St. Augustine's College, Brookvale | 38–18 | |
2011 [60] | St. Augustine's College, Brookvale | The Hills Sports High School | 20–13 | |
2012 [61][62] | St. Augustine's College, Brookvale | Oakhill College | 27-17 | |
2013 [63] | St. Augustine's College, Brookvale | Oakhill College | 64-21 | |
2014 [64] | St. Augustine's College, Brookvale | Oakhill College | 20-13 | |
2015 [65] | St. Augustine's College, Brookvale | Hills Sport High School | 26-16 | |
2016 [66] | St. Augustine's College, Brookvale | Oakhill College | 13-10 |
See also
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