Club History

Southern Rugby Club Dunedin

Southern Rugby Club Dunedin: The Caversham Football Club and Pacific Football Club were established in 1884 and amalgamated into the SOUTHERN RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB in 1899. The Old Edinburgh Castle Hotel in South Road, Caversham was the venue of a meeting April 21, 1899 at which a decision was made to amalgamate the Caversham and Pacific Clubs to form the Southern Rugby Football Club. Three days later the Otago Rugby Football Union approved the name and the colours, Black and White, and the following Saturday April 29, the first match was played with the seniors meeting and beating University at Frazers Paddock. In the space of 8 days, the Southern Club was born, christened, had taken the first positive steps and given an indication of uncommon ability that was to become its hallmark.
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From Inauguration to Premiers – A Souvenir of the Southern Football Club 1884 – 1905

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Southern Rugby Club Dunedin
1905
A R Lawry
228 pages
The first published rugby club history in New Zealand
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From Inauguration to Premiers – A Souvenir of the Southern Football Club 1884 – 1905

Club:
Southern Rugby Club Dunedin
Year:
1905
Author:
A R Lawry
Pages:
228 pages
Notes:
The first published rugby club history in New Zealand
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Once a Southern Man – The History of the Southern Rugby Club 1884 – 1984

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Southern Rugby Club Dunedin
1984
W Cooper
208 pages
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Once a Southern Man – The History of the Southern Rugby Club 1884 – 1984

Club:
Southern Rugby Club Dunedin
Year:
1984
Author:
W Cooper
Pages:
208 pages
Notes: