Moorabbin Rugby Club

Moorabbin Rugby Club

Full name	Moorabbin Rams Rugby Union Football Club
Union	Rugby Australia
Branch	Rugby Victoria
Nickname(s)	Rams
Founded	1965
Location	Moorabbin
Region	Southern - Southeast suburbs of Melbourne
Ground(s)	Keys Road - Harold Caterson Reserve, Cheltenham, Victoria [1]
President	Arvind David
Director of Rugby	Ben Perenise
Coach(es)	Masi Tusitala
League(s)	Dewar Shield
2024	4th
Team kit

The Moorabbin Rugby Union Football Club, is a rugby union football club based in Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia. Nicknamed the Rams, the club's home ground is located in Keys Road reserve in Cheltenham and was found in 1965.[1] The club's colours are black and white.[2]

History

Moorabbin rugby union football club was founded in 1965. The club was formed with players that came from the St Kilda Marlins and the Kiwi rugby clubs.[2] The former Marlins jersey was adopted by the club and it remains the current Moorabbin jersey design.[2]

The Moorabbin Rams have been a fierce club since entering the competition and have continued to produce elite players that have gone on to play Super Rugby, Premiership Rugby, United Rugby Championship, Top 14, Japan Rugby League One and also test rugby for their respective Nation.

Honours

• 1st Grade Premiers (Dewar Shield since 1909): 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2012
• Victorian Club Champions (Cowper Shield): 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Players of note

• Pete Samu - Bordeaux / Wallabies  [3][4]
• Sione Tuipolutu - Glasgow Warriors / Scotland
• Pone Fa'amausili - Melbourne Rebels / Wallabies
• Rodney Iona - ACT Brumbies / Samoa
• Theo McFarland - Saracens / Samoa
• Harry Potter - Leicester Tigers / Western Force
• John Ulugia - ASM Clermont Auvergne / ACT Brumbies Fwds Coach
• Sinoti Sinoti - Newcastle Falcons / Samoa
• Tony Lamborn - Auckland Blues / USA
• Tetera Faulkner - NSW Waratahs / Wallabies
• Joe Kamana - Suntory Sungoliath
• Afaesetiti Amosa - CA Perigueux / Samoa

References

1. Watson, Emma (19 September 2017). "Moorabbin Rugby Union Football Club want Keys Rd Reserve, Moorabbin renamed Harold Caterson Reserve". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
2. "Club History". Moorabbin RUFC. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
3. Ward, Roy (12 June 2018). "Victorian rugby star Pete Samu never saw Wallabies coming". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
4. Martin, Wayne (20 June 2018). "Young, gifted and going places". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

External links

• Moorabbin RUFC website