West Harbour Rugby

What's all this fascination with a mediocre club playing an inferior code ?
Does someone here actually play for them ?
Can someone tell me what happened to Drummoyne ?
In 1966 I played a season with them in 3rd grade
The club was called the "dirty reds "
They were at the time one of the top 2 or 3 clubs in Sydney
I remember 1st grade fullback Greg Davis being an international
 
Stevec said:
What's all this fascination with a mediocre club playing an inferior code ?
Does someone here actually play for them ?
Can someone tell me what happened to Drummoyne ?
In 1966 I played a season with them in 3rd grade
The club was called the "dirty reds "
They were at the time one of the top 2 or 3 clubs in Sydney
I remember 1st grade fullback Greg Davis being an international
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They were dropped off when new clubs like Western Suburbs and UNSW came in . They play subbies now I believe. The fullback was Arthur McGill who was a Wallaby. Greg Davis was a NZ flanker who was also a Wallaby.
 
Stevec said:
What's all this fascination with a mediocre club playing an inferior code ?
Does someone here actually play for them ?
Can someone tell me what happened to Drummoyne ?
In 1966 I played a season with them in 3rd grade
The club was called the "dirty reds "
They were at the time one of the top 2 or 3 clubs in Sydney
I remember 1st grade fullback Greg Davis being an international
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Hi champion @Stevec,
Maybe to answer the above:

West Harbour shares Concord with the Wests Tigers so that was the initial crossover (albeit personally I have a family connection going way back)
Whether someone on WTF playes for them, I cannot say.
The Drummoyne Dirty Reds have a rich history in the Sydney grade comp and currently their senior team fields 5 grades and 2 colts teams in the NSW Suburban Rugby competition or Subbies Rugby.
(I think Greg Davis played breakaway {He was the Australian national captain in 47 matches from 1969 to 1972 and led the Wallaby side on three overseas tours}, while the famous fullback from around that time was Arthur McGill, and he played 21 tests for Australia)

As an aside, here is a pic of a junior Drummoyne team 1985 where one of my friends played 2nd row.

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Stevec said:
What's all this fascination with a mediocre club playing an inferior code ?
Does someone here actually play for them ?
Can someone tell me what happened to Drummoyne ?
In 1966 I played a season with them in 3rd grade
The club was called the "dirty reds "
They were at the time one of the top 2 or 3 clubs in Sydney
I remember 1st grade fullback Greg Davis being an international
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Used to have a nice little licensed club on Victoria Road Drummoyne. I think you’ll find Greg Davis was a breakaway( Kiwi born but played for and captained Australia). Full back for that era was Arthur McGill, they produced a lot of good players over the years. Still around in
Sub District rugby and as competitive as ever, albeit in a lower comp.
 
coivtny said:
They were dropped off when new clubs like Western Suburbs and UNSW came in . They play subbies now I believe. The fullback was Arthur McGill who was a Wallaby. Greg Davis was a NZ flanker who was also a Wallaby.
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I'm getting a little bit with memory loss lately in my old age
I do recall Randwick with Catchpole we the top side but Drummoyne were in the top 4 .Yes McGill was the guy ,Thanks for that
 
palms said:
Up the Woods!

How long ago did the 'riff fold? I've been out of the club rugby scene for a while.
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Penrth is a sorry tale, being removed from the Shute Shield in 2018 then re-admitted in 2020, only to be dropped again at the beginning of the 2022 season.
The Emus then played in the Canberra competition for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
The club returned to the NSW Suburban Rugby Union competition in 2025 and that's where they sit.
There's local hope of promotion again but a lot of hurdles re finances and player numbers.
 
Last round, West Harbour wore a one-off commemorative jersey reflecting their origins as a merged Burwood/Concord at their genesis, while still bearing the crests of the club in modern times



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