About the Club

In 1975 an enthusiastic band of rugby supporters got together to form a rugby club in Camden. A third grade team was entered in the Illawarra District Rugby Union competition, part of New South Wales Country Rugby Union. The Club`s first ever team was a mixture of Camden locals keen to try out this new game about which they knew very little, new residents in the district who had a rugby background and students from the University of Sydney`s faculties of Veterinary Science and Agricultural Science who spend their final year at the University`s facilities on Werombi Road, Camden. This first year represented quite a successful start for the Club with the first side making the grand final only to lose to Wollongong University.

In 1976 the Club entered a second grade and third grade side in the Illawarra Rugby Union competition. That year the second grade became the Club`s first premiership winning team when it defeated Campbelltown Harlequins in the grand final. That started the intense rivalry with the Campbelltown Harlequins Club which has continued through to the present day.

In 1977 Camden was called upon to field three grades in the competition and, although at times playing numbers were stretched, with players often asked to play more than one game, the Club still has the distinction of never being forced to forfeit a game in any grade. It wasn`t until the 1980`s that the first grade began to establish itself in the Illawarra competition. The Club`s first grade side made the Illawarra grand finals in 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995 and 1996 with 1987 and 1995 teams proving themselves good enough to emerge as premiers.

In 1985 and 1996 our three senior grades all made the grand finals but coincidentally both times it was only third grade to emerge as the premier team in the Club. In 1996 the Club also had the distinction of winning its first Club championship.

After successfully establishing senior rugby in the district, we turned our attention to juniors starting with a Colt side (Under 19) which made the semi-finals for the first time in 1996 and the Grand Final in 2005 and In more recent years, teams have been fielded from under 8's to under 18's

About fifteen years ago some of the Club members who also had an interest in music got together to tootle a horn and so the Camden Rugby Big Band was born. Over the years the Big Band gre in size and improved in quality and was a regular attraction playing under the trees at the Camden Valley Inn and various other venues around Camden. Unfortunately the Big Band is no longer playing but it certainly was a great addition to the club.

We have come a long way in a relatively short time.

Structure 

• 3 Senior teams 
• Junior teams from U/10’s through to U/18’s 

All are playing in the Illawarra District Rugby Union competition and the season runs from March to September (Seniors pre-season training starts late January).

Camden Rugby Park.

All Junior and Senior teams train and play at our home ground.

Our Rugby Park consists of two playing fields and a clubhouse / grandstand which is used for all after match functions. The Floodlit grounds and adjoining facilities are recognised as one of the best in NSW Country Rugby.

Players of all levels are welcome, if you are interested in playing please see our contacts page or turn up to one of the training sessions.

Where Are We? 

Wire Lane, Camden, NSW Australia

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Club Contacts

Membership & Sponsorship 

We offer both Player and Supporter Memberships.

Sponsorship are always welcome from businesses and individuals. For more information please contact our President, Vaughan McInnes.

vaughan@siteplus.com.au

Camden Rugby Song