The Old Ignatians' Rugby Football Club was a rugby union club based in Sydney, Australia that merged with neighbouring Subbies club Lane Cove in 2024 to form the Lane Cove Old Ignatians.

History The Old Ignatians' Rugby Football Club was founded in 1969. The club was founded by and is associated with, the Old Ignatian's Union, the ex-students association of Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, a Jesuit school for boys, established in 1880 and located on Sydney's lower North Shore. The school has been an active participant in the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales, which has one of the oldest rugby competitions in Australia. The club won the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union competition's Division One trophy, the Kentwell Cup in 2002. The club has also won a number of other Division One trophies, including Burke Cup in 2003 and 1999.

Club colours and home ground The club colours are red, white and blue and the home ground is at Ryde Oval.

Premierships

+ Old Ignatians' Rugby Football Club PremiershipsClub Records (John Bain) YEAR DIVISION CUP GRADE VENUEOPPOSITION FOR AGAINST 1974 Second Blunt 3 Drummoyne Oval Tobians 18 3 1978 Sixth Meldrum 1 TG Millner #2 Rockdale 15 6 1979 Fourth Jeffrey 1 Hassall Park CBC Bank 13 8 1986 Third Grose 2 Wills Ground Willoughby 12 12 1987 Third McLean 1 Macquarie University Sydney Welsh 13 6 1988 Second Barraclough 1 Macquarie University Knox Old Boys 19 6 1995 Second Richardson 4 Rat Park Matraville 6 3 1996 Second Blunt 3 Macquarie University Briars 23 5 1996 Second Richardson 4 Macquarie University Matraville 8 5 1996 Open Halligan 5 N/A First Past The Post 1996 Second Robertson C Macquarie University Oatley 25 7 1997 Open Halligan 6 N/A First Past The Post 1997 First Judd 4 Waratah Stadium Waverley 8 5 1998 First Whiddon 3 Waratah Stadium UNSW 24 17 1999 First Burke 2 Waratah Stadium Mosman 13 11 1999 First Sutherland 5 Macquarie University Newport 15 0 2000 First Barbour C David Phillips Field Hunters Hill 11 11 2001 First Burke 2 TG Millner St Patricks Old Boys 34 10 2001 First Sutherland 5 TG Millner Drummoyne 8 3 2001 First Barbour C TG Millner #2 Mosman 24 5 2002 First Kentwell 1 Wentworth Park Drummoyne 23 14 2002 First Whiddon 3 Wentworth Park Colleagues 15 3 2002 First Judd 4 Wentworth Park Colleagues 24 0 2003 First Burke 2 Wentworth Park Colleagues 27 7 2003 First Judd 4 Wentworth Park Colleagues 11 7 2003 First Sutherland 5 Wentworth Park Colleagues 12 6 2004 First Judd 4 TG Millner Colleagues 15 14 2004 First Sutherland 5 TG Millner Colleagues 14 0 2005 First Judd 4 TG Millner Colleagues 12 6 2005 First Sutherland 5 TG Millner Drummoyne 8 0 2006 Open Halligan 6 N/A First Past The Post 2006 First Judd 4 TG Millner Drummoyne 22 10 2006 First Sutherland 5 TG Millner Drummoyne 27 0 2008 First Judd 4 TG Millner Campbelltown 23 21 2008 First Sutherland 5 TG Millner UNSW 18 3 2008 First Barbour C TG Millner Colleagues 24 21 2009 First Judd 4 TG Millner Mosman 57 7 2010 First Barbour C TG Millner Mosman 25 10 2013 First Sutherland 5 TG Millner Colleagues 23 0 2014 First Barbour C TG Millner Mosman 47 35 2017 Third Farrant 2 TG Millner Newport 17 10 2020 Third Campbell 3 Macquarie University Newport 18 7

Life Members Source:Club Records (John Bain)

No: 1 Peter Ryan, inducted 1991

No: 2 Les Kirkpatrick, inducted 1992

No: 3 Mark Richards, inducted 1992

No: 4 John Bain, inducted 1993

No: 5 Dr Terry Horgan, inducted 1994

No: 6 Richard Mort, inducted 1998

No: 7 Joe Brown, inducted 1999

No: 8 Paul Timmins, inducted 1999

No: 9 Tim Richards, inducted 2003

No: 10 Michael Fahey, inducted 2004

No: 11 Damian Peppitt, inducted 2007

No: 12 Charles Perrignon, inducted 2009

No: 13 Matthew Perrignon, inducted 2009

No: 14 Dave Bryant, inducted 2013

No: 15 Guy Coleman, inducted 2013

No: 16 Gerard Hogan, inducted 2017

No: 17 Peter Cahill, inducted 2019

No: 18 Dominic Lombardo, inducted 2019

Notable players John Tighe – Italy (2009), OIRFC club captain (2007), Judd Cup premiership captain (2009) Mickey Palmer - Sydney (2002)3rd grade “Whiddon cup” premier, (2003) 2nd grade “Burke cup” premier, (2006 - 2015) colts coach - premiers Barbour cup (2008, 2010, 2014)

See also Rugby union in New South Wales List of Riverview Old Ignatians

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