West Harbour RFC
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| Full name | West Harbour (1995-) Western Suburbs DRUFC (1900–94) |
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| Nickname(s) | Pirates |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Location | Concord, Sydney, Australia |
| Ground(s) | Concord Oval (Capacity: 20,000) |
| Coach(es) | Neil Tunnah |
| Captain(s) | Tom Games |
| League(s) | Shute Shield |
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The West Harbour Rugby Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales. The club is based in Concord in the Inner West of Sydney, and plays home matches at Concord Oval. Concord holds a place in rugby history as a venue for the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987. West Harbour's major sponsor is Burwood RSL and post match functions are held at Club Burwood.
Barakat returns to West Harbour after five years with the NSW Waratahs and five years combined with two Japanese Top League teams NTT Shining Arcs and Toshiba Brave Lupus
The first rugby club to represent the district was Burwood which competed in the Sydney Metropolitan competition until the introduction of district rugby. Western Suburbs District Rugby Union Football Club was formed in 1900 and won the premiership in its third year of competition, in 1902. The club's first captain and Wallaby representative was Stan Wickham, he was joined by Ward and Wheat Prentice.
A second premiership was won in 1929, spearheaded by another international Sid King, this remains the club's last premiership in top flight rugby. In 1951 the club was demoted from First division and it was not until 1966 that they were re-instated. The club saw success in the 1970s, with a 17 match winning streak leading to a club championship and a grand final berth in which they were defeated by Randwick.
The club was relegated once more in 1980 only to be re-instated the following year. In the 1980s the club's home ground, Concord Oval, was redeveloped with assistance from the NSWRU and State Government. The newly named Waratah Stadium became the home base of the Waratahs as well as the venue for the classic semi-final in 1987 between Australia and France in the inaugural Rugby World Cup.
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