Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club, also known as the Galloping Greens, is an Australian
rugby union club which competes in the
Sydney premier grade rugby union competition. The club was formed in 1882 and since then has won 32 first grade premierships and six
Australian club championships. It is one of the traditional powerhouses of the
Shute Shield competition, winning 14 titles from 1978 to 1996. Randwick's colours are
myrtle green and the club's home ground is
Coogee Oval. In the 1980s the club produced many
Wallabies, including the
Ella brothers. Its history has seen many of Australia's best players represent the club, including the likes of
George Gregan,
Rocky Elsom and
David Campese. In all, 93 Randwick players have pulled on a
Wallaby jersey, and nine have had the honour of captaining their country.
Club information
Club Name: Randwick District Rugby Union Football Club
Alan Gaffney - Incumbent Ireland Backs Coach,
Leinster Assistant Coach & part-time
Saracens consultant; Former Director of Rugby at
Saracens ('06/'07 - '07/'08); former
Munster ('02/'03-'04/'05) and
Leinster ('00/'01 - '01/'02) Head Coach; former
NSW (1997–99) and
Australia ('05) Assistant Coach
Jayson Brewer - Assistant Coach Fiji National Team (‘16-‘17) & ARU High Performance Coach, Sydney Rays National Rugby Championship - Forwards Coach, (17), Randwick 1st Grade Defence and Senior Coach (2013-2016) Australian Barbarians Coach(‘2016)