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Manly RUFC

Full name	Manly Rugby Union Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Marlins
Founded	1906
Location	Manly, Sydney, Australia
Ground(s)	Manly Oval (Capacity: 5,000 (2,000 seats))
Coach(es)	Brian Melrose [[1]
Captain(s)	James Hilterbrand (Hooker)
League(s)	Shute Shield, NSWRU
Official website
www.manlyrugby.com.au

Manly Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The club was formed in 1906 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Shute Shield and Tooheys New Cup. Manly, known as the Marlins, play their home games at Manly Oval and train at Keirle Park.

Manly Beaches and Manly Districts merged to form Manly RUFC. The District team's colours were chosen to represent to new club, whilst Beach's homeground, Manly Oval, was used for the merged club. Manly joined the first grades in 1906, but have roots back to 1884. The current club colours of red and blue came into being in the late 1900s. The club were a great force in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1950 Manly won both the first grade and reserve grade titles in the same season. However, there were no titles for over 30 years, until 1983, under coach Alan Jones, though the club, while playing entertaining running rugby, could not produce consistent results. In 1997 the club again won the first grade title. In 2006 Manly celebrated 100 years of rugby.

Honours

Shute Shield Titles (1st Grade): 7 (1922, 1932, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1983, 1997)

Current Super Rugby representatives

• 
  Tyrone Smith - ACT Brumbies


• 
  Michael Hooper - NSW Waratahs


• 
  Wycliff Palu - NSW Waratahs


• 
  Chris Siale - Queensland Reds


• 
  Andrew Smith - ACT Brumbies


• 
  Eddie Aholelei - Melbourne Rebels


• 
  Cadeyrn Neville - Melbourne Rebels


• 
  Jono Owen - Melbourne Rebels

Sponsors

• Mounties Group


• 
  Garfish Restaurants - Manly


• International College of Management, Sydney


• Premier State


• Hunter Burton Capital


• Wirsol


• Emirates


• People & Culture Strategies


• JTrain


• Sparke Helmore


• Bergelin Estate Agents


• Balgowlah Auto


• CHUBB


• Alliance Leasing


• KREISSON

References

External links

• Manly RUFC

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