Mick Traynor 29/05/2025

Woonona Shamrocks began with the amalgamation of two local 'B' grade teams – the Shamrocks RUFC and Woonona Surf RUFC. The Shamrocks rugby team that was formed in the mid sixties had its origins in the youth group of Bulli Catholic parish. Due to the "reputation" that the team had earned for its "robust" and "undisciplined" style of play in the church competition, it appears that the priest at the time suggested they move to Corrimal Parish where a branch of YCW (Young Christian Workers) had been formed. The team strip consisted of a white Guernsey with a huge red...

shamrocksrugby 15/05/2025

To make up the numbers the Club did two things: - they invented the names of some players and entered them on the Match sheets and/or they played whoever they could muster to run on under those names. The Club drew the ire of officialdom over the playing of unregistered players with the IDRU October Executive Meeting passing the following motion at one of their meetings: "that the Delegates of Woonona Shamrocks be requested to appear at the next meeting to explain irregularities in registration forms and results sheets, and failing their appearance, that the club be called upon to...