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1887 Southern Rugby Union season information


1887 Sydney Rugby Premiership
Duration28 May to 13 August
Teams11
Premiers Sydney University (4th title)
Minor Premiers Sydney University (1st title)
Runners-up Arfoma
Wooden spoon Parramatta (1st spoon)
Top point-scorer(s) Paddy Flynn (31)
Top try-scorer(s) Charles Tange (6)
Atkinson-Price Cup
Number of teams17
PremiersElvira
Runners-upDouble Bay
Union Cup
Number of teams11
Premiers Sydney University II
Runners-up Wallaroo II
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The 1887 Southern Rugby Football Union season was the 14th season of the Sydney Rugby Premiership. This was the fifth competition for the Gardiner Challenge Cup which was awarded to the winners of the premiership. The football season was from May till August 1887. The season culminated in the premiership, which was won by Sydney University who were crowned premiers after winning the first ever final against Arfoma.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Football". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 1887. p. 3, col. 5–6.
  2. ^ "Football Notes". The Sydney Mail. 10 September 1887. p.572, col. 2.

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