Welcome to Footscray Rugby Club, a dedicated member of the Victorian Rugby Union and one of the oldest Victorian Rugby Union clubs.

82 YEARS YOUNG & STILL GOING STRONG! 

Both our 1sts and 2nds are in the Grand Finals! The 1sst made it a bit of a regulation win, giving their opponents no chance right from the start. The 2nds though made it a truly memorable win, scoring a try on full time and sealing the win with the conversion from the touch line, and after the ref let them retake it due to noisy interference from desparate Eltham players. The Ladies made light work of their opponents, even though they were severely undermanned, or should that be underwomanned? Courtney & Zerlina both scored 4 tries! They can secure their GF place in the preliminary final at Harlequin next Saturday. The U12s & U16s bowed out, but we're still very proud of their achievements this year. As the teams were gathered during the season, it was good to see them in the finals. The U12s were a particularly impressive sight, we started the season with half a team, but ended it with more players than jumpers! Next time we'll order a bigger set, 23 is not enough! Check out the photo in the gallery of all the kids following the Blue Piper (Gary) to the registration desk.

There is still enough happening at our club the coming weeks. Coming Saturday we will host the inaugaral Purchase Cup match between the Melbourne Chargers (aka Footscray's 3rds) and the world famous Sydney Convicts. Kick off at 12 noon. The Purchas Cup is named after Mr Purchas, the founder of the Sydney Convicts and President of the IGRAB.

The Presentation Night will be held at our club rooms on September the 25th. With 4 Senior & Women's teams there will be many awards to be handed out. Tickets are $15,- a person.

Results of last Saturday: 

U12s: Footscray 14 Melbourne 29

U16s: Gee/Foots 7 Harlequin 32

Women: Footscray 76 Monash Uni 12

B-Grade: Footscray 19 Eltham 18

A-Grade: Footscray 32 End Hills 8

Fixtures for Saturday the 4th of September:

Purchas Cup: Chargers vs Convicts (12:00pm - Footscray)

Women: Footscray vs Box Hill (3:30pm - Ashwood)

Grand Finals Saturday the 11th of September:

Women: 9:00am Powerhouse vs ???

B-Grade: 12:00pm Footscray vs ???

A-Grade: 1:30pm Footscray vs ???

There will be buses for players, coaches, supporters, family members, etc. leaving Footscray at 9:00am, returning at about 4:00pm. Bus tickets are $10,- a person. There will be drinks and food at the club rooms afterwards to celebrate and/or wash away the tears.

Information for 2011:

Field training will start the last week of January, every Tuesday & Thursday from 6:30pm.

Yes, we do have a Women's team and you can join for 2011! Call or email us.

Juniors wanted for 2011, from 6 years young! Contact Gary (0407827276) or Jesse (0425742736) for information.

Check the resource library for your match and point stats for 2009 and soon for 2010. If you used to play in the "Good Old Days" check if your stats live up to your stories at the bar in the Footscray 1967 to 2005 stats sheet, also in the resource library. 

Our clubrooms have had a make-over by a group of dedicated hard workers. Fresh coats of paint, new photo galleries and trophy cabinets and a very thorough clean-up have turned our rooms into a monument to 80 glorious years of community rugby. A special mention should be made for the Ladies, who have been going at it for weeks. The council has put in new carpet, a very fitting present for our 80th anniversary!

YES! The  entire carpark is now sealed, drained and landscaped! No more need for gumboots in winter or dustmasks in summer! Your rates at work (if you live within the Maribyrnong council)! We hope to get a 2nd ground soon, at the other side of the carpark.                        

Footscray RUFC has been established since 1928 supporting both 1st and 2nd Grade teams, Colts and Juniors, winning several premierships and producing 5 Wallabies along the way. We are located at the Henry Turner reserve, next to the VU and Footscray Park.

We welcome any new players that would like to come down for a run next season, whether they're a former Wallaby or Rugby novice.

We always need more support staff for our teams, team managers, 1st aiders, anybody who wants to help a hand on matchdays, feel free to contact us, by phone (8417 5005 during work hours) or email (andre.vanderschee@beca.com).

Ground Location: Footscray RUFC, on the corner of Farnsworth Ave & Myer Rd Footscray - Melways Reference 42 C2

Telephone (03) 9689 1195.

Public Transport:

Bus lines 409 (Yarraville - Highpoint) and 472 (Williamstown - Moonee Ponds) pass by our ground (get off on Farnsworth Ave), but only once every 40 minutes in either direction. From Footscray Station you can also take tram 82, get off at the Droop Str / Ballarat Rd intersection, cross Ballarat Rd and walk into Farnsworth Ave. After the bend the road drops down to the river and you'll see our clubrooms at the bottom on your right.