In 1966, a group of families in Belrose had a simple idea -- give local kids a place to play rugby. They called it the Belrose Junior Rugby Football Club, charged two dollars a season, and put out three teams.
Sixty years later, Wakehurst Rugby Club fields over 200 registered players across Minis, Juniors, Seniors and Colts. We run fifteen junior teams from Under 6 to Under 16. We have a Seniors side competing in NSW Subbies Division 3 in partnership with Old Barker Old Boys. And we have a ground that we built ourselves -- seven years of volunteer labour at the corner of Forest Way and Waldon Road, not a dollar of council money, opened for the season in 1983.
Since then: floodlights in 2018. Solar panels in 2022. Full boundary fencing completed in 2025. A grant application in for Universal Facilities change rooms. Plans drawn for The Shed -- a four-bay destination including BBQ deck, canteen, kit room and scrum zone.
None of it happened by itself. It happened because families gave their time, their skills, and their Saturday mornings to a club they believed in.
This is our 60th year. We will be celebrating all season -- a 60 Faces campaign, a gala dinner, and more to be announced. Watch this page for updates.
If you played for Wakehurst at any point -- even decades ago -- we want to hear from you. Reach out at info@wakehurst.rugby.
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