Norths Rugby 1960s doco to screen at Norths Cammeray

Get ready to "laugh, cry and cheer" as all the action and excitement of Norths' Shute Shield victories of the 1960s play out on the big screen at Norths Cammeray, along with the inside story of how Aussie rugby conquered the world.

Looking back down the tunnel at Norths, few decades can match the success of the 1960s, when the club was the team to beat in Sydney, and its players led the Wallabies to one of Australia's all time golden eras.

Few sporting clubs in Australia can match the heritage of Northern Suburbs Rugby Football Club. With their iconic home at North Sydney Oval, the Shoremen have been running out for nearly 125 seasons.

To mark the approach of their 125th anniversary in 2025, the club commissioned rugby historian Theo Clark to start recording their living history, starting with their 1950s and 60s Wallaby and Shute Shield veterans.

Narrated by the Voice of Rugby Gordon Bray, and featuring  interviews with all the Club's Wallabies and Shute Shield skippers of the era, "Remembering Norths: The 1960s Golden Era" has captured some fascinating Aussie rugby history and will be screened at Norths Cammeray on Sunday 25 September, along with a panel QandA led by veteran rugby writer Norm Tasker, joined by Norths Club legends of the era.

Narrated by Gordon Bray

Q&A by Norm Tasker

In the late 1950s, Norths staged a famous rugby revival to become the leading Sydney rugby union club, led by all time Wallaby greats like Rod Phelps and John Thornett. Interviewed for this documentary to hear how it all unfolded are Wallabies Rod Phelps, Jim Cross, Sparrow Dowse and Les Austin, along with Wallaby tourists Andy Town and Russ Tulloch, who together give an entertaining account of the key moments of Wallaby history from 1955 to 1967, explaining how Australia went from easybeats to giant slayers in the world game.

Phelps captained Norths to victory in the 1960s Shute Shield, and success followed again in 1963 with Derry Hill as skipper. The club won again in 1964, and as rugby journo Jim Webster recalls for the documentary, its players were among the best the game has ever produced. Also interviewed for the film are club stalwarts Greg Moore, Peter Dind, Deidre Phelps and Pam Cross, who tell of happy days of mateship and family centred around North Sydney Oval.

Norths President Grahame O'Donnell has invited all Sydney rugby lovers to join the celebration at Norths Cammeray on the 25th, saying: "This will be essential viewing for not only the Northern Suburbs rugby community but every Club Rugby fan."

​To book your ticket to the Screening and Q&A, visit the Norths Rugby website here.

Screening & QandA

Sunday, September 25th
Norths Cammeray,
12 Abbott Street
Arrival & Pre Event - 1:00 pm

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To book your ticket to the Screening and Q&A, visit the Norths Rugby website here.