Port Adelaide RUFC

Port Adelaide Rugby Union Football Club, also known as The Pirates are a rugby union club in Adelaide, South Australia. The team was founded in 1933. They play at Riverside Oval in black and white hooped jerseys.

History

The Port Adelaide Rugby Club was formed in 1933 to play in the South Australian Rugby Union competition.

A report in The Advertiser, dated 10 July 1933 reported on the clubs first match;

"A newly formed Rugby club, Port Adelaide, played its first match against the Navy at Pennington. The result of the match, although in favour of the more experienced club, speaks very highly for the possibilities of the newcomers to the game. Messrs. Case and Oopeman formerly of the Adelaide club, have raised the club and coached the team. Navy won by 19 to 9.

Corston, who played a fine game for the Navy, did not play on after half-time, and, as a result the teams were more level, Port Adelaide, in fact, scoring 6 points to its opponents none. Best players - Navy Corston, Simpson, Morgan, Kelsey; Port, Price, Harding, Copeland, Menz."

Since its inception, the club has won the 1st Division premierships in 1946 and 2002. Port Adelaide's first premiership was declared as "unofficial" in 1944, when during World War 2 there were no official competitions conducted.

Port Adelaide Rugby Union Football Club are the only club affiliated with all navy ships and we regularly play friendly matches against visiting Australian and Foreign ships.