Back row- Paul Gersbach, Peter Ditzell, Ken Whitmore, Ray Louis, John Roberts, Adrian Cooper, Owen Edwards, Rod Smart.
Middle row - Barry Wolfe, Col Spencer, Vince Winterfelt, John Hannan.
Front row- John Hammond, Joe Gillespie, Hugh McManus and Joe Gillespie's son.
According to Ross Storey's book 'Into the Lion's Den' there is clear evidence in the local newspapers of the time, that a Hornsby Rugby Union Club was formed in 1904.
When WWI started in 1914, the NSW Rugby Union suspended operations for the duration of the war and newspaper references to Hornsby Rugby disappeared for decades.
It is not clear when Hornsby Rugby reformed but there are photographs of Hornsby Rugby teams taken during the 1940s.
However, the Hornsby Rugby Club as we know it today played its first official competition game on Saturday April 28, 1962, against Mosman at Balmoral.
The 'modern' Club celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2022.
Information - Ross Storey 'Into the Lions' Den: A History & Memoir of Hornsby Rugby Club' (2023)Date taken1962KeywordsHornsbyRugbySport
