Our Club
Southern Districts Rugby Club, often referred to as ‘Souths’ or ‘Southern Pirates’ has a proud and strong history within the Victoria Rugby Union community. Our club was formed in 1972 and has since provided teams in the Junior, Senior and Masters rugby competitions.
Our club was born after local rugby enthusiasts met, responding to a message in the Public Notices of the local newspaper. The club’s first name was “Skye Frankston” and was allocated a playing field off Frankston-Dandenong Road in Lyndhurst. Over the years we have changed our name and relocated our club a number of times, finally settling into our current grounds at Riviera Reserve, Eel Race Road, Seaford.
Today we proudly call ourselves “Southern Districts Rugby Club” which is a reflection of the Peninsula and surrounding areas in which our players and members reside. Although our designs have changed over the years we proudly wear our original colours of blue and gold. This heritage dates back to the first set of club jerseys, an old set of Parramatta jerseys which were the only ones available at the time.
Our grounds boast some of the best club rugby facilities in Victoria. We have two well maintained playing fields and two training fields which support all our junior and senior teams, dedicated and knowledgeable coaching and support staff, our club house which provides canteen and bar facilities, thus to ensure our members and visitors feel welcome and entertained.
We currently field teams from under 6-10 age group (Pathways Rugby), 11-18 age group (Junior Rugby), Senior teams as well as a Masters (+35) team. Our teams have been regular participants in the Victorian Rugby Union finals fixtures, with our Under 16’s team winning the 2018 U16's Blue Premiership, our U11's playing in the 2019 final and our Masters team winning the competition in 2018 and 2019. Our club has also been represented in Victorian State Team with a number of our players receiving representation honours in the Victorian State U16's Team and also representing Southern Districts in the 2019 School Boys tour.
Our Senior program is currently undergoing a rebuilding phase. In coming years, we anticipate growing our senior playing squad to a minimum 2 teams and making a case for re-entry into the Dewar Shield, which is the highest division of rugby in Victoria.
It is with great pride that Southern Districts Rugby Club boasts one of the few Melbourne Rebels home grown talents. Sione Tuipulotu spent a number of his junior years at the club prior to his graduation to senior rugby. In recent years he has been a member of Glasgow Warriors and the Scottish Nation Squad. Prior to this he was a member of Australian Under 20’s squad, the Melbourne Rising and the Melbourne Rebels squads. Sione and his family are still active members of the club and are regularly in attendance at junior and senior fixtures.
New players and social members are always welcome. For new membership enquiries please contact:
Junior Players: sdrcjnrcoord@gmail.com
Senior Players: sdrcpresident@gmail.com
Club Constitution
