Barraclough Shield

Barraclough Shield

Organising body	NSWSRU QSRU
Founded	1966
Abolished	2016 (2016)
Region	New South Wales Queensland
Number of teams	2
Most successful team(s)	New South Wales (43)

The Barraclough Shield is the trophy for interstate rugby union matches between the New South Wales Suburban and Queensland Suburban representative teams, colloquially known as "Subbies". The Barraclough Shield was first contested in 1966 and was named after Lindley John Forbes (John) Barraclough AM (1926-2005), a former New South Wales MP and stalwart of New South Wales Suburban Rugby.

History

As of 2020, New South Wales have won the Barraclough Shield on forty three occasions, Queensland have won five, with three matches drawn. Recent matches have usually been played at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane, but the match in the 50th year of Subbies Rugby in Queensland was played at Suncorp Stadium as the curtain-raiser to the Queensland Reds match against the British and Irish Lions.

List of winners since 1966:

Ed.	Year	Winner	Score
–	2017–pres.	(Not contested)
49	2016	New South Wales	38–3
48	2015	New South Wales	62–13
47	2014	New South Wales	60–19
46	2013	New South Wales	45–0
45	2012	New South Wales	35–16
44	2011	New South Wales	12–9
43	2010	(no champion crowned)	22–22
42	2009	New South Wales	41–21
41	2008	Queensland	31–28
40	2007	New South Wales	33–19
39	2006	Queensland	17–12
38	2005	New South Wales	?
37	2004	New South Wales	?
36	2003	New South Wales	?
35	2002	New South Wales	?
34	2001	New South Wales	?
33	2000	New South Wales	?
32	1999	New South Wales	?
31	1998	New South Wales	?
30	1997	New South Wales	?
29	1996	New South Wales	?
28	1995	New South Wales	?
27	1994	New South Wales	?
26	1993	New South Wales	?
25	1992	Queensland	18–13
24	1991	New South Wales	?
–	1990	(Not contested)
23	1989	New South Wales	?
22	1988	New South Wales	?
21	1987	New South Wales	?
20	1986	New South Wales	?
19	1985	Queensland	22–13
18	1984	New South Wales	?
17	1983	New South Wales	?
16	1982	New South Wales	?
15	1981	New South Wales	?
14	1980	New South Wales	?
13	1979	New South Wales	?
12	1978	(no champion crowned)	6–6
11	1977	New South Wales	?
10	1976	New South Wales	?
9	1975	New South Wales	?
8	1974	New South Wales	?
7	1973	New South Wales	?
6	1972	Queensland	13–12
5	1971	New South Wales	?
4	1970	New South Wales	?
3	1969	New South Wales	?
–	1968	(Not contested)
2	1967	New South Wales	?
1	1966	(no champion crowned)	12–12

See also

• Rugby union in Australia
• List of Australian club rugby union competitions

External links

• Barraclough Shield winners at Rugby.net.au (archived)