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Premiership Wins by one person or in this case two mates……

Is this a World Record ??

 

1958 & 1959 F  Grade Premiers, 1960 E Grade Premier, 1961 & 1962 D Grade Premiers, 1963 C Grade Premiers all with Chelsea.

1958 ‘F’ Grade Premiers.

1959 ‘F’ Grade Premiers.

1960 ‘E’ Grade Premiers.

1961 ‘D’ Grade Premiers.

1962 ‘D’ Grade Premiers.

1963 ‘C’ Grade Premiers.

 

Gary, John Rankin and Alan then left Chelsea and went and played with Alex. Rovers.

1964 – 1965 and 1966 B Grade Premiers.

 

1967 Gary and Alan went to Arncliffe Scots and  we won the Second Grade Comp under Ross Kite coaching.

* Alan, Gary and David Seeto.

 

Gary and Alan were selected in 1961 Souths Jersey Flegg and they were beaten in the Final but then the following year 1962 they were members of the winning team.

 

1965 he was a member of Souths Presidents Cup who also won the comp.

 

Alan and Gary played in 6 teams with Chelsea F grade to C grade and won six comps.

 

They went to Rovers and played in 3 teams B Grade and won three comps.

 

 

12 comps in a row, Alan only won 11 as he missed E Grade in 1960 owing to weight/age restrictions Alan was just over the weight limit so had to play D Grade that year.

 

But there is more, in 1957 whilst at Waterloo Public School, first year that the school had a league side and we won comp.

Waterloo Public School, 1957 Premiers

L-R rear:    Dick Neave, Wally Picklum, Allan Cooper, ??

Middle:    ??, Alan Webb, ??, Alf Whittingham

Front:   Gary Wildman, Kerry Phillips, Allan McDonald, John Rankin, Ken Hadland, ??

Cleveland Public Rugby Union Undefeated Zone Premiers.

Cleveland Street Rugby Union side  1958, 1959 or 1960

 

 Rear L-R : rear Bob Stanton, John Shortland

Middle : Dennis Watson, ? Willoughby, Robert Rose, Warwick Smith, Wayne Palmer,  Alan Webb

Front  :  Eddie Lanser, David Southan, Sonny Toohey (c) David Seeto, Robert Cashel, Peter Dunn, Gary Wildman

 

 

Alan and Gary went to Cleveland Street Boys High 1958-59-60 playing Rugby Union and won the comp there three

Alan Webb and Gary Wildman had a very long and successful playing career:  Redfern United F Grade 1957, Chelsea F Grade Premiers 1958, 1959, D Grade 1960 Runners Up, Premiers 1961, 1962 C Grade Premiers 1963, Alexandria Rovers B Grade Premiers 1964, 1965, and 1966. South Sydney Jersey Flegg Premiers 1962, South Sydney President Cup Premiers 1965. Arncliffe Scots 2nd Division 1967 Reserve Grade Premiers.

Alan played in 11 premiership winning teams in 9 years.

Gary played in 12 premiership winning teams in 10 years.

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