Savers Rugby Union team began life as Manly Surf Rugby in winter 1909, though members of Manly Surf and Life Saving Club were playing in local teams well before that date. The current earliest formal written proof of the date is the programme for the Reunion Ball which was held in 1919, after the First World War. The header on that programme reads Manly Surf Rugby A.D 1909.

If you are interested in our Savers Rugby team, please contact us at

John “Fridge” Szaka         0404 869 989

Luke “Cos” Gillies             0419 978 305

Nic “Buddy” Osborne      0410 207 003

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Website: https://sites.google.com/site/manlysavers/

Savers Rugby trains at Keirle Park at 6.15pm throughout the rugby season.

During the Daylight Savings months, we play beach touch rugby on the beach at the end of the Corso from 6.15pm.

Savers competes in the NSW Suburban Rugby Competition in the Meldrum Cup. This is a one team competition and considered tough but social rugby.

Savers Regularly make the finals with major results being Minor Premiers 2009, Grand Finalists 2005 Premiers 2003 & 2004.