eastern suburbs district rugby union football club was formed at a meeting at the paddington town hall on thursday, 22 march 1900. in an assembly presided over by the mayor and aldermen of woollahra council, 200 eastern suburbs residents turned out to hear colonel j.c. nield put forward a case for the birth of a local rugby club. the famous sports journalist jack davis motioned for the formation of the club and, from that point forth, eastern suburbs rugby union football club came into being. to this day, easts rugby is the oldest district rugby union club in australia.