# Weary Dunlop Shield

The Weary Dunlop Shield was an annual Australian domestic rugby union match contested between the Victorian team, Melbourne Rebels, and the New South Welsh team, New South Wales Waratahs, between 2011 and 2024. Played within the Super Rugby competition, the two teams typically played each other twice a year, with the winner of each match being awarded the Weary Dunlop Shield. Created in 2011 upon the arrival of the expansion team Melbourne Rebels, the match has been contested a total of twenty-six times. The New South Wales Waratahs have won majority of the fixtures (18).
The Weary Dunlop Shield effectively ended when the Melbourne Rebels were withdrawn from the Super Rugby following the 2024 season.

## Weary Dunlop

The namesake of the match, Sir Edward “Weary” Dunlop (1907–1993), was an Australian surgeon, former Colonel in the Australian Army during World War II, and former prisoner of war with vast honours. Dunlop was also a keen rugby union player who became the first Victorian-born Australia representative, hailing from Wangaratta. Dunlop made his international debut against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1932. He played across several forward positions and made a total of two appearances for Australia.

## Results
### Overview

| Details | Played | Won by Rebels | Won by Waratahs | Drawn | Rebels points | Waratahs points |
| In Victoria | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 247 | 313 |
| In New South Wales | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 334 | 437 |
| Overall | 26 | 8 (30.77%) | 18 (69.23%) | 0 | 581 | 750 |

### List

* (Brackets) denotes total matches the shield was held.
| No. | Season | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Winner |
| 1 | 2011 | 18 February | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 0–43 | | New South Wales Waratahs (1) |
| 2 | 2011 | 20 April | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 28–9 | | New South Wales Waratahs (2) |
| 3 | 2012 | 2 March | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 19–35 | | New South Wales Waratahs (3) |
| 4 | 2012 | 21 April | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 30–21 | | New South Wales Waratahs (4) |
| 5 | 2013 | 1 March | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 31–26 | | New South Wales Waratahs (5) |
| 6 | 2013 | 24 May | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 24–22 | | Melbourne Rebels (1) |
| 7 | 2014 | 21 March | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 32–8 | | New South Wales Waratahs (6) |
| 8 | 2014 | 23 May | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 19–41 | | New South Wales Waratahs (7) |
| 9 | 2015 | 20 February | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 28–38 | | New South Wales Waratahs (8) |
| 10 | 2015 | 25 April | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 18–16 | | New South Wales Waratahs (9) |
| 11 | 2016 | 3 April | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 17–21 | | Melbourne Rebels (2) |
| 12 | 2017 | 24 March | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 25–32 | | New South Wales Waratahs (10) |
| 13 | 2017 | 21 May | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 50–23 | | New South Wales Waratahs (11) |
| 14 | 2018 | 18 March | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 51–27 | | New South Wales Waratahs (12) |
| 15 | 2018 | 29 June | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 26–31 | | New South Wales Waratahs (13) |
| 16 | 2019 | 20 April | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 23–20 | | New South Wales Waratahs (14) |
| 17 | 2019 | 31 May | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 15–20 | | New South Wales Waratahs (15) |
| 18 | 2020 | 14 February | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 24–10 | | Melbourne Rebels (3) |
| — | 2020 | 2 May | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 19 | 2020 (AU) | 24 July | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 10–29 | | Melbourne Rebels (4) |
| 20 | 2020 (AU) | 29 August | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | 32–38 | | New South Wales Waratahs (16) |
| 21 | 2021 (AU) | 19 March | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 33–14 | | Melbourne Rebels (5) |
| 22 | 2021 (AU) | 24 April | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney | 25–36 | | Melbourne Rebels (6) |
| 23 | 2022 | 19 March | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 24–19 | | New South Wales Waratahs (17) |
| 24 | 2023 | 10 March | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 34–27 | | Melbourne Rebels (7) |
| 25 | 2023 | 13 May | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 38–20 | | New South Wales Waratahs (18) |
| 26 | 2024 | 29 March | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 21–27 | | Melbourne Rebels (8) |