At a meeting of Sydney clubs on 22 June 1874 , the Southern Rugby Football Union was formed as the governing body for rugby in New South Wales .
Southern Rugby Football Union was later renamed the New South Wales Rugby Union in 1892 .
At a meeting of Sydney clubs on 22 June 1874 , the Southern Rugby Football Union was formed as the governing body for rugby in New South Wales , and it was later renamed the New South Wales Rugby Union in 1892 .