Over the years, Balmain has provided several players who have represented Australia in international rugby, including Bob Craig,[7] Robert Graves,[8] and Herbert Moran,[9] who was captain of the 1908 Australian side and served as Balmain's president in 1911–12.

Bill McKell who would later become Australia's Governor General also played for Balmain in 1909–10.

[1] More recently, international players including Wallabies Drew Mitchell, Matt Giteau, Matt Dunning and Ryan Cross, and French representative Sébastien Chabal have all played for the club run by Warren Livingstone,[10] re-established in 2005.

[1] Balmain currently competes in the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union competition and won the first grade premiership Kentwell Cup in 2013, shared with St Patrick's Rugby Club after a 33-all extra-time draw.

[11] The club won the Kentwell Cup two years later with a 43–29 win over Knox in the 2015 Grand Final.