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Sydney Shield
View on WikipediaCurrent season or competition: 2025 NSWRL Major Competitions | |
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2012 |
| Inaugural season | 2012 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Region |  Australia |
| Premiers |  Penrith Brothers (2024) |
| Most titles |  East Campbelltown Eagles (3 titles) |
| Website | Sydney Shield |
| Related competition | NSW Cup Ron Massey Cup Presidents Cup NSW Challenge Cup |
The Sydney Shield is a rugby league football competition played in Sydney, New South Wales. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League.
Clubs
[edit]Ten teams will compete in the 2025 Sydney Shield. The fixture list is available on the Play Rugby League website.
| Colours | Club | Location | Home Ground | Premierships | Founded | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cabramatta Two Blues | Cabramatta, New South Wales | New Era Stadium | None | 1919 | 2023
|
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Glebe Dirty Reds | Glebe, New South Wales | Wentworth Park | None | 1908 | 2017
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Hills District Bulls | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales | Crestwood Oval | 2023 | 1964 | 2012 |
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Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale, New South Wales | Brookvale Oval | None | 1947 | 2024 |
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Moorebank Rams | Moorebank, New South Wales | Hammondville Oval | None | 1955 | 2017 |
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Mount Pritchard Mounties | Mount Pritchard, New South Wales | Aubrey Keech Reserve | None | 1927 | 2023
|
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Penrith Brothers | Penrith, New South Wales | Parker St Reserve | 2024 | 1968 | 2018 |
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Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | Ryde, New South Wales | TG Milner Field | 2019 | 1962 | 2019 |
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St Marys Saints | St Marys, New South Wales | St Marys Leagues Stadium | 2017, 2022 | 1908 | 2016[a] |
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Wentworthville United | Wentworthville, New South Wales | Ringrose Park | 2012, 2015 | 1963 | 2012 |
- ^ Played in one Sydney Shield match in 2020, prior to the suspension of the competition due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia. Did not enter a team when the competition recommenced in July 2020.
Sydney Shield Premiers
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Premiership Tally
[edit]| No. | Club | Premierships |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Campbelltown Eagles
|
3 (2014, 2016, 2018) |
| 2 |  Wentworthville Magpies
|
2 (2012, 2015) |
| 2 | St Mary's Saints
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2 (2017, 2022) |
| 4 |  Belrose Eagles
|
1 (2013) |
| 4 |  Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
|
1 (2019) |
| 4 | Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks
|
1 (2020) |
| 4 | Hills District Bulls
|
1 (2023) |
| 4 | Penrith Brothers
|
1 (2024) |
Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.
Timeline
[edit]The timeline below displays club participation in the Sydney Shield competition. Finals Series have been: Top 5 (2013, 2022-23), Top 8 (2014-19) and Top 4 (2020). The competition was cancelled in 2021 prior to the scheduled final series.
Previous Season Notes
[edit]2021
[edit]Eleven teams competed in the 2021 Sydney Shield. The season commenced on March 14, 2021. The last round was scheduled for August 22, 2021, with a final series to follow. The season was, however, suspended due to lockdown measures taken to combat the spread of the delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales.
The eleven teams were: Belrose Eagles (2013-21), 
Cabramatta Two Blues (2020-21), Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks (2020-21), East Campbelltown Eagles (2014-21), Hills District Bulls (2013-21), Moorebank Rams, Penrith Brothers, Ryde-Eastwood Hawks, St Marys Saints, Wentworthville Magpies, and 
Windsor Wolves (2015-16, 2020-21)
2020
[edit]Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the Sydney Shield competition was postponed after the first round on March 14 & 15.[15] The competition was subsequently reconfigured. Nominations from the following clubs were accepted.[16] Results from the matches in March were disregarded as the competition restarted on July 18.
The teams that contested the revised competition were: Belrose Eagles, Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks (Premiers), East Campbelltown Eagles, 
Helensburgh Tigers, 
Hills District Bulls, Moorebank Rams, Ryde-Eastwood Hawks, 
Sydney University and Wentworthville Magpies.
Cronulla-Caringbah and Helensburgh were not in the first version of the 2020 Sydney Shield. The following teams had competed in the single, first round in March.
Asquith Magpies (lost 16-20)
Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles (won 24-10)
Cabramatta Two Blues (lost 16-28)
Penrith Brothers (lost 6-59)
St Marys Saints (won 20-16)
Windsor Wolves (lost 10-24)
2019
[edit]In 2019, twelve clubs fielded teams in the Sydney Shield:[17]
East Campbelltown Eagles- St Marys Saints
Moorebank Rams
Wentworthville Magpies- Asquith Magpies
- Cabramatta Two Blues
Guildford Owls- Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
Belrose Eagles
Hills District Bulls- Penrith Brothers
Sydney University
2017
[edit]Three clubs that competed in the 2016 season did not enter teams in 2017: The Auburn Warriors, Peninsula Seagulls and Windsor Wolves. For the first time, the Moorebank Rams Rugby League club entered a team in the Sydney Shield. In 2018, Brothers Penrith were introduced into the Sydney Shield competition. In 2019, former New South Wales Rugby League premiership side University entered the Sydney Shield.[18]
The competition began on the weekend on March 4 & 5, 2017. The regular season concluded with Round 25 on the weekend of August 25, 26 & 27 (Friday to Sunday). A four-week finals series followed in September 2017.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Black end for Blues". Fairfield Champion. Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 26 September 2012.
- ^ Geddes, John (1 October 2013). "Comeback king James". Manly Daily. News Limited.
- ^ Anderson, Jamie (29 September 2014). "Sydney Shield Grand Final - Highlights and Report". NSWRL. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Sydney Shield Grand Final". NSWRL. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Buxton, Matt (25 September 2016). "East Campbelltown claim second Sydney Shield title". League Unlimited. NSWRL. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Draper, Daniel (26 September 2016). "East Campbelltown secures Sydney Shield victory". Wollondilly Advertiser. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Cupido, Andre (24 September 2017). "St Marys Claim 2017 Sydney Shield". NSWRL. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Draper, Daniel (24 September 2018). "East Campbelltown Eagles win 2018 Sydney Shield premiership: pictures". Macarthur Advertiser. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Kontos, Eric (24 September 2018). "Eagles crowned champions after blitzing Owls in grand final". South West Voice. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Buxton, Matt (29 September 2019). "Hawks win first Sydney Shield Premiership". League Unlimited. NSWRL. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Hawks win first Sydney Shield". Fairfield City Champion. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ McDonald, Margie (4 September 2022). "St Marys Dominant in Sydney Shield Grand Final Win". NSWRL. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ McDonald, Margie (3 September 2023). "Hills Bulls create history by upsetting St Marys in Sydney Shield GF". NSWRL. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ McDonald, Margie (14 September 2024). "Fairy tale finish as Brothers secure first Sydney Shield". NSWRL. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". NSWRL. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Regional and Metro teams to meet in unique 2020 Presidents Cup". NSWRL. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge". live.nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Sydney Uni Plots Return To Top Flight". www.nswrl.com.au. 12 February 2017.
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