Sydney Shield
Current season or competition: 2022 New South Wales Rugby League | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 2012 |
Inaugural season | 2012 |
Number of teams | 7 |
Region | Australia |
Premiers | St Mary's Saints (2022) |
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
Seven teams are competing in the 2022 Sydney Shield. The season commenced on March 19, 2022. The last round is scheduled for August 6, 2022, with a final series to follow.
The fixtures draw is available on the Play Rugby League website.
Colour | Club | Home Ground | Years Contested |
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Glebe Dirty Reds | Wentworth Park | 2017- | |
Cabramatta Two Blues | New Era Stadium | 2023- | |
Hills District Bulls | Crestwood Oval | 2012- | |
Moorebank Rams | Hammondville Oval | 2017- | |
Mount Pritchard Mounties | Aubrey Keech Reserve | 2023- | |
Penrith Brothers | Parker St Reserve | 2018-[a] | |
Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | Lidcombe Oval | 2019- | |
St Marys Saints | St Marys Leagues Stadium | 2016-[a] | |
Wentworthville United Magpies | Ringrose Park | 2012- |
- ^ a b 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
Year | Premiers | Score | Runners-Up | Minor Premiers | Wooden Spoon | Winning Coach | Winning Captain | Referee | Ref |
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2012 | Wentworthville United | 32 – 26 | Cabramatta Two Blues | Wentworthville United | David Nugent | James Boustani | Liam Nicholls | [1] | |
2013 | Belrose Eagles | 30 – 26 | Wentworthville United | Belrose Eagles | James Mortimer | James Mortimer | Scot Murray | [2] | |
2014 | East Campbelltown Eagles | 27 – 20 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Gary Potts | Chris Treneman | [3] | |||
2015 | Wentworthville United | 26 – 22 | Hills District Bulls | Wentworthville United | Western Suburbs Magpies | Alex Chan | Simon Greaves | Damian Briscoe | [4] |
2016 | East Campbelltown Eagles | 32 – 24 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Asquith Magpies | Richard Barnes | John Da Silva | Damian Briscoe | [5][6] |
2017 | St Marys Saints | 34 – 20 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Moorebank Rams | Luke Swain | Damian Briscoe | [7] | |
2018 | East Campbelltown Eagles | 32 – 22 | Guildford Owls | East Campbelltown Eagles | Penrith Brothers | Richard Barnes | Mason Talolua | Keiren Irons | [8][9] |
2019 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | 22 – 12 | Cabramatta Two Blues | Cabramatta Two Blues | Belrose Eagles | Walter Wilson | Angelo Panambalana | Damian Briscoe | [10][11] |
2020 | Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks | 32 – 30 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | Wentworthville United | Stephen Kelly | Tokerau Raru | ||
2021 | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. | ||||||||
2022 | St Marys Saints | 36 – 12 | Penrith Brothers | St Marys Saints | Wentworthville United | Glenn Jones | Daniel Luttringer | [12] | |
2023 | Hills District Bulls | 34 – 30 | St Marys Saints | St Marys Saints | Moorebank Rams | Matt Kelly | Dylan Marshall | Daniel Luttringer | [13] |
Premiership Tally
No. | Club | Premierships |
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1 | East Campbelltown Eagles | 3 (2014, 2016, 2018) |
2 | Wentworthville Magpies | 2 (2012, 2015) |
2 | St Mary's Saints | 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) |
Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.
Timeline
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
2021
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
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the Sydney Shield competition was postponed after the first round on March 14 & 15.[14] The competition was subsequently reconfigured. Nominations from the following clubs were accepted.[15] 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
In 2019, twelve clubs fielded teams in the Sydney Shield:[16]
- 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
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.[17]
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
- Canterbury Cup NSW
- Ron Massey Cup
- President Cup
- NSW Challenge Cup
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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