Sydney Shield
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.
Current season or competition: | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 2012 |
Inaugural season | 2012 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Region | Sydney (New South Wales Rugby League) |
Premiers | |
Most titles | |
Website | Sydney Shield website |
Related competition | Intrust Super Premiership, Ron Massey Cup |
Clubs
In 2019, twelve clubs fielded teams in the Sydney Shield:[1]
- 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
- University
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.[2]
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.
Sydney Shield Premiers
Year | Premiers |
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2012 | |
2013 | |
2014 | |
2015 | |
2016 | |
2017 | |
2018 | |
2019 |
Premiership Tally
No. | Club | Premierships |
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1 | 3 (2014, 2016, 2018) | |
2 | 2 (2012, 2015) | |
3 | 1 (2013) | |
3 | 1 (2017) | |
3 | 1 (2019) |
Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.
See also
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
References
- "NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge". live.nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- "Sydney Uni Plots Return To Top Flight". www.nswrl.com.au.