List of senior rugby league clubs in New South Wales

This is a list of New South Wales Rugby League clubs by competition. There are over 450 clubs in New South Wales, across over 30 competitions administered by the NSWRL Conference (Sydney) and six regions.^[1]^[2]

National Rugby League

Club	Location	Home Ground(s)	First season
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Sydney	Stadium Australia (6 games) (83,500) Western Sydney Stadium (5 games) (30,000)	1935
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Sydney	Shark Park (11 games) (22,500)	1967
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Sydney	Brookvale Oval (11 games) (23,000)	1947
Newcastle Knights	Newcastle	Newcastle International Sports Centre (12 games) (33,000)	1988
Parramatta Eels	Sydney	Western Sydney Stadium (11 games) (20,000) Marrara Oval (1 game) (14,000)	1947
Penrith Panthers	Penrith (Sydney)	Penrith Stadium (11 games) (22,000)	1967
South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney	Stadium Australia (9 games) (83,500) Central Coast Stadium (1 game) (20,000)	1908
St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney Wollongong	Jubilee Oval (6 games) (20,500) Wollongong Stadium (6 games) (22,000)	1999
Sydney Roosters	Sydney	Sydney Football Stadium (11 games) (42,500) Central Coast Stadium (1 game) (20,000)	1908
Wests Tigers	Sydney	Campbelltown Stadium (4 games) (20,000) Leichhardt Oval (4 games) (20,000) Western Sydney Stadium (4 games) (30,000)	2000

NSWRL Major Competitions

New South Wales Cup

Colours	Rugby League Club	Est.	Joined*	City/Town	Stadium/s
Knock-On Effect New South Wales Cup
	Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles	1962	2017	Sydney (Blacktown)	4 Pines Park, HE Laybutt Field
	Canberra Raiders	1982	2021	Canberra	GIO Stadium
	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1935	2021	Sydney (Bankstown)	Accor Stadium, Belmore Sports Ground
	Newcastle Knights	1988	2012	Newcastle	McDonald Jones Stadium
	New Zealand Warriors	1995	2023	Auckland	Go Media Stadium, North Harbour Stadium
	Newtown Jets	1908	2000	Sydney (Newtown)	Henson Park
	North Sydney Bears	1908	2003	Sydney (North Sydney)	North Sydney Oval
	Parramatta Eels	1947	2020	Sydney (Parramatta)	CommBank Stadium, Eric Tweedale Stadium
	Penrith Panthers	1966	2014	Sydney (Penrith)	BlueBet Stadium
	South Sydney Rabbitohs	1999	2018	Sydney (Redfern)	Accor Stadium, Redfern Oval
	St George Illawarra Dragons	1908	2019	Sydney (Kogarah), Wollongong	Collegians Sporting Complex
	Sydney Roosters	1908	2023	Sydney (Bondi)	Wentworth Park
	Western Suburbs Magpies	1908	2018	Sydney (Campbelltown)	Lidcombe Oval, Campbelltown Sports Stadium

Bold = standalone club

Ron Massey Cup

Colours	Rugby League Club	Est.	Joined*	City/Town	Stadium/s
Leagues Club Australia Ron Massey Cup
	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1935	2023	Sydney (Bankstown)	Hammondville Oval
	Glebe Dirty Reds	1908	2021	Sydney (Glebe)	Wentworth Park
	Hills District Bulls	1964	2016	Sydney (Baulkham Hills)	Crestwood Reserve
	Mount Pritchard Mounties	1927	2007	Sydney (Mount Pritchard)	Aubrey Keech Reserve
	Penrith Brothers	1968	2018	Sydney (Penrith)	Parker Street Reserve
	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	1962	2003	Sydney (Ryde)	TG Milner Field
	St Marys Saints	1908	2016	Sydney (St Marys)	St Marys Leagues Stadium
	Wentworthville Magpies	1963	2003	Sydney (Wentworthville)	Ringrose Park

Sydney Shield

Colours	Rugby League Club	Est.	Joined*	City/Town	Stadium/s
Sydney Shield
	Cabramatta Two Blues	1919	2012	Sydney (Cabramatta)	New Era Stadium
	Glebe Dirty Reds	1908	2021	Sydney (Glebe)	Wentworth Park
	Hills District Bulls	1964	2016	Sydney (Baulkham Hills)	Crestwood Reserve
	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	1947	2024	Sydney (Davidson)	Lionel Watts Park, 4 Pines Park
	Moorebank Rams	1976	2017	Sydney (Moorebank)	Hammondville Oval
	Mount Pritchard Mounties	1927	2012	Sydney (Mount Pritchard)	Aubrey Keech Reserve
	Penrith Brothers	1968	2018	Sydney (Penrith)	Parker Street Reserve
	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	1962	2012	Sydney (Ryde)	TG Milner Field
	St Marys Saints	1908	2016	Sydney (St Marys)	St Marys Leagues Stadium
	Wentworthville Magpies	1963	2012	Sydney (Wentworthville)	Ringrose Park

NSWRL Community First Grade Competitions

Central Sydney & Macarthur

Central Northern Gold

Colours	Rugby League Club	Est.	City/Town	Stadium/s
Central Northern Open Age Gold
	Asquith Magpies	1953	Sydney (Asquith)	Storey Park
	Belrose Eagles	1955	Sydney (Belrose)	Lionel Watts Park
	Cromer Kingfishers		Sydney (Cromer)	St Matthews Farm
	Harbord United Devils		Sydney (Freshwater)	Harbord Park
	Leichhardt Wanderers	1911	Sydney (Leichhardt)	Blackmore Oval
	Narrabeen Sharks		Sydney (Narrabeen)	Lake Park
	Narraweena Hawks		Sydney (Narraweena)	Beverley Job Oval
	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	1962	Sydney (Ryde)	TG Milner Field

Central West Gold

Colours	Rugby League Club	Est.	City/Town	Stadium/s
Central West Open Men Gold
	East Hills Bulldogs		Sydney (Castle Hill)	Smith Park
	Hills District Bulls	1964	Sydney (Baulkham Hills)	Crestwood Reserve
	Moorebank Rams	1976	Sydney (Moorebank)	Hammondville Oval
	Mount Pritchard Mounties	1927	Sydney (Mount Pritchard)	Mount Pritchard Community Showground
	Wentworthville Magpies	1963	Sydney (Wentworthville)	Ringrose Park

Macarthur First Grade Premiership

Colours	Rugby League Club	Est.	City/Town	Stadium/s
Wests Group Macarthur First Grade Premiership
	Camden Rams	1910	Sydney (Elderslie)	Kirkham Oval
	Campbelltown City Kangaroos	1908	Sydney (Claymore)	Fullwood Reserve
	Campbelltown Collegians		Sydney (Bradbury)	Bradbury Oval
	East Campbelltown Eagles	1961	Sydney (Campbelltown)	Waminda Oval
	Mittagong Lions	1914	Mittagong	Mittagong Sports Ground
	Narellan Jets	1977	Sydney (Narellan)	Narellan Sports Ground
	Oakdale Workers Bears		Oakdale	Sid Sharpe Memorial Oval
	Picton Magpies		Picton	Victoria Park
	South West Goannas	2021	Sydney (Camden)	Onslow Oval
	The Oaks Tigers		The Oaks	Dudley Chesham Sports Ground
	Thirlmere-Tahmoor Roosters	1976	Thirlmere	Thirlmere Sports Ground

South Sydney First Grade Premiership

Colours	Rugby League Club	Est.	City/Town	Stadium/s
South Sydney A Grade
	Alexandria Rovers	1948	Sydney (Alexandria)	Erskineville Oval
	Coogee Dolphins	1993	Sydney (Coogee)	Coogee Oval
	Coogee-Randwick Wombats	1953	Sydney (Coogee)	Marcellin Fields
	Marrickville RSL Kings		Sydney (Marrickville)	Marrickville Oval
	Mascot Juniors	1910	Sydney (Mascot)	Mascot Oval
	Matraville Tigers		Sydney (Matraville)	Heffron Park
	Redfern All Blacks	1944	Sydney (Redfern)	Waterloo Oval
	South Eastern Seagulls	1957	Sydney (Malabar)	Pioneers Park

Regional Leagues (Formerly CRL)

Region 1: East Coast Dolphins/Northern Rivers Titans

Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League

Group 2 Rugby League

Group 3 Rugby League

Forster Tuncurry Hawks
Macleay Valley Mustangs
Old Bar Beach Pirates
Port City Breakers
Port Macquarie Sharks
Taree City Bulls
Wauchope Blues
Wingham Tigers

Hastings League

Region 2: Greater Northern Tigers

Group 4 Rugby League

Group 19 Rugby League

Group 21 Rugby League

Region 3: Bidgee Bulls

Canberra Rugby League

George Tooke Shield (Canberra Second Division)

Group 9 Rugby League

Group 16 Rugby League

Group 17 Rugby League (Proten Community Cup)^[4]

Group 20 Rugby League

Region 4: Western Rams

Peter McDonald Premiership

Group 12 Rugby League (Outback Rugby League)

Group 14 Rugby League (Castlereagh Cup)

Group 15 Rugby League (Barwon Darling Cup)

Woodbridge Cup

Mid West Cup

Region 5: Illawarra South Coast Dragons

Illawarra Rugby League

Macarthur Division Rugby League (formerly Group 6)

Group 7 Rugby League

Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
Gerringong Lions
Jamberoo Superoos
Kiama Knights
Shellharbour Sharks
Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs
Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
Nowra-Bomaderry Jets
Stingrays of Shellharbour
Albion Park Outlaws
Culburra Dolphins
Robertson-Burrawang Spuddies
Southern Highlands Storm (Bowral-Moss Vale)
Sussex Inlet Panthers

Region 6: Newcastle & Central Coast

Central Coast Division Rugby League

Newcastle Rugby League

Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League

NSW Clubs in Victorian Competitions

Murray Cup (NSW Clubs)

NSW Clubs in QLD Competitions

References

^ "Competitions". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
^ "Association: NSWRL Major Competitions". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
^ Hanson, Jeff (2021-03-18). "First-grade competition to go ahead without Junee". Tumut and Adelong Times. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
^ "Ready to rumble: ProTen Community Cup heads to Goolgowi". The Area News. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
^ "Cessnock Rugby League Football". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
^ "Home". southleagues.com.au.

[1] "Competitions". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

[2] "Association: NSWRL Major Competitions". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

[3] Hanson, Jeff (2021-03-18). "First-grade competition to go ahead without Junee". Tumut and Adelong Times. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

[4] "Ready to rumble: ProTen Community Cup heads to Goolgowi". The Area News. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

[5] "Cessnock Rugby League Football". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2022-07-02.

[6] "Home". southleagues.com.au.

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v t e Country Rugby League (NSWRL)
Federation	Country Rugby League (former) New South Wales Rugby League (current)
Representative Teams	Country Origin (City vs Country Origin)
CRL Divisions	Canberra George Tooke Shield Central Coast Illawarra Macarthur Newcastle Northern Rivers Western
CRL Groups	Region 1: (2, 3) Region 2: (4, 19, 21) Region 3: (9, 20) Region 4: (10, 11, 14) Region 5: (7, 16)
CRL Cups	Barwon Darling Hastings Mid West Newcastle & Hunter Outback Western Riverina Woodbridge
Illawarra Teams	Berkeley Eagles Collegians Corrimal Cougars Dapto Canaries Helensburgh Tigers Thirroul Butchers Wests Red Devils
Newcastle Teams	Central Charlestown Butcher Boys Cessnock Goannas Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Lakes United Seagulls Macquarie Scorpions Maitland Pickers South Newcastle Lions The Entrance Tigers Western Suburbs Rosellas Wyong Roos
Group 7 Teams	Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies Gerringong Lions Jamberoo Superoos Kiama Knights Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Nowra-Bomaderry Jets Shellharbour Sharks Stingrays of Shellharbour Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
Other Cups	Clayton Cup Presidents Cup NSW Challenge Cup
Former Competitions	Groups: (1, 5, 12, 13, 18, 19 (Southern Tablelands), 19 (Canberra)) Crookwell Kennedy
Related Articles	List of CRL clubs Maher Cup

v t e Rugby league in New South Wales
Federations	New South Wales Rugby League (Women's) Country Rugby League (defunct; now a division of NSWRL) NSW Physical Disability Rugby League
Representative competitions	State of Origin series Interstate Series (defunct) City vs Country Origin Women's City vs Country Origin
Representative teams	New South Wales Blues City Origin Team Country Origin Team New South Wales Residents New South Wales Women New South Wales U20's New South Wales U18's New South Wales U16's
NRL clubs	Canberra Raiders Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers
NSWRL Junior Representatives	Jersey Flegg Cup S.G. Ball Cup Laurie Daley Cup Harold Matthews Cup Andrew Johns Cup Tarsha Gale Cup Lisa Fiaola Cup
Metropolitan Competitions	NSW Cup NSWRL Women's Premiership Presidents Cup Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield NSWRL Conference Competitions Metro Open Age Gold Central Northern Open Age Central West Open Age Cronulla A-Grade Parramatta Open Age Penrith A-Grade South Sydney A-Grade Junior Competitions Balmain Canterbury Cronulla Manly-Warringah/North Sydney Parramatta Penrith Open Men's South Sydney A-Grade St George Sydney Roosters JRL
Country Competitions	Clayton Cup Presidents Cup Leagues: Barwon Darling Canberra George Tooke Shield Central Coast Hastings Illawarra Macarthur Mid West Newcastle Newcastle & Hunter Northern Rivers Outback Western Western Riverina Woodbridge Groups: East Coast 2 3 Greater Northern 4 19 21 Riverina 9 20 Western 14 South Coast 7 16
Discontinued competitions	NSWRL premiership Amco Cup Groups: (1, 5, 13, 18, 19 (Southern Tablelands), 19 (Canberra)) Crookwell Kennedy Shield Newtown JRL NSW Challenge Cup NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League Sydney Combined Competition Sydney Metropolitan Women's RL
Related Articles	List of clubs

v t e Rugby league in Australia
National Federation	Australian Rugby League Commission
National teams	Kangaroos Jillaroos Prime Minister's XIII Indigenous Women's Indigenous Junior Kangaroos Schoolboys Wheelaroos
State Federations	New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Other Federations	University Masters Women
Events	All Stars Auckland Nines City vs Country State of Origin Women World Club Challenge
Competitions	National Rugby League NRL Women's Premiership NRL Under-20s State Championship Affiliated States Championship Schoolboy Cup
Honours	Clive Churchill Medal Dally M Medal Hall of Fame The Immortals
Media	Big League Rugby League Week The Footy Show Fox League Friday Night Football NRL video games
Lists	Clubs Stadiums Premiers Wooden spooners
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