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Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted2005
Replaced byTop tier state competition is now the NSWRL Women's Premiership
Number of teams22 Open Age
9 Combined
5 Central Macarthur Western
8 Penrith
Most titlesCanley Heights Dragons (4 titles)
WebsiteNSWRL Sydney Metropolitan Combined
Related competitionBrisbane and District Women's Rugby League, NSWRL Women's Premiership

The Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League was the premier Women's rugby league competition in the state of New South Wales, Australia. In 2017, the competition became known as the NSWRL Women's Premiership. The New South Wales Rugby League also administer open age women's and age group girls' competitions that sit below the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Within the Sydney Metropolitan region, there are several conferences.


History

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A regular women's rugby league competition was started in Sydney in the 1990s.

Competition rules for the 1995 season had modifications to team size. On-field teams were between seven (minimum) and ten (maximum) players, with the number for a match being determined by the availability of players on the day. Including players starting on the bench, teams were limited to fourteen players. The number of interchanges been on-field and bench was unlimited. Scrums were three players per team in a front row formation. Game time was two thirty minute halves.[1]

Eight teams nominated for the 1995 SWRL season: Bankstown, Blacktown, Cabbage Tree Hotel (Bulli), Mount Pritchard, Northern Reds, North Sydney, Parramatta Eels Juniors, and Riverwood.[1] Both Northern Reds and North Sydney had their home games scheduled at the same venue, Tunks Park in Cammeray. Fourteen rounds were scheduled from late April to mid-August, with the Grand Final in early September 1995.

This competition folded after the conclusion of the 2001 season. The Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League restarted a competition in 2005. A meeting in March 2005 at the PCYC in Miller, south west of Sydney was the catalyst to get the women's competition up and running again.

Sydney Metropolitan - Rugby League Clubs with Women's Teams

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In the 2021 season, the following Rugby League clubs field women's teams.

Combined Women's Open Age[2]

Central Macarthur Western Women's Open Age[3]

  • All Saints Toongabbie Tigers
  • Campbelltown Collegians Collie Dogs
  • Hinchbrook Hornets
  • Milperra Colts
  • Moorebank Rams

Penrith and District - Open Womens
The Penrith and District Junior Rugby League run and administer an Open Women's Rugby League competition. In 2021, the competition consists of the following teams.[4]

  • Blacktown City Bears
  • Doonside Roos
  • Emu Plains Emus
  • Minchinbury Jets
  • Mt Druitt Lions
  • Penrith Waratahs
  • St Clair Comets
  • St Marys Saints

Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League Clubs

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In 2016, the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League included the following clubs.

Team Home Ground Open Div 1 Open Div 2 Under 18's Under 15's
Berala Bears Peter Hislop Park X X X
Berkeley Vale Panthers Morry Breen Oval X
Chester Hill Rhinos Terry Lamb Complex X X X
Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks Cronulla High School X X X
Forestville Ferrets Forestville Park X
Glenmore Park Brumbies Ched Towns Reserve X X X
Greenacre Tigers Roberts Park X
Hunter Stars Cessnock Sportsground X
Maroubra Snape Park X
Minchinbury Mt Druitt Reserve X X X
Mount Pritchard Mounties Mount Pritchard Oval X
Penrith Waratahs Doug Rennie Field X
Redfern All Blacks Waterloo Oval X

Former clubs

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Teams that participated in the SMWRL prior to the 2016 season include:

Premiers

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Year Premiers Score Runner-ups
1996 South Sydney 26-16 Parramatta
1997 South Sydney 26-14 Parramatta
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002-04 No Premiership
2005 Redfern All Blacks
2006 Canley Vale Kookas
2007 Forestville Ferrets
2008 Forestville Ferrets
2009 Forestville Ferrets
2010 Cabramatta Two Blues
2011 Canley Heights Dragons
2012 Canley Heights Dragons
2013 Canley Heights Dragons
2014 Canley Heights Dragons 42-26 Redfern All Blacks
2015 Greenacre Tigers 14-12 Forestville Ferrets
2016 Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks 26-22 Greenacre Tigers
NSW Women's Premiership
2017 Redfern All Blacks 26-16 North Newcastle
2018 Mount Prichard Mounties 12-10 South Sydney Rabbitohs
2019 CRL Newcastle 12-10 Mount Prichard Mounties

Premiership Tally

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No. Club Seasons
1 Canley Heights Dragons 4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
2 Forestville Ferrets 3 (2007, 2008, 2009)
3 Redfern All Blacks 2 (2005, 2017)
4 Canley Vale Kookas 1 (2006)
4 Cabramatta Two Blues 1 (2010)
4 Greenacre Tigers 1 (2015)
4 Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks 1 (2016)
4 Mount Prichard Mounties 1 (2018)

Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Competition Rules". Sydney Women's Rugby League Fixtures Book 1995. Sydney Women's Rugby League. 1995. p. 24.
  2. ^ "2021 Combined Women's Open Age". Play Rugby League. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Central Macarthur Western Womens Open Age". Play Rugby League. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Penrith and District JRL - 2021 Open Womens Division 1". Play Rugby League. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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