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.

Clubs Nine teams will compete in the 2026 Sydney Shield. The fixture list is available on the NSWRL website.

ColoursClubLocationHome GroundPremiershipsFoundedJoined Blacktown Workers Blacktown H.E. Laybutt FieldsNone 1964 2013Glebe Dirty RedsGlebe, New South WalesWentworth ParkNone 1908 Hills District BullsBaulkham Hills, New South WalesCrestwood Oval 2023 1964 2012 Moorebank RamsMoorebank, New South WalesHammondville OvalNone 1955 2017Mount Pritchard MountiesMount Pritchard, New South WalesAubrey Keech ReserveNone 1927 Penrith BrothersPenrith, New South WalesParker St Reserve 2024 1968 2018 Ryde-Eastwood HawksRyde, New South WalesTG Milner Field2019 1962 2019 St Marys SaintsSt Marys, New South WalesSt Marys Leagues Stadium2017, 2022 1908 2016 Wentworthville Magpies Wentworthville, New South WalesRingrose Park2012, 2015 1963 2012

Sydney Shield Premiers YearPremiersScoreRunners-upMinor PremiersWooden SpoonWinning CoachWinning CaptainReferee 2012 Wentworthville United 32 – 26 Cabramatta Two Blues Wentworthville United David Nugent James Boustani Liam Nicholls 2013 Belrose Eagles 30 – 26 Wentworthville United Belrose Eagles James Mortimer James Mortimer Scot Murray 2014 East Campbelltown Eagles 27 – 20 Mount Pritchard Mounties Gary Potts Chris Treneman 2015 Wentworthville United 26 – 22 Hills District Bulls Wentworthville United Western Suburbs Magpies Alex Chan Simon Greaves Damian Briscoe 2016 East Campbelltown Eagles 32 – 24 Mount Pritchard Mounties Mount Pritchard Mounties Asquith Magpies Richard Barnes John Da Silva Damian Briscoe 2017 St Marys Saints 34 – 20 Mount Pritchard Mounties Mount Pritchard Mounties Moorebank Rams Luke Swain Damian Briscoe 2018 East Campbelltown Eagles 32 – 22 Guildford Owls East Campbelltown Eagles Penrith Brothers Richard Barnes Mason Talolua Keiren Irons 2019 Ryde-Eastwood Hawks 22 – 12 Cabramatta Two Blues Cabramatta Two Blues Belrose Eagles Walter Wilson Angelo Panambalana Damian Briscoe 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 2023 Hills District Bulls 34 – 30 St Marys Saints St Marys Saints Moorebank Rams Matt Kelly Dylan Marshall Daniel Luttringer 2024 Penrith Brothers 43 – 18 Wentworthville United Wentworthville United Moorebank Rams Brad Vaughan Sia Sisifa Martin Jones 2025 Manly Leagues25 – 24 Wentworthville United Wentworthville United Moorebank RamsFrank McKeeNicholas BilsboroughLuke Saldern2026 St Marys Saints32 – 26 Mount Pritchard Mounties St Marys Saints Moorebank RamsBrad DrewAtonio PelesasaBrendan Mani

Premiership Tally No.ClubPremierships1 East Campbelltown Eagles3 (2014, 2016, 2018)1 St Mary's Saints3 (2017, 2022, 2026)3 Wentworthville Magpies2 (2012, 2015)4 Belrose Eagles1 (2013)4 Ryde-Eastwood Hawks1 (2019)4 Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks1 (2020)4 Hills District Bulls1 (2023)4 Penrith Brothers1 (2024)4 Manly Leagues1 (2025) 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. The competition was subsequently reconfigured. Nominations from the following clubs were accepted. 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:

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.

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.

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