Club information | |
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Full name | Cabramatta Two Blues Rugby League Football Club |
Nickname(s) | Cabra |
Colours | Sky blue Navy blue |
Founded | 1919 |
Current details | |
Ground(s) | |
Coach | Jim Bransby Sydney Shield |
Competition | Parramatta Rugby League Sydney Shield NSWRL Women's Premiership |
Cabramatta Two Blues, colloquially known as Cabra, is an Australian rugby league football club that was originally formed in 1919 and then later completely formed as the Two Blues in 1939. [1] They have always based from the Parramatta Junior Leagues, and their junior teams compete in the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League Association. They currently compete in the Sydney Shield and have previously competed in the Ron Massey Cup however both sides did not field a side for the 2022 season in either competition. They play out of the Cabramatta, New South Wales, Sports Ground Complex which can fit up to 5,000 spectators. The Two Blues have won numerous A-Grade Titles with their last Premiership received in 2002.
In 2011, Cabramatta won their first Ron Massey Cup in the final against Mount Pritchard Mounties. [2] In 2013, Cabramatta finished as minor premiers but failed to win the premiership that year. In 2018, Cabramatta finished 3rd on the table at the end of the 2018 Ron Massey Cup season. The Two Blues advanced to the preliminary final before being defeated 34-20 by St Mary's. [3]
Sources: Rugby League Week , Big League , NSWRL Rugby League News, Sydney Morning Herald , Daily Telegraph (Sydney) . The win–loss–draw record in the table below does not include Finals Series matches.
Year | Competition | Pos | Plyd | W | L | D | B | For | Agst | Diff | Pts | Finals Position |
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2004 | Jim Beam Cup | 4 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 686 | 458 | 228 | 29 | Elimination Semi-Finalist |
2005 | Jim Beam Cup | 6 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 517 | 432 | 85 | 24 | |
2006 | Jim Beam Cup | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 388 | 283 | 105 | 26 | Finalist |
2007 | Jim Beam Cup | 1 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 710 | 394 | 316 | 35 | Grand Finalist |
2008 | Jim Beam Cup | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 686 | 508 | 178 | 29 | Elimination Semi-Finalist |
2009 | Bundaberg Red Cup | 3 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 506 | 344 | 162 | 24 | Grand Finalist |
2010 | Bundaberg Red Cup | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 528 | 613 | -85 | 15 | |
2011 | Bundaberg Red Cup | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 295 | 473 | 36 | Premiers |
2012 | Bundaberg Red Cup | 5 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 580 | 362 | 218 | 25 | Finalist |
2013 | Ron Massey Cup | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 753 | 442 | 311 | 34 | Last 6 Semi-Finalist |
2014 | Ron Massey Cup | 5 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 666 | 643 | 23 | 25 | Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist |
2015 | Ron Massey Cup | 10 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 586 | 563 | 23 | 20 | |
2016 | Ron Massey Cup | 11 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 452 | 608 | -156 | 20 | |
2017 | Ron Massey Cup | 9 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 376 | 596 | -220 | 22 | |
2018 | Ron Massey Cup | 3 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 536 | 346 | 190 | 27 | Last 4 Preliminary Finalist |
2019 | Ron Massey Cup | 7 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 372 | 430 | -58 | 22 | Grand Finalist |
2020 | Ron Massey Cup | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 0 | Competition Cancelled [4] |
At the end of the regular season in the 2019 Sydney Shield competition, Cabramatta finished as minor premiers only losing 3 games in the process. [5] Cabramatta then reached the 2019 Sydney Shield grand final after defeating defending premiers East Campbelltown Eagles 42–16 at Kogarah Oval. [6]
In the 2019 Sydney Shield grand final against Ryde-Eastwood, Cabramatta were defeated 22–12 at Leichhardt Oval. [7]
Notable First Grade Players that have played at Cabramatta Two Blues include:
Years | Acronym | Item | Available Online | Via |
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1991–96, 1998–2009 | - | New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report | No | State Library of NSW |
2014–19 | - | New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report | Yes | NSWRL website |
2003 to 2014 | RLW | Rugby League Week | Yes | eResources at State Library of NSW |
1974 to 2019 | BL | Big League | No | State Library of NSW |
2010 to 2019 | - | Various Newspaper Websites | Yes | As referenced |
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