The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in the premier rugby league competition in Australia. North Sydney is based on Sydney's Lower North Shore, and has played at North Sydney Oval since 1910. There have been on-going bids to resurrect the club in the NRL as either The Bears, based in Perth and Sydney, or as the Central Coast Bears, based at Gosford.
Matthew Jeremy Bowen is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australia international and Queensland State of Origin representative fullback, he played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for Australian club, the North Queensland Cowboys, with whom he set the club's record for most matches, and in the Super League for English club, the Wigan Warriors. Bowen was the NRL's top try-scorer in the 2005 and 2007 seasons. Former Queensland and Australian captain Darren Lockyer has called Bowen a "little freak", citing his skills and dynamism. Two-time premiership winning coach Phil Gould remarked in 2005 that he was a "modern-day icon of the game", saying that "Bowen has unique football instincts. He performs the difficult with ease and some of his feats have redefined what we once believed to be impossible."
Laurie Joseph Spina is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and rugby league commentator. In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys.
David Bouveng is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. A wing or centre, Bouveng played for the Gold Coast Seagulls, Halifax and was a foundation played for the North Queensland Cowboys.
Jason Martin is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. Primarily a halfback, he played for the North Sydney Bears, Newcastle Knights and the North Queensland Cowboys before moving to Paris Saint-Germain in the Super League.
Bruce Sinclair is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Primarily a prop, he played for the Balmain Tigers, North Sydney Bears, Eastern Suburbs Roosters and North Queensland Cowboys.
Belmore Sports Ground, formerly known as Belmore Oval, is a multi-purpose stadium in Belmore, New South Wales, Australia. The park covers 22 acres (89,000 m2) and from 1951 has contained the Belmore Bowling Recreation Club green. It is close to Belmore railway station.
Scott Pethybridge is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for four clubs over his career. Pethybridge mainly played on the wing; although, he was somewhat of a utility back. His father, Gary, played rugby league in the 1970s. His uncle Rod also played professional rugby league.
JJ CollinsnéFelise is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Dolphins as a prop in the National Rugby League (NRL).
The 2017 NRL season is the 110th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 20th season run by the National Rugby League. The season started in with the annual Auckland Nines, and was followed by the All Stars Match. Round 1 commenced on 2 March with 2016 premiers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks playing Brisbane Broncos.
Steve O'Brien is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Balmain Tigers in the NSWRL competition in the 1980s and 1990s.
Steve Edmed is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Primarily a prop, he played for the Balmain Tigers, North Queensland Cowboys and Sheffield Eagles.
Daniel Sorbello is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL). A former Italian international, primarily as a fullback.
Aaron Morgan is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played on the wing.
Jason Barsley is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played at centre and on the wing.
Simon Phillips is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League and Coventry Bears in the League 1. Early in his career he played on the wing and at centre but later moved into the forwards and played lock.
Denny Lambert is an Australian former rugby league professional footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played halfback.
Jason Ryan is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and North Queensland Cowboys in the 1990s. He primarily played wing and five-eighth.
Brad Smith is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s.
Peter Phillips is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s.
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