Erina Eagles

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Erina Eagles RLFC
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Club information
Full nameErina Eagles Rugby League Football Club
Colours  Blue
  White
  Red
Founded1949;72 years ago (1949)
Current details
Ground(s)
  • Erina Oval, Erina
Competition Central Coast Division of Country Rugby League
Records
Premierships4 (1977, 1981, 1988, 1991)
Runners-up12 (1951, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1976, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2003, 2013)
Minor premiership 3 (1981, 1990, 1991)

The Erina Eagles are an Australian rugby league football club based in the suburb of Erina on the Central Coast of NSW. They have numerous teams competing in competitions run by the Central Coast Division of Country Rugby League, from U/7s through to First Grade. The Eagles' current home ground is Erina Oval and their traditional colours are red, white and blue.

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The Eagles have won the Central Coast first grade premiership on four occasions, in 1977, 1981, 1988 and 1991. [1]

Notable Juniors

Notable First Grade Players that have played at Erina Eagles include:

Background

Prior to the formation of the current club in 1949, Erina teams competed in local rugby league competitions in 1915, from 1919 to 1926, and again from 1930 to 1934. That club were runner's up in 1915. [2] Erina won an end of season knock-out competition in 1920. [3] In 1923 and 1924, Erina won premierships in both grades, first and second. [4] In the knock-out competition of those years, Erina won second grade in 1923 and both grades in 1924. [5] [6] A meeting of the club in August 1934 expressed disappointment at the outcome of protests and contemplated disbanding. [7] Erina did not compete in the 1935 competition. [8]

Honours and records

Team

Team Numbers

Team numbers obtained and compiled from competition tables and match results published in the newspapers, Central Coast Express, Wyong Shire Advocate and Central Coast Express Advocate. Numbers for 2003 and 2011 taken from copies of the Central Coast Division Junior Rugby League Yearbook of those years, supplied by Toukley Hawks RLFC. Age groups Under 9 and younger not included as team numbers from 1985 to 2011 not known to the author.

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Football". Gosford Times . Gosford: National Library of Australia. 3 September 1915. p. 12. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Football". Gosford Times . Gosford: National Library of Australia. 9 September 1920. p. 15. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Football". Gosford Times . Gosford: National Library of Australia. 30 August 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Football". Gosford Times . Gosford: National Library of Australia. 13 September 1923. p. 18. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Football". Gosford Times . Gosford: National Library of Australia. 4 September 1924. p. 17. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Erina Football Club". Gosford Times . Gosford: National Library of Australia. 9 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Saturday's Matches". Gosford Times . Gosford: National Library of Australia. 31 July 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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