Helensburgh Tigers

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Helensburgh Tigers
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Club information
Full nameHelensburgh Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tigers
Colours  Gold
  Black
Founded1911;113 years ago (1911)
Current details
Ground(s)
Competition Illawarra Rugby League
20151st (champions)
Records
Premierships4 (1986, 1988, 1993, 2015)

The Helensburgh Tigers are an Australian rugby league football team based in Helensburgh, a country town of the Illawarra region. The club are a part of Country Rugby League and has competed in the Illawarra Rugby League premiership since its inception in 1911.

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History

The Tigers are a foundation club of the Illawarra Rugby League, playing in the inaugural competition in 1911. Their first game was a 2–0 defeat to Wollongong. [1] The club, however, didn't always compete in first grade since this time and not always did they have a reserve grade team following them. Scarborough fielded a reserves team which followed the Tigers between 1932 and 1935 before the Tigers dropped out of first grade (leaving Scarborough to field a reserves side behind Albion Park) in 1936. [1]

Name and emblem

The Helensburgh team is represented by a tiger, and their emblem is similar to that of the old NSWRL team Balmain Tigers (before they merged with Wests).

Colours

Their colours, gold and black, are also similar to the old Balmain Tigers side.

Women's team

The Helensburgh Tiger Lillies was founded in 2005 Helensburgh Tiger Lilies Women's Rugby League Club are an Australian professional Women's rugby league football team based in Helensburgh, New South Wales. [2] [3] [4]

Notable players

Players that have played in the National and/or Sydney competitions:

Source: [1]

Team honours

1986, 1988, 1993, 2015
1952, 1960, 1961, 2012, 2014

Source: [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Helensburgh history
  2. "Helensburgh Tiger Lillies roll on – Illawarra District Rugby League – SportsTG". websites.sportstg.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018.
  3. "Helensburgh Tiger Lillies – Northern Illawarra".
  4. "Helensburgh Tiger Lillies Play for Premiership – Northern Illawarra".