South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League

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South Sydney District Rugby Football League
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Rugby football current event.svg 2018 South Sydney District Rugby Football League
Sport Rugby league
Number of teams14
Region Inner Southern Suburbs, South-Eastern Suburbs (New South Wales Rugby League)
Premiers Matraville Tigers (2022 South Sydney District Rugby Football League season)
Most titles Coogee Randwick Wombats (13 titles)
Website southsjuniors.leaguenet.com.au
Related competition Sydney Combined Competition

The South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League is an affiliation of junior clubs in the South Sydney area. [1]

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History

When the South Sydney Rabbitohs first entered the NSWRL competition as South Sydney in 1908, Souths would become neighbours to fellow city counterpart, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. Anzac Parade separated the territories for both inner-Sydney clubs when the boundaries were first established the previous year. Souths' boundaries were based on the municipalities of Redfern, Botany, Alexandria, Mascot and Waterloo, while the Roosters' boundaries were those of the eastern municipalities of Paddington, Woollahra, Vaucluse and Waverley.

The new junior league boundaries set out in the early 1950s would take territory away from the Roosters, and hand it over to rival neighbouring club South Sydney.

In the mid-20th century, the southern half of Roosters territory within the Randwick local government area was handed to South Sydney. The NSWRL made this change to 'even the competition' as South Sydney's original heartland, around Redfern and Waterloo, had rapidly industrialised and de-populated. Rabbitohs stalwart S.G. Ball was a dual administrator within South Sydney Rabbitohs and the New South Wales Rugby League at the time. The Rabbitohs were in a highly successful period and had established South Sydney Juniors Rugby League Club in Kingsford, Roosters territory in recent times.

Debate still continues amongst rival fans as to how and why Eastern Suburbs territory, comprising suburbs with junior league clubs rich in talent and numbers in the Randwick and Coogee areas, was given to South Sydney. The Roosters expressed disappointment at losing some of its junior clubs, but the NSWRL would not waver.

This was not to be the end of struggle for junior territory between the two inner-city clubs. In the 1980s some junior clubs such as Paddington Colts that were within Roosters territory became dissatisfied with Roosters management and affiliated with South Sydney.

After the Newtown Jets were expelled from the NSWRL in 1983, their junior district was eventually absorbed into the South Sydney junior district in 1987. With the tide having turned compared to the situation decades earlier, and the Roosters having a much smaller junior League than South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs at this time then made unsuccessful attempts to regain the suburbs on the same grounds used to hand the southern parts of Coogee and Randwick from Easts to Souths, that of providing an 'even competition'. The NSWRL, controlled at the time by a Board with a ruling faction of representatives from South Sydney (Terry Parker), Balmain (Keith Barnes), Canterbury (Peter Moore) and Manly (Ken Arthurson), refused to redraw the boundaries.

Current District Clubs

ClubHome GroundPremierships
Adelaide colours.svg Alexandria Rovers Erskineville Oval 7 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1975, 1990)
Australian colours.svg Botany Rams Booralee Park1 (1947)
Hunter colours.svg Coogee Dolphins Kensington Oval3 (2004, 2007, 2008)
Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats Coogee Oval14 (1956, 1970*, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019)
Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United Yarra Reserve8 (1963, 1964*, 1970*, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005)
South Sydney colours.svg Maroubra Lions Snape Park1 (1979)
Canterbury colours.svg Marrickville RSL Kings Marrickville Oval1 (1995)
New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors Mascot Oval7 (1952, 1953, 1955, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1998)
Balmain colours.svg Matraville Tigers Heffron Park 0
Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos 12 (1961, 1964*, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jnr Jets Tempe Reserve2003
Western Suburbs colours.svg Redfern All Blacks Waterloo Oval6 (1974, 1987*, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
North Sydney colours.svg Saints JRLFC Kensington Oval, Kensington 0
South Sydney colours.svg South Eastern Seagulls Pioneers Park, Malabar 0
Castleford colours.svg South Sydney Mustangs Rowland Park, Daceyville 0
Parramatta colours.svg Waterloo Waratahs 1 (1988)

2023 A Grade Clubs

Club [2] MonikerSuburbA GradeA Reserve
Adelaide colours.svg Alexandria Rovers Rovers Alexandria, New South Wales NoYes
Hunter colours.svg Coogee Dolphins Coogee, New South Wales YesYes
Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats Coogee, New South Wales NoYes
Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United Panthers La Perouse, New South Wales YesYes
New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors Jets Mascot, New South Wales YesYes
Canterbury colours.svg Marrickville RSL Kings Marrickville, New South Wales NoYes
Balmain colours.svg Matraville Tigers Matraville, New South Wales YesYes
Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos Moore Park, New South Wales NoYes
Western Suburbs colours.svg Redfern All Blacks All Blacks Redfern, New South Wales YesYes
South Sydney colours.svg South Eastern Seagulls Malabar, New South Wales YesYes

A Grade Premierships

SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-Up
1947 Australian colours.svg Botany United
1948South Sydney Fernleigh
1949South Sydney Fernleigh
1950South Sydney Fernleigh
1951 Adelaide colours.svg Alexandria Rovers
1952 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors
1953 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors
1954 Adelaide colours.svg Alexandria Rovers
1955 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors
1956 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1957South Sydney Fernleigh
1958 Castleford colours.svg Chelsea Eagles
1959 Castleford colours.svg Chelsea Eagles
1960 St. George colours.svg Kensington United
1961 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
1962 Adelaide colours.svg Alexandria Rovers
1963 Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United
1964 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos / Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United
1965 Adelaide colours.svg Alexandria Rovers
1966 St. George colours.svg Kensington United
1967South Sydney Fernleigh
1968 St. George colours.svg Kensington United
1969 Adelaide colours.svg Alexandria Rovers
1970 Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United / Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1971 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
1972 Western Suburbs colours.svg Zetland Magpies
1973 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1974 Western Suburbs colours.svg Redfern All Blacks
1975 Adelaide colours.svg Alexandria Rovers
1976 Castleford colours.svg Chelsea Eagles
1977 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
1978 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1979 South Sydney colours.svg Maroubra Lions
1980 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
1981 Western Suburbs colours.svg Zetland Magpies
1982 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1983 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1984 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors
1985 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors
1986 Castleford colours.svg Chelsea Eagles
1987 Western Suburbs colours.svg Redfern All Blacks / St. George colours.svg Kensington United
1988 Parramatta colours.svg Waterloo Waratahs
1989 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors
1990 Adelaide colours.svg Alexandria Rovers
1991 Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United
1992 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1993 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1994 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1995 Canterbury colours.svg Marrickville Kings
1996 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
1997 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
1998 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors
1999 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
2000 Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United
2001 Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United
2002 Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United
2003 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
2004 Hunter colours.svg Coogee Dolphins
2005 Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United
2006 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
2007 Hunter colours.svg Coogee Dolphins
2008 Hunter colours.svg Coogee Dolphins
2009 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
2010 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
2011 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
2012 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos 20 – 8 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United
2013 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
2014 Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos 16 – 12 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors
2015 Western Suburbs colours.svg Redfern All Blacks 42 – 24 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
2016 Western Suburbs colours.svg Redfern All Blacks 28 – 16 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
2017 Western Suburbs colours.svg Redfern All Blacks 16 – 12 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats Brisbane colours.svg Moore Park Broncos
2018 Western Suburbs colours.svg Redfern All Blacks 28 – 12 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats
2019 Ireland colours.svg Coogee Randwick Wombats 32 – 0 South Sydney colours.svg South Eastern Seagulls South Sydney colours.svg South Eastern Seagulls
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19. [3]
2021Season was suspended after COVID-19 breakout. [4]

Reference: [5]

A Reserve Premierships

SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-Up
2015 Canberra colours.svg Bondi United 20 – 18 South Sydney colours.svg South Eastern Seagulls Canberra colours.svg Bondi United
2016 Canberra colours.svg Bondi United 22 – 20 Hunter colours.svg Coogee Dolphins Canberra colours.svg Bondi United
2017 Hunter colours.svg Coogee Dolphins 28 – 18 Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United
2018 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors 20 – 18 Western Suburbs colours.svg La Perouse United New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Juniors
2019 Castleford colours.svg South Sydney Mustangs 10 – 8 South Sydney colours.svg South Eastern Seagulls Castleford colours.svg South Sydney Mustangs
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19. [3]
2021Season was suspended after COVID-19 breakout. [4]

2023 Alexandria rovers

Team of the Century

On 16 May 2008, the South Sydney Juniors Team of the Century was named at the Centenary Ball. [6]

  1. Eric Simms (La Perouse United)
  2. Harold Holder (Kinkora Juniors)
  3. Paul Sait (Matraville Tigers)
  4. Ray Branighan (Moore Park)
  5. Benny Wearing (Redfern Ioanas)
  6. Greg Hawick (Alexandria Rovers)
  7. Clem Kennedy (Cleveland Street)
  8. Brian Hambly (Mascot Jets)
  9. George Piggins (Mascot Jets)
  10. Ian Roberts (Mascot Jets)
  11. Bob McCarthy (Moore Park)
  12. George Treweek (Mascot Jets)
  13. Ron Coote (c) (Kensington United)
  15. Terry Hill (Zetland Magpies)
  16. Craig Wing (Maroubra Lions)
  17. Craig Coleman (Waterloo Waratahs)
  18. Gary Stevens (Chelsea United)

Coach: Alf Blair (Waterloo Albions)

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