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La Perouse United
The La Perouse United are an Australian rugby league football team based in La Perouse, New South Wales a suburb of south-central Sydney they play in the South Sydney District Junior Rugby Football League. Notable Juniors * Chick Donnelley (1946-47 St George Dragons) * Eric Simms (1965-75 South Sydney Rabbitohs *Russell Fairfax (1974-81 Sydney Roosters & South Sydney Rabbitohs) *Nathan Gibbs (1978-84 South Sydney Rabbitohs & Parramatta Eels) *Sean Garlick (1990-99 South Sydney Rabbitohs & Sydney Roosters) *Gavin Lester (1998-04 Canterbury Bulldogs & Sydney Roosters) *Reni Maitua (2004-14 Canterbury Bulldogs, Cronulla Sharks & Parramatta Eels) *Nathan Merritt (2002-14 South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla Sharks) *Beau Champion (2005-15 South Sydney Rabbitohs, Melbourne Storm, Gold Coast Titans & Parramatta Eels) * Fred Briggs (2007-08 Canterbury Bulldogs) *Dylan Farrell (2010- South Sydney Rabbitohs & St George Illawarra Dragons) * James Roberts (2011- South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Perouse, New South Wales
La Perouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburb of La Perouse is located about southeast of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Randwick. The La Perouse peninsula is the northern headland of Botany Bay. It is notable for its old military outpost at Bare Island and the Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Congwong Bay Beach, Little Congwong Beach, and the beach at Frenchmans Bay provide protected swimming areas in Botany Bay. La Perouse is one of few Sydney suburbs with a French name, others being Sans Souci and Vaucluse. Kurnell is located opposite, on the southern headland of Botany Bay. History La Perouse was known as "Gooriwal" to the Muruora-dial people of the area. The Gameygal or Kameygal clan of the Dharawal people probably lived between the mouth of the Cooks River and present-day La Perouse, including the La Perouse area. La Perouse was named after the French navigator Jean-François de Galau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Merritt
Nathan Merritt (born 26 May 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative , he played in the National Rugby League for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with whom he won the 2014 NRL Premiership, and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Merritt has also played representative football for the City New South Wales, Indigenous All Stars and Prime Minister's XIII sides. A prolific try-scorer, he was the NRL's top try-scorer in 2006 and 2011, and in 2013 became the 9th player in the history of the League to score 150 tries. Background Born in Sydney, Merritt is an Indigenous Australian who grew up on The Block in Redfern, South Sydney. He played his early football in the South Sydney Juniors competition for the Alexandria Rovers. Professional playing career 2000s His first-grade debut was for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the New Zealand Warriors at Ericsson Stadium in round 9 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Johnston (rugby League)
Alex Johnston (born 14 January 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er and for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. He has played for both and at international level. He played for the Indigenous All Stars and the Prime Minister's XIII at representative level, and won the 2014 NRL Grand Final with the South Sydney club. Johnston is in the top 10 try scorers of all time in Australian rugby league. Background Johnston was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and has ancestry from Lumi, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea and Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. He played his junior rugby league for La Perouse United and attended Endeavour Sports High School (where he completed the HSC) before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. As a youngster, Johnston played for the New South Wales Under 16s and 18s teams and Australian Schoolboys team. In 2013, Johnston played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' S. G. Ball Cup and NYC teams before m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Garvey
Craig Garvey (born 28 April 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and Canterbury Bulldogs, was part of the Canberra Raiders squad for 2018 and a short term member of the Sydney Roosters for 2019. Background Garvey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He played his junior rugby league for the Earlwood Saints and La Perouse Panthers, before being signed by the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Playing career Early career In 2012 and 2013, Garvey played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons' NYC team. 2013 In 2013, Garvey captained St. George's NYC side. On 20 April, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team. On 1 May, he re-signed with St. George Illawarra on a two-year contract. In round 17 of the 2013 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for St. George Illawarra against the Sydney Roosters. 2014 Garvey was named in the St. George squad for the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Reynolds
Adam Reynolds (born 10 July 1990), is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Reynolds played at representative level for the NRL All Stars, City New South Wales, Prime Minister's XIII, World All Stars and New South Wales in the 2016 State of Origin series. Reynolds previously played for and captained the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League and was the halfback for South Sydney's 2014 NRL Grand Final winning team. Background Reynolds was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and attended Matraville Sports High School. Andrew Johns, Matthew Johns and Darren Lockyer were his favourite players when he was a kid and Nathan Merritt is his favourite South Sydney player of all time. He then added when asked "who is the most inspirational player or person on your career and how have they positively affected your football?", he responded "My brother – he's always on my back tellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Peats
Nathan Peats (born 5 October 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League. Peats previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Parramatta Eels and the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. He has played at representative level for the Indigenous All Stars, City Origin and New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Background Peats was born in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia and is of Indigenous Australian and Greek descent. Peats is eligible to play for Greece, the son of a former Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs player, Geordi Peats. Peats played his junior football for the La Perouse Panthers, going through the South Sydney Rabbitohs junior ranks and attended Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham. Club career Peats played in South Sydney's NYC team in 2009-2010 where he even captained the team in 2010 helping the team make it into the 2010 Toyota Cup Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. The club has won six premierships, including two New South Wales Rugby League premierships, a Super League (Australia), Super League premiership and three NRL premierships. The Broncos have won two World Club Challenges. The Broncos have achieved four minor premierships during its 35 years in multiple competitions. Prior to 2015, Brisbane had never been defeated in a grand final, and since 1991, the club has failed to qualify for the finals five times. The club is one of the most successful clubs in the National Rugby League since it began in 1998, winning three premierships (second only to the Sydney Roosters' four). The club is one of the most successful clubs in the history of rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrith are the current reigning NRL Premiers, having won the title four times. Penrith were admitted to the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition in 1967. Penrith struggled for almost twenty years before finally reaching their first finals series. The club achieved its first Grand Final appearance in 1990 but were beaten by the Canberra Raiders 18–14. The following year, Penrith met Canberra again in the 1991 Grand Final, this time winning the game 19–12. Penrith won the NRL premiership again in 2003. Their most recent premiership achievement was over the Parramatta Eels in the 2022 Grand Final with a 28–12 victory. After losing the 2020 Grand Final to the Melbourne Storm, Penrith became the second club to retain the premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Roberts (rugby League)
James Roberts (born 3 March 1993) is a former Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Wests Tigers in the NRL. Roberts had previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in two separate spells, as well as the Penrith Panthers, Gold Coast Titans and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. He has also played at representative level for the Indigenous All Stars, City Origin and in the 2018 State of Origin series for New South Wales. Background Roberts was born in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia and is of Indigenous Australian descent - from Bundjalung people. He is nicknamed "Jimmy the Jet". He played junior rugby league for the Ballina Seagulls before signing with the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Roberts played for the Rabbitohs' NYC team from 2010 to 2012 and scored 28 tries in 26 matches. On 3 October 2010, Roberts played on the wing in the 2010 NYC Grand Final for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George Illawarra Dragons
The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-venture was formed between the St. George Dragons (est. 1921) and the Illawarra Steelers (est. 1982). They officially formed as the game's first joint-venture club on 23 September 1998 and it remains the only inter-city team in the NRL. The team has its headquarters and leagues clubs in both Wollongong and the Sydney suburb of Kogarah, and trains and plays games regularly at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, as well as at Jubilee Oval in Kogarah. From 2006 to 2018 the club was jointly owned by the St. George Dragons 50% and Illawarra Steelers 50%. In August 2018 WIN Corporation purchased the Illawarra Steelers' 50% stake. The Dragons reached the grand final in their first season in 1999, losing to the Melbourne Storm. St. George Illawarra is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Farrell
Dylan Farrell (born 15 May 1991) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and er for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League, NRL. Background Born in Nowra, New South Wales, Farrell is of Indigenous Australians, Indigenous Australian descent. Farrell played his junior rugby league for the Culburra Dolphins and Woy Woy Roosters before going on to be signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Farrell has a tattoo of his home town of Culburra on his torso. Playing career Farrell played in the North Sydney Bears S. G. Ball Cup, S.G Ball team. Farrell then played in South Sydney's National Youth Competition (rugby league), NYC team in 2009 and 2010. 2010 In round 22 of the 2010 NRL season, Farrell made his National Rugby League, NRL debut for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the Wests Tigers at rugby league positions#Centre, centre, scoring a hat-trick in a List of National Rugby League golden point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Briggs (rugby League)
Fred Briggs (born 3 February 1980) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. Early life Briggs was born in La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia. He was a student at Matraville Sports High School, he grew up in La Perouse. Briggs was originally graded into the Souths Flegg Cup team in 2000 from the La Perouse United club and played in the Premier League with Souths when they returned to the NRL in 2002. After not playing grade in 2003, Briggs played for Souths Juniors in the Jim Beam Cup in 2004. Briggs then joined the Sydney Bulls in the Jim Beam Cup for 2006. Briggs received an opportunity to play in the Canterbury Premier League team for the last match of the 2006 season against Penrith, when the club was short of players due to injury. Playing career Briggs made his debut for Canterbury against the Gold Coast Titans in Round 19 of the NRL season on 20 July 2007 due to injuries for Willie Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
