The Cardiff Cobras are a rugby league club that plays in the
Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League competition.
Cardiff last won the A Grade Championship in 2014, defeating rivals
Windale Eagles
Windale is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie, in the Newcastle metropolitan area. It is located west of the junction of the Pacific Highway and Newcastle Inner City Bypass, covering an area of . Windale is a lower socio-economic area con ...
24–20 at
Kurri Kurri Sportsground.
History
Although Cardiff had been represented in Rugby League as far back as 1911, the Cardiff RFLC was formed 12 February 1930.
People present at the foundation meeting were A H Geikhe, D Smith, C Williams and Mr Clarke, who held the meeting at his house.
It was decided to enter a team in the
Newcastle Rugby League third-grade competition along with an under 20s team.
Cardiff has cone a long way since its early days and has produced plenty of good Rugby League players including
Jason Alchin
Jason Andrew Alchin (born 17 March 1967) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who primarily played as a halfback. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown, St. George and Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League ...
, Mark Brokenshire,
Rodney Howe,
Ashley Gordon
Ashley Gordon is a former professional Indigenous Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s as a er and for the Newcastle Knights and Penrith Panthers in the NRL. Gordon was recognised in 1990 as the best wing of the ...
and many more.
Jerseys
Image:Cardiff Jersey 40s.png, 1940s
Image:Cardiff jersey 90s.png, Late 1980 - Early 1990s
Image:Cardiff Jersey 1990s-95s.png, Mid 1990s
Image:Cardiff Jersey 1990s-2000s.png, Late 1990s - Early 2000s
Image:Cardiff jersey 2014-15.png, 2014-15
Image:Cardiff Jersey 2016.png, 2016
Image:Cardiff jersey 2014-15.png, 2017
Season summaries
Legend:
''Champions,'' ''Grand Finalist,'' ''C Grade,'' '' B Grade''
References
[{{cite web, url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133405647?searchTerm=Cardiff%20Rugby%20League&searchLimits=exactPhrase, title=League Club at Cardiff, newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, date=14 February 1930 , accessdate=2017-02-22]
Rugby clubs established in 1930
1930 establishments in Australia
Rugby league teams in Newcastle, New South Wales