Cronulla-Caringbah Junior Rugby League Football Club is a junior and amateur
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
football club that was formed in 1952 and competes in the
Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League
The Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League (Cronulla-Sutherland District Junior Rugby Football League in the case of junior football) is an amateur competition for rugby league clubs in and around the Sutherland Shire district of ...
; the junior side of the club was formed in 1963 to coincide with the formation of the
CSDJRFL. The club is based out of
Woolooware
Woolooware is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woolooware is located south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire. It shares the 2230 postcode with Cronulla.
Woolooware stretches ...
where its headquarters are located and usually draws on the large majority of its junior players from that suburb and the surrounding areas of
Caringbah
Caringbah is a suburb in Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Caringbah is south of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of Sutherland Shire.
Caringbah once st ...
and
Cronulla
Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney ...
.
President Todd Ganderton, Secretary Daryl Gleeson.
The Cronulla-Caringbah club currently field teams from Under 6 age groups all the way up to A Grade.
2020 Sydney Shield Premiership
In 2020, the
Sydney Shield
The Sydney Shield is a rugby league football competition played in Sydney, New South Wales. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League.
Clubs
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competition was suspended in March due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
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. The competition was reorganised with several clubs dropping out, and Cronulla-Caringbah and
Helensburgh Tigers
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 i ...
joining. The competition recommenced in July, with results from the one round played in March annulled. The Sharks finished the nine-round regular season in second place with six wins, two losses and a bye. Cronulla-Caringbah defeated Belrose 32-12 in an elimination semi-final at Leichhardt Oval on September 19.
The Grand Final was held at
Bankwest Stadium
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on 27 September 2020. The Sharks' opponents,
Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
The Ryde-Eastwood Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Ryde, New South Wales formed in late 1962, with the intent of entering the inaugural Inter-District competition in 1963.
This competition became kn ...
started strongly, and went to a 26 to nil lead within the first 30 minutes of play. The Sharks responded with two converted tries in the last ten minutes of the first half, which ended with the score 26-12. In the second half, Cronulla-Caringbah scored the next two tries, narrowing the margin to 26-20. Ryde-Eastwood countered with an unconverted try to extend their lead to ten points. The Sharks responded with two converted tries in the last six minutes to snatch the Premiership, 32 to 30 being the full-time score.
2007 Season
The Cronulla Caringbah Sharks had another successful season in 2007 with 5 teams winning their respective Grand Finals.
The 2007 Premiership winning teams were :
* Under 10B's Sharks 36 - 6 Gymea Gorilla's
* Under 11B's Sharks 12 - 4 Gymea Gorilla's
* Under 13A's Sharks 26 - 4 Gymea Gorilla's
* Under 17's Sharks 30 - 12 Gymea Gorilla's -
UNDER 17's Grand Final Photos * Under 19's Sharks 30 - 22 De La Salle. -
UNDER 19's Grand Final Photos UNDER 14A's Grand Final Photos
Notable players
See also
External links
Official websiteLeagueNet Cronulla-Caringbah website
References
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Rugby league teams in Sydney
Junior rugby league
Rugby clubs established in 1952
1952 establishments in Australia
Cronulla, New South Wales