The Sydney Shield is a

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. The competition is administered by the

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Clubs

Seven teams are competing in the 2022 Sydney Shield. The season commenced on March 19, 2022. The last round is scheduled for August 6, 2022, with a final series to follow. The fixtures draw is available on th
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Sydney Shield Premiers

Premiership Tally

Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.

Timeline

The timeline below displays club participation in the Sydney Shield competition. Finals Series have been: Top 5 (2013), Top 8 (2014-19) and Top 4 (2020). The competition was cancelled in 2021 prior to the scheduled final series. 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Previous Season Notes

2021

Eleven teams competed in the 2021 Sydney Shield. The season commenced on March 14, 2021. The last round was scheduled for August 22, 2021, with a final series to follow. The season was, however, suspended due to lockdown measures taken to combat the spread of the delta variant of the

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. The eleven teams were:

Belrose Eagles The Belrose Eagles are a rugby league team based in the suburb of Belrose in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Founded in 1955, the club has fielded both junior and senior teams in the Manly-Warringah district competitions and since 2013 the semi-pr ...

(2013-21),

Cabramatta Two Blues Cabramatta Two Blues, colloquially known as ''Cabra'', is an Australian rugby league football club that was originally formed in 1919 and then later completely formed as the Two Blues in 1939. They have always based from the Parramatta Junior Le ...

(2020-21),

Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks Cronulla-Caringbah Junior Rugby League Football Club is a junior and amateur rugby league football club that was formed in 1952 and competes in the Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League; the junior side of the club was formed in 1963 ...

(2020-21),

East Campbelltown Eagles East Campbelltown Eagles are an Australian Junior Rugby League Club that also supports a semi-professional rugby league team. The team previously competed in the Western Suburbs 1st Grade competition, Canterbury 1st Grade competition, Jim Beam C ...

(2014-21),

Hills District Bulls The Hills District Bulls is a Parramatta District junior rugby league football club which play in at Crestwood Oval. They have played in the Parramatta District since 1964. They field teams in all age groups including C-Grade, A-Grade, Sydney ...

(2013-21), Moorebank Rams,

Penrith Brothers Penrith Brothers Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Penrith, New South Wales which was formed in 1968. It was initially known as St. Dominics RLFC but was rebranded as Penrith Brothers RLFC in 2003. O ...

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 ...

St Marys Saints The St Marys Saints are an Australian rugby league club who were formed in 1908.St Marys''/ref> They were the founding Member of the Penrith District Rugby League. They have previously competed in the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup, winning three titles in ...

Wentworthville Magpies The Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as ''Wenty'', are a rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963 (or 1937), the club has competed in various Sydney district competitions an ...

, and

Windsor Wolves The Windsor Wolves are a rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, New South Wales. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith District Rugby League competitions. The club has fielded teams in semi-professional, New Sout ...

(2015-16, 2020-21)

2020

Due to the

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the Sydney Shield competition was postponed after the first round on March 14 & 15. The competition was subsequently reconfigured. Nominations from the following clubs were accepted. Results from the matches in March were disregarded as the competition restarted on July 18.
The teams that contested the revised competition were:

(Premiers),

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 ...

, Moorebank Rams,

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and

.
Cronulla-Caringbah and

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were not in the first version of the 2020 Sydney Shield. The following teams had competed in the single, first round in March. *

Asquith Magpies The Asquith Magpies Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Asquith, New South Wales formed in 1953. They previously competed in the NSW Ron Massey Cup competition and the Sydney Shield. Asquith are curr ...

(lost 16-20) *

Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles The Blacktown Workers Rugby League Football Club, also known as Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles, are an Australian rugby league football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales formed in 1962. Since 2017 they have had a side in the NSW Cup, as th ...

(won 24-10) *

(lost 16-28) *

(lost 6-59) *

(won 20-16) *

(lost 10-24)

2019

In 2019, twelve clubs fielded teams in the Sydney Shield: *

* Moorebank Rams *

Guildford Owls The Guildford Owls are a rugby league club based in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia. They have previously competed in the Ron Massey Cup, the Sydney Shield and have also competed in the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League. History ...

2017

Three clubs that competed in the 2016 season did not enter teams in 2017: The

Auburn Warriors The Auburn Warriors Rugby League Football Club were an Australian rugby league football club based in Auburn, New South Wales formed in 1953. They played in the NSW Ron Massey Cup competition and in Sydney's A-Grade competitions. 2017 In The 2 ...

, Peninsula Seagulls and

. For the first time, the Moorebank Rams Rugby League club entered a team in the Sydney Shield. In 2018,

Brothers Penrith Penrith Brothers Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Penrith, New South Wales which was formed in 1968. It was initially known as St. Dominics RLFC but was rebranded as Penrith Brothers RLFC in 2003. O ...

were introduced into the Sydney Shield competition. In 2019, former

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side

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entered the Sydney Shield. The competition began on the weekend on March 4 & 5, 2017. The regular season concluded with Round 25 on the weekend of August 25, 26 & 27 (Friday to Sunday). A four-week finals series followed in September 2017.

References

External links

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