# Penrith District Rugby League

The Penrith District Junior Rugby League (PDJRL) is an Australian amateur rugby league competition for senior and junior rugby league clubs in the Penrith, Blacktown, and Blue Mountains area.

## History

The competition was founded in 1912 and grew gradually as more clubs from the surrounding areas entered the competition. The first Penrith club were the Waratahs and adopted the blue and white colours, playing out of Penrith Showground. When the Parramatta District Rugby League was formed all the teams from the Penrith and surrounding areas affiliated and played in the Parramatta League. During the early-1960s the NSWRL Second Division was formed where a team from Penrith began playing, in 1967 the now Penrith Panthers were promoted to the NSWRL First Grade competition in that year the following clubs were invited to enter the Penrith District Junior Rugby League; Blacktown, Blacktown Workers, Blacktown St Patricks, Emu Plains, Londonderry Mount Druitt, Penrith Waratahs, Riverstone, Rooty Hill, Richmond, Springwood, Windsor, Warragamba, Warrimoo and St Marys.
The number of clubs in the 1970s grew gradually and more than doubled to 32 clubs. During the late-1980s it was decided to reduce number of clubs to 22. Some teams were either merged or became standalone clubs;
* Blacktown Leagues and Blacktown RSL became Blacktown City.
* Springwood and Warrimoo became Lower Mountains.
* Colo, Richmond and North Richmond became Hawkesbury City.
* Colyton and St. Clair became separate clubs.
* Blackett and Hebersham became Mt Druitt City.
* Tregear and Whalan became Wests Mt Druitt.

## Current Open Age Clubs

| Club | Moniker | Suburb | Division/s |
| Colyton | Colts | Colyton, New South Wales | 1,3 |
| Cambridge Park | Panthers | Cambridge Park, New South Wales | 1,3 |
| Doonside | Roos | Doonside, New South Wales | 2 |
| Emu Plains | Emus | Emu Plains, New South Wales | 1,3 |
| Glenmore Park | Broncos | Glenmore Park, New South Wales | 1 |
| Hawkesbury | Hawks | Hawkesbury, New South Wales | 2,3 |
| Katoomba | Devils | Katoomba, New South Wales | 2 |
| Lower Mountains | Mounties | Penrith, New South Wales | 2 |
| Minchinbury | Jets | Minchinbury, New South Wales | 1,3 |
| Riverstone | Razorbacks | Riverstone, New South Wales | 2 |
| Penrith Brothers | Brothers | Penrith, New South Wales | 1 |
| Penrith | Warratahs | Penrith, New South Wales | 2 |
| Quakers Hill | Quakers | Quakers Hill, New South Wales | 2 |
| St Clair | Comets | St Clair, New South Wales | 1,3 |
| St Marys | Saints | St Marys, New South Wales | 1 |
| St Patricks | Saints | The Ponds, New South Wales | 2 (2x) |
| Western City | Tigers | Penrith, New South Wales | 2,3 |
| Windsor | Wolves | Windsor, New South Wales | 1,3 |

## All District clubs

| Club | Inaugural Season | Former Comp (Pre 1967) | Home Ground |
| Blacktown Bears | Late 1980s as Blacktown City | Late 1980s as Blacktown City | Jack Myers Field |
| Blacktown Workers | 1967 | 1967 | HE Laybutt Sports Complex |
| Brothers Penrith | 1968 as St Dominic's | 1968 as St Dominic's | Parker Street oval |
| Cambridge Park RLFC | 1968 | 1968 | Allsop Patterson Oval |
| Colyton Colts | 1968 | 1968 | CEC Blinkhorn Oval |
| Doonside Roos | 1968 | 1968 | Kareela Reserve |
| Emu Plains | 1967 | 1967 | Leonay Oval |
| Glenmore Park Brumbies | 1994 | 1994 | Ched Towns Reserve |
| Hawkesbury City Hawks | Late 1980s | Late 1980s | Turnbull Oval |
| Katoomba Devils | 1968 | 1968 | Katoomba Showground |
| Lower Mountains Eagles | Late 1980s | Late 1980s | Warrimoo Oval |
| Minchinbury Jets | 1994 | 1994 | Federation Forest |
| North West Magpies JRLC | 2018 | 2018 | Tamplin Oval |
| Penrith Waratahs | 1915 as Penrith United | Parramatta | Doug Rennie Fields |
| Quakers Hill Destroyers | 1995 | 1995 | Waite Reserve |
| Riverstone Razorbacks | 1915* | N/A | Basil Andrews Field |
| Western Vikings | 2020 | 2020 | Whalan Reserve |
| Schofield's Crusaders | 2023 | 2023 | |
| St Clair Comets | 1984 | 1984 | Peppertree Sports Complex |
| St Marys Saints | 1908 | Parramatta | The Kingsway (Saturday) St Marys Leagues club Stadium (Sunday) |
| St Patricks Blacktown | 1967 | 1967 | The Ponds |
| Western City Tigers | Late 1980s as Mt Druitt City | Late 1980s as Mt Druitt City | Heber Park |
| Windsor Wolves | 1909 | Parramatta | Windsor Sports Complex |

## Former clubs

| Club | Inaugural Season | Final Year | Reason |
| Londonderry Greys | 1967 | 2022 | Folded |
| Mt Druitt Lions | 1967 | 2022 | Dissolved |
| West Mt Druitt Raiders | late 1980s as Wests Mt Druitt | N/A | later replaced by Vikings |
| Rooty Hill Dragons | 1985 | 2020 | Replaced by Vikings |
| Blacktown Leagues | 1960s–1980s* | Late 1980s | Merged With Blacktown RSL |
| Blacktown RSL | 1960s–1980s* | Late 1980s | Merged with Blacktown Leagues |
| Springwood | 1967 | Late 1980s | Merged With Warimoo to become Lower Mountain Eagles |
| Warimoo | 1967 | Late 1980s | Merged With Springwood to become Lower Mountain Eagles |
| Colo | 1960s–1980s* | Late 1980s | Merged to become Hawkesbury City |
| Richmond | 1915*, 1967 | Late 1980s | Merged to become Hawkesbury City |
| North Richmond | 1960s–1980s* | Late 1980s | Merged to become Hawkesbury City |
| Blackett Bears | 1960s–1980s* | Late 1980s | Merged with Hebrshem |
| Hebershem | 1960s–1980s* | Late 1980s | Merged With Blacket |
| Tregear Foxes | 1960s–1980s* | 1989 | Merged with Whalan to form West Mt Druitt |
| Whalan | 1971 | 1989 | Merged With Tregear to form West Mt Druitt |
| Lethbridge Park Ravens | 1960s–1980s* | Late 1980s | Merged With West Mt. Druitt |
| Mt Druitt Dragons | 1960s–1970s* | 1985 | Merged With Rooty Hill RSL |
| Rooty Hill RSL | 1967 | 1985 | Merged With Mt Druitt Dragons |
| North Mt Druitt Millers | 1960s–1970s* | Late 1980s | Merged With Shalvey to form Mt Druitt Devils |
| Shalvey Bears | 1960s–1970s* | Late 1980s | Merged With North Mt. Druitt to form Mt Druitt Devil |
| PCYC Spartans-Shalvey | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| North St Marys | 1960s–1970s* | Mid 1980s | Folded |
| St Marys Band Club | 1960s–1970s* | Late 1980s | Folded |
| Warragamba Wombats | 1967 | 1970s–1980s | Departed to Balmain DRLFC |
| Blacktown | 1915*. 1967 | 1960s–1980s* | Split becoming Blacktown Leagues and RSL |
* Teams for cities with 1915 had teams playing, Penrith before the junior league.
* Teams with 1960s–1980s means the team may have had there first season from 1960s–1980s.

## List of A Grade (Don Feltis Cup) Premiers

| Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Ground / Crowd |
| 1967 | | | | |
| 1968 | | | | |
| 1969 | Windsor Wolves | 10–5 | Mount Druitt Lions | Penrith Park |
| 1970 | | | | |
| 1971 | | | | |
| 1972 | | | | |
| 1973 | Richmond | 10–8 | Windsor Wolves | |
| 1974 | | | | |
| 1975 | | | | |
| 1976 | | | | |
| 1977 | St Marys Saints | | | |
| 1978 | St Marys Saints | | | |
| 1979 | | | | |
| 1980 | St Marys Saints | | | |
| 1981 | | | | |
| 1982 | | | | |
| 1983 | | | | |
| 1984 | St Marys Saints | 18–6 | Colyton Colts | |
| 1985 | | | | |
| 1986 | | | | |
| 1987 | St Marys Saints | | | |
| 1988 | Windsor Wolves | 24–12 | St Marys Saints | |
| 1989 | | | | |
| 1990 | St Marys Saints | | | |
| 1991 | | | | |
| 1992 | Cambridge Park | 18–14 | Colyton Colts | |
| 1993 | St Marys Saints | | | |
| 1994 | | | | |
| 1995 | St Marys Saints | | | |
| 1996 | | | | |
| 1997 | | | | |
| 1998 | | | | |
| 1999 | St Marys Saints | 24–6 | Colyton Colts | |
| 2000 | St Marys Saints | 30–16 | Colyton Colts | |
| 2001 | St Clair Comets | | St Marys Saints | |
| 2002 | St Marys Saints | 46–24 | Doonside Roos | |
| 2003 | Brothers Penrith | | St Marys Saints | |
| 2004 | Brothers Penrith | 23–14 | Doonside Roos | |
| 2005 | St Marys Saints | 28–24 | Doonside Roos | |
| 2006 | St Clair Comets | | Doonside Roos | |
| 2007 | St Marys Saints | | | |
| 2008 | Brothers Penrith | 20–14 | Emu Plains | |
| 2009 | Emu Plains | | St Marys Saints | |
| 2010 | St Marys Saints | 19–18 (G.P) | Emu Plains | |
| 2011 | | | | |
| 2012 | Colyton Colts | | Cambridge Park | |
| 2013 | St Marys Saints | 32–12 | Brothers Penrith | Penrith Stadium |
| 2014 | Brothers Penrith | 36–12 | St Marys Saints | Penrith Stadium, 2,449 |
| 2015 | St Marys Saints | 24–20 | St Clair Comets | Penrith Stadium, 3,717 |
| 2016 | St Clair Comets | 46–30 | St Patricks Blacktown | Penrith Stadium, 3,428 |
| 2017 | St Clair Comets | 42–24 | Brothers Penrith | St Marys Stadium |
| 2018 | Windsor Wolves | 28–4 | Glenmore Park Brumbies | Penrith Stadium |
| 2019 | St Clair Comets | 32–0 | Glenmore Park Brumbies | Penrith Stadium |
| 2020* | Cambridge Park | 18-14 | Minchinbury Jets | Windsor Stadium |
| 2021 | Season suspended Minor Premier: Colyton Colts | Season suspended Minor Premier: Colyton Colts | Season suspended Minor Premier: Colyton Colts | Season suspended Minor Premier: Colyton Colts |
| 2022 | Minchinbury Jets | 32–30 | Emu Plains | St Marys Leagues Stadium |
| 2023 | Emu Plains | 32-26 | Windsor Wolves | St Marys Leagues Stadium |
| 2024 | Emu Plains | 20-18 | Colyton Colts | Windsor Sporting Complex |
*In 2020 Penrith did not have a dedicated Open age comp but did feature in the South Western Open Age Coemptions