# 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

Ten teams will compete in the 2025 Sydney Shield. The fixture list is available on the Play Rugby League website.
| Club | Location | Home Ground | Premierships | Founded | Joined |
| Cabramatta Two Blues | Cabramatta, New South Wales | New Era Stadium | None | 1919 | 2023 |
| Glebe Dirty Reds | Glebe, New South Wales | Wentworth Park | None | 1908 | 2017 |
| Hills District Bulls | Baulkham Hills, New South Wales | Crestwood Oval | 2023 | 1964 | 2012 |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale, New South Wales | Brookvale Oval | None | 1947 | 2024 |
| Moorebank Rams | Moorebank, New South Wales | Hammondville Oval | None | 1955 | 2017 |
| Mount Pritchard Mounties | Mount Pritchard, New South Wales | Aubrey Keech Reserve | None | 1927 | 2023 |
| Penrith Brothers | Penrith, New South Wales | Parker St Reserve | 2024 | 1968 | 2018 |
| Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | Ryde, New South Wales | TG Milner Field | 2019 | 1962 | 2019 |
| St Marys Saints | St Marys, New South Wales | St Marys Leagues Stadium | 2017, 2022 | 1908 | 2016 |
| Wentworthville United | Wentworthville, New South Wales | Ringrose Park | 2012, 2015 | 1963 | 2012 |
* ↑ Played in one Sydney Shield match in 2020, prior to the suspension of the competition due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia. Did not enter a team when the competition recommenced in July 2020.

## Sydney Shield Premiers

| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners-Up | Minor Premiers | Wooden Spoon | Winning Coach | Winning Captain | Referee | Ref |
| 2012 | Wentworthville United | 32 – 26 | Cabramatta Two Blues | Wentworthville United | | David Nugent | James Boustani | Liam Nicholls | |
| 2013 | Belrose Eagles | 30 – 26 | Wentworthville United | Belrose Eagles | | James Mortimer | James Mortimer | Scot Murray | |
| 2014 | East Campbelltown Eagles | 27 – 20 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | | | Gary Potts | | Chris Treneman | |
| 2015 | Wentworthville United | 26 – 22 | Hills District Bulls | Wentworthville United | Western Suburbs Magpies | Alex Chan | Simon Greaves | Damian Briscoe | |
| 2016 | East Campbelltown Eagles | 32 – 24 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Asquith Magpies | Richard Barnes | John Da Silva | Damian Briscoe | |
| 2017 | St Marys Saints | 34 – 20 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Mount Pritchard Mounties | Moorebank Rams | Luke Swain | | Damian Briscoe | |
| 2018 | East Campbelltown Eagles | 32 – 22 | Guildford Owls | East Campbelltown Eagles | Penrith Brothers | Richard Barnes | Mason Talolua | Keiren Irons | |
| 2019 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | 22 – 12 | Cabramatta Two Blues | Cabramatta Two Blues | Belrose Eagles | Walter Wilson | Angelo Panambalana | Damian Briscoe | |
| 2020 | Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks | 32 – 30 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | Wentworthville United | Stephen Kelly | Tokerau Raru | | |
| 2021 | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. | Competition suspended and subsequently cancelled due to lockdown measure put in place to mitigate the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. |
| 2022 | St Marys Saints | 36 – 12 | Penrith Brothers | St Marys Saints | Wentworthville United | Glenn Jones | | Daniel Luttringer | |
| 2023 | Hills District Bulls | 34 – 30 | St Marys Saints | St Marys Saints | Moorebank Rams | Matt Kelly | Dylan Marshall | Daniel Luttringer | |
| 2024 | Penrith Brothers | 43 – 18 | Wentworthville United | Wentworthville United | Moorebank Rams | Brad Vaughan | Sia Sisifa | Martin Jones | |

## Premiership Tally

| No. | Club | Premierships |
| 1 | East Campbelltown Eagles | 3 (2014, 2016, 2018) |
| 2 | Wentworthville Magpies | 2 (2012, 2015) |
| 2 | St Mary's Saints | 2 (2017, 2022) |
| 4 | Belrose Eagles | 1 (2013) |
| 4 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | 1 (2019) |
| 4 | Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks | 1 (2020) |
| 4 | Hills District Bulls | 1 (2023) |
| 4 | Penrith Brothers | 1 (2024) |
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, 2022-23), Top 8 (2014-19) and Top 4 (2020). The competition was cancelled in 2021 prior to the scheduled final series.

## 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 COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales.
The eleven teams were: Belrose Eagles (2013-21), Cabramatta Two Blues (2020-21), Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks (2020-21), East Campbelltown Eagles (2014-21), Hills District Bulls (2013-21), Moorebank Rams, Penrith Brothers, Ryde-Eastwood Hawks, St Marys Saints, Wentworthville Magpies, and Windsor Wolves (2015-16, 2020-21)

### 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia 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: Belrose Eagles, Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks (Premiers), East Campbelltown Eagles, Helensburgh Tigers, Hills District Bulls, Moorebank Rams, Ryde-Eastwood Hawks, Sydney University and Wentworthville Magpies.
Cronulla-Caringbah and Helensburgh 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 (lost 16-20)
* Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles (won 24-10)
* Cabramatta Two Blues (lost 16-28)
* Penrith Brothers (lost 6-59)
* St Marys Saints (won 20-16)
* Windsor Wolves (lost 10-24)

### 2019

In 2019, twelve clubs fielded teams in the Sydney Shield:
* East Campbelltown Eagles
* St Marys Saints
* Moorebank Rams
* Wentworthville Magpies
* Asquith Magpies
* Cabramatta Two Blues
* Guildford Owls
* Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
* Belrose Eagles
* Hills District Bulls
* Penrith Brothers
* Sydney University

### 2017

Three clubs that competed in the 2016 season did not enter teams in 2017: The Auburn Warriors, Peninsula Seagulls and Windsor Wolves. For the first time, the Moorebank Rams Rugby League club entered a team in the Sydney Shield. In 2018, Brothers Penrith were introduced into the Sydney Shield competition. In 2019, former New South Wales Rugby League premiership side University 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.