page_title: Rivalries in the National Rugby League
section_title: Sydney Roosters vs St. George Illawarra Dragons
hierarchical_section_title: Rivalries in the National Rugby League / Rivalries / Sydney Roosters vs St. George Illawarra Dragons
caption_attribution_description: English: Pre-match formalities during the Dragons vs Roosters Anzac Day clash in 2018.
context_page_description: This is a list of rivalries in the National Rugby League:
context_section_description: These two clubs traditionally play each other in the ANZAC Day clash.
  The first time the two club's met in a finals match stretches back to 1927 when St. George defeated Eastern Suburbs 26-11 at Earl Park, Arncliffe.  In the 1930 season, both teams played against each other in the semi-final with St. George running out winners 11-10.  In 1933, St. George defeated Easts for the third time in a row during a finals game.  In 1940, Eastern Suburbs finally managed to beat St. George in a finals game winning 10-3 where they progressed to the grand final and defeated Canterbury-Bankstown.
  The following year, St. George won their first premiership defeating Easts 31-14 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.  It wasn't until the 1953 season when the two club's met again with St. George defeating Easts in the semi final.  In 1960, Eastern Suburbs reached their first grand final since 1945 where they faced St. George but were beaten 31-6.
  In 1975, Eastern Suburbs defeated St. George 38-0 in the grand final which until the 2008 NRL season was the biggest winning margin in a grand final.  In the 1996 ARL season, the two club's met in the semi-final with St. George winning 36-16 at the Sydney Football Stadium.  
  After St. George formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers in 1999 to form St. George Illawarra the two club's have met each other twice in finals matches, the first coming in 1999 which St. George won and in the 2010 NRL Grand Final where St. George won their first premiership as a joint venture defeating the Sydney Roosters 32-8 at ANZ Stadium.
caption: The pre-match formalities taking place prior to the Dragons vs Roosters Anzac Day clash in 2018.
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