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Penrith District Rugby League

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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.

Penrith District Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1967
General ManagerBlake South
Number of teams24
RegionPenrith, New South Wales (NSWRL)
PremiersEmu Plains (Don Feltis Cup)
Hawkesbury City Hawks (Barry Nichol Shield)
Windsor Wolves (Jan Cameron Trophy)
Most titlesSt Marys Saints (8 titles)
Broadcast partnerBar Tv
Related competitionSydney Combined Competition

History

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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

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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

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Club
 Inaugural Season Former Comp

(Pre 1967)

Home Ground
  Blacktown Bears Late 1980s as Blacktown City Jack Myers Field
  Blacktown Workers 1967 HE Laybutt Sports Complex
  Brothers Penrith 1968 as St Dominic's Parker Street oval
  Cambridge Park RLFC 1968 Allsop Patterson Oval
  Colyton Colts 1968 CEC Blinkhorn Oval
  Doonside Roos 1968 Kareela Reserve
  Emu Plains 1967 Leonay Oval
  Glenmore Park Brumbies 1994 Ched Towns Reserve
  Hawkesbury City Hawks Late 1980s Turnbull Oval
  Katoomba Devils 1968 Katoomba Showground
  Lower Mountains Eagles Late 1980s Warrimoo Oval
  Minchinbury Jets 1994 Federation Forest
  North West Magpies JRLC 2018 Tamplin Oval
  Penrith Waratahs 1915 as Penrith United Parramatta Doug Rennie Fields
  Quakers Hill Destroyers 1995 Waite Reserve
  Riverstone Razorbacks 1915* N/A Basil Andrews Field
Western Vikings 2020 Whalan Reserve
  Schofield's Crusaders 2023
  St Clair Comets 1984 Peppertree Sports Complex
  St Marys Saints 1908 Parramatta The Kingsway (Saturday) St Marys Leagues club Stadium (Sunday)
  St Patricks Blacktown 1967 The Ponds
  Western City Tigers Late 1980s as Mt Druitt City Heber Park[1]
  Windsor Wolves 1909 Parramatta Windsor Sports Complex

Former clubs

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Club
 Inaugural Season Final Year
 Reason
Londonderry Greys 1967 2022 Folded
  Mt Druitt Lions 1967 2022[1] 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

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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
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[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/mtdruittlionsjrlc [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "Competition: 2020 SOUTH WESTERN OPEN AGE GOLD Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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