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The St Johns Eagles is an Australian rugby league football club based in Punchbowl, New South Wales, formed in 1954. They currently play in the Sydney Combined Competition and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs district junior league.
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | St Johns Eagles Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Eagles |
| Colours | Blue Gold Red |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Website | Official website |
| Current details | |
| Ground(s) |
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| Competition | Sydney Combined Competition and Canterbury-Bankstown juniors |
| 2017 | 3rd |
 Current season | |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 7 (1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1947) |
The club currently runs 28 age-group teams.[1][2] In 2017, the club was embroiled in controversy as it emerged that an 8-year-old boy who played for the club appeared to be twice as big as some of the other children he was playing against.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "About St. John's Eagles JRLFC". St. John’s Eagles. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Eagles swoop to win the shield". South Sydney Herald. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Rothfield, Phil (31 July 2017). "'Giant' 7-year-old stuns league". news. Retrieved 18 December 2023.