Guildford Owls


The Guildford Owls are a rugby league club based in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia. They have previously competed in the Ron Massey Cup, the Sydney Shield and have also competed in the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League.

History

Guildford were founded in 1953 although the leagues club at Guildford was founded much earlier in the 1920s.
Guildford have spent much of their existence playing in the lower leagues of the New South Wales Rugby League competitions. One of Parramatta's greatest ever players, Brett Kenny grew up playing as a Guildford junior.
In 1991, Guildford won the Ron Massey Cup which was then known as the Metropolitan Cup. In 2018, the Sydney Shield side reached the grand final against East Campbelltown Eagles but were defeated 32-22 at Leichhardt Oval.

Notable players

  • John Mowbray
  • Mick Pattison
  • Brett Kenny
  • Tim Mannah
  • Jon Mannah
  • Jake Foster
  • Daniel Tupou
  • Manase Fainu
  • Tevita Funa
  • Samuela Fainu
  • Sione Fainu
  • Latu Fainu

    Honours

  • Ron Massey Cup Winners
  • '''Sydney Shield Runners Up'''

    Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

In three different time-periods, Guildford has entered teams in lower tier competitions run by the New South Wales Rugby League.

The win–loss–draw record in the table below does not include Finals Series matches.
YearCompetitionPosPlydWLDBForAgstDiffPtsFinals Position
1963Inter-District4181260161818024Finalist
1964Second Division418126002796821124
1965Second Division6179710210201919
1990Metropolitan Cup418Semi-Finalist
1991Metropolitan Cup125Premiers
1992Metropolitan Cup7166822286299-1318
1993Metropolitan Cup116104223112347726Finalist
1994Metropolitan Cup521101100410417-720
1995Metropolitan Cup4189812365397-3225
1996Metropolitan Cup3161141240629411227Semi-Finalist
1997Metropolitan Cup21420
1998Metropolitan Cup6187920338340-216
1999Metropolitan Cup4169814243477719Semi-Finalist
2000Metropolitan Cup71441000254358-1048
2001Metropolitan Cup5189903388440-5224
2002Metropolitan Cup4158700331329216Finalist
2003Jim Beam Cup72291120500569-6920
2013Ron Massey Cup92291300565734-16918
2014Ron Massey Cup6221210005945365824Last 6 Semi-Finalist
2015Ron Massey Cup52091012529543-1423Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist
2016Ron Massey Cup720910125184457323Last 6 Semi-Finalist
2017Ron Massey Cup51898174303884233Last 4 Preliminary Finalist
2018Ron Massey Cup5181170245535110426Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist
2019Ron Massey Cup52010912472492-2025Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist
2020Ron Massey CupN/A100010002Competition Cancelled