Ryde-Eastwood Hawks


The Ryde-Eastwood Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Ryde, New South Wales formed in late 1962, with the intent of entering the inaugural Inter-District competition in 1963.
This competition became known as Second Division from 1964. They currently play in the Sydney Shield. The club also fields open age and under age teams in Sydney Combined competitions.
The club has previously fielded teams in Balmain District and Parramatta District competitions.

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

Sydney Shield

The club entered the Sydney Shield in 2019.

NSW Cup

In a joint venture with Balmain Football Club, Balmain Ryde-Eastwood competed in the second-tier NSW Cup.

Second Division / Metropolitan Cup

Ryde-Eastwood entered the Inter-District competition in 1963. This was renamed as Second Division in 1964 and reorganised as the Metropolitan Cup in 1974. The competition collapsed after the 1976 season. It was revived in 1990. Ryde-Eastwood were premiers on both sides of the 13 season hiatus.

AMCO Cup

As the previous season's Second Division, Metropolitan Cup premiers, Ryde-Eastwood qualified for the Amco Cup knock-out competition on three consecutive occasions in the mid 1970s.
YearOpponentResultScore
1974 PenrithLost10-18
1975 Southern DivisionWon17-16
1975 Eastern SuburbsLost0-34
1976 IpswichWon29-13
1976 NewtownLost6-32