Sydney Shield


The Sydney Shield is a rugby league football competition played in Sydney, New South Wales. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League.

Clubs

Ten teams will compete in the 2025 Sydney Shield. The fixture list is available on the .
ColoursClubLocationHome GroundPremiershipsFoundedJoined
Cabramatta Two BluesCabramatta, New South WalesNew Era Stadium-1919
Glebe Dirty RedsGlebe, New South WalesWentworth Park-1908
Hills District BullsBaulkham Hills, New South WalesCrestwood Oval202319642012
Manly Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale, New South WalesBrookvale Oval-19472024
Moorebank RamsMoorebank, New South WalesHammondville Oval-19552017
Mount Pritchard MountiesMount Pritchard, New South WalesAubrey Keech Reserve-1927
Penrith BrothersPenrith, New South WalesParker St Reserve202419682018
Ryde-Eastwood HawksRyde, New South WalesTG Milner Field201919622019
St Marys SaintsSt Marys, New South WalesSt Marys Leagues Stadium2017, 202219082016
Wentworthville UnitedWentworthville, New South WalesRingrose Park2012, 201519632012

Sydney Shield Premiers

Premiership Tally

Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.

Timeline

The timeline below displays club participation in the Sydney Shield competition. Finals Series have been: Top 5, Top 8 and Top 4. The competition was cancelled in 2021 prior to the scheduled final series.

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2021

Eleven teams competed in the 2021 Sydney Shield. The season commenced on March 14, 2021. The last round was scheduled for August 22, 2021, with a final series to follow. The season was, however, suspended due to lockdown measures taken to combat the spread of the delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales.
The eleven teams were: Belrose Eagles, Cabramatta Two Blues, Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks, East Campbelltown Eagles, Hills District Bulls, Moorebank Rams, Penrith Brothers, Ryde-Eastwood Hawks, St Marys Saints, Wentworthville Magpies, and Windsor Wolves

2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the Sydney Shield competition was postponed after the first round on March 14 & 15. The competition was subsequently reconfigured. Nominations from the following clubs were accepted. Results from the matches in March were disregarded as the competition restarted on July 18.

The teams that contested the revised competition were: Belrose Eagles, Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks, East Campbelltown Eagles, Helensburgh Tigers, Hills District Bulls, Moorebank Rams, Ryde-Eastwood Hawks, Sydney University and Wentworthville Magpies.

Cronulla-Caringbah and Helensburgh were not in the first version of the 2020 Sydney Shield. The following teams had competed in the single, first round in March.