Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League

Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League

Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	2005
Replaced by	Top tier state competition is now the NSWRL Women's Premiership
Number of teams	22 Open Age 9 Combined 5 Central Macarthur Western 8 Penrith
Most titles	Canley Heights Dragons (4 titles)
Website	NSWRL Sydney Metropolitan Combined
Related competition	Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League, NSWRL Women's Premiership

The Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League was the premier Women's rugby league competition in the state of New South Wales, Australia. In 2017, the competition became known as the NSWRL Women's Premiership. The New South Wales Rugby League also administer open age women's and age group girls' competitions that sit below the NSWRL Women's Premiership. Within the Sydney Metropolitan region, there are several conferences.

History

A regular women's rugby league competition was started in Sydney in the 1990s. This competition folded after the conclusion of the 2001 season. The Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League restarted a competition in 2005. A meeting in March 2005 at the PCYC in Miller, south west of Sydney was the catalyst to get the women's competition up and running again.

Sydney Metropolitan - Rugby League Clubs with Women's Teams

In the 2021 season, the following Rugby League clubs field women's teams.

Combined Women's Open Age^[1]

Como Jannali Crocodiles
Forestville Ferrets
La Perouse Panthers
Leichhardt Wanderers
Marrickville RSL Kings
Mascot Jets
North Sydney Brothers
Redfern All Blacks
Ryde Eastwood Hawks

Central Macarthur Western Women's Open Age^[2]

All Saints Toongabbie Tigers
Campbelltown Collegians Collie Dogs
Hinchbrook Hornets
Milperra Colts
Moorebank Rams

Penrith and District - Open Womens
The Penrith and District Junior Rugby League run and administer an Open Women's Rugby League competition. In 2021, the competition consists of the following teams.^[3]

Blacktown City Bears
Doonside Roos
Emu Plains Emus
Minchinbury Jets
Mt Druitt Lions
Penrith Waratahs
St Clair Comets
St Marys Saints

Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League Clubs

In 2016, the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League included the following clubs.

Team	Home Ground	Open Div 1	Open Div 2	Under 18's	Under 15's
Berala Bears	Peter Hislop Park		X	X	X
Berkeley Vale Panthers	Morry Breen Oval	X
Chester Hill Rhinos	Terry Lamb Complex		X	X	X
Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks	Cronulla High School	X		X	X
Forestville Ferrets	Forestville Park	X
Glenmore Park Brumbies	Ched Towns Reserve		X	X	X
Greenacre Tigers	Roberts Park	X
Hunter Stars	Cessnock Sportsground	X
Maroubra	Snape Park		X
Minchinbury	Mt Druitt Reserve		X	X	X
Mount Pritchard Mounties	Mount Pritchard Oval	X
Penrith Waratahs	Doug Rennie Field		X
Redfern All Blacks	Waterloo Oval	X

Former clubs

Teams that participated in the SMWRL prior to the 2016 season include:

Auburn
Blacktown
Cabramatta Two Blues
Canley Vale Kookas
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
East Campbelltown Eagles
Guildford Owls
Hawkesbury Hawkes
Nepean
Newtown Jetettes
Windsor Wolves
Renown United
Riverwood Legion 1995
Sydney Bulls

Premiers

Year	Premiers	Score	Runner-ups
1996	South Sydney	26-16	Parramatta
1997	South Sydney	26-14	Parramatta
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002-04	No Premiership
2005	Redfern All Blacks
2006	Canley Vale Kookas
2007	Forestville Ferrets
2008	Forestville Ferrets
2009	Forestville Ferrets
2010	Cabramatta Two Blues
2011	Canley Heights Dragons
2012	Canley Heights Dragons
2013	Canley Heights Dragons
2014	Canley Heights Dragons	42-26	Redfern All Blacks
2015	Greenacre Tigers	14-12	Forestville Ferrets
2016	Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks	26-22	Greenacre Tigers
NSW Women's Premiership
2017	Redfern All Blacks	26-16	North Newcastle
2018	Mount Prichard Mounties	12-10	South Sydney Rabbitohs
2019	CRL Newcastle	12-10	Mount Prichard Mounties

Premiership Tally

No.	Club	Seasons
1	Canley Heights Dragons	4 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
2	Forestville Ferrets	3 (2007, 2008, 2009)
3	Redfern All Blacks	2 (2005, 2017)
4	Canley Vale Kookas	1 (2006)
4	Cabramatta Two Blues	1 (2010)
4	Greenacre Tigers	1 (2015)
4	Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks	1 (2016)
4	Mount Prichard Mounties	1 (2018)

Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.

References

^ "2021 Combined Women's Open Age". Play Rugby League. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "2021 Central Macarthur Western Womens Open Age". Play Rugby League. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Penrith and District JRL - 2021 Open Womens Division 1". Play Rugby League. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.