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.[1] This competition became known as Second Division from 1964. They currently play in the Sydney Shield. The club also fields open age (mens and womens) and under age (20s and 18s) teams in Sydney Combined competitions.

Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
Club information
Full nameRyde-Eastwood Rugby League Football Club
Colours  Scarlet
  White
Founded1963
WebsiteOn Facebook
Leagues Club History
Current details
Ground(s)
  • TG Milner Field
CoachJarred Farlow
CompetitionSydney Shield Ron Massey Cup Presidents Cup
Records
Premierships7 (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 (2nd Div), 1990 (Metro), 2019 (SS))
Runners-up10 (1964, 1967 (2nd Div), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002 (Metro), 2020 (SS))
Minor premierships9 (1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 (2nd Div), 1990, 1996, 1999 (Metro), 2020 (SS))
Wooden spoonsNil (Nil)

The club has previously fielded teams in Balmain District and Parramatta District competitions.[1]

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

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Sydney Shield

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The club entered the Sydney Shield in 2019.

Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record
Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff
2019 Sydney Shield[2] 4 1 32 Premiers[3][4] 23 18 5 0 830 444 386
2020 Sydney Shield N/A 0 2 Competition Cancelled 1 1 0 0 50 8 42
2020 Sydney Shield[5] 1 1 16 Grand Finalist[6] 10 8 2 0 320 176 144

NSW Cup

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In a joint venture with Balmain Football Club, Balmain Ryde-Eastwood competed in the second-tier NSW Cup.[7]

Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record
Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff
2005 Premier League 9 2 24 26 10 14 0 696 533 163
2006 Premier League 6 2 33 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 26 15 10 1 775 654 121
2007 Premier League 3 3 33 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 24 14 9 1 597 538 59
2008 NSW Cup 8 0 17 24 9 14 1 593 616 -23
2009 NSW Cup 6 2 26 Grand Finalist 24 14 10 0 563 549 14
2010 NSW Cup 2 0 40 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 27 21 6 0 771 532 239
2011 NSW Cup 8 3 20 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 23 6 15 2 449 544 -95
2012 NSW Cup 8 2 30 Grand Finalist[8] 28 16 12 0 829 680 149

Second Division / Metropolitan Cup

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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.

Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record
Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff
1963 Inter-District[9] 6 19 16 9 6 1 174 151 23
1964 Second Division[10] 2 0 26 Grand Finalist[11] 21 14 7 0 159 242 -83
1965 Second Division[12] 5 0 20 18 9 7 1 213 154 59
1966 Second Division[13] 5 0 16 14 8 6 0 141 157 -16
1967 Second Division[14] 1 0 23 Grand Finalist 18 13 4 1 272 165 107
1968 Second Division[15] 8 2 6 16 3 13 0 104 298 -194
1969 Second Division[16] 4 0 19 Semi-Finalist[17] 17 9 7 1 233 198 35
1970 Second Division[18] 6 2 20 20 9 9 2 276 239 37
1971 Second Division[19] 3 2 33 Finalist[20] 22 17 4 1 624 207 417
1972 Second Division[21] 2 2 39 Premiers[22] 22 19 2 1 651 221 430
1973 Second Division[23] 1 2 42 Premiers 22 20 2 0 703 173 530
1974 Metropolitan Cup 1 38 Premiers 22 21 1 0 498 188 310
1975 Metropolitan Cup 1 2 31 Premiers 18 17 0 1 460 143 317
1976 Metropolitan Cup 1 0 30 Premiers 18 17 1 0 422 179 243
1990 Metropolitan Cup 1 25 Premiers
1991 Metropolitan Cup 21 Grand Finalist
1992 Metropolitan Cup 2 2 23 Grand Finalist 18 9 7 2 333 324 9
1993 Metropolitan Cup 2 2 25 Grand Finalist 18 12 5 1 373 249 124
1994 Metropolitan Cup 3 0 26 Semi-Finalist 22 13 9 0 467 409 58
1995 Metropolitan Cup 3 2 28 Semi-Finalist 19 11 8 0 439 359 80
1996 Metropolitan Cup 1 2 29 Grand Finalist 18 13 4 1 480 314 166
1997 Metropolitan Cup 4 14
1998 Metropolitan Cup 5 0 19 18 8 7 3 353 334 19
1999 Metropolitan Cup 1 30 Grand Finalist 18 15 3 0 550 318 232
2000 Metropolitan Cup 2 0 17 Grand Finalist 16 10 5 1 410 326 84
2001 Metropolitan Cup 3 3 26 Semi-Finalist 19 10 9 0 457 422 35
2002 Metropolitan Cup 2 0 18 Grand Finalist 18 10 8 0 438 388 50
2003 Jim Beam Cup 6 0 24 22 11 9 2 553 534 19
2004 Jim Beam Cup 9 2 21 20 8 11 1 436 616 -180

AMCO Cup

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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.

Year Opponent Result Score
1974   Penrith Lost 10-18
1975   Southern Division Won[24] 17-16
  Eastern Suburbs Lost 0-34
1976   Ipswich Won 29-13
  Newtown Lost 6-32

Sources

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Years Acronym Item Available
Online
Via
1963 to 2004 - History of the Hawks 1963 - 2004[1] No State Library of NSW
1920 to 1973 RLN Rugby League News Yes Trove
1972–76, 1978, 1980–81,
1991–96, 1998–2009
- New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report No State Library of NSW
2014–19 - New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report Yes NSWRL website
1970 to 2002 RLW Rugby League Week No State Library of NSW
2003 to 2014 RLW Rugby League Week Yes eResources at State Library of NSW
1974 to 2019 BL Big League No State Library of NSW
2014 to present LU League Unlimited Yes League Unlimited website
2010 to 2019 - Various Newspaper Websites Yes As referenced

References

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  6. ^ Cupido, Andre (27 September 2020). "Incredible Sharks comeback earns premiership victory". NSWRL. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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  8. ^ "Newtown claim 2012 NSW Cup Premiership". League Unlimited. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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  18. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news". 51 (40 (September 5, 1970)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news". 52 (37 (September 26, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  20. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news". 52 (38 (October 1, 1971)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news". 53 (36 (September 16, 1972)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  22. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news". 53 (37 (September 22, 1972)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  23. ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. "The Rugby League news" (Grand Final Supplement (September 16, 1973)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Trove. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  24. ^ "Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 25 May 2020.