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Australian rugby league club, based in Helensburgh, NSW
Helensburgh Tigers
Full name Helensburgh Rugby League Football Club Nickname(s) The Tigers Colours Gold BlackFounded 1911; 113 years ago (1911 ) Ground(s) Competition
Illawarra Rugby League 2015 1st (champions) Premierships 4 (1986, 1988, 1993, 2015)
The Helensburgh Tigers are an
Australian
rugby league football team based in
Helensburgh , a country town of the
Illawarra region. The club are a part of
Country Rugby League and has competed in the
Illawarra Rugby League premiership since its inception in 1911.
History
The Tigers are a foundation club of the
Illawarra Rugby League , playing in the inaugural competition in 1911. Their first game was a 2–0 defeat to Wollongong.
[1] The club, however, didn't always compete in first grade since this time and not always did they have a reserve grade team following them. Scarborough fielded a reserves team which followed the Tigers between 1932 and 1935 before the Tigers dropped out of first grade (leaving Scarborough to field a reserves side behind Albion Park) in 1936.
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Name and emblem
The Helensburgh team is represented by a tiger, and their emblem is similar to that of the old
NSWRL team
Balmain Tigers (before they merged with
Wests ).
Colours
Their colours, gold and black, are also similar to the old Balmain Tigers side.
Women's team
The
Helensburgh Tiger Lillies was founded in 2005 Helensburgh Tiger Lilies Women's Rugby League Club are an Australian professional
Women's rugby league football team based in
Helensburgh, New South Wales .
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Notable players
Players that have played in the National and/or Sydney competitions:
Sam Bremner
Kezie Apps
Jessica Sergis
Damien Cook (2013–
Dragons ,
Bulldogs and
South Sydney Rabbitohs )
Josh Starling (2012–17
Rabbitohs ,
Sea Eagles and
Newcastle Knights )
Justin Poore (2004–14
St. George-Illawarra Dragons ,
Parramatta Eels ,
Wakefield and
Hull KR )
Neil Piccinelli (1989–98
Illawarra Steelers ,
Hunter Mariners and
Newcastle Knights )
Dave Boughton (
Sharks and
Adelaide Rams back-rower of the 1990s)
Phil Doran (Sharks player in the 80s)
Scott Dudman (Sharks,
Raiders forward)
John Griffiths (Sharks lower grader)
Garry Hammond (Sharks 1982–1985)
George Jardine (
St. George forward, played in their 1949 grand final win with a broken wrist)
Trevor Kissell (Steelers)
Allan Holmes (St George 1976–1977)
Steve Kneen (Sharks,
Australian Kangaroo in 1978)
Bob Lawrence (
Balmain forward in 1950's)
Peter Phillips (Steelers, Balmain and St. George)
Jack Russell (Balmain 1946)
Brian Shannon (
Western Suburbs Magpies 1957)
Warren Thompson (
Souths ,
North Sydney , and St. George 1963–70)
Allan McKean (
Easts , and Australian Kangaroo in 1970)
Barry "Punchy" Nelson (NSW forward,
Canterbury president during 1980's premierships)
Randall Barge (St. George 1979)
John Cox (
Newtown 1964–66)
Source:
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Team honours
1986, 1988, 1993, 2015
Illawarra Rugby League Reserve Grade Premierships: 5
1952, 1960, 1961, 2012, 2014
Source:
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See also
References
External links
1st Grade Other Divisions Former Teams
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