City New South Wales rugby league team

City
Team information
Governing body New South Wales Rugby League
Head coach Brad Fittler
Captain Paul Gallen
Most caps 12 - Sidney Pearce Junior
Top try-scorer 11 - Brian Carlson
Top point-scorer 91 - Michael Cronin
Team results
First game
City 29–8 Country
(10 June 1911)
First City vs Country Origin
City Origin 30–22 Country Origin
(May 16th 1987)
Biggest win
City 55–2 Country (May 17th 1980)
Biggest defeat
Country Origin 42–10 City Origin (Jun 8th 2001)

The Sydney Rugby League team, known as the City Rugby League team, or Combined Sydney, or Sydney Firsts, or Sydney Capitals, was a representative rugby league team consisting of players formerly of the New South Wales Rugby League competition, one of two federations in the state of New South Wales. City played annually in the City vs Country Origin competition against the representative team of New South Wales' other federation, Country Rugby League.

Location

Any players whose junior football was played for a club within the greater area of Sydney city is deemed eligible to play for the City RL. Meanwhile, anyone from outside the Sydney area can be considered for selection for Country RL Team.


Kit suppliers and sponsors

Period Manufacturers Sponsors
1999- Classic Sportswear KARI

2017 City vs Country Match

Squad

City NSW rugby league team
2017 squad Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Match Details

7 May 2017
4:00pm (AEST)
Country Origin 10 – 20 City Origin
Tries:
Anthony Don (36') 1
Adam Elliott (58') 1
Goals:
Michael Gordon 1/2
(38')		 [1] Tries:
1 (10') David Gower
1 (49') James Tamou
1 (80') Bryce Cartwright
Goals:
3/3 Clint Gutherson
(12', 40' pen, 51')
1/1 Paul Gallen
(80')
Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium,
Mudgee, New South Wales
Attendance: 8,322
Referee: Ashley Klein, Alan Shortall
Man of the Match: James Tamou

2017 Women's City vs Country Match

The Women's City vs Country Origin is the Women's rugby league version of the game and has been running since 2017.[2][3]

Squad

City NSW rugby league team
2017 squad Coaching staff

Head coach

  • Chris Studdon


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Match Details

14 May 2017
Country Origin 8 – 20 City Origin

See also

References

  1. ↑ {{https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/city-vs-country-2017/nsw-country-vs-nsw-city.html}}
  2. ↑ http://www.nrl.com/womens-nsw-city-country-squads-named/tabid/10874/newsid/106564/default.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/04/28/team_announcement_wo.html
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