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A history of this famous Sydney beachside suburb which touches on the suburbs of Caringbah, Burraneer Bay, Woolooware, Yowie Bay, Taren Point, Gunnamatta Bay, Kurnell, Lilli Pilli and the Port Hacking Rive
Cronulla Sharks
Club History
by Sean Fagan of RL1908.com
Cronulla rugby league club was first founded in 1963 under the banner of Cronulla-Caringbah. They entered the inter-district competition, playing against Wentworthville, Sydney University, Penrith and other clubs in the Sydney area.
The following year, under the name of Sutherland-Cronulla, the area had its first President's Cup, Jersey Flegg and S.G.Ball teams. Previously, juniors from the area were under the administration of the St. George club, with many of the Dragons' senior players also choosing to settle in the beach-side suburbs.
Looking to expand the game into Sydney's ever growing suburbs, in 1967 the NSWRL added two new clubs to the competition - the first additions since Parramatta and Manly entered in 1947.
Despite objections from more financially powerful Wentworthville club, the League selected Penrith and Cronulla. Against Wentworthville's claims was its geographic proximity to Parramatta who were still struggling themselves to maintain premiership credibility.
The Cronulla club wore chocolate coloured jerseys with a gold V while in the Sydney 2nd Division competition. However, in October 1966 the club announced that its 1967 playing strip for its Sydney premiership debut would be a sky blue jersey adorned with a white V, the player numbers on the back being red.
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