Season 2019

The Newtown Jets and Wentworthville clash in the inaugural Canterbury Cup NSW grand final on Sunday at Bankwest Stadium. The match is in fact Wentworthville’s final appearance in the Canterbury Cup NSW, as they are leaving the competition at the completion of this season. The Parramatta club intends to field its own team in the…

Due to logistical reasons, the Newtown RLFC is unable to have a merchandise stall at Bankwest Stadium on grand final day, Sunday, 29th September. However, Newtown Jets merchandise is most certainly available this week from Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, at 14 Rich Street, Marrickville (the Newtown Jets administrative office). Newtown Jets merchandise can…

Newtown has won a place in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW grand final, following the Jets’ 22-20 victory over the premiership favourites St George-Illawarra. This preliminary final match was played at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (Kogarah) on Sunday afternoon. Seven weeks ago the Jets were in tenth place on the competition table, but they began their…

The Newtown Jets take on minor premiers St George-Illawarra in a Canterbury Cup NSW preliminary final at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium this Sunday, 22nd September. The winner of Sunday’s encounter will advance to the grand final to meet the winner of the South Sydney-Wentworthville preliminary final (to be played on Saturday). Newtown beat the Dragons on…

The Newtown Jets have survived another week of sudden-death Canterbury Cup NSW rugby league, having seen off the North Sydney Bears 30-28 in a thrilling elimination semi-final played at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday. Norths are partners with the powerful Sydney Roosters NRL club, and several Roosters NRL squad members turned out with North Sydney in…

The Newtown and North Sydney clubs have met twice in elimination semi-finals in recent years and on both occasions the matches were thrillers. The Bears prevailed by 17-16 in a pulsating encounter in 2011, and Newtown won in golden point extra time in 2012 with Daniel Mortimer kicking a long-range penalty goal. In 2019 Newtown…

Congratulations to the mighty Newtown Jets NSW Physical Disability Rugby League team on being crowned KARI Premiership winners after their 16-4 Grand Final triumph over South Sydney Rabbitohs at New Era Stadium, Cabramatta on Sunday.

A barrage of thirty unanswered points in the second half has carried the Newtown Jets into the second week of the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW finals. The Jets defeated the Canberra Raiders partnership club, Mounties, by 44-20 after having trailed 16-14 at half-time in the match played at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday. Newtown scored a…

Despite a less than stellar start to the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW competition, with just the one win achieved in the first seven competition rounds, the Newtown Jets finished the season strongly to qualify for the finals. The Jets (who finished in 7th place) face up to the Canberra Raiders partnership club, Mounties (who finished…

The Newtown Jets led 28-6 at half-time in their 24th and final Canterbury Cup NSW competition round played against the Newcastle Knights at Henson Park on Saturday. The Jets then had to scramble to defend that lead in the second half, with the final score being 34-22 in Newtown’s favour. The Jets ran up a…