Newtown Rugby League Football Club - Established 1908
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The Newtown and South Sydney Rugby League clubs are two of Australia's foundation Rugby League clubs and both are integral parts of the cultural and social fabric that makes up Sydney's history.

These two Foundation Clubs share a great tradition of inner-city rivalry and there have been some tremendous clashes over the years, including two fiercely-contested Grand Finals in the 1950s.

Both of these clubs have produced many of Rugby League's best known identities and both celebrated their club centenaries in 2008.

Great memories

Dick Poole speeds away from a lunging Rabbitoh. Dick was captain-coach of the Bluebags team that went down to Souths, 12-11, in the 1955 grand final.

Geoff Bugden played with Newtown from 1979 to 1981 and had many fiery clashes with Newtown's inner-city rivals. Geoff is seen in action against Souths in this photo from the 1980 season, the year he won the Rothmans Medal.

The Newtown Jets and the South Sydney Rabbitohs will renew old acquaintances early next year when they meet in the Return to Redfern match at the Australian Technology Park Performance Centre at Redfern Oval on Saturday, 5 February 2011.

A special event to recall for years to come!

What a marvellous way to kick off the 2011 Rugby League season - the famous Royal Blue colours pitted against the Red and Green on the resplendent green turf of Redfern Oval, on a Saturday evening in early February!

This will be Rugby League history in the making!

Tickets are limited for both the grandstand and outer ground areas, so why not take the opportunity of linking your Return to Redfern ticket purchases to a discounted 2011 Newtown Jets season membership package.

To secure tickets and membership packages, and ensure your place at this blockbuster start to the 2011 Rugby League season, call

  • Stuart McCarthy on 0447 046 516, or
  • Olga Lauricella on 0412 712 612