It’s only taken 91 years … but the Newtown Jets and the Glebe Dirty Reds will do battle again at Wentworth Park this Sunday, 16th February at 4.00pm
1908NSW Rugby League foundation clubs, Newtown and Glebe, will meet in a trial matchat Wentworth Park this Sunday, 16th February.
There’splenty of rugby league history involved in this encounter – Newtown and Glebe,two clubs established in the Edwardian Era, haven’t played a game against eachother since 1929. The original Glebe RLFC played in the NSWRL first gradecompetition from 1908 to 1929, before being brought undone by the GreatDepression and other causes.
Themodern day Glebe Dirty Reds (who were re-established as a club in 2016) play inthe NSW Rugby League Ron Massey Cup and are partners with the Newtown Jets whoof course play in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition.
Sunday’strial match will be a genuine contest as the players in both teams will becompeting for places in Newtown’s opening round Canterbury Cup match againstSouth Sydney on the 15th March.
Sunday’s match details are: -
Date: Sunday, 16th February 2020
Venue:Wentworth Park
Match:Glebe Dirty Reds v Newtown Jets
Kick-Off:4.00pm.
Curtain-Raiserat 2.00pm: NSWRL Challenge Cup: Glebe-Burwood v Windsor.
Gatesopen at 1.30pm. Entry: $10. Kids under 16 are free.
AfterSunday’s game, all the Newtown Jets players, team staff and supporters areinvited to join with the Glebe Dirty Reds at the Glebe Hotel, 63 Bay Street,Glebe (formerly known as the Australian Youth Hotel). The Glebe Hotel is a veryshort walk from Wentworth Park going towards Broadway.
ThisSunday’s Glebe-Newtown match has been previewed in today’s Daily Telegraph,Thursday, 13th February, page 72. The link to this article islimited to Daily Telegraph on-line subscribers.