The Jets and the Dirty Reds set to renew an ancient rivalry
TheNewtown Jets and the Glebe Dirty Reds, two of rugby league’s oldest clubs, willmeet in a pre-season trial match at Wentworth Park on Sunday, 16thFebruary.
Thisshowdown will be the first time that these two foundation clubs have met in arugby league match in 91 years. This has all the makings of a very competitiveand spirited trial match. The Glebe Dirty Reds are Newtown’s partnership clubin the NSWRL Ron Massey Cup competition and the players in both squads will bevying for a place in the 2020 Newtown Jets Canterbury Cup NSW team.
TheDirty Reds have staged trial matches at their spiritual home, Wentworth Park,in 2018 and 2019. It will be quite a sight to see Glebe’s maroon and whitecolours matched up against Newtown’s world famous royal blue strip.
Newtown’s2020 trial match dates are as follows:
FirstTrial Match:
GlebeDirty Reds v Newtown Jets
Date:Sunday, 16th February
Venue:Wentworth Park, Glebe
Kick-Off:4.00pm.
Curtain-Raiser:NSWRL Sydney Shield trial game.
SecondTrial Match:
Newtownv Canterbury-Bankstown
Date:Saturday, 22nd February
Venue:Henson Park
Kick-Off:5.00pm.
Curtain-Raisers:Cronulla Sharks v Canterbury Bulldogs in a Jersey Flegg trial match at 3.00pm.There will be a full round of Sydney Roosters junior representative matches(Harold Matthews, SG Ball and Tarsha Gale) prior to the Jersey Flegg trial.
ThirdTrial Match:
Newtownv Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
Date:Sunday, 1st March
Venue:Henson Park
Kick-Off: 3.00pm (to be confirmed)