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Frank Hyde: The Man Behind the Shield Each week, thanks to Schofield King Lawyers, we bring you a story from our rich history. With Newtown supposed to play Norths this weekend, we thought we’d use this Flashback Friday pay tribute to the man who inspired the trophy both teams aspire to win when they face…

Each week, thanks to Schofield King Lawyers, we bring you a story from our rich history. Today’s tale comes from renowned rugby league historian and Newtown Jets tragic, Terry Williams, who tells the story of the Newtown RLFC player that succumbed to the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918-19. This story originally appeared on the NSWRL…

While the Canterbury Cup may be postponed until at least June, we’re still going to be publishing our Schofield King Throwback Thursday articles.  This weekend, we were scheduled to play Canterbury, so we’re going to look back at a Kiwi international who represented both Canterbury and Newtown with distinction, Bill Noonan. Originally from Christchurch, Noonan was selected…

Thanks to Schofield King Lawyers, Throwback Thursday is back for another season and this week we’re looking at the last time we took on the Bunnies in Round 1 at Redfern. The year was 1979 and following a last-place finish the previous three seasons, Newtown recruited a relatively unknown coach from Western Suburbs’ lower grades…

The Newtown RLFC regrets to announce the passing of Manfred Moore on 11th January 2020. The news of Manfred’s passing was only made known to the Newtown club yesterday (9th March). Manfred Moore attracted considerable publicity for his short stint in professional rugby league with the Newtown Jets in 1977. He had previously played professional…

Each week thanks to Cryo, we look back at a significant moment in our rich history. Today, we remember the night we beat Queensland’s best. BLUEBAGS DETHRONE THE KING Ahead of this weekend’s clash with Intrust Super Cup Premiers, the Burleigh Bears, we look back at an evening 38-years-ago when the Jets flew north to…

Each week thanks to Cryo, we look back at a significant moment in our rich history. Today, we remember a victorious last Sunday in September. SEVENTH HEAVEN – SEVEN YEARS AGO Seven years ago, on Sunday 30 September 2012, the Newtown Jets completed one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of Australian sport…

Each week thanks to Cryo, we look back at a significant moment in our rich history. Today, we look back at that time we finished 7th and then beat the minor premiers in the preliminary final. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SUPERSTITIONS? Well, let’s hope you do, because there are certainly a lot of parallels to…

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Each week thanks to Cryo, bring you a story from our rich history. Today, ahead of our sudden death semi-final clash this Sunday we revisit the corresponding fixture from 2012, which was against the same team and at the same venue. JETS DO THE MOSE MASH “The second half . . . was…