Season 2019
Throw Back Thursday – The Better Team Drew
Each week, thanks to Cryo, we look back at a significant moment in our rich history. Today we remember a truly unique score in premiership history. THE BETTER TEAM DREW Those were the immortal words of former Newtown coach Warren Ryan who had just seen his team draw nil-all with Canterbury in the premiership’s first…
Read MoreNewtown retains its reputation as a first-rate development club for rugby league professionals
The Newtown RLFC was well represented in the 2013 and 2017 Rugby League World Cup by players who had either previously played with the Newtown Jets or who were still on the club’s books. The players’ names in this weekend’s round of international rugby league matches and State of Origin II make for interesting reading,…
Read MoreThe Newtown Jets Canterbury Cup resurgence continues apace
The Newtown Jets claimed another impressive scalp in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition, when they defeated second-placed Mounties by 34-20 on Saturday afternoon at the Aubrey Keech Reserve, Hinchinbrook. The Jets had a tight grip on this result when they ran up a 22-4 lead by half-time, with the tries being scored by winger Sione…
Read MoreNewtown’s quest to consolidate a place in the Top Eight continues without respite
The Jets travel into Sydney’s south-west on Saturday, 15th June, to take on the second-placed Mounties. The Jets are currently in eighth position, having leap-frogged Wentworthville on the Canterbury Cup competition table following last Saturday’s 22-10 win at Henson Park. Jamie Soward, the guest tipster on the NSWRL website (www.nswrl.com.au) has once again gone for…
Read MoreSuddenly it’s the 4th June 2011 again
Virtually to the day eight years ago the Newtown Jets went into a match at Henson Park against Wentworthville as complete underdogs and emerged triumphant. Yesterday at Henson Park the Jets came up against a Wentworthville team fielding no fewer than eight players with recent NRL experience with Parramatta – but once again defied the…
Read MoreEveryone’s welcome to Newtown’s Pride and Diversity Day at Henson Park on Saturday, 8th June
There is no rugby league club anywhere more closely associated with the concept of “ä fair go all round” than the Newtown Jets RLFC. Saturday’s Pride and Diversity Day pays tribute to the contribution made by the LGBTIQ community to the Newtown Jets and to inner-western Sydney. The overall theme of the day is “everyone…
Read MoreJets salvage a valuable competition point against the Warriors
Newtown drew 20-all with the New Zealand Warriors in the 12th Round Canterbury Cup NSW fixture played at Henson Park on Saturday afternoon. The Jets led 10-6 at halftime and the second half was a thrilling spectacle as both teams threw the ball around and strove desperately to gain the two competition points. The Warriors…
Read MoreJets need to be on guard against the boys from across the Ditch
Both the Newtown Jets and New Zealand Warriors clubs are engaged in a fierce struggle for a place in the top eight of the Canterbury Cup NSW competition. The Jets might be aiming to make it four wins in a row on Saturday, but they would be ill-advised to take the Warriors (showcasing at least…
Read MoreJets defy the form guide with decisive win over Dragons
Newtown halfback Braydon Trindall scored three tries and kicked six goals, as he helped the Jets to a hard-fought 36-22 upset victory over the fourth-placed St George-Illawarra Dragons at WIN Stadium, Wollongong on Sunday afternoon. The Dragons had been tipped to win easily against the Jets, but Newtown’s emphatic third win a row will send…
Read MoreA tough assignment awaits the Jets in Wollongong
Newtown’s quest in fighting their way back into Canterbury Cup finals contention continues this Sunday. The Jets take on fourth placed St George-Illawarra at WIN Stadium, Wollongong, with this match being the main curtain-raiser to the Dragons-Cronulla Sharks NRL fixture. Sunday’s match details: NSWRL Canterbury Cup NSW – 11th Round Sunday, 26th May 2019 WIN…
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