Boyd Cordner playing for Newtown against Canterbury-Bankstown in 2011. He looked like a future Australian representative player when he first played in Newtown’s SG Ball team in 2009. Photo: Mike Biboudis.
Boyd Cordner playing for Newtown against Canterbury-Bankstown in 2011. He looked like a future Australian representative player when he first played in Newtown’s SG Ball team in 2009. Photo: Mike Biboudis.

Plenty of familiar faces for Jets fans to cheer for in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup

Just as in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, there will be a large number of current and past Newtown Jets players participating in the 2017 tournament that gets underway on Friday, 27th October.

The Newtown RLFC was founded on the 8th January 1908 – and 109 years later this gutsy little club is still helping to take rugby league football to the world.

Here is the list of the 2017 World Cup players who either turned out with Newtown in 2017, or at some stage between the years 2005 and 2016.

Australia – Boyd Cordner

England – no Newtown representatives

France – Jason Baitieri and Mark Kheirallah

Lebanon – Ahmad Ellaz, Mitchell Mamary, Ray Moujalli and Travis Robinson

New Zealand – Isaac Liu, Brad Takairangi and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, plus Ben Gardiner (Assistant Coach)

Samoa – Fa’amanu Brown, Joseph Leilua, Joseph Paulo and Sam Tagataese

Scotland – Lachlan Stein and Luke Douglas

Tonga – Samisoni Langi, Sio Siua Taukeiaho and Daniel Tupou

Papua-New Guinea – Nene Macdonald, Rhyse Martin

Ireland – no Newtown representatives

Wales – no Newtown representatives

Fiji – Kane Evans, Taane Milne and Junior Roqica

Italy – Jayden Walker and Cameron Ciraldo (coach)

United States of America – Daniel Howard and Junior Vaivai.

In total: 27 current and former Newtown Jets players spread across 11 countries, plus one national team coach (Cameron Ciraldo, Italy) and one national team assistant coach (Ben Gardiner, New Zealand)

As accurately reported in recent issues of the Inner West Times and Inner West Courier, the Newtown Jets will definitely be participating in the 2018 NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition. Negotiations with an NRL partnership club are close to being finalised and club members and supporters will be advised as soon as the documents are signed.

Check out the great Newtown Jets coverage on pages 19 and 20 in last week’s Inner West Timeshttp://bit.ly/2gvM6ba

Newtown Jets left-edge backrower Kyle Pickering (in possession) about to score at Henson Park on Saturday, 22nd July 2023. Jets fullback Manaia Waitere salutes the crowd after playing a clever role in setting up the try. (Photo: Mario Facchini, mafphotography)

Newtown RLFC 2023 Presentation Dinner Details

July 22, 2023 - Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, Kyle Pickering of the Newtown Jets scores his second try of the game during Round 21 of the NSWRL Knock On Effect NSW Cup at Henson Park in Marrickville, New South Wales. (Mario Facchini/mafphotography)

Newtown RLFC 2023 Presentation Night Details

Sunday Sun 603

The Other Premiers of 1943

Brad Fearnley takes the ball up.

Jets cruise past Knights in season finale

Tom Melville in his playing days for Newtown.

Tom Melville RIP

Image: MAF Photography

Newtown Jets Team List v Newcastle Knights Sun 27th August 2023

Australian Mutual Bank
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Petersham RSL
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Deicorp
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Invisi-Gard
Jersey Minor

John Singleton Group
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Schofield King Lawyers
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Coverforce
Front of Shorts

The Henson
Back of Shorts

Sydney Park Hotel
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Sports Medicine Institute
Medical Services & Rehabilitation

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Major Sponsor

Arista Technologies
Technology Partner

Newtown Jets respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the Land and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on and that the land area encompassing Henson Park traditionally belonged to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.