The Newtown Jets and the De La Salle JRLFC announce a rugby league partnership
The Newtown RLFC is pleased to announce the formation of a footballing partnership with the De La Salle Junior Rugby League Football Club. The De La Salle JRLFC was established in 1962 and is the biggest club in the Cronulla-Sutherland Junior Rugby League, with more than 800 registered players and 60 teams across all age…
Read MoreThe Newtown RLFC pays a fitting farewell to the greatly-admired and respected Ken Wilson
A huge crowd of former and present-day Newtown RLFC players, officials and supporters were at the Revesby Workers Club on Friday afternoon (20th January) to attend the memorial service of the late Ken Wilson. The entire occasion was most certainly a superb farewell to one of the Newtown club’s greatest products and also a splendid…
Read MoreAustralia’s oldest rugby league football club celebrates its 115th birthday on Sunday, 8th January 2023
On the occasion of our grand old club’s foundation day, 8th January, let us salute the Newtown RLFC pioneers of 1908. They are pictured above, prior to their first match for the inaugural season, which was played against Eastern Suburbs on the 20th April 1908 at Wentworth Park.(Photo: Newtown RLFC). The names in this photo…
Read MoreThe Newtown club farewells one of its greatest-ever players
The Newtown RLFC regrets to announce the passing overnight of the former player, team captain and leading first grade points-scorer Ken Wilson. Ken was a product of the Marrickville De La Salle College and the Addison Royals junior rugby league club. He played with the Newtown RLFC from 1970 to 1974; had one season at…
Read MoreSeason’s Greetings from the Jets
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everybody from everyone at the Newtown Rugby League Football Club. We look forward to the upcoming new season in the NSWRL Knock-On Effect NSW Cup competition, and we will be celebrating our club’s 115th birthday on the 8th January 2023! The 2023 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup draw…
Read MoreEverything you need to know about Newtown’s new head coach
George Ndaira steps into the Newtown RLFC Knock-On Effect NSW Cup head coaching position after that coaching job had been very capably filled by Greg Matterson from 2008 to 2022. A St George juniors product, George played as a hooker and halfback with the St George-Illawarra, Sydney Roosters, South Sydney and Newcastle Knights NRL squads…
Read MoreKayal Iro caps a stellar season with more awards
(Article supplied by Margie McDonald from the NSW Rugby League.) A bumper year for Newtown Jets centre Kayal Iro has extended well into the off-season with the 22-year-old picking up three awards at club’s presentation night. The Jets held their post-season gala night in mid-November to give Iro time to return to Sydney from the…
Read MoreHere’s some news about a great Newtown RLFC membership promotion – plus the Newtown Jets are going to the 2022 World Cup … and how!
To celebrate the Newtown Jets 2022 Minor Premiership success Takara Jewellery is giving away 10 Newtown Jets 2023 memberships. These are 5 x Spirit of ’43 memberships and 5 x Kids memberships To enter this promotion, email your name, contact details and which membership you would like to go into the draw for to: takarajewellery@outlook.com…
Read MoreHigh-performance Newtown Jets coach Greg Matterson announces his resignation
The Newtown Rugby League Football Club announces that the club’s NSW Cup Head Coach, Greg Matterson, has indicated that he will resign from his position at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Greg makes this decision to resign from the position of Head Coach with the very best wishes of the entire Newtown club. He…
Read MoreJets second half fightback falls short of victory
The Newtown Jets have bowed out at the Preliminary Final stage of the 2022 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup, after losing 28-26 to Canterbury-Bankstown at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday, 17th September. The Bulldogs had a particularly damaging first half, leading 22-6 after 27 minutes and 26-10 at halftime. Newtown fielded a restructured team with four Cronulla…
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