This week’s sponsor in focus is – SMI Sports Medicine Institute
This week the Newtown RLFC gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship given by the SMI Sports Institute In Miranda. SMI is a very valuable partner of the Newtown Jets.The centre comprehensively looks after sport and exercise related injuries and medical problems.SMI opened in 2010 and is now regarded as the “go to” clinic for the treatment of…
Read MoreRecalling the extraordinary events at ANZ Stadium on Sunday, 6th October 2019
Freelance photographer and writer Chris Lane produced a selection of photos that gives a slightly different perspective to the events of the 6th October 2019.The link to Chris’s top-class blog is: https://chasinglight.photo.blog/tag/nrl/ (This Newtown RLFC match report below was written on the 8th October 2019). Jets claim national title with a sensational try in the game’s final seconds.…
Read MoreThis week the Newtown RLFC pays tribute to the tremendous support given to our club by The Henson, conveniently located close to our home ground, Henson Park
The Henson is a community-driven hotel – supporting, supplying and serving the best from the local neighbourhood. Located on the corner of Illawarra Road and Chapel Street in Marrickville, The Henson is literally a stone’s throw from the Woodland Street entrance at the top of Henson Park hill. Both the front bar, back garden and…
Read MoreRemembering forty years ago ….
Today, 27th September 2021, marks exactly forty years since Newtown and Parramatta faced off in the 1981 NSWRL First Grade Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It is an occasion of mixed feelings for many thousands of Newtown Jets supporters. There was the profound disappointment of losing the game narrowly, but no doubt many…
Read MoreThis week we gratefully acknowledge the staunch support of the Coverforce organisation, who have been sponsoring the Newtown RLFC since 2014
Coverforce – Smart Insurance Solutions. Coverforce is Australia’s largest privately-owned insurance broker, with the responsibility of protecting the financial futures of thousands of businesses and their employees throughout Australia. Along with valued support for the Newtown Jets, Coverforce proudly supports a range of organisations including the Royal Flying Doctor Service, St Vincents Prostate Cancer Centre…
Read More1981 Grand Final Re-imagined
This weekend marks 40 years since Newtown and Parramatta played in the 1981 NSWRL first grade grand final. Despite Newtown’s narrow loss in that match, it represents a pivotal moment in our club’s history. Bearing in mind the travails that the Newtown RLFC went through in the mid to late 1970s, then followed by the…
Read MoreThis week the Newtown RLFC pays tribute to the many years of support from John Singleton and his company the John Singleton Group
The continued existence of the Newtown Rugby League Football Club is only made possible with the generous and ongoing help from our dedicated sponsors. John Singleton first became involved with the Newtown club in 1977, and he was a major player in the plethora of developments that ultimately led to the Jets surging into the…
Read MoreMeet the Members: Glen Archibald
Thanks to Petersham RSL, we’re bringing back the ‘Meet the Members’ series of interviews. This week, we’re talking to Glen Archibald, a member of our Royal Blue Legends Club. Glen, how long have you supported the Newtown Jets? I’ve been a supporter of the Newtown Jets since moving into the Newtown area back in 2011.…
Read MoreGreg Matterson is back on board for 2022
The Newtown Jets thank Schofield King Lawyers for their continued support of our club through such difficult times. Schofield King Lawyers is a law firm with a well-deserved reputation for working hard for clients who are involved in compensation cases against big corporations and insurance companies. Their foundation company ethos is to ensure that their…
Read MoreSchofield King’s Throwback Thursday: Newtown Reach Grand Final After Upset Win
Seeing as 2021 marks 40 years since our club’s remarkable charge to the 1981 NSWRFL Grand Final, this year Schofield King’s Throwback Thursday will focus exclusively on that season. Each week we’ll revisit the fixture from the corresponding round in a series of articles that we hope will take our long-time fans on a fun…
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