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Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League

Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	1964
Number of teams	16 (11 senior)
Region	Sutherland Shire, Sydney (New South Wales Rugby League)
Premiers	St Joseph’s JRLFC (2023)
Related competition	Sydney Combined Competition

The Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League (Cronulla-Sutherland District Junior Rugby Football League in the case of junior football) is an amateur competition for rugby league clubs in and around the Sutherland Shire district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League was formed in the early 1950s following the formation of several new Sutherland Shire based clubs and the arrangement of a committee that would eventually become the CSDRFL. All Shire based clubs had previously played in several Inter-District matches throughout the year but with the formation of a localised Sutherland league these were no longer deemed necessary.

The Cronulla-Sutherland Junior District Rugby Football League was formed in 1963 after a general meeting among several of the already established junior clubs whom decided it would be beneficial to form and arrange an annual competition amongst themselves and other teams in the Sutherland Shire.

Since its inception several new teams have gradually joined the association where the team numbers now stand at a total of sixteen clubs.

District clubs

Club	Formed	Home Ground
Aquinas Holy Family Colts	1992	Blaxland Oval
Como Jannali	1947	Scylla Bay Oval
Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks	1952	Cronulla High School
De La Salle		Woolooware Oval
Engadine Dragons	1958	ANZAC Park
Gymea Gorillas	1952	Corea Oval
Kurnell Stingrays	1991	Marton Park
Menai Roosters	1984	Akuna Oval
St John Bosco Bulldogs		Boystown Oval
St Josephs	1964	Kareela Oval
St Patricks JRLFC	1956
Sutherland Loftus United	1912	Sutherland Oval
Taren Point Titans	2004	Gwawley Oval
Yarrawarrah Tigers		Yarrawarrah Oval

Southern Open Age

Southern Open Age (previously known as Cronulla A-Grade) is the premier rugby league competition clubs in the Cronulla-Sutherland and St. George districts of Sydney. After absorbing the St. George District A-Grade competition in 2021, the competition now features 12 clubs in 2023, across two divisions, Gold (First Grade) and Silver (Second Grade), the latter of which is split into two conferences.

Southern Open Age Gold

Club	Moniker	Home Ground	Suburb
Como-Jannali	Crocodiles	Scylla Bay Oval	Como, New South Wales
De La Salle Caringbah	Saints	Captain Cook Oval	Caringbah, New South Wales
Engadine	Dragons	ANZAC Oval	Engadine, New South Wales
Gymea	Gorillas	Corea Oval	Gymea, New South Wales
Kogarah	Cougars	Todd Park	Kogarah, New South Wales
St John Bosco	Bulldogs	Boystown Oval	Sutherland, New South Wales
St Joseph's	Kangaroos	Kareela Oval	Sutherland, New South Wales

Southern Open Age Silver A

Club	Moniker	Home Ground	Suburb
Como-Jannali	Crocodiles	Scylla Bay Oval	Como, New South Wales
De La Salle Caringbah	Saints	Captain Cook Oval	Caringbah, New South Wales
Gymea	Gorillas	Corea Oval	Gymea, New South Wales
Renown United	United	Renown Park	Sydney, New South Wales
St John Bosco	Bulldogs	Boystown Oval	Sutherland, New South Wales
St Joseph's	Kangaroos	Kareela Oval	Sutherland, New South Wales
Taren Point	Titans	Gwawley Oval	Taren Point, New South Wales

Southern Open Age Silver B

Club	Moniker	Home Ground	Suburb
Aquinas	Colts	Blaxland Oval	Sutherland, New South Wales
Cronulla-Caringbah	Sharks	Cronulla High School	Cronulla, New South Wales
Engadine	Dragons	ANZAC Oval	Engadine, New South Wales
Kingsgrove	Colts	Beverley Hills Park	Kingsgrove, New South Wales
Riverwood Legion Club	Riverwood	Riverwood Park	Sutherland, New South Wales

Notable players

Since the establishments of both the CSDRFL and the CSDJRFL many local players have gone on to play first grade for many of the Australian and overseas professional teams contained in the National Rugby League and the Super League.

The vast majority of these players have usually gone on to appear for both the local sides in the area; the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the St. George Dragons/St George Illawarra Dragons.

Further information: List of first grade CSDRFL Players

Internationals

Player	Country	CSDRFL Club	Professional Clubs
Daniel Vasquez	Chile	St Josephs	Cronulla Sharks
Robbie Kearns	Australia	Engadine / Bosco	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks / Western Reds / Melbourne Storm
Mark Lennon	Wales	Como Jannali	Castleford Tigers / Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Cliff Lyons	Australia	Como Jannali	North Sydney Bears / Leeds Rhinos / Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Mark McGaw	Australia	Engadine	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks / Penrith Panthers / South Sydney Rabbitohs
Greg Pierce	Australia	Gymea	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Aaron Raper	Australia	De La Salle	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks / Parramatta Eels
Russell Richardson	Australia	Como Jannali	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks / South Sydney Rabbitohs / Newcastle Knights
Mat Rogers	Australia	Engadine	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks / Gold Coast Titans
Steve Rogers	Australia	Sutherland-Loftus	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks / St. George Dragons
Ben Sammut	Malta	De La Salle	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

References

"Competition: Southern Sydney Open Men Gold Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ "Competition: Southern Sydney Open Men Silver Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

External links

Sporting Pulse Official page Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League on Facebook

v t e Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Est. 1967 in Cronulla, New South Wales
The club	History Records Players Coaches Supplements saga
Home ground	Endeavour Field Sutherland Oval
Culture	Johnny Mannah Cup Sharkies Leagues Club
League	NSWRL ARL SL NRL
Premierships (1)	2016
Seasons (58)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Other competitions	Current NRL Nines NSWRL Women's Premiership Jersey Flegg Cup S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Tarsha Gale Cup Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup NRL Under-20s
Affiliations	Cronulla-Sutherland Cobras Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League Newtown Jets

v t e Rugby league in New South Wales
Federations	New South Wales Rugby League (Women's) Country Rugby League (defunct; now a division of NSWRL) NSW Physical Disability Rugby League
Representative competitions	State of Origin series Interstate Series (defunct) City vs Country Origin Women's City vs Country Origin
Representative teams	New South Wales Blues City Origin Team Country Origin Team New South Wales Residents New South Wales Women New South Wales U20's New South Wales U18's New South Wales U16's
NRL clubs	Canberra Raiders Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers
NSWRL Junior Representatives	Jersey Flegg Cup S.G. Ball Cup Laurie Daley Cup Harold Matthews Cup Andrew Johns Cup Tarsha Gale Cup Lisa Fiaola Cup
Metropolitan Competitions	NSW Cup NSWRL Women's Premiership Presidents Cup Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield NSWRL Conference Competitions Metro Open Age Gold Central Northern Open Age Central West Open Age Cronulla A-Grade Parramatta Open Age Penrith A-Grade South Sydney A-Grade Junior Competitions Balmain Canterbury Cronulla Manly-Warringah/North Sydney Parramatta Penrith Open Men's South Sydney A-Grade St George Sydney Roosters JRL
Country Competitions	Clayton Cup Presidents Cup Leagues: Barwon Darling Canberra George Tooke Shield Central Coast Hastings Illawarra Macarthur Mid West Newcastle Newcastle & Hunter Northern Rivers Outback Western Western Riverina Woodbridge Groups: East Coast 2 3 Greater Northern 4 19 21 Riverina 9 20 Western 14 South Coast 7 16
Discontinued competitions	NSWRL premiership Amco Cup Groups: (1, 5, 13, 18, 19 (Southern Tablelands), 19 (Canberra)) Crookwell Kennedy Shield Newtown JRL NSW Challenge Cup NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League Sydney Combined Competition Sydney Metropolitan Women's RL
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