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Nickname(s)
  
The Tigers

2015
  
1st (Champions)

Date founded
  
1911

Colours
  
Gold      Black

Ground
  
Helensburgh

Competition
  
Illawarra Rugby League

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Full name
  
Helensburgh Rugby League Football Club

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The Helensburgh Tigers are an Australian rugby league football team based in Helensburgh, a country town of the Illawarra region. The club are a part of Country Rugby League and has competed in the Illawarra Rugby League premiership since its inception in 1911.

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History

The Tigers are a foundation club of the Illawarra Rugby League, playing in the inaugural competition in 1911. Their first game was a 2-0 defeat to Wollongong. The club, however, didn't always compete in first grade since this time and not always did they have a reserve grade team following them. Scarborough fielded a reserves team which followed the Tigers between 1932 and 1935 before the Tigers dropped out of first grade (leaving Scarborough to field a reserves side behind Albion Park) in 1936.

Name and Emblem

The Helensburgh team is represented by a tiger, and their emblem is similar to that of the old NSWRL team Balmain Tigers (before they merged with Wests).

Colours

Their colours, gold and black, are also similar to the old Balmain Tigers side.

Notable Players

Players that have played in the National and/or Sydney competitions:

  • Damien Cook (2013- St George Illawarra Dragons & Canterbury Bulldogs)
  • Josh Starling (2012- South Sydney Rabbitohs & Manly Sea Eagles)
  • Justin Poore (2004-14 St. George-Illawarra Dragons, Parramatta Eels, Wakefield & Hull KR)
  • Neil Piccinelli (1989-98 Illawarra Steelers, Hunter Mariners & Newcastle Knights)
  • Dave Boughton (Sharks and Reds back-rower)
  • Phil Doran (Sharks player in the 80s)
  • Scott Dudman (Sharks, Raiders forward)
  • John Griffiths (Sharks lower grader)
  • Garry Hammond (Sharks 1982-1985)
  • George Jardine (St. George forward, played in their 1949 grand final win with a broken wrist)
  • Trevor Kissell (Steelers)
  • Steve Kneen (Sharks, Australian Kangaroo in 1978)
  • Bob Lawrence (Balmain forward in 1950's)
  • Peter Phillips (Steelers, Balmain and St. George)
  • Jack Russell (Balmain 1946)
  • Brian Shannon (Western Suburbs Magpies 1957)
  • Warren Thompson (Souths, North Sydney, and St. George)
  • Alan McKean (Easts, and Australian Kangaroo in 1970)
  • Punchy Nelson (NSW forward, Canterbury president during 1980's premierships)
  • Randall Barge (St. George 1979)
  • John Cox (Newtown 1964-66)

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    Team

  • Illawarra Rugby League First Grade Premierships: 4
  • Illawarra Rugby League Reserve Grade Premierships: 5
  • Clayton Cup: Nil

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    References

    Helensburgh Tigers Wikipedia
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