Kennedy Shield - Wikipedia

Kennedy Shield
Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	1980s
Ceased	1990s
Number of teams	10 (over its existence)
Country	Australia

The Kennedy Shield was a second-division rugby league competition centred around the city of Wagga Wagga in the Australian state of New South Wales.^[1] Playing in roughly the same geographical area as the Group 9 Rugby League, the competition featured many smaller towns, some of which were currently or had previously competed in group-level football, while also containing clubs from suburban Wagga Wagga.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Teams[edit]

Throughout the competition's existence, ten teams took part in various seasons.^[5]^[6]

Club	Town	Home Ground	Moved to:
Ashmont	Wagga Wagga	Bolton Park	Folded
Astor Cellars	Wagga Wagga	Bolton Park	Folded
Broadway Broncos	Junee	Willow Park	Folded
Coolamon Raiders	Coolamon	Kindra Park	Folded (now in Group 9 Juniors)
Cootamundra Roosters	Cootamundra	Fisher Park	Folded
Forest Hill Panthers	Wagga Wagga	Bolton Park	Folded
Holbrook Warriors	Holbrook	Holbrook Rugby Ground	Folded
Imperial Dragons	Wagga Wagga	Bolton Park	Folded
Kooringal Tigers	Wagga Wagga	Bolton Park	Folded
Temora Beagle Boys	Temora	Nixon Park	Folded

In 1994, a women's team was assembled to play a Canberra team before the Grand Final of the men's competition.^[7]^[8]

References[edit]

^ "CRL Chief Praises Kennedy Shield". The Daily Advertiser. 10 May 1993. p. 29.
^ "Raiders and Dragons take points in Kennedy Shield". The Daily Advertiser. 17 May 1993. p. 29.
^ "Kennedy Shield finalists meet in opening round". The Daily Advertiser.
^ Gissing, Peter (2021-04-16). "17th April 2021 – In Wagga's Past – 25 and 50 Years ago. – WWDHS". Retrieved 2024-06-24.
^ "Kennedy Shield surprise". The Daily Advertiser. 3 May 1993. p. 29.
^ Smith, Tallon. "Coolamon Rugby League". Junee Independent. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
^ "Girls line up in rugby league". The Daily Advertiser. 10 August 1994.
^ Gissing, Peter (2019-08-09). "10th August 2019 – In Wagga's Past – 25 and 50 Years ago. – WWDHS". Retrieved 2024-06-25.

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 Castlereagh Central Coast Hastings Illawarra Macarthur Mid West Murray Newcastle Newcastle & Hunter Northern Rivers Outback Sunraysia-Riverlands Western Riverina Woodbridge Groups: East Coast 2 3 Greater Northern 4 19 21 Riverina 9 20 Western 10 11 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
Related Articles	List of clubs

v t e Country Rugby League (NSWRL)
Federation	Country Rugby League (former) New South Wales Rugby League (current)
Representative Teams	Country Origin (City vs Country Origin)
CRL Divisions	Canberra George Tooke Shield Central Coast Illawarra Macarthur Newcastle Northern Rivers Peter McDonald Premiership
CRL Groups	Region 1: (2, 3) Region 2: (4, 19, 21) Region 3: (9, 20) Region 4: (10, 11) Region 5: (7, 16)
CRL Leagues	Barwon Darling Castlereagh Hastings Mid West Murray Newcastle & Hunter Outback Sunraysia-Riverlands Western Riverina Woodbridge
Illawarra Teams	Berkeley Eagles Collegians Corrimal Cougars Dapto Canaries Helensburgh Tigers Thirroul Butchers Wests Red Devils
Newcastle Teams	Central Charlestown Butcher Boys Cessnock Goannas Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Lakes United Seagulls Macquarie Scorpions Maitland Pickers South Newcastle Lions The Entrance Tigers Western Suburbs Rosellas Wyong Roos
Group 7 Teams	Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies Gerringong Lions Jamberoo Superoos Kiama Knights Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Nowra-Bomaderry Jets Shellharbour Sharks Stingrays of Shellharbour Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
Other Cups	Clayton Cup Presidents Cup NSW Challenge Cup
Former Competitions	Groups: (1, 5, 12, 13, 18, 19 (Southern Tablelands), 19 (Canberra)) Crookwell Kennedy
Related Articles	List of CRL clubs

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