South Newcastle Lions

South Newcastle Lions
Club information
Full name	South Newcastle Lions Rugby League Football Club
Colours	Red White
Founded	1910; 114 years ago (1910)
Current details
Ground(s)	Townson Oval, Merewether
Coach	Andrew Ryan
Competition	Newcastle Rugby League Premierships: 1919 1927 1943 1946 1963 1964 1968 1976 1988 1989 2016 2018 (12)

The South Newcastle Lions is an Australian rugby league football club based in Merewether, New South Wales formed in 1910. They currently play in the Newcastle Rugby League competition. Rivalries are Central Newcastle, Western Suburbs and Lakes United.

Notable Juniors[edit]

Paul Merlo (1977-84 Penrith Panthers, Western Suburbs Magpies & Cronulla Sharks)
Shane Gray (2013- Gold Coast Titans)
Chanel Mata'utia (2014- Newcastle Knights)
Sione Mata'utia (2014- Newcastle Knights)
Lachlan Fitzgibbon (2015- Newcastle Knights)
Pat Mata'utia (2016- Newcastle Knights)
Tevita Pangai Junior (2016- Brisbane Broncos)
Ben Simmons (2016- Philadelphia 76ers)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

South Newcastle Lions on Facebook

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
Related Articles	List of CRL clubs

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 Newtown JRL NSW Challenge Cup NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League Sydney Combined Competition Sydney Metropolitan Women's RL
Related Articles	List of clubs

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