Cabramatta Rugby League Football Club
Club information
Full nameCabramatta Two Blues Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Cabra
Colours  Sky blue
  Navy blue
Founded1919; 105 years ago (1919)
Current details
Ground(s)
  • Cabramatta Sports Ground
CoachJim Bransby Sydney Shield
CompetitionParramatta Rugby League
Sydney Shield
NSWRL Women's Premiership

Cabramatta Two Blues, colloquially known as Cabra, is an Australian rugby league football club that was originally formed in 1919 and then later completely formed as the Two Blues in 1939.[1] They have always based from the Parramatta Junior Leagues, and their junior teams compete in the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League Association. They currently compete in the Sydney Shield and have previously competed in the Ron Massey Cup however both sides did not field a side for the 2022 season in either competition. They play out of the Cabramatta, New South Wales, Sports Ground Complex which can fit up to 5,000 spectators. The Two Blues have won numerous A-Grade Titles with their last Premiership received in 2002.

Ron Massey Cup

In 2011, Cabramatta won their first Ron Massey Cup in the final against Mount Pritchard Mounties.[2] In 2013, Cabramatta finished as minor premiers but failed to win the premiership that year. In 2018, Cabramatta finished 3rd on the table at the end of the 2018 Ron Massey Cup season. The Two Blues advanced to the preliminary final before being defeated 34-20 by St Mary's.[3]

Playing Record

Sources: Rugby League Week, Big League, NSWRL Rugby League News, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph (Sydney). The win–loss–draw record in the table below does not include Finals Series matches.

Year Competition Pos Plyd W L D B For Agst Diff Pts Finals Position
2004 Jim Beam Cup 4 20 12 7 1 2 686 458 228 29 Elimination Semi-Finalist
2005 Jim Beam Cup 6 19 9 6 4 3 517 432 85 24
2006 Jim Beam Cup 2 16 11 5 0 2 388 283 105 26 Finalist
2007 Jim Beam Cup 1 22 17 4 1 0 710 394 316 35 Grand Finalist
2008 Jim Beam Cup 4 22 14 7 1 0 686 508 178 29 Elimination Semi-Finalist
2009 Bundaberg Red Cup 3 18 11 6 2 0 506 344 162 24 Grand Finalist
2010 Bundaberg Red Cup 7 21 7 13 1 0 528 613 -85 15
2011 Bundaberg Red Cup 1 21 18 3 0 0 768 295 473 36 Premiers
2012 Bundaberg Red Cup 5 18 12 5 1 0 580 362 218 25 Finalist
2013 Ron Massey Cup 1 22 17 5 0 0 753 442 311 34 Last 6 Semi-Finalist
2014 Ron Massey Cup 5 22 12 9 1 0 666 643 23 25 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist
2015 Ron Massey Cup 10 20 8 12 0 2 586 563 23 20
2016 Ron Massey Cup 11 20 8 12 0 2 452 608 -156 20
2017 Ron Massey Cup 9 18 4 14 0 7 376 596 -220 22
2018 Ron Massey Cup 3 18 10 5 3 2 536 346 190 27 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist
2019 Ron Massey Cup 7 20 9 11 0 2 372 430 -58 22 Grand Finalist
2020 Ron Massey Cup N/A 1 0 1 0 0 14 18 -4 0 Competition Cancelled[4]

Sydney Shield

At the end of the regular season in the 2019 Sydney Shield competition, Cabramatta finished as minor premiers only losing 3 games in the process.[5] Cabramatta then reached the 2019 Sydney Shield grand final after defeating defending premiers East Campbelltown Eagles 42–16 at Kogarah Oval.[6]

In the 2019 Sydney Shield grand final against Ryde-Eastwood, Cabramatta were defeated 22–12 at Leichhardt Oval.[7]

Notable Juniors

Notable First Grade Players that have played at Cabramatta Two Blues include:

Honours

2011
2013
2019

See also

Sources

Years Acronym Item Available
Online		 Via
1991–96, 1998–2009 - New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report No State Library of NSW
2014–19 - New South Wales Rugby League Annual Report Yes NSWRL website
2003 to 2014 RLW Rugby League Week Yes eResources at State Library of NSW
1974 to 2019 BL Big League No State Library of NSW
2010 to 2019 - Various Newspaper Websites Yes As referenced

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Lachlan (12 June 2014). "Cabramatta Two Blues celebrated their 95th anniversary in style". Fairfield Advance. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ^ http://www.cabramattarlc.com.au/images/2012_Reunion_Document.pdf[dead link]
  3. ^ "Ron Massey Cup Finals Week Three". nswrl.com.au. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". NSWRL. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Sydney Shield 2019 ladder". NSWRL.
  6. ^ "Sydney Shield Preliminary Finals". NSWRL. 21 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Hawks win first Sydney Shield Premiership". NSWRL. 28 September 2019.
  8. ^ Ritchie, Dean (31 May 2017). "Blues Origin stars as boys: Photos will greet each NSW player in the dressing-room". The Sunday Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. ^ Georgakopoulos, Chris (5 May 2015). "Former NRL playmaker Kris Keating returns to Cabramatta Two Blues". Fairfield Advance. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

External links

Parramatta Eels
Ron Massey Cup
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