Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League

Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League
Current season or competition: 2015 Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League Rugby League
Sport	Rugby league football
Instituted	1964
Number of teams	16
Region	Sutherland Shire (New South Wales Rugby League)
Premiers	Engadine Dragons (2014 Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League season)
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 New South Wales, Australia.and then this one said Aqinas

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
Aquinas Holy Family Colts	1992
Bundeena Bushrangers
Como Jannali	1947
Cronulla-Caringbah	1952
De La Salle
Engadine Dragons	1958
Gymea Gorillas	1952
Heathcote Rams
Kurnell Stingrays	1991
Menai Roosters	1984
St John Bosco
St Josephs	1964
St Patricks	1956
Sutherland Loftus United	1912
Taren Point Titans	2004
Yarrawarrah Tigers

2006 A-Grade Premiership

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
De La Salle	13	11	0	2	320	144	+176	22
Taren Point Titans	13	10	0	3	390	166	+224	19
Cronulla-Caringbah	13	9	1	3	286	180	+106	18
Gymea Gorillas	13	6	1	6	276	271	5	13
St Josephs	13	5	1	7	198	290	+92	11
Engadine Dragons	13	3	2	8	192	292	-100	8
Como Jannali	13	3	0	10	144	288	-144	6
Menai	13	2	1	10	169	344	-175	5

De La Salle defeated the Taren Point Titans in the Final 30 - 16

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 European 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.

Internationals

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

External links

• Sporting Pulse Official page