Belrose Eagles

The Belrose Eagles are a rugby league team based in the suburb of Belrose in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Founded in 1955, the club has fielded both junior and senior teams in the Manly-Warringah district competitions and since 2013 the semi-professional Sydney Shield competition in NSW, Australia. Their colours are red and gold. After returning to the A Grade competition in 2009, the Belrose Eagles were 2009 Premiers.

Belrose Eagles
Club information
Full nameBelrose Eagles
Colours  Red
  Yellow
  Black
Founded1955 (1955)
Current details
Ground(s)
  • French's Forest Showground
CoachTim Gee
CompetitionSydney Shield
20203rd (Semi-Finalist)
Records
Premierships1 (2013)
Wooden spoons1 (2019)

In 2013, Belrose joined the Sydney Shield competition and in their inaugural year claimed the premiership. Belrose were also Premiers in the A2 Manly Warringah Rugby League Competition that year.

Notable Juniors

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles legends Geoff Toovey and Jason King (rugby league) represented Belrose in their youth.

Belrose are part of the Manly-Warringah/North Sydney District Rugby League district competition.

Jim Beam Cup

The Belrose Eagles played in the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup from 2005 until 2009. Prior to this the highest level of competition for the club was in the Manly-Warringah and North Sydney district A-Grade competitions. The Eagles did not make the finals of the Jim Beam Cup competition in any of the four years they participated. The Belrose Eagles returned to the Manly-Warringah/North Sydney district A-Grade competition in 2009 and went on to win this competition.

YearCompetitionLadderFinals PositionAll Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
2005Jim Beam Cup931619611253749938
2006Jim Beam Cup7215165101320396-76
2007Jim Beam Cup602822137259654056
2008Jim Beam Cup8018229130570576-6

Sydney Shield

Belrose compete in the NSW Sydney Shield competition. At the end of the 2019 Sydney Shield season, Belrose finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon. It was a difficult year for Belrose as they managed only one victory and lost eighteen matches.[1] In 2020, Belrose competed in the two iterations of the Sydney Shield: a single round in mid-March that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and a reorganised competition that ran from July to September 2020.

Lionel Watts Reserve, the home of the Belrose Eagles
YearCompetitionLadderFinals PositionAll Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
2013Sydney Shield Premiers
2014Sydney Shield4028Last 4 Preliminary Finalist221480600418182
2015Sydney Shield[2]7222Last 6 Semi-Finalist221012054651432
2016Sydney Shield[3]4031Last 6 Semi-Finalist241581703531172
2017Sydney Shield[4]7327Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist2310121512572-60
2018Sydney Shield[5]9214185130332447-115
2019Sydney Shield[6]1214201181364958-594
2020Sydney Shield[7]N/A01Competition Cancelled[8]100120200
2020Sydney Shield3113Semi-Finalist[9]953118417212

See also

References
  1. "Ron Massey Cup 2019 Ladder". NSWRL.
  2. "Sydney Shield 2015 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "Sydney Shield 2016 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. "Sydney Shield 2017 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. "Sydney Shield 2018 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. "Sydney Shield 2019 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. "Sydney Shield 2020 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". NSWRL. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. Buxton, Matt (19 September 2020). "Sharks down Eagles to book Grand Final spot". NSWRL. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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