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Brothers Penrith

{{short description|Australian rugby league club, based in Penrith, NSW}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox rugby league club

| clubname = Penrith Brothers RLFC

| image = center

| fullname = {{nowrap|Penrith Brothers Rugby League Football Club}}

| colours = {{colour box|blue}} blue
{{colour box|white}} white

| President =

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| founded = {{start date and age|1968}}

| ground = *Hickeys Lane (Saturday)
*Nepean Rugby Park (Sunday)

| capacity =

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| mgrtitle = Secretary

| Manager =

| league = Penrith District Rugby League
Ron Massey Cup
Sydney Shield
NSWRL Women's Premiership

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| web = [https://www.brotherspjrlc.com.au/ Club Website]
[https://www.facebook.com/Brothers-PJRLC-official-537622486336187 on facebook]

| premierships = Nil

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| minorpremierships = Nil

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| runnerups = Nil

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| spoons = 1 Third Tier, 2 Fourth Tier

| spoonyears = 2018, 2019 (RMC), 2018 (SS).

}}

Penrith Brothers Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Penrith, New South Wales which was formed in 1968. It was initially known as St. Dominics RLFC but was rebranded as Penrith Brothers RLFC in 2003. On 22 March 2018, it was announced that Brothers Penrith would be fielding a team to compete in The Ron Massey Cup competition taking the place of The Auburn Warriors who became defunct. They also began fielding a team in The Sydney Shield competition for the 2018 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/03/22/2018-draw--ron-massey-cup/|title = 2018 DRAW | Ron Massey Cup|date = 22 March 2018}}

History

For the 2018 season, both of the Brothers Penrith teams in the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield finished with the wooden spoon in their respective competitions with the Sydney Shield side winning only one game for the entire season.{{Cite web |url=http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/ac903b593c0be7b56?r=731518ddefe57e006 |title=NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge |access-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175324/http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/ac903b593c0be7b56?r=731518ddefe57e006 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/0e40227df540a6714 |title=NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge |access-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175455/http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/0e40227df540a6714 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}

At the end of the 2019 season, Brothers Penrith finished last in the Ron Massey Cup for a second consecutive season. The Sydney Shield side avoided the wooden spoon finishing second last above the Belrose Eagles.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/ladder/?competition=164/|title=Ron Massey Cup Ladder 2019|website=NSWRL}}

On 4 September 2022, Brothers Penrith reached the 2022 Sydney Shield grand final but were defeated 36-12 by St Mary's.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/09/04/st-marys-dominant-in-sydney-shield-grand-final-win/|title=St Marys Dominant in Sydney Shield Grand Final Win|website=www.nswrl.com.au|date=4 September 2022 }}

On 14 September 2024, Brothers Penrith won their first Sydney Shield title defeating Wentworthville 43-18 in the grand final which was played at Leichhardt Oval.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2024/09/14/fairy-tale-finish-for-sisifa-as-brothers-secure-first-sydney-shield-premiership/|title=Fairy tale finish as Brothers secure first Sydney Shield|website=www.nswrl.com.au}}

Notable players

Playing Record in NSWRL Competition

= Fourth Tier =

class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: right"
rowspan=2 | Yearrowspan=2 | Competitioncolspan=3 | Ladderrowspan=2 | Finals Positioncolspan=7 | All Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
2018align=center |Sydney Shield{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2018/ladder|title=Sydney Shield 2018 - Ladder|date=26 Aug 2018|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002050453/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2018/ladder|url-status=dead}}1127align=left |Wooden Spoon181161210750style="color:red;" | -540
2019align=center |Sydney Shield{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2019/ladder|title=Sydney Shield 2019 - Ladder|date=1 Sep 2019|website=League Unlimited|access-date=20 Sep 2020|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002045804/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/sydney-shield/2019/ladder|url-status=dead}}1116align=left |201172294834style="color:red;" | -540
2020align=center |Sydney Shield1400align=left |Competition Cancelled{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/03/27/nswrl-cancels-nine-competitions-for-2020-season/|title=NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season|date=27 Mar 2020|website=NSWRL|access-date=24 Aug 2020}}1010659style="color:red;" | -53

= Third Tier =

class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: right"
rowspan=2 | Yearrowspan=2 | Competitioncolspan=3 | Ladderrowspan=2 | Finals Positioncolspan=7 | All Match Record
PosByesPtsPWLDForAgstDiff
2009align=center |Bundaberg Red Cup6020align=left |1810804314256
2010align=center |Bundaberg Red Cup6016align=left |218130530586style="color:red;" | -56
2018align=center |Ron Massey Cup{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2018/ladder|title=Ron Massey Cup 2018 - Ladder|date=26 Aug 2018|website=League Unlimited|access-date=18 Sep 2020|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001171532/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2018/ladder|url-status=dead}}1129align=left |Wooden Spoon182151326642style="color:red;" | -316
2019align=center |Ron Massey Cup{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2019/ladder|title=Ron Massey Cup 2019 - Ladder|date=1 Sep 2019|website=League Unlimited|access-date=18 Sep 2020|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002002801/https://leagueunlimited.com/competition/show/ron-massey-cup/2019/ladder|url-status=dead}}11210align=left |Wooden Spoon203170331751style="color:red;" | -420

See also

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.brotherspjrlc.com.au Brothers RLFC website]

{{Ron Massey Cup}}

Category:Rugby league teams in Sydney

Category:Rugby clubs established in 1968

Category:1968 establishments in Australia

Category:Penrith, New South Wales

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