Collegians
{{short description|Australian rugby league club, based in Wollongong, NSW}}
{{about|the rugby league club based out of Wollongong, New South Wales|the Dublin Gaelic club|UCD GAA|the amateur Australian football club|Collegians Football Club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby league club
| clubname = Collegians
| image = 150x150px
| fullname = {{nowrap|Collegians Rugby League Football Club}}
| nickname = Collies
| short name =
| colours = {{color box|Red}} Red
{{color box|Black}} Black
| founded = {{start date and age|1933}}
| ground = Lysaghts Oval,
Wollongong, New South Wales
| capacity = 1,250
| chairman = Bruce Prior
| Owner =
| ceo =
| coach = Nathan Fien
| captain = Blake Phillips
| premierships = 12
| premiershipyears = 1967, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022
| runnerups =
| runnerupyears =
| minorpremierships = 10
| minorpremiershipyears = 1986, 1988, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013
| spoons =
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| cap =
|Recent 10 Year Servicemen (# of games) = James Andraos (198), James Sara (97), Josh Porter (88)
| league = Illawarra Rugby League
| season = 2018
| position =
| current =
| homejersey =
| awayjersey =
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Collegians are an Australian rugby league football team based in Wollongong. The club are a part of Country Rugby League and compete in the Illawarra Rugby League premiership.
Originally known as CBC Old Boys, the club was founded in 1933. The Brothers Club was then admitted to the Illawarra 1st Grade competition in 1938.{{cite web | url=http://www.edmundricecollege.nsw.edu.au/about-the-college/history/ | title=History Elective Excursion | date=13 May 2021 }}
In 2013 Collegians moved to the newly redeveloped former derelict site Lysaghts Oval, Figtree, complete with a 1,250 seat grandstand and new amenities. Collegians wear red and black jerseys and have won 9 minor premierships and 12 premierships. The Collegians Leagues club is a thriving club in North Wollongong, with the club also operating leagues clubs in Balgownie, Figtree and in the old Illawarra Leagues Club in the Wollongong CBD.
Honours
=Team=
- Illawarra Rugby League First Grade Premierships: 12
::1967, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2022/09/05/collegians-secure-premiership-in-illawarra-cup-thriller/|title=Collegians secure premiership in Illawarra Cup thriller|last=Haylock|first=Ross|date=5 Sep 2022|website=NSWRL|access-date=6 Sep 2022}}
- Illawarra Rugby League Minor Premierships: 9
::1986, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013
=Individual=
Recent 10 Year Servicemen (# of games) = James Andraos (186), James Sara (127), Josh Porter (102)
Players
Notable former players of the Collegians club include:{{cite news|last=Gandon|first=Michael|title=Juniors|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=A8DBCB6385D84E0B894B092C2060BFB0?docID=ILL110721E317Q3ISKAV|accessdate=21 August 2011|newspaper=Illawarra Mercury|date=21 July 2011}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=7-2373-21084-0-0 Dapto Canaries Homepage]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717061026/http://www.crlnsw.com.au/ Country Rugby League Homepage]
- [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=2373&pID=7 Illawarra Rugby League Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012185135/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=2373&pID=7 |date=12 October 2012 }}
{{Illawarra Rugby League}}
{{Country Rugby League}}
Category:Rugby league teams in New South Wales
Category:Rugby league teams in Wollongong