Helensburgh Tigers

The Tigers are a foundation club of the Illawarra Rugby League, playing in the inaugural competition in 1911. Their first game was a 2–0 defeat to Wollongong.[http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=7-2373-21086-0-0&sID=19875 Helensburgh history] The club, however, didn't always compete in first grade since this time and not always did they have a reserve grade team following them. Scarborough fielded a reserves team which followed the Tigers between 1932 and 1935 before the Tigers dropped out of first grade (leaving Scarborough to field a reserves side behind Albion Park) in 1936.

The Helensburgh team is represented by a tiger, and their emblem is similar to that of the old NSWRL team Balmain Tigers (before they merged with Wests).

Their colours, gold and black, are also similar to the old Balmain Tigers side.

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Players that have played in the National and/or Sydney competitions:

• Sam Bremner
• Kezie Apps
• Jessica Sergis
• Damien Cook (2013– Dragons, Bulldogs and South Sydney Rabbitohs)
• Josh Starling (2012–17 Rabbitohs, Sea Eagles and Newcastle Knights)
• Justin Poore (2004–14 St. George-Illawarra Dragons, Parramatta Eels, Wakefield and Hull KR)
• Neil Piccinelli (1989–98 Illawarra Steelers, Hunter Mariners and Newcastle Knights)
• Dave Boughton (Sharks and Adelaide Rams back-rower of the 1990s)
• Phil Doran (Sharks player in the 80s)
• Scott Dudman (Sharks, Raiders forward)
• John Griffiths (Sharks lower grader)
• Garry Hammond (Sharks 1982–1985)
• George Jardine (St. George forward, played in their 1949 grand final win with a broken wrist)
• Trevor Kissell (Steelers)
• Allan Holmes (St George 1976–1977)
• Steve Kneen (Sharks, Australian Kangaroo in 1978)
• Bob Lawrence (Balmain forward in 1950s)
• Peter Phillips (Steelers, Balmain and St. George)
• Jack Russell (Balmain 1946)
• Brian Shannon (Western Suburbs Magpies 1957)
• Warren Thompson (Souths, North Sydney, and St. George 1963–70)
• Allan McKean (Easts, and Australian Kangaroo in 1970)
• Barry "Punchy" Nelson (NSW forward, Canterbury president during 1980s premierships)
• Randall Barge (St. George 1979)
• John Cox (Newtown 1964–66)

Source:

• Illawarra Rugby League First Grade Premierships: 4

:: 1986, 1988, 1993, 2015

• Illawarra Rugby League Reserve Grade Premierships: 5

:: 1952, 1960, 1961, 2012, 2014

• Clayton Cup: Nil

Source:

• Berkeley Eagles
• Collegians Wollongong
• Corrimal Cougars
• Dapto Canaries
• Thirroul Butchers
• Western Suburbs Red Devils

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• [http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=7-2373-21086-0-0 Helensburgh Tigers Homepage]
• [http://crlnsw.com.au/ Country Rugby League Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717061026/http://www.crlnsw.com.au/ |date=17 July 2011 }}
• [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 }}

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Category:1911 establishments in Australia

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