Leichhardt Wanderers
{{Short description|Rugby league club in Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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| founded = 1911
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| ground = Blackmore Oval, Leichardt
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| league = Balmain Rugby League
| season = 2015
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The Leichhardt Wanderers are a rugby league club based at Leichhardt, New South Wales. They compete in the Sydney Combined Competition. Their jersey is traditionally predominantly Red and Black. In recent years they have included white in their jersey. There were a number of Leichhardt clubs in the early years of Rugby League - Leichhardt Royals played in the Balmain JRL in 1908 and won the NSWRL 3rd Grade premiership in 1911. This club's final season was 1922. Leichhardt Gladstone won the C Grade of the Western Suburbs JRL in 1914, its first season in Rugby League. These two clubs had previously played Rugby Union. In 1918, Leichhardt Wanderers was formed by persons associated with the Leichhardt Boxing Stadium. Gladstone and Wanderers had a keen rivalry firstly in the Western Suburbs JRL where Gladstone were premiers in 1918 and then in the Annandale and Glebe competitions and finally in the Balmain JRL. Gladstone disbanded in the early 1940's.{{Cite web|url=https://leichhardtwanderers.com.au/|title=Leichhardt Wanderers Rugby League Official Home|website=Leichhardt Wanderers Rugby League Club|accessdate=8 September 2023}}
History
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Notable Juniors
- Corey Pearson (1995–2004 Wests Tigers, St George Illawarra Dragons & Parramatta Eels)
- Ben Kusto (1997–2002 St George Dragons & Parramatta Eels)
- Robbie Farah (2003– Wests Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs)
- Bronson Harrison (2004–14 Wests Tigers, Canberra Raiders & St George Illawarra Dragons)
- Jarred Farlow (2013–14 Wests Tigers)
- Luke Brooks (2013– Wests Tigers)
- Kane Evans (2014– Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels)
- Kyle Lovett (2015–18 Wests Tigers)
- Eloni Vunakece (2016–18 Sydney Roosters)
- Lachlan Ilias (2021– South Sydney Rabbitohs)
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://leichhardtwanderers.com.au/}}
{{University of Technology Sydney}}
{{Rugby League in New South Wales}}
Category:Rugby league teams in Sydney
Category:Rugby clubs established in 1911
Category:1911 establishments in Australia
Category:Italian-Australian backed sports clubs of New South Wales
Category:University and college rugby league clubs