Moruya Sharks
{{short description|Australian rugby league club, based in Moruya, NSW}}
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| league = Group 16 Rugby League
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| position = 3rd
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| runnerupyears = 1966, 1969, 1997, 2004, 2012
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Moruya Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Moruya, New South Wales formed in 1925. They conduct teams for both Juniors & Seniors competitions.
Notable Juniors
History
=Beginnings=
Moruya played a match in June 1925 against Braidwood.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120717664|title=Football|newspaper=The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal |date=30 Jun 1925 |access-date=23 Nov 2018 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} The two towns met again for a rugby league match in July 1926, playing a challenge match for the Lord Mayor's Cup.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119403108|title=Football|newspaper=The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal |date=20 Jul 1926 |access-date=23 Nov 2018 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} The same opponents played for the Retail Traders' Cup in September 1927.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119400597|title=Football|newspaper=The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal |date=13 Sep 1927 |access-date=23 Nov 2018 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} In August 1928, Moruya defeated Milton to retain the Toohey Cup.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213794552|title=Cup Stays At Moruya|newspaper=Nowra Leader |location=Nowra |date=17 Aug 1928 |access-date=23 Nov 2018 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} In 1929, Moruya entered in a Far South Coast rugby league competition with
Bemboka, Cobargo, Eden, Pambula, Tathra and two Bega teams, the Federals and Waratahs.{{cite news |title=Football|newspaper=The Eden Magnet |location=Eden |date=27 Jul 1929 |publisher=State Library of NSW - Microfilm RAV 32}}
During 1930, Moruya participated in the competition with Bermagui, Bodalla, Tilba and their opponents on 31 May, Narooma.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215046366|title=Narooma v Moruya|newspaper=The Cobargo Chronicle |date=6 Jun 1930 |access-date=23 Nov 2018 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} In 1934, Moruya hosted a weekend knock-out tournament in early June. Later that month the Moruya team of Burke, Crapp, Cooper, Cowdroy, Heffernan, Hopwood (Player-Coach), Kelsey, Malcolm, Donnelly, Chowying, Brogan, Cowdroy and Bartlett travelled to Braidwood for a challenge cup match. They met with a heavy defeat.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119333668|title=Football|newspaper=The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal |date=26 Jun 1934 |access-date=23 Nov 2018 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} In August 1938, Moruya drew two-all with Bodalla in a semi-final of the Tilba District Rugby League competition.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214775919|title=Football|newspaper=The Cobargo Chronicle |date=5 Aug 1938 |access-date=23 Nov 2018 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
Sources
- Bega District News - Microfilm of past issues available at the State Library of NSW.
- Rugby League Week - Past issues available in journal format at the State Library of NSW.
- Group 16 Rugby League - Premiership list.