The Berkeley Eagles are an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 football team based in Berkeley

Berkeley, New South Wales

Berkeley is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales. The suburb is located in Wollongong's southern suburbs, on the northern shore of Lake Illawarra....

, a country town of the Illawarra

Illawarra

Illawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a coastal region situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and the town of Kiama. The central region contains Lake...

 region. The club are apart of Country Rugby League and has competed in the Illawarra

Illawarra Rugby League

The Illawarra Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Wollongong, NSW. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs ....

  competition.

Name and Emblem

The Eagles logo consists of the name "Eagles" in large font, with the name "Berkeley Sports" in smaller font above it. Underneath lies a picture of a white eagle. The font is in the teams colours.
the berkeley sports eagles rlfc was formed in 1955 in the illawarra juniors league and in 1965
a senior team was formed in illawarra district rugby league.

External links

• Berkeley Eagles Homepage
• Country Rugby League Homepage
• Country Rugby League
• Illawarra Rugby League Homepage
• Illawarra Rugby League
  Illawarra Rugby League
  The Illawarra Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Wollongong, NSW. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs ....