Engadine Dragons
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The Engadine Dragons Junior Rugby League Football Club is a junior and amateur rugby league
football club that was formed in 1958 and competes in the Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League
. The club is based out of Engadine
in the Sutherland Shire
where its headquarters are located and usually draws on the large majority of its junior players from that suburb and neighbouring suburb, Woronora Heights.
The Engadine Dragons club currently field teams from Under 6 age groups all the way up to A Grade and is one of the most successful modern clubs in the CSDRFL/CSDJRFL producing several international players including Mat Rogers
, Mark McGaw
and Robbie Kearns
.
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 club that was formed in 1958 and competes in the Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League
Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League
The Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League is an amateur competition for rugby league clubs in and around the Sutherland Shire district of New South Wales, Australia.The Cronulla-Sutherland District Rugby Football League was formed in the early 1950s following the formation of several...
. The club is based out of Engadine
Engadine, New South Wales
Engadine is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Engadine is located south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire...
in the Sutherland Shire
Sutherland Shire
The Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in the Southern Sydney region of Sydney, Australia. Geographically, it is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River...
where its headquarters are located and usually draws on the large majority of its junior players from that suburb and neighbouring suburb, Woronora Heights.
The Engadine Dragons club currently field teams from Under 6 age groups all the way up to A Grade and is one of the most successful modern clubs in the CSDRFL/CSDJRFL producing several international players including Mat Rogers
Mat Rogers
Matthew S. "Mat" Rogers is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He also played rugby union at the highest levels, becoming a dual-code international. The son of the late Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks legend and CEO Steve Rogers, Mat played for the Sharks...
, Mark McGaw
Mark McGaw
Mark McGaw is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. He achieved national and state representative honours in the sport and following his retirement became one of the Gladiators in the Australian version of the TV show...
and Robbie Kearns
Robbie Kearns
Robbie Kearns is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer in the National Rugby League competition whose senior career began with the Cronulla Sharks. He represented New South Wales in State of Origin and Australia in international matches. His position of choice was at Prop Forward...
.
Notable players
| Player |
Professional club(s) |
|---|---|
| Paul Bell Paul Bell (rugby league) Paul Bell , was a rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks from 1991–94, the Western Suburbs Magpies from 1995–96, the Western Reds in 1997 and finally the Melbourne Storm in 1998-99... |
Cronulla / Wests Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia... / Perth / Melbourne Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... / Leeds Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
| Robbie Kearns Robbie Kearns Robbie Kearns is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer in the National Rugby League competition whose senior career began with the Cronulla Sharks. He represented New South Wales in State of Origin and Australia in international matches. His position of choice was at Prop Forward... |
Cronulla / Perth / Melbourne Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria.... |
| Mark McGaw Mark McGaw Mark McGaw is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. He achieved national and state representative honours in the sport and following his retirement became one of the Gladiators in the Australian version of the TV show... |
Cronulla / Penrith Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... / Souths South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
| Michael Porter | Cronulla |
| Adam Ritson Adam Ritson Adam Ritson was an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Parramatta Eels in the New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia, his position of choice was at prop-forward.... |
Cronulla / Parramatta Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
| Mat Rogers Mat Rogers Matthew S. "Mat" Rogers is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He also played rugby union at the highest levels, becoming a dual-code international. The son of the late Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks legend and CEO Steve Rogers, Mat played for the Sharks... |
Cronulla / Gold Coast Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its... |
| Mark Wakefield | Cronulla / Salford Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
| Colin Best | Cronulla / St George / Canberra / and a stint in England |
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- For a complete list see List of first grade CSDRFL Players