Cabramatta Two Blues
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | Cabramatta Two Blues Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Cabra |
| Colours | Sky blue Navy blue |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Current details | |
| Ground(s) | |
| Coach | Chris Yates Ron Massey Cup Jim Bransby Sydney Shield |
| Competition | Ron Massey Cup Parramatta Rugby League Sydney Shield NSWRL Women's Premiership |
Cabramatta Two Blues, colloquially known as Cabra, is an Australian rugby league football club that was originally formed in 1919 and then later completely formed as the Two Blues in 1939 [1]. They have always based from the Parramatta Junior Leagues, and their junior teams compete in the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League Association. They currently compete in the Ron Massey Cup and the Sydney Shield. They play out of the Cabramatta, New South Wales, Sports Ground Complex which can fit up to 5,000 spectators.
The Two Blues have won numerous A-Grade Titles with their last Premiership received in 2002.
Ron Massey Cup
In 2011, Cabramatta won their first Ron Massey Cup in the final against Mount Pritchard Mounties.[2] In 2013, Cabramatta finished as minor premiers but failed to win the premiership that year. In 2018, Cabramatta finished 3rd on the table at the end of the 2018 Ron Massey Cup season. The Two Blues made it all the way to the preliminary final before being defeated 34-20 by St Mary's.[3]
Notable Juniors
Notable First Grade Players that have played at Cabramatta Two Blues include:
- Geoff Gerard (1974-89 Parramatta Eels, Manly Sea Eagles & Penrith Panthers)
- David Riolo (1990-98 Parramatta Eels & Illawarra Steelers)
- Shane O'Grady (1991-93 Newcastle Knights, Penrith & Balmain)
- Peter Clarke (1993-99 Manly, Sydney, Adelaide Rams & South Sydney)
- Pat Richards (2000-15 Parramatta Eels, Wests & Wigan)
- Justin Tsoulos (2003-08 Parramatta Eels & Canterbury Bulldogs)
- Jarryd Hayne (2006- Parramatta Eels & Gold Coast Titans) [4]
- Krisnan Inu (2007- Parramatta Eels, New Zealand & Canterbury Bulldogs)
- Blake Green (2007- Parramatta Eels, Cronulla, Canterbury Bulldogs, Hull Kingston Rovers Wigan Warriors, Manly Sea Eagles & Melbourne Storm)
- Tony Williams (2008- Parramatta Eels, Manly & Canterbury Bulldogs)
- Kris Keating (2008- Parramatta Eels, Hull Kingston Rovers & Canterbury Bulldogs) [5]
- Grant Millington (2008- Cronulla, Canterbury Bulldogs & Castleford Tigers)
- Brendan Oake (2008-10 Parramatta Eels)
- Matt Keating (2008-13 Parramatta Eels)
- Nathan Gardner (2010- Cronulla Sharks)
- Trent Hodkinson (2010- Manly , Newcastle Knights & Canterbury Bulldogs)
- Jacob Loko (2011- Parramatta Eels)
- Francis Vaiotu (2011 Sydney Roosters)
- Nathan Brown (2013- Parramatta Eels, Wests Tigers & South Sydney Rabbitohs)
- Kelepi Tanginoa (2013- Parramatta Eels & North Queensland Cowboys)
- Kaysa Pritchard (2013- Parramatta Eels)
- Junior Paulo (2014- Parramatta Eels & Canberra Raiders)
- Jacob Gagan (2014- Cronulla Sharks)
- Danny Fualalo (2015- Canterbury Bulldogs)
Honours
- Ron Massey Cup Premiers:
- 2011
- Ron Massey Cup Minor Premiers:
- 2013
See also
References
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/cabramatta-two-blues-celebrated-their-95th-anniversary-in-style/news-story/945ef2ddca056b863131f18c14eff60a
- ^ http://www.cabramattarlc.com.au/images/2012_Reunion_Document.pdf
- ^ https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/09/15/wrap--ron-massey-cup-finals-week-three/
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/blues-origin-stars-as-boys-photos-will-greet-each-nsw-player-in-dressingroom-on-wednesday/news-story/872ec3d9f894f4df423f73ebf529270e
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/former-nrl-playmaker-kris-keating-returns-to-cabramatta-two-blues/news-story/158fb2efb84c4717c1c7b0e2554021de