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Scone Thoroughbreds

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Scone Thoroughbreds
Club information
Full nameScone Thoroughbred Rugby League Football Club
Colours  Blue
  White
Founded?
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOJamie Munn
CompetitionGroup 21 Rugby League
Records
Premierships20 (1954, 1958, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2016, 2018, 2019)

Scone Thoroughbreds is a country rugby league team, based in Scone, New South Wales, competing in the Group 21 competition under the auspices of the Country Rugby League.

The club is the most successful team in Rugby League history, winning 29 titles in its existence. The Thoroughbreds surpassed the South Sydney Rabbitohs in terms of 1st grade premierships in 1994.

In addition, they won the Clayton Cup once in 1974, and an undefeated club Premiership (2003).

Players successfully moving up to NRL from the club are John Morris, Darren Albert and Todd Lowrie, Noel and Les Cleal, and local legend Don "Bandy" Adams, all of whom have represented Australia.

The club plays its games at Scone Park, located along Hill Street, Scone. The club's colours are blue and white, using jerseys similar to that of the Canterbury Bulldogs.

In 2006, Scone won both the first grade and under 18s titles, defeating Singleton 26–6 and Aberdeen 10–6 respectively at Scone Park. In 2018, with all four grades winning their grand finals, culminating in an upset victory over rivals Aberdeen Tigers 10–6 at Aberdeen.

On Saturday 7 September 2019 the first grade team convincingly beating Aberdeen 40-6 at Scone Park. In addition the ladies league tag was won 18-10 beating Murrurundi.

Premiership titles

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Years Won
1922 1930 1931 1932 1938 1940 1950 1951 1952 1954 1955 1958 1966 1969 1970 1972 1976 1979 1988 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2003 2006 2016 2018 2019

Notable Juniors

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Notable First Grade Players that have played at Scone Throughbreds include:

References

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https://www.scone.com.au/2019-winners-scone-thoroughbreds/

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