The St Johns Eagles is an Australian rugby league football club based in Punchbowl, New South Wales, formed in 1954. They currently play in the Sydney Combined Competition and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs district junior league.

St Johns Eagles
Club information
Full nameSt Johns Eagles Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Eagles
Colours  Blue
  Gold
  Red
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
WebsiteOfficial website
Current details
Ground(s)
CompetitionSydney Combined Competition and Canterbury-Bankstown juniors
20173rd
Current season
Records
Premierships7 (1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1947)

The club currently runs 28 age-group teams.[1][2] In 2017, the club was embroiled in controversy as it emerged that an 8-year-old boy who played for the club appeared to be twice as big as some of the other children he was playing against.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ "About St. John's Eagles JRLFC". St. John’s Eagles. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Eagles swoop to win the shield". South Sydney Herald. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ Rothfield, Phil (31 July 2017). "'Giant' 7-year-old stuns league". news. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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