Collegians

Collegians are an Australian rugby league football team based in Wollongong. The club are a part of Country Rugby League and compete in the Illawarra Rugby League premiership.

This article is about the rugby league club based out of Wollongong, New South Wales. For the Dublin Gaelic club, see UCD GAA. For the amateur Australian football club, see Collegians Football Club.

Collegians
Club information
Full nameCollegians Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Collies
Colours  Red
  Black
Founded1933 (1933)
Current details
Ground(s)
ChairmanBruce Prior
CoachNathan Fien
CaptainBlake Phillips
CompetitionIllawarra Rugby League
Records
Premierships12 (1967, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022)
Minor premierships10 (1986, 1988, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013)

Originally known as CBC Old Boys, the club was founded in 1933. The Brothers Club was then admitted to the Illawarra 1st Grade competition in 1938.[1]

In 2013 Collegians moved to the newly redeveloped former derelict site Lysaghts Oval, Figtree, complete with a 1,250 seat grandstand and new amenities. Collegians wear red and black jerseys and have won 9 minor premierships and 12 premierships. The Collegians Leagues club is a thriving club in North Wollongong, with the club also operating leagues clubs in Balgownie, Figtree and in the old Illawarra Leagues Club in the Wollongong CBD.

Honours

Team
1967, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022[2]
  • Illawarra Rugby League Minor Premierships: 9
1986, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013

Individual

Recent 10 Year Servicemen (# of games) = James Andraos (186), James Sara (127), Josh Porter (102)

Players

Notable former players of the Collegians club include:[3]

See Also

References
  1. "History Elective Excursion". 13 May 2021.
  2. Haylock, Ross (5 September 2022). "Collegians secure premiership in Illawarra Cup thriller". NSWRL. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. Gandon, Michael (21 July 2011). "Juniors". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
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