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St George Illawarra Dragons

St. George Ilawarra
St. George Illawarra Dragons logo.svg
Club information
Full name St.George Illawarra Dragons
Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s) Saints, Dragons, Red V
Website dragons.com.au
Colours      White
     Red
Founded 23 September 1998
Current details
Ground(s)
CEO Peter Doust
Coach Paul McGregor
Captain Gareth Widdop
Competition National Rugby League
2016 season 11th
Rugby football current event.png Current season
Uniforms
Home colours
Records
Premierships 1 (2010)
Runners-up 1 (1999)
Minor premiership 2 (2009, 2010)
World Club Challenge 1 (2011)
Wooden spoons None
Most capped 273 - Ben Hornby
Highest points scorer 977 - Jamie Soward

The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the St. George region of Sydney and the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-venture was formed between the St. George Dragons (est. 1921) and the Illawarra Steelers (est. 1982). They officially formed as the game's first joint-venture club on 23 September 1998 and remain the only cross-city team in the NRL. The team has its headquarters and leagues clubs in both Wollongong and the Sydney suburb of Kogarah, and train and play games regularly at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, as well as at Jubilee Oval in Kogarah.

The Dragons reached the Grand final in their first season in 1999, losing to the Melbourne Storm. The St. George Illawarra Dragons also field teams in local competitions within the St. George and Illawarra regions. In 2010, the Dragons won their second successive minor premiership and became the first team to be awarded the J. J. Giltinan Shield in consecutive years since the National Rugby League was formed in 1998.

The Dragons won the 2010 NRL Grand Final against the Sydney Roosters, defeating them 32–8 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. They then won the 2011 World Club Challenge, defeating the Wigan Warriors 21–15 at DW Stadium in the UK. With its World Club Challenge victory, the club became the first Australian team since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992-3 to win the minor premiership, premiership and World Club Challenge simultaneously.


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