Current season or competition:: 2017 Sydney Shield season |
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Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 2012 |
Inaugural season | 2012 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Region | Sydney (New South Wales Rugby League) |
Premiers | East Campbelltown Eagles (2016 Sydney Shield season) |
Website | Sydney Shield website |
Related competition | Harold Matthews Cup, S. G. Ball Cup |
The Sydney Shield is a rugby league football competition played in Sydney, New South Wales. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League.
In 2017, twelve clubs will field teams in the Sydney Shield:
Three clubs that competed in the 2016 season have not entered teams in 2017: The Auburn Warriors, Peninsula Seagulls and Windsor Wolves. For the first time, the Moorebank Rams Rugby League club have entered a team in the Sydney Shield.
The competition is scheduled to begin on the weekend on March 4 & 5, 2017. The regular season will conclude with Round 25 on the weekend of August 25, 26 & 27 (Friday to Sunday). A four-week finals series will follow in September 2017.