“The greatest pride is seeing all the kids living in their Devils gear… seeing how they absolutely love the Devils is something that this club should be proudest about” The Greystanes Devils JRLFC has produced NRL players such as Ryan…
Parramatta Stories – Issue 1, 2022: Hills Bulls Sports Club
“A Community Club With A Giant Heart” For nearly sixty years, Hills Bulls has been a name synonymous with the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League. Formed in 1963 by five locals at the Bull & Bush Hotel, it’s grown to…
Parramatta Stories – Issue 9, 2021: Seven Hills Kangaroos JRLFC
“Be A Roo In 22” The famous author T. S. Eliot was quoted as saying, “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” It may seem unusual to refer to the importance of beginnings when profiling a club with a seventy year…
Parramatta Stories – Issue 8, 2021: Canley Vale Kookas JRLFC
. “Once a Kooka Always A Kooka” The Canley Vale Kookas have embraced their community like a family for 58 years. This small club from the southern region of the Parramatta Junior Rugby League punch above their weight on the…
Parramatta Stories – Issue 7, 2021: Rouse Hill Rhinos JRLC
“Crashing Into A Bright Future” Back in 2007, a club in Sydney’s northwest had its humble beginnings in the kitchen of its first president. Those early committee members who met around Joanne Barry’s kitchen table would be rightly proud whenever…
Parramatta Stories – Issue 6, 2021: Baulkham Hills Brumbies JRLFC
“When parents are involved and having fun, the kids love it so much more.” These words, spoken by Baulkham Hills Brumbies Club President Daniel Essey, could easily apply to every parent/child activity. But when it comes to the Brumbies club,…
Parramatta Stories – Issue 5, 2021: All Saints Toongabbie Tigers JRLFC
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” These are the words that resonate when learning about the All Saints Toongabbie Tigers. Formed by a merger of the Toongabbie Tigers and the All Saints Rebels after the 2005…
Parramatta Stories – Issue 4, 2021: The Kellyville Bushrangers
Welcome to “Everyone’s Club”. That greeting is the motto of the Kellyville Bushrangers Junior Rugby League Club, and the message that everyone is welcome at the Bushrangers was highlighted when club secretary, James Power, spoke to The Cumberland Throw. The…
Parramatta Stories – Issue 3, 2021: The Parramatta District Junior Rugby League
How vital is junior league to the Parramatta Eels? How important to rugby league is the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League? Let’s take it another step forward – how important are Junior rugby league clubs to the community? Last week,…
Parramatta Stories – Issue 2, 2021: “We’re Here For Parra, We’re Here For The Eels”
“We’re here for Parra, we’re here for the Eels and that’s exactly what we’re here for.” At a time when COVID-19 has had, and will continue to have, a massive impact on our communities, the above statement made by…