Latest News Newtown Jets and Balmain Tigers meet
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| Thursday, 11 March 2010 06:20 |
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The Newtown Jets and Balmain Tigers meet in round one of the 2010 NSW Cup at Henson Park on Saturday, with this inner-city local derby kicking off at 5.00pm. Norths and Wests clash at 3.00pm making for a nostalgic double-header of 1908 foundation club Rugby League action at Henson Park this Saturday afternoon (13th March).
The Jets and the Tigers already compete on an annual basis for the Trevor Ryan-Neil Pringle Shield, a trophy which honours the two 1970's NSW representatives who played with distinction at both clubs. The Ryan-Pringle Shield is currently in the possession of the Tigers.
This year a second trophy comes into contention between the two clubs, with the announcement that the Maritime Union of Australia will be the match-day sponsor for this Saturday's Newtown-Balmain showdown, and for subsequent Jets-Tigers matches at Henson Park. The trophy has been appropriately named as the Solidarity Shield, recognising the industrial working-class heritage of both of these NSW Rugby League foundation clubs. King Street (Newtown ) and Darling Street (Balmain) might be thoroughly gentrified boulevards now in comparison to 102 years ago, but you can be sure that when these two doughty old clubs come to grips on Saturday afternoon at the decidedly non-gentrified Henson Park, all social pretensions will be cast aside. Saturday's program at Henson Park is: |