On Saturday, July 25, the Glebe Dirty Reds defeated North Sydney 16-12 at Henson Park in a second round match of the newly-formed NSWRL President’s Cup, which is made up of Ron Massey Cup clubs and selected country rugby league teams.
The Dirty Reds then claimed their first rugby league silverware in 93 years when they easily accounted for Wentworthville 53-16, in the final of the NSWRL Challenge Cup played at Henson Park on Sunday, August 2. The Challenge Cup is a knockout tournament played between city and country clubs, with the qualifying rounds having been played back in February and March.
Sunday’s tearaway victory was a day of high emotion. It was the first trophy won by the Dirty Reds since winning the NSWRL third grade premiership title in 1927.
Prominent names in the current Glebe Dirty Reds line-up include former Penrith Panthers halfback Liam Coleman, son of the livewire South Sydney scrum-half Craig Coleman and Glebe’s hooker Jackson Garlick is the son of Sean Garlick, who was a well-performed hooker with both South Sydney and the Sydney Roosters.
The Dirty Reds play the Hills District Bulls at Crestwood Oval in Baulkham Hills this Sunday, August 9, at 3pm.
Score first title since 1927
THE NSW Rugby League’s Canterbury Cup competition might have been cancelled for 2020, but rugby league has returned to Newtown’s home ground Henson Park on the past two weekends.