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Mount Pritchard Mounties

Mount Pritchard Mounties

Australian rugby league club, based in Mount Pritchard, NSW


The Mounties Rugby League Football Club (sponsored by Mounties Group) is an Australian rugby league football club based in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales formed in 1927. They currently play in the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield.[1]

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Recent Seasons

2015

In 2015, Mounties defeated the Asquith Magpies to win the Ron Massey Cup 30–14. [2]

2016

Mounties achieved a rare feat in 2016 by having all 3 grades NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and the Sydney Shield finish first in the regular season and win the minor premiership. Not since 1985 had a club finished top of all 3 grades to claim the minor premiership in the same year. The last team to do so before this was the St. George Dragons. Mounties also finished the season with all 3 grades making the grand final. The Sydney shield side was defeated by East Campbelltown Eagles, the Ron Massey Cup side won against St Mary's Saints and Illawarra Cutters defeated Mounties in the NSW Cup grand final. [3] [4] [5]

2017

Mounties finished 5th in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW season. On 3 September 2017, Mounties faced off against Illawarra in the elimination final which was a rematch from last years Grand Final. Mounties went on to be defeated by Illawarra 30–26 and were eliminated.[6] On 24 September 2017, the Sydney Shield side made it to the grand final against St Mary's but lost the match 34–20.[7] On 24 October 2017, coach Steve Antonelli announced he was leaving the club after five years in charge to join Canterbury as assistant coach to Dean Pay.[8] On 5 December 2017, Mounties announced that Ryan Carr would be new head coach of the Intrust Super Premiership NSW side for The 2018 season.[9]

Jeff Lynch playing for Mounties

2018

Mounties qualified for the 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW finals series finishing 6th on the table. Mounties progressed the second week on the final series where they were defeated 34–16 by Newtown ending their season.[10] The Mounties Ron Massey Cup team also made it to the second week of the finals series but were defeated 20–14 by the Concord-Glebe Wolves.[11]

2019

Mounties finished the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season in sixth place on the table and qualified for the finals. Mounties were eliminated in week one of the finals series as they were defeated by Newtown 44–20 at Campbelltown Stadium.[12]

The Ron Massey Cup side also qualified for the finals and reached the preliminary final but were defeated 22-12 by Wentworthville at Kogarah Oval.[13]

2020

Mounties entered in the Canterbury Cup and Ron Massey Cup competitions, however both were cancelled after one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

In August 2020, it was announced that Mounties had joined forces with NRL side Canterbury-Bankstown to act as their feeder club side in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition for the next two years starting in 2021.[14]

2022

Mounties finished 9th on the table during the 2022 NSW Cup season. The Ron Massey Cup side had a slightly better season finishing 5th on the table.[15]

2023

In 2023, Mount Pritchard pulled out of the NSW Cup competition but continued to field sides in the Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield. In the Ron Massey Cup, Mounties finished second last. In the Sydney Shield, Mounties finished sixth on the table.[16]

NRL Juniors

Honours

2015, 2016
2015, 2016
2014
2016, 2017
2018, 2023

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

NSW Cup

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Ron Massey Cup

The club has had two stints in third tier NSWRL competitions - initially in the early 1990s and from 2007 to the present.

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Sydney Shield

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See also


References

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  2. Media, NRL Digital (30 September 2015). "Grand Final Highlights: Mounties v Asquith". nswrl.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. "Mounties achieve triple feat". nrl.com. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. Helmers, Caden (24 September 2016). "NSW Cup: Grand final day a year in the making for Mounties coach Steve Antonelli". Retrieved 29 August 2017 via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. "Mounties aiming high". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. "NSWRL Live - powered by Statedge". Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. "Live Coverage week one". NSWRL. 7 September 2019.
  8. "2022 NSW Cup Ladder". www.nswrl.com.au.
  9. "New South Wales Cup 2014". League Unlimited. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. "New South Wales Cup 2015". League Unlimited. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  11. "New South Wales Cup 2016". League Unlimited. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  12. Buxton, Matt (25 September 2016). "Cutters Win The Grand Final". NSWRL. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  13. "New South Wales Cup 2017". League Unlimited. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. "New South Wales Cup 2018". League Unlimited. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  15. "New South Wales Cup 2019". League Unlimited. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  16. "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". NSWRL. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  17. "2013 Ron Massey Cup Grand Final". YouTube. Power Productions. 27 June 2014 [2013]. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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  23. Buxton, Matt (25 September 2016). "Mounties go back-to-back in Ron Massey Cup". League Unlimited. NSWRL. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  24. Boulous, Chris (26 September 2016). "Mounties win Ron Massey Cup". Liverpool Champion. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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  28. Anderson, Jamie (29 September 2014). "Sydney Shield Grand Final - Highlights and Report". NSWRL. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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  31. Draper, Daniel (26 September 2016). "East Campbelltown secures Sydney Shield victory". Wollondilly Advertiser. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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  33. Cupido, Andre (24 September 2017). "St Marys Claim 2017 Sydney Shield". NSWRL. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

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