Scone Thoroughbreds is a country rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 team, based in Scone

Scone, New South Wales

Scone is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Scone had a population of 4,624 people. It is located on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres north of Sydney, and is part of the Hunter and Upper...

, New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, competing in the Group 21

Group 21 Rugby League

Group 21 Rugby League is a local rugby league competition, run under the control of the Country Rugby League. It covers the Upper Hunter area of New South Wales, and has three divisions, first grade, reserves and Under 18s...

 competition under the auspices of the Country Rugby League

New South Wales Country Rugby League

-2011 Tier 2 Championships:-History:Newcastle was the first city outside Sydney to start a league competition, being involved in the Sydney Premiership in 1908-09 and then starting their own competition in 1910....

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The club is the most successful team in Rugby League history, winning 27 titles in its existence. The Thoroughbreds surpassed the South Sydney Rabbitohs

South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...

 in terms of 1st grade premierships in 1994.

In addition, they won the Clayton Cup

Clayton Cup

The Clayton Cup is a trophy awarded by the Country Rugby League to the NSW country rugby league team with the best overall record for that season. To be eligible, the team must win the highest level of competition in its region. Usually the winner of the Clayton Cup goes through the season undefeated...

 once in 1974, and an undefeated club Premiership (2003).

Players successfully moving up to NRL

National Rugby League

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 from the club are current players John Morris, Darren Albert

Darren Albert

Darren Albert is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he played his club football for the Newcastle Knights , St...

 and Todd Lowrie

Todd Lowrie

Todd Lowrie is an Australian rugby league player who formerly played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League...

, past players Noel

Noel Cleal

Noel Harvey "Crusher" Cleal is an Australian former rugby league footballer who also had a successful coaching career...

 and Les Cleal, and local legend Don "Bandy" Adams, all of whom have represented Australia.

The club plays its games at Scone Park, located along Hill Street, Scone. The clubs colours are blue and white, using jerseys similar to that of the Canterbury Bulldogs

Canterbury Bulldogs

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...

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In 2006, Scone won both the first grade and under 18s titles, defeating Singleton 26-6 and Aberdeen 10-6 respectively at Scone Park.

Premiership titles

Years Won

1922

1930

1931

1932

1938

1940

1950

1951

1952

1954

1955

1958

1966

1969

1970

1972

1976

1979

1988

1994

1995

1996

1998

1999

2000

2003

2006

International representatives

Don "Bandy" Adams Rees Duncan Les Cleal Noel Cleal

Noel Cleal

Noel Harvey "Crusher" Cleal is an Australian former rugby league footballer who also had a successful coaching career...

External links

• Scone Thoroughbreds homepage