The Thirroul Butchers are an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n 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...

 football team based in Thirroul

Thirroul, New South Wales

Thirroul is a northern seaside suburb of the city of Wollongong, Australia, with the name supposedly Aboriginal for "Valley of Cabbage Tree Palms". Situated between Austinmer and Bulli, it is approximately 13 kilometres north of Wollongong, and 69 km south of Sydney...

, a coastal town of the Illawarra

Illawarra

Illawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a coastal region situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and the town of Kiama. The central region contains Lake...

 region. The club was formed in 1913 and entered the Illawarra Carlton League

Illawarra Rugby League

The Illawarra Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Wollongong, NSW. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs ....

, where it still competes today.

History

The Thirroul Butchers were established in 1913, entering the third season of the Illawarra Rugby League

Illawarra Rugby League

The Illawarra Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Wollongong, NSW. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs ....

 competition. On May 20, 1913 Thirroul (at the time also known as "The Blues") competed in their first premiership match, with a 13-3 loss to Unanderra. The team listed was: Dansfield, A. Lacey, E.Lacey, Hopkinson, Coulton, Grace, McDonald, Ryan, Moore, Green, Fraser, Schalel and Clarke.

Leading Pointscores

Player	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Points
John McCarthy	10	362	14	776
Bruce Smith	9	207	0	441
Lionel Wheatley	25	179	1	433
Mark Taylor	0	130	0	370
Ray Morgan	20	72	0	367
Shane Sciberras	11	154	0	356
Peter McGrath	1	163	0	329
Ron Wall	67	12	0	240
Bill Everett	5	98	1	211
Sean Minogue	12	74	0	197

Honours

• Illawarra Rugby League
  Illawarra Rugby League
  The Illawarra Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Wollongong, NSW. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs ....
  
   Premierships: 6

1954, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2008

• Illawarra Minor Premierships: 4

1987, 1995, 2003, 2008

• CRL Challenge Cup:1

2003

External links

• Thirroul Butchers Clubpage
• Country Rugby League Homepage
• Country Rugby League
• Illawarra District League
• Illawarra Rugby League
  Illawarra Rugby League
  The Illawarra Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Wollongong, NSW. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs ....