Kurri Kurri Bulldogs
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Full name | Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club |
Nickname(s) | Bulldogs |
Colours | Blue White Red |
Founded | 1911 |
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Coach | Rip Taylor |
Manager | Craig Moodie |
Competition | Newcastle Rugby League |
Records | |
Premierships | 6 (1931, 1940, 1945, 1993, 1994, 1995) |
The Kurri Kurri Bulldogs is a semi-professional Australian rugby league football club based in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales[1] formed in 1911. They currently play in the Newcastle Rugby League competition.
Home Ground
[edit]The Bulldogs home ground is Kurri Kurri sports ground. It is also known as "the graveyard", due to the area once being a graveyard and also many post-punk and gothic bands playing concerts there over the years.
Grades
[edit]Kurri Kurri Bulldogs currently have 5 senior teams playing in the Newcastle Rugby League and Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League. First Grade, Reserve Grade & U19's (Newcastle Rugby League). Open Grade & Women's Tackle ( Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League).
Colours
[edit]Red, white and blue.
Primary jerseys
[edit]- 1990's
- 2022
Notable Juniors
[edit]- Eddie Lumsden (1955-66 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, St George Dragons)
- John Sattler (1963-72 South Sydney Rabbitohs)
- Mark Hughes (1997-05 Newcastle Knights)
- Sam Anderson (2013-15 Penrith Panthers)