National Rugby League

The National Rugby League (NRL) is one of the most popular sporting competitions in Australia and, in recent times, New Zealand, consisting of fifteen teams playing rugby league football against each other.

Teams

From Sydney

• Canterbury Bulldogs (established: 1935)
• Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (established: 1967)
• Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (established: 1947)
• Parramatta Eels (established: 1947)
• Penrith Panthers (established: 1967)
• St. George-Illawarra Dragons (established: 1999)
• South Sydney Rabbitohs (established: 1908)
• Sydney Roosters (established: 1908)
• Wests Tigers (established: 2000)

From Outside Sydney

• Brisbane Broncos (established: 1988)
• Canberra Raiders (established: 1982)
• Melbourne Storm (established: 1998)
• Newcastle Knights (established: 1988)
• New Zealand Warriors (established: 1995)
• North Queensland Cowboys (established: 1995)

To Be Admitted in 2007

• Gold Coast Titans

Defunct Teams

The following teams have competed in the NRL at some stage since 1998, but have either been disbanded, or compete in a different form:

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• Adelaide Rams: disbanded at the end of 1998
• Balmain Tigers: merged with Western Suburbs in 1999 to form Wests Tigers
• Gold Coast Chargers: disbanded at the end of 1998
• Illawarra Steelers: merged with St. George to form St. George-Illawarra Dragons in 1999.
• North Sydney Bears: merged with Manly to form Northern Eagles in 2000. Dropped out of Northern Eagles merger in 2002.
• Northern Eagles: reverted to Manly-Warringah in 2003 after North Sydney dropped out of the merger.
• St. George Dragons merged with Illawarra in 1999 to form St. George-Illawarra Dragons.
• Western Suburbs Magpies merged with Balmain to form Wests Tigers in 1999.

For teams competing prior to the NRL see:

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• New South Wales Rugby League
  
• Super League