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Financial pressures forced the team out of the NSWRL at the end of 1983, however the club lived on, and currently field a side in the Premier League, the second-tier competition to the NRL . There is some argument over whether or not Newtown was actually the first Rugby League club in Australia. The club's website stands by this claim however other sources most notably Terry Williams book "Out of the Blue (The History of Newtown RLFC)" refutes this claim. Though some members of the club insist Newtown was first (8th January), all newspaper reports confirm the date as 14th January, making Newtown the second club formed under the NSWRL banner. When Glebe was excluded in the late 1920s, Newtown became (and still is) Rugby League's oldest club in Australia. NOTES # This game was played using an Obsolete Scoring System . Under current scoring guidelines, the score in this game would have been 61 - 0 # This game was played using an Obsolete Scoring System . Under current scoring guidelines, the score in this game would have been 10 - 80 EXTERNAL LINKS |
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