National Rugby League - Clubs

Clubs

See also: Expansion of the National Rugby League

The NRL consists of sixteen teams: eight clubs based within Greater Sydney, two in regional New South Wales, three in Queensland, one in Victoria, one each in the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The league operates on a single group system, with no divisions or conferences and no relegation and promotion from other leagues.

The map below indicates the locations of teams currently competing in the National Rugby League. The inset is of greater Sydney. St. George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers have two locations indicated due to more than one ground being occupied by both teams.

All but four NRL clubs (the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, North Queensland Cowboys, New Zealand Warriors, and the Gold Coast Titans) have won a premiership.

Cowboys Broncos Titans Storm Warriors Raiders Knights Dragons Dragons Bulldogs Sharks Sea Eagles Eels Panthers Roosters Rabbitohs Wests Tigers Wests Tigers (Sydney - see left)
Brisbane Broncos
 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
 Canberra Raiders
 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Gold Coast Titans
 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
 Melbourne Storm
 Newcastle Knights
New Zealand Warriors
 North Queensland Cowboys
 Parramatta Eels
 Penrith Panthers
75px St. George Illawarra Dragons
 South Sydney Rabbitohs
 Sydney Roosters
 75px Wests Tigers

A total of twenty-three clubs have played in the National Rugby League since its first season in 1998. For a list of all clubs past and present see List of teams in the NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL. For a complete list of all teams no longer competing in the NRL see here

Eleven clubs have been members of the National Rugby League for every season since its inception in 1998. This group includes Brisbane, Canberra, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cronulla, Melbourne, New Zealand, Newcastle, North Queensland, Parramatta, Penrith and Roosters.

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