The Windsor Wolves are a

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team based in the town of

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. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith District Rugby League competitions. The club has fielded teams in semi-professional, New South Wales Rugby League competitions. In March 2020 the club re-entered the third-tier Ron Massey Cup and fourth-tier Sydney Shield competitions. These competitions were cancelled after one round of matches due to the

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. When the Sydney Shield was reorganised for a restart in July 2020, Windsor did not participate.

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions

Second Tier

The Wolves received an enormous boost in July 2007 as they signed a deal with the

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to act as a feeder club for them in the

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for three seasons. This was a great achievement for the small club and meant that they participated in one of two competitions that sit immediately below the

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. The deal was extended, but ended at the conclusion of the 2013 season.

Third Tier

The Windsor Wolves had played in the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup since the inception of the competition in 2003 to 2016. This competition is now known as the Ron Massey Cup. In the mid-1970s, Windsor competed in an equivalent, the Metropolitan Cup. They also participated for a single season in 1993. The Wolves won the Jim Beam Cup competition twice, in 2005 and 2008, defeating

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on both occasions 23 - 18 in 2005 & 36 - 16 in 2008 grand finals.

Fourth Tier

The Windsor Wolves competed in the 2015 and 2016 Sydney Shield seasons. They entered a team in the 2020 competition, playing one match before the competition was cancelled. Windsor did not enter a team when the competition was reorganised and run through July to September. In the mid-1970s, Windsor fielded a team in the Metropolitan Cup Reserve Grade competition, winning that premiership on two occasions.

Team Of The Century

1.Chris Walker 2.Collin Murphy 3.Vaughan Humphreys 4.Terry Glover 5.Dan Randall 6.Ron Phillips 7.Garry Longhurst 8.Tito Nuimata 9.Keith Sunderland 10.Leo Grosso 11.Tony Buckpitt 12.Jim Moffat 13.Richie Grech 14.Ray Robinson 15.Val De Bono 16.

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17.Tony Saunders Coach. Rod Payne

Notable Juniors

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* Lachlan Coote *

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* George Jennings *Brandon Smallwood *Matthew Wickett *Debbie Wickett *Brendan Martin-Wein *James Moss *Ryan Arnold (convicted sex offender) citation needed, date=August 2018

Gallery

File:JBCteam.jpg, 2008 Jim Beam Cup File:Windsor Wolves Premiers 2005 no1.jpg, 2005 Grand Final File:Windsor Wolves Sevens team pic 2006.jpg, 2006 World 7`s

References

External links

* {{Ron Massey Cup Rugby league teams in Sydney Rugby clubs established in 1912 1912 establishments in Australia Ron Massey Cup Windsor, New South Wales