St. George Dragons

The St. George Dragons were a professional rugby league team from Sydney , Australia . With fifteen championships and twelve runner-up championships, they were among the most successful teams in the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership . In 1998 they merged with the Illawarra Steelers to form the St. George Illawarra Dragons .

history

The St. George Dragons began playing in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) in 1921 . Almost two decades passed before the first title win in the 1941 season, but shortly afterwards the Dragons became the absolute top team in the league. Between 1956 and 1966 St. George won eleven championship titles in a row, which is an unmatched world record in rugby to this day . In 1979 the last title was won, in 1996 the last participation in the Grand Final as an independent club. With fifteen championship titles won, St. George is still in second place in the all-time ranking behind the South Sydney Rabbitohs .

successes

• Championships (15): 1941 , 1949 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1977 , 1979
• Vice championships (12): 1927 , 1930 , 1933 , 1942 , 1946 , 1953 , 1971 , 1975 , 1985 , 1992 , 1993 , 1996
• Minor Premierships (15): 1928 , 1946 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1979 , 1985