Guildford Owls

The Guildford Owls are a rugby league club based in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia. They have previously competed in the Ron Massey Cup, the Sydney Shield and have also competed in the Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League.NSW Rugby League Guildford Owls Knock Asquith Magies Out Of Ron Massey Cup Top Four The Daily Telegraph

History Guildford were founded in 1953, although the leagues club at Guildford was founded much earlierin the 1920s.

Guildford have spent much of their existence playing in the lower leagues of the New South Wales Rugby League competitions. One of Parramatta's greatest ever players, Brett Kenny grew up playing as a Guildford junior.

In 1991, Guildford won the Ron Massey Cup which was then known as the Metropolitan Cup. In 2018, the Sydney Shield side reached the grand final against East Campbelltown Eagles but were defeated 32-22 at Leichhardt Oval.

Notable players John Mowbray (1959-68 Western Suburbs) Mick Pattison (1978-80 & 1983-84 Parramatta Eels, 1981-82 South Sydney Rabbitohs, and 1985-86 Illawarra Steelers) Brett Kenny (1980-93 Parramatta Eels) Tim Mannah (2009-19 Parramatta Eels) Jon Mannah (2009-12 Parramatta Eels & Cronulla) Jake Foster (2010-14 Canberra Raiders & Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) Daniel Tupou (2012- Sydney Roosters) Manase Fainu (2018- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles) Tevita Funa (2020-2022 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles & New South Wales Waratahs) Samuela Fainu (2023- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles & Wests Tigers) Sione Fainu (2024- Wests Tigers) Latu Fainu (2024- Wests Tigers)

Honours Ron Massey Cup Winners 1991 Sydney Shield Runners Up 2018

Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions In three different time-periods, Guildford has entered teams in lower tier competitions run by the New South Wales Rugby League. The win–loss–draw record in the table below does not include Finals Series matches. Year Competition Pos Plyd W L D B For Agst Diff Pts Finals Position 1963 Inter-District 4 18 12 6 0 161 81 80 24 Finalist 1964 Second Division 4 18 12 6 0 0 279 68 211 24 1965 Second Division 6 17 9 7 1 0 210 201 9 19 1990 Metropolitan Cup 4 18 Semi-Finalist 1991 Metropolitan Cup 1 25 Premiers 1992 Metropolitan Cup 7 16 6 8 2 2 286 299 -13 18 1993 Metropolitan Cup 1 16 10 4 2 2 311 234 77 26 Finalist 1994 Metropolitan Cup 5 21 10 11 0 0 410 417 -7 20 1995 Metropolitan Cup 4 18 9 8 1 2 365 397 -32 25 1996 Metropolitan Cup 3 16 11 4 1 2 406 294 112 27 Semi-Finalist 1997 Metropolitan Cup 2 14 20 1998 Metropolitan Cup 6 18 7 9 2 0 338 340 -2 16 1999 Metropolitan Cup 4 16 9 8 1 424 347 77 19 Semi-Finalist 2000 Metropolitan Cup 7 14 4 10 0 0 254 358 -104 8 2001 Metropolitan Cup 5 18 9 9 0 3 388 440 -52 24 2002 Metropolitan Cup 4 15 8 7 0 0 331 329 2 16 Finalist 2003 Jim Beam Cup 7 22 9 11 2 0 500 569 -69 20 2013 Ron Massey Cup 9 22 9 13 0 0 565 734 -169 18 2014 Ron Massey Cup 6 22 12 10 0 0 594 536 58 24 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 2015 Ron Massey Cup 5 20 9 10 1 2 529 543 -14 23 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 2016 Ron Massey Cup 7 20 9 10 1 2 518 445 73 23 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 2017 Ron Massey Cup 5 18 9 8 1 7 430 388 42 33 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 2018 Ron Massey Cup 5 18 11 7 0 2 455 351 104 26 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 2019 Ron Massey Cup 5 20 10 9 1 2 472 492 -20 25 Top 8 Elimination Semi-Finalist 2020 Ron Massey Cup N/A 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Competition Cancelled

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