Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. The Cronulla Sharks compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league competition. The Sharks, as they are commonly known, were admitted to the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, predecessor of the Australian Rugby League and the current National Rugby League competition, in January 1967. The club competed in every premiership season since then and, during the Super League war, joined the rebel competition before continuing on in the re-united NRL Premiership. The Sharks have been in competition for 56 years, appearing in four grand finals, winning their first premiership in 2016 after defeating the Melbourne Storm at Stadium Australia.
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| Full name | Cronulla Sutherland District Rugby League Football Club Ltd | ||
| Nickname(s) | Sharks, Sharkies | ||
| Colours | Sky blue White Black | ||
| Founded | 1963 as Cronulla-Caringbah 1967 in New South Wales Rugby League | ||
| Website | sharks.com.au | ||
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| Coach | Craig Fitzgibbon | ||
| Captain | Cameron McInnes Dale Finucane | ||
| Competition | National Rugby League | ||
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| Premierships | 1 (2016) | ||
| Runners-up | 3 (1973, 1978, 1997SL) | ||
| Minor premierships | 2 (1988, 1999) | ||
| Wooden spoons | 3 (1967, 1969, 2014) | ||
| Most capped | 348 – Paul Gallen | ||
| Highest try scorer | 166 – Andrew Ettinghausen | ||
| Highest points scorer | 1,255 – Steve Rogers | ||