Cronulla Sharks v St George Illawarra Dragons
Cronulla Sharks v St George Illawarra Dragons News
The Cronulla Sharks welcome their near neighbours, the St George Illawarra Dragons for a match up that always grabs the attention of both fan bases and that always has lots of interest and intrigue in it.
As two teams based in and around the city of Sydney, which is often thought of the capital of Rugby League, it will be no surprise that this is the type of match that grabs the attention of the whole city.
When you couple that Sydney been the biggest media centre in the country and you again have all you need to feed into all of the interest in a match up such as this one.
What really ramps things up for this match is that these two have one of the longest and fiercest rivalry in Australian sport as the Sharks grew out of the St George Junior systems.
With all of that in mind, you may think that it is easy for fans to keep up with all of the news for this match but in many ways it can be quite tricky as there is just so much focus on the match from so many outlets that it can be difficult for fans to find the news that they want.
We aim to make it all much easier for fans by bringing you all of the headlines that you need, right here on this page.
Cronulla Sharks vs St George Illawarra Dragons Breaking News
If you are looking for the latest breaking news for the match, you are in the right pace as we bring you all of the news you need from local, national and even international news outlets.
If you read a headline that is of interest to you, all you need to do is click on it to be taken to the full story at the original source.
Sharks vs Dragons Latest News Today
With so much news for a matchup such as this one, it can be tricky for fans to keep up with all of the news about the match, especially if you have been at work or out and about, but we make it easier than ever by updating the headlines on this page around the clock to bring you all of the latest news today, when you want them.
Stadium(s)
The match takes place at Shark Stadium, although fans may also know it by the name of Shark Park, Endeavour Field or by a host of sponsored names, but no matter what you know the ground as, you will recognise it come gameday.
In an era of the sport where matches take place in mostly modern stadiums capable of hosting 30,40 or even 50,000+ fans and having every modcon expected by fans, Shark Park is a bit of throughout back.
It features a multi-tiered main stand that runs part of the length of the field and features some general access seating and some corporate seating, a small seating stand behind one set of sticks and wrapping around the far side and the other end is a small single tier of seating which altogether allow for around 20,000 fans to watch live in attendance.
Location
Whilst the stadium may be limited in terms of facilites and capacity, it does have an enviable position in the shires of Sydney and on the banks of Woolooware Bay.
It is in the suburb of Woolooware itself where the stadium is found and that is a suburb of the city of Sydney and around 34 kilometres, or 15 miles, to the south of Sydney central business district.
Found in the Sutherland shire and bordering the suburb of Cronulla, it is the region around the ground from where the club get their name from and it is the shires of Sydney that they still represent to this very day.
About
It’s always hard to say definitely which is the biggest rivalry of sporting club sin any given city, especially one the size of Sydney but it could be easily argued that the Sharkies and the Dragons have the biggest rivalry in Sydney.
It dates back to the emergence of the Sharkies out of the junior systems of St George, when the Sharkies were thought of as the little brother of St George and almost been a feeder for them.
When the Dragons and Steelers become a joint venture, there home bases surrounded the Sharks geographically, which really ramped up the rivalry which was highlighted when the then CEO of the Sharks cut up a St George shirt on ANZAC Day in 1998.
Cronulla vs St George Score
If you cannot be at the ground in person, which is always the best option of course, or you cannot watch along live on television or online, the next option is to keep up with all of the news coming out of the ground.
That is what you can do on this page as we update the headlines on this page throughout the match to bring you everything you need to know including the latest score.
Sharkies vs Dragons Teams
Well before game day, the squads for the match are announced well in advance and that allows fans to be able to easy find out who has been selected to play in the match and who misses out on selection, plus the reason why those decisions were made.
They can then chat to fellow fans about it all and anybody else interested in the action including friends, family and work mates but despite all of that, the actual teams that take to the field can be much different than those announced earlier on.
There can be a few different reasons as to why the chances are made including injuries and illnesses plus suspensions or disciplinary matters.
Finding out the changes can be trickier as unless it is a star, the changes can often not get the same focus as the initial announcement but no matter who misses out and the reason why, we bring them all to you on this page.
Cronulla Sharks v St George Illawarra Dragons Result
If the match is over and you weren’t able to keep up with the action, don’t worry, as not only do we bring you the final match result, but we also bring you full match reports from numerous sources.
These allow you to get a full understanding of where the match was won and lost, you can read the thoughts of key personnel including both head coaches and you can also be amongst the first to know the breaking news to come out of Shark Park including any potential injuries or suspension concerns.
History
