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The Sydney club’s A-Reserve team turned out for their grand final at the weekend against a backdrop of celebrations to mark a momentous milestone
On Sunday, an overcast, cool spring day, Redfern Oval in Sydney represented a time capsule for working class inner-city rugby league. Classic Australian rock blared on the speakers, entry to the ground was a mere $2 and it was cash-only for the big line of patrons waiting for the sausage sizzle.
The Redfern All Blacks A-Reserve team has reached the 2024 South Sydney District Rugby League grand final – in the same year that Australia’s oldest Indigenous rugby league club is celebrating its 80th anniversary, commemorating its official entry into the South Sydney Rugby League competition in 1944.