Balmain Tigers
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The Balmain Tigers were a historic Australian rugby league club based in Sydney’s inner west, known for their passionate supporter base and long-standing rivalries in the New South Wales Rugby League.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balmain Tigers juniors | 1 |
| West Tigers | 1 |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports club
ⓘ
rugby league club ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Balmain, New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Sydney ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | first grade ⓘ |
| competitionType | professional rugby league ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldedTeamsIn |
NSWRL premiership
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
junior rugby league competitions ⓘ |
| foundationCompetition | inaugural NSWRL premiership 1908 ⓘ |
| founded | 1908 ⓘ |
| governingBody | New South Wales Rugby League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRecognisedBy | National Rugby League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | foundation club of Australian rugby league ⓘ |
| homeGround |
Birchgrove Oval
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leichhardt Oval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identityRetainedIn | Wests Tigers branding and heritage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-standing local rivalries in NSWRL
ⓘ
passionate supporter base ⓘ |
| league |
NSWRL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New South Wales Rugby League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRival |
North Sydney Bears
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sydney Rabbitohs NERFINISHED ⓘ St George Dragons NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Suburbs Magpies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Wests Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerEffectiveFromSeason | 2000 ⓘ |
| mergerPartner | Western Suburbs Magpies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra |
1910s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| originalCompetitionName | New South Wales Rugby Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Inner West Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Balmain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby league ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| status | defunct as a first-grade standalone club ⓘ |
| successorClub | Wests Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supporterBase | inner west Sydney community ⓘ |
| teamColors |
black
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| traditionalHomeGroundSuburb |
Balmain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leichhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Balmain Tigers juniors
this entity surface form:
Western Suburbs Magpies
this entity surface form:
West Tigers