The Hills District Bulls is an Australian rugby league football club. It plays in the Parramatta District junior league based in at Crestwood Oval.
They have played in the Parramatta District since 1964. They field teams in all age groups including C-Grade, A-Grade, Sydney Shield and Ron Massey Cup competitions.
History The club's inaugural season was 1964. They commenced with an A Grade, A Reserve Grade and C Grade team and trained on Yattenden Oval. On some match days when there were insufficient A Grade players available, players from the A Reserve Grade team would double up and play two games. They moved from Yattenden Oval to The Castle Hill Showground in about 1966 although some home games were played at the Showground in 1964. From there they moved to Jasper Road to train and play their home games. The C Grade side won the Premiership in 1965 their second year in the competition and the first Premiership for the Club. They have used Crestwood Oval, Baulkham Hills, as their home ground since it was created in the 1970s. On 4 September 2022, Hills District won the Ron Massey Cup after defeating Glebe 18-12 in the grand final. On 3 September 2023, Hill District defeated St Mary's 34-30 to win the Sydney Shield Grand Final.
Hills District are currently a senior feeder side to NSW Cup team The North Sydney Bears.
Notable Juniors Notable First Grade Players that have played at Hills District Bulls include: John Kolc (1972–81 Parramatta Eels) Wade L'Estrange (2000 Parramatta Eels) Daniel Irvine (2000–07 Parramatta Eels, Canterbury & South Sydney Rabbitohs) Nathan McMillan (2003 Parramatta Eels) Heath L'Estrange (2004–13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Sydney & Bradford) John Williams (2005–10 Parramatta Eels, Sydney, Cronulla & North Queensland) Blake Green (2007– Parramatta Eels, Cronulla, Canterbury, Hull KR & Wigan) David Williams (2008–15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles) Jarred Farlow (2013 Wests Tigers) Jason Baitieri (2010– Sydney Roosters & Catalans Dragons) Jamie Buhrer (2010– Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Newcastle Knights) Luke Keary (2013– South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters) Ava Seumanufagai (2013– West Tigers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Leeds) Pauli Pauli (2014– Parramatta Eels, Newcastle Knights, Wakefield Trinity) Feleti Mateo (2004, 2006–2010 Parramatta Eels, 2011–2014 New Zealand Warriors, (2015–2016) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles) Joshua Curran (2019 Sydney Roosters, New Zealand Warriors) Ryan Papenhuyzen (2019– Melbourne Storm) Luke Sommerton (2023- Penrith Panthers) Jayden Tanner (2023 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) Ethan Sanders (2024- Parramatta Eels & Canberra Raiders)
Patrons The club patrons are John Kolc and Ron Hilditch, both of whom played first grade for Parramatta Eels and represented Australia.
Playing Record in NSWRL Competitions Ron Massey Cup Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff 2016 Ron Massey Cup 8 2 22 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 22 10 12 0 686 512 174 2017 Ron Massey Cup 3 7 36 Last 6 Semi-Finalist 20 11 9 0 513 436 77 2018 Ron Massey Cup 9 2 12 18 4 14 0 254 562 -308 2019 Ron Massey Cup 8 2 16 Last 4 Preliminary Finalist 23 9 14 0 500 548 -48 2020 Ron Massey Cup N/A 0 0 Competition Cancelled 1 0 1 0 4 12 -8 2020 President's Cup 4 1 12 Semi-Finalist 9 5 1 3 202 114 88
Sydney Shield Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff 2014 Sydney Shield 9 0 15 22 7 14 1 552 694 -142 2015 Sydney Shield 5 2 29 Grand Finalist 24 15 8 1 718 500 218 2016 Sydney Shield 12 0 14 22 7 15 0 626 738 -112 2017 Sydney Shield 10 3 16 22 5 17 0 340 712 -372 2018 Sydney Shield 10 2 8 18 2 16 0 264 826 -562 2019 Sydney Shield 9 1 14 20 6 14 0 506 736 -230 2020 Sydney Shield 5 0 2 Competition Cancelled 1 1 0 0 24 20 4 2020 Sydney Shield 5 1 11 8 4 3 1 226 158 68
Metropolitan Cup Year Competition Ladder Finals Position All Match Record Pos Byes Pts P W L D For Agst Diff 1990 Metropolitan Cup 2 18 Grand Finalist 1991 Metropolitan Cup 8 8 1992 Metropolitan Cup 8 2 17 16 6 9 1 288 292 -4 1993 Metropolitan Cup 5 2 23 16 9 6 1 329 271 58 1994 Metropolitan Cup 4 0 22 Grand Finalist 24 13 11 0 438 431 7 1995 Metropolitan Cup 7 2 10 18 2 16 0 234 519 -285
See also
List of rugby league clubs in Australia Rugby league in New South Wales
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