when did the north sydney bears leave the nrl
North Sydney Bears The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on Sydney's Lower North Shore, and have played at North Sydney Oval since 1910. There is a bid supporting a resurrection of the club in the NRL as the Central Coast Bears, based in Gosford, New South Wales.[1]
Sydney Roosters In 2018, the Roosters finished in 1st place, claiming their 20th minor premiership. They beat the Sharks 21-12 in week one of the finals earning the week off. They then broke their preliminary final hoodoo beating rivals Rabbitohs 12-4 in what was the last sports match ever played at the Sydney Football Stadium. They managed to keep the Rabbitohs tryless and the crowd was the highest ever recorded in a sporting match at the Sydney Football Stadium with 44,380 people attending the match. They played the Storm in the Grand Final and won 21-6 to claim their 14th premiership.