Sydney Cowboys
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Team owner's name/nickname:
Team coach: Brian Smith
Team Assistants: Gorden Tallis, Jarrod McCracken
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Team name: Sydney Cowboys
Team colours: Blue, Silver, Black, White
Team logo: Five Pointed Star
Team ground: Clive Churchill Stadium
Team location (town/suburb, city/state, country): Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Team alliance (if any): RRL
Team captain: Darren Lockyer
Team joined in (what premiership): 1998
Reserve Grade team name: West Sydney Raiders
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The Cowboys have won more titles then any other club in the IIRL's history. Here you can read through all of their major achievements.
Team Achievements 1998 AIRL Cup In a competition that included that seasons minor premiers and eventual IIRL Champions, the Sydney Cowboys showed in their very first season that they could mix it with the big guns in securing their first ever title.
1998 Gekkotech Cup Having missed out on the IIRL playoffs on their for and against record, the Sydney Cowboys were the class of the non playoff teams. They went through the competition and secured the teams second title in their first season in the IIRL.
2000 Gary Freeman Division Minor Premiers In a breakout season for the club, the Cowboys went on to claim their first ever minor premiership by a record margin.
2000 Gary Freeman Cup Champions In what many claimed was the toughest division in the IIRL, The Cowboys claimed the overall title and theirplace in their first ever Grand Final.
2000 International Interactive Rugby League Champions In their first ever Grand Final and having set all sorts of record, the Cowboys finished off one of the best season the IIRL had ever seen in style. They beat the Port Moresby Jaguars and claimed their first ever IIRL Title.
2001 Gary Freeman Cup Champions Having just missed out of the minor premiership the Cowboys faced Minor Premiers the Newcastle Nighmare for a place in the IIRL Grand Final. The Cowboys destroyed the Nightmare in one of the biggest wins in club history to make their way to the Grand Final.
2001 International Interactive Rugby League Champions The Cowboys made history with their win over the Townsville Thunder by becoming the first team to win back-to-back World Titles in another brilliant season.
2002 Gary Freeman Division Minor Premiers In an incredible run off success, the Cowboys claimed a second Minor Premiership title.
2003 Moscow Sevens Shield Winners Having never been very successfull at Sevens football, the Cowboys first ever win in Moscow was a great achievement for the club.
2003 Newcastle Sevens Cup Winners The Cup win in Newcastle saw the Cowboys go on to compete for the overall Sevens crown. While they wouldnt go on to win the title, the club showed that it had arrived as a force on the sevens circut.
2004 IIRL Minor Premiers The best for and againt record ever, the biggest gap between first and second place ever, the 2004 Cowboys showed they could win a Minor Premiership involving all teams and do so in emphatic fashion.
2004 International Interactive Rugby League World Champions In a tough Grand Final win, the Cowboys become the only side to have ever won three World Championships.
Players Achievements
2000 Top Try Scorer (David Peachey) One of the Original Cowboys, Peachey showed he was one of the most dangerous players in the game by becoming the leagues leading try scorer in 2000.
2000 Player Of The Year (David Peachey) In an amazing season in which the Cowboys would claim their first ever IIRL Title, peachey was the stand out performer all season.
2001 Player Of The Year (Tonie Carroll) The tough, no nonsense center had a breakout year in 2001. He would claim his third IIRL title and claim player of the year honours.
2001 Clive Churchill Medal (Lesley Vainikolo) The powerful winger had a game to remember in the 2001 Grand Final.
2002 IIRL Top Point Scorer (David Peachey) Having taken over the goal kicking, Peachey added another feather to his cap in winning the IIRL's point scoring title.
2003 Newcastle Sevens Player Of The Final (Brett Firman) Having traded Vainikolo for him, rookie halfback Brett Firman showed his tallent by winning his first individual award in his first season.
2003 Newcastle Sevens Player Of The Tournament (Brett Firman) Firman was the star in Newcastle and showed why the Cowboys had chased him so hard in the pre-season.
2004 Super Series Grand Final MOM (Ben Ross) Having spent most of 2003 in reserve grade, ben Ross made the most of his elevation to a full time first grade player with a great performance in the pre season Super series.
2004 Player Of The Year (Darren Lockyer) In what is possibly the best season any player has ever has, Lockyer was named the IIRL player of the year as he guided the Cowboys to their third IIRL title.
2004 Top Point Scorer (Darren Lockyer) A brilliant season for Lockyer was shown in the fact he was the top point scorer in 2004 scoring a record number of points.
2004 Clive Churchill Medal (Phil Graham) The young speedster came up big in the biggest game of his life, winning the Clive Churchill medal in the 2004 Grand Final.
