The North Sydney Bears are pleased to announce that we will be holding invitation-only trials for our 2023 Harold Matthews Squads on Saturday 17th September. Applications close at 5pm Sunday 11th September 2022.  All successful applicants/trialists will be notified via email and Facebook by COB Wednesday 14th September.

State of Origin greats, North Sydney Bears legends, corporate partners, members and fans came together last Friday at Norths in support of our Red & Black Foundation and what a fantastic event it was! The room was buzzing with rugby league chatter, Bear Park Brews by Six String Brewing were proudly featured on every table and our major partner Norths served up a scrumptious three course meal. Our emcee and huge Bears supporter, James Bracey, lead guests through the event kicking off with a panel of ex-Bears featuring David Fairleigh, Mark Graham, Greg Florimo and Jason Taylor. The boys regaled tales of their time in the Red & Black and their own personal experiences with State of Origin, including Jason Taylor's stress of being named in the Blues side in 1993 as only a youngster aged 22.

Bears have been back in the media this week with great enthusiasm as our combination of heritage, tribalism and becoming the 18th team continues to pique interests. The Bears preference for readmission to the NRL is to go it alone and this is the focus of our bid planning by our NRL Bid Committee. However, no opportunity or idea is off the table if it means a Red & Black return to the top grade. Our Chairman, Daniel Dickson, updates our Members & Fans in the above video.

On Friday the 10th June the North Sydney Bears are hosting their annual State of Origin Luncheon that will be held at Norths in Cammeray. This is a fantastic not-to-be-missed event that promises an afternoon of league, legends and laughs. Master of Ceremonies James Bracey will lead guests through a review of the 2022 State of Origin series and explore the great moments of the past with both State of Origin and Bears legends. Funds raised will directly benefit the Red & Black Foundation that aims to provide ongoing opportunity and support to all of our players and allow for continued innovation and growth of our great Club.

Yesterday marked the next step in our drive to develop a strong and true pathway for our female players, with 4 of our inaugural Tarsha Gale Cup players joining our Harvey Norman Women's Premiership team for the 2022 season.

Last Sunday we kicked off our 2022 NSW Cup season with a win, defeating the Knights 36 - 24 in Cessnock. Being round 1, both teams took some time to find their feet and the lack of trial game practice prior to the comp starting was evident. Nonetheless, the Bears took an early lead with our first try scorer for the season being Tom Carr, fresh from pre-season with the Sydney Roosters, and Adam Keighran converted. Vuate Karawalevu and Naufahu Whyte were next in for the Bears just prior to the 30 minute mark and with a beautiful side line conversion by Keighran the Bears were up 18 - 0. Following a Bears sin bin and a few suss penalty calls, the Knights retaliated with two converted tries and the score was tightened to 18 - 12 at the half time hooter.

After joining the Bears last year as a major sponsor, Corporate Interior Projects (CIP) is set to expand their partnership with the Bears further in 2022. This year the logo CIProjects will be proudly featured on both sleeves of the Bears Knock on Effect NSW Cup Home and Alternate playing jerseys and across each of the Club’s junior representative teams playing kit. With great belief in the Bears, CIP have committed to an additional incentive payment when the team wins the Knock on Effect Premiership this season.

We had the great honour to officially open the Greg Florimo Gym at Norths Cammeray on Monday. This space is a huge asset to all of our teams and allows them to train at a high level, connect with physios and their trainers, review game footage and discuss game plans.