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When the game of Rugby League was established in 1908, Cumberland was the foundation club that represented the
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The real success came between 1981 and 1986 when the club appeared in five grand finals, winning four of them. Under the famous coach Jack Gibson they won three premierships in a row from 1981 during that period. They also had the entire NSW state of origin backline from Ray Price (lock), Peter
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the area had to wait until 1947 to be admitted along with Manly. This saw the New South Wales Rugby League competition expand from eight to ten teams.
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