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| teamname = Sydney Rays | image = Sydney Rays logo 2016.png | imagesize = 150px | caption = Macquarie University Sydney Rays | union = | location = Sydney, Australia | countryflag = Australia |founded = {{Start date|2007}} (as Central Coast Rays) re-formed as North Harbour Rays 2014, Sydney Rays 2016. | ground = {{nowrap|{{right|(Capacity: 20,000)}} Concord Oval}} {{nowrap| {{right|(Capacity: 20,000)}} Leichhardt Oval}} {{nowrap|{{right|(Capacity: 5,000)}} Woollahra Oval}} | coach = Chris Whitaker | captain = Damien Fitzpatrick | league = National Rugby Championship | season = 2018 | position = 8th | url = http://www.raysrugby.com.au/ | pattern_la1 = _sydney_rays_2018 | pattern_b1 = _sydney_rays_2018 | pattern_ra1 = _sydney_rays_2018 | pattern_sh1 = _2_hoops_gold_bottom | pattern_so1 = _6_rainbow_hoops_colour_black_red_blue_green_emerald_on_white | leftarm1 = 2731ad | body1 = 2731ad | rightarm1 = 2731ad | shorts1 = 2731ad | socks1 = ffffff }} The Sydney Rays is an Australian rugby union team that competes in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team is one of two sides from New South Wales in the competition; the other being the NSW Country Eagles. {{TOC limit|3}}The current Rays team in the NRC takes its identity from the Central Coast Rays side that played in the earlier national competition, the Australian Rugby Championship (ARC). The Rays drew players mainly from four Shute Shield clubs; Gordon, Manly, Northern Suburbs, and Warringah. The Central Coast Waves club was also aligned with the Rays for the ARC, but the competition was disbanded following the first season in 2007. After an absence of six years, the national competition was relaunched as the NRC in 2014.[1] A consortium of the same four Shute clubs from the ARC reformed the team as the North Harbour Rays in 2014 to play in the NRC.[2] The team was renamed the Sydney Rays in 2016.[3] Name and coloursThe Rays' name was adopted for the team's first incarnation on the Central Coast, with a manta ray chosen to represent the marine environment of the local area.[4] The logo features a manta ray in navy blue, outlined in white, on a stylised emerald green and white rugby ball, outlined in navy blue. The only change from the original logo has been the name prefix moving from Central Coast to North Harbour and, as of 2016, Sydney. The team plays in a harlequin-style quartered strip composed of blue, red, green, gold and black colours from the four constituent clubs. All four clubs’ colours are also featured on the socks.[5]
{{Anchor|Central Coast}}HistoryIn 2007, an attempt was made to form a third tier of rugby in Australia, similar to New Zealand's ITM Cup and South Africa's Currie Cup. The newly formed competition included eight teams and was called the Australian Rugby Championship.[6] Three of those teams were based in New South Wales, including a Central Coast team.[7] Central Coast Rays (ARC team)The Central Coast Rays' name and colours were officially unveiled in March 2007 by the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU). The Rays' navy blue and emerald colours represented the ocean and bush landscape of the region.[4] The Rays' local rivals in the ARC were the Sydney Fleet and the Western Sydney Rams. The three ARC teams from New South Wales were aligned with existing clubs and regions. The clubs aligned with the Central Coast Rays were Gordon, Manly, Northern Suburbs, and Warringah, from the Shute Shield competition, as well as the Central Coast Waves. The Central Coast Rays played their home games at the Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium at Gosford, on the New South Wales Central Coast. Bluetongue Stadium, with an all-seater capacity of 20,159, had previously hosted numerous rugby union fixtures including Central Coast Waves matches and New South Wales Waratahs matches during the Australian Provincial Championship.[9] John McKee was the head coach of the Central Coast team.[10][11] He had previously coached the Eastwood club and worked with French club Montferrand and Irish team Connacht.[10]{{multiple image |perrow = 2| background color = white| image1 = 1x1.png | width1 = 1 | image2 = Central Coast Rays Logo.jpg | width2 = 150 | image3 = 1x1.png | width3 = 11 | image4 = North Harbour Rays logo 2014.png | width4 = 125 | image_style = border:none; | footer_background = #f8f9fA | footer =Central Coast logo (top), North Harbour (bottom). }} After finishing second on the league table, the Central Coast Rays came from behind against the Perth Spirit in their semi-final, winning 27 to 19. The Rays hosted the Melbourne Rebels in the inaugural ARC Grand Final and won 20 to 12, becoming the inaugural (and only) champions of the ARC. The Australian Rugby Championship was terminated at the end of 2007 after only one season of competition, with the Australian Rugby Union citing higher costs than budgeted and further projected financial losses.[13] The Central Coast Rays team was disbanded at the end of the ARC. North Harbour RaysThe National Rugby Championship was announced in December 2013 to commence in 2014 with expressions of interest open to any interested parties and the accepted bids announced early in 2014. In March 2014 it was announced that the Rays would be revived as the North Harbour Rays to compete in the new National Rugby Championship.[14] The new Rays team was backed by a consortium of four Shute Shield clubs: Manly, Warringah, Northern Suburbs and Gordon. The team played in a quartered harlequin-style strip composed of blue, red, and two shades of green from the four constituent clubs. The sleeves were gold and black, collar and shorts were white and all four clubs’ colours were featured on the socks.[5] The Rays secured Macquarie University as their principal partner on a two-year deal, to be officially be known as the Macquarie University North Harbour Rays for the 2014 and 2015 NRC seasons.[1] Phil Blake was initially appointed as the Rays head coach for the 2014 season, with Scott Fava, Haig Sare and Geoff Townsend as part of the coaching staff,[17] but after Blake accepted a coaching opportunity with Leicester Tigers, Geoff Townsend was promoted to the head coaching position,[18] Damien Cummins replaced Fava as the forwards coach.[18] Greg Peterson was named as captain.[20] In 2015, Townsend was reappointed as head coach,[21] and Luke Holmes was named as captain. Sydney RaysThe team was renamed the Sydney Rays for the 2016 season. Consideration was given to the Southern Districts club switching allegiance to the Rays in 2016,[3] but they remained with the Rams.[23] Damien Cummins was initially named as the Rays head coach for the 2016 season but he stepped down and Simon Cron was appointed to the job.[24] Stadium
From 2014 to 2017, the team played at several venues north of the harbour including Macquarie University and Brookvale Oval, as well as the home grounds of three of the four clubs from the Ray's ownership consortium at the time: Northern Suburbs, Manly and Warringah (i.e. at North Sydney Oval, Manly Oval and Pittwater Park, respectively). For the ARC in 2007, the Rays played at Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium. SupportersWith the reemergence of the competition in the form of the NRC, fans from Manly and Warringah rugby heartland - tragic supporters of the game - formed the 'STRAYS'. In the spirit of rugby and the NRC they came together to make sure the new club had support in the local community and to 'enrich the sideline experience'. Its members were drawn to the common cause by the founder, Michael Gordon.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} Current playersThe following players were named in the Sydney Rays squad for the 2018 National Rugby Championship:[2]
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