The Northern Hawks are a Rugby League football club that was founded in 2021 after Nelson Bay Sharks Rugby League Football Club combined with Newcastle Hawks[1]. The Sharks had their origins from the Nelson Bay Blues, formed in 1911, as well as the Northern Blues and North-Nelson Bay Marlins (successors to Northern Suburbs). The Northern Hawks currently play in the Newcastle Rugby League First Grade competition, having won the Reserve Grade premiership in 2022.
