Penrith Rugby Club, known as the Emus, is an Australian rugby union club based in Penrith, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The club was formed in 1965 as Nepean and renamed Penrith in 1981 and began playing in the Shute Shield in 1995 until their removal midway through the 2018 competition. Sydney Rugby Union chairman David Begg said the Emus had failed to 'meet the standards set for all clubs to compete at the premiership level'. The club was readmitted to the competition for the 2020 season before being dropped again ahead of the 2022 season. Club information COMPETITION HISTORY: 1965: NSW Suburban Rugby Union 1966-1980: Sydney Rugby Union-2nd Division 1981-1983: Sydney Rugby Union-3rd Division 1984-1992: Sydney Rugby Union-2nd Division 1993-1994: NSW Suburban Rugby Union-1st Division 1995-2018: NSWRU Shute Shield 2020-2021: NSWRU Shute Shield 2022-Present: ACT John I Dent Cup PREMIERSHIPS: Sydney Rugby Union-3rd Division 1st Grade: 1981, 82, 83 2nd Grade: 1981, 82 3rd Grade: 1982 4th Grade: NIL Colts (U20): NIL Club Championship: 1983 NSW Suburban Rugby Union-1st Division 1st Grade (W.H. Kentwell Cup): NIL 2nd Grade (George Burke Memorial Cup): NIL 3rd Grade (H.W. Whiddon Cup): 1994 4th Grade (H.A. Judd Cup): 1993 5th Grade (Sutherland Cup): NIL Colts (U21) (Barbour Cup): NIL Club Championship (Bruce Graham Shield): NIL References External links Rugby union teams in New South Wales Rugby union teams in Sydney Rugby clubs established in 1965 1965 establishments in Australia Penrith, New South Wales