ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ðə nˈaɪts wɜːɹ ɐ fˈaʊndɪŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz sˈuːpɚlˌiːɡ, wˌɪtʃ wʌzɐ sˈɪdnibˈeɪst kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən, tˈeɪkɪŋ ˌɔn sˌʌm ʌvðə bˈɛst tˈiːmz ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.
In 1982 the Knights were a founding member of the New South Wales Superleague, which was a Sydney-based competition, taking on some of the best teams in Australia.