Early in 1958 the Cronulla R.S.L. Sub-Branch created a steering committee to enquire into the formation of a Youth Club. By April 1958 three Rugby League teams had been established and later that year a girl?s hockey team was playing. Year end saw an under 12 cricket team enter the District competition. By 1960 an under 12 soccer team was entered in the SSJSFA competition. There were 7 teams from under 8 to under 14 competing by 1961 all under the RSL Youth Club banner.

The home field for RSL was Woolooware Oval, sharing with Cronulla Seagulls and our first President was Frank Falson, who in 1963 coached the first Sutherland Shire representative team (Under 10) to a Metropolitan and State Championship. RSL Soccer was later allocated their own ground at Captain Cook when the tip at the end of Gannons Road was closed and partially filled. During the period 1967-72 the Club was involved in major work on the ground with the installation of the water supply, erection of power poles and flood lighting and the laying of turf cut from the creek beds complimented by kikuyu runner from Club members? own lawns. Those involved remember well Mr. Bert Peachey and his rescue from the bottom of the hole, which had been dug for the pole for lighting at the southern end. Bert had been overcome by methane gas emanating from the tip beneath the sand. Bert recovered but this story will be forever remembered.

Extracted from Sutherland Shire Junior Soccer Football Association "Reflections" 50th Anniversary booklet, 2 May 2003.