The Roosters rugby league club has been in existance since 1908, one of the foundation members in the then NSWRL (New South Wales Rugby League) competition - predecessor to the Australian Rugby League (ARL) and the current National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The club was known as the Eastern Suburbs Roosters up until 1994, the Sydney City Roosters from 1995 until 1999 and the Sydney Roosters from 2000 onwards.
The Sydney Roosters are currently captained by former Australian representative, Brad "Freddy" Fitler and coached by Ricky Stuart.
The Sydney Roosters play their home games at Aussie Stadium, also known as the Sydney Football Stadium. This has been the Rooster's home ground since 1988.
The Sydney Roosters have won 12 premierships. These include 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1974 and 1975 in the NSWRL competition and 2002 in the NRL competition. The Roosters have also been runners up 12 times and minor premiers 15 times.