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The '''Wests Tigers''' is an Australian professional [[Rugby league|rugby league football]] team, based in the [[Inner West]] of Sydney and [[South Western Sydney]]. The Tigers have competed in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) since being formed at the end of the [[1999 NRL season]] as a joint-venture club between the [[Balmain Tigers]] and the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]].

The Wests Tigers started playing in the [[2000 NRL season]] and they won their maiden premiership in [[2005 NRL season|2005]]. It is one of only two clubs (the other being the [[Newcastle Knights]]) that has never lost a grand final in which it has participated. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/nrl/finals.html|title=NRL – Grand Finals|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> The club also won the final edition of the [[Rugby League World Sevens|World Sevens]] in [[2004 in rugby league|2004]]. The club has only qualified for three finals series since their inception ([[2005 in rugby league|2005]], [[2010 in rugby league|2010]] and [[2011 in rugby league|2011]]).

The Wests Tigers play home games at two grounds: [[Leichhardt Oval]] (the home ground of Balmain) and [[Campbelltown Stadium]] (the home ground of Western Suburbs). They are currently coached by [[Benji Marshall]]. The club CEO is Shane Richardson.