[4] The previous national competition was the Australian Rugby Championship (ARC), which was discontinued in 2007 after only one season.

After setting up a consultative process in 2006 which culminated in a working session of some 70 delegates from around the country, the Australian Rugby Union announced that a new eight-team national competition would commence in 2007.

[6] The decision was controversial because two New South Wales clubs, Sydney University and Randwick, had wanted to enter stand-alone teams in the new competition.

[16] The Sydney University initially expressed interest in entering the NRC competition as a stand-alone club.

[21] The team finished fourth in the regular season and played Brisbane City in a semifinal but lost by 47–32.

[24] The team logo was the name "Sydney" in blue capitals outlined in white above the name "Stars" in gold capitals outlined in blue, and with the central letter "A" formed as the top point of a large stylised five-pointed star.

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