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NRL Under-20s#Grand Final

{{Short description|Australasian rugby league football competition}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox rugby league football competition

| name = National Youth Competition (Holden Cup)

| current_season =

| logo = Holden Cup Logo.png

| pixels = 150px

| alt = National Youth Competition logo

| formerly =

| founded = 2008

| inaugural = 2008

| folded = 2017

| replaced =Jersey Flegg Cup

Hastings Deering Colts

| ceotag =

| ceo =

| teams = 16

| country = {{AUS}} (15 teams)

| country2 = {{NZL}} (1 team)

| championtag = Premiers

| champion = {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

| season = 2017

| most_champs = 16px New Zealand Warriors

| count = 3

| website = [http://www.nrl.com/Under20sCup/U20sHome/tabid/11113/Default.aspx Official Holden Cup website]

| Top Pointscorer =

| TV =

| related_comps = National Rugby League
Jersey Flegg Cup
Hastings Deering Colts

}}

The NRL Under-20s (known commercially as the Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the top league of professional rugby league for players aged 20 years or younger in Australasia. Contested by sixteen teams, the Under-20s competition commenced in 2008 and was originally known as the Toyota Cup.{{cite news

|last = Gallop

|first = David

|author-link = David Gallop

|title = Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007

|pages = 6

|publisher = Australian Rugby League Limited

|year = 2007

|url = http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/files/ARL_2007_Annrep_1.pdf

|access-date = 2009-07-15

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090913145959/http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/files/ARL_2007_Annrep_1.pdf

|archive-date = 13 September 2009

|df = dmy-all

}} The competition runs parallel to Australasia's professional competition, the National Rugby League, with NYC matches played immediately prior to the NRL games.{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/arl-set-to-approve-national-youth-comp/2006/12/11/1165685617414.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=ARL set to approve national youth comp | date=2006-12-12}} Similar to the NRL, the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players.[http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/NewsArticle/tabid/76/NewsId/4537/Default.aspx Toyota Cup to kick off in 2008, NRL.COM]

The New Zealand Warriors were the most successful club in the competition's short history, with three premierships from four Grand Final appearances; in 2010, 2011 and 2014. In 2018, the NRL Under-20s was replaced by state-based under-20s competitions in New South Wales and Queensland.{{cite web|date=28 October 2016|title=NRL Holden Cup under-20s competition to end in season 2017|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-holden-cup-under20s-competition-to-end-in-season-2017/news-story/4db054174a5f66f3c6194519378f418a|work=Fox Sports|access-date=23 November 2016}}

History

The NRL Under-20s succeeded the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2008, which existed from 1961 to 2007. The competition was administered by the New South Wales Rugby League as an under-19s competition, until it was changed to an under-20s competition in 1998.

On October 28, 2016 it was announced that the 2017 season will be the last for the NRL Under-20s. It was to be replaced by stronger State-based competitions in NSW and QLD, these being the reformed Jersey Flegg Cup in NSW and the new Hastings Deering Colts in Queensland.{{cite web|date=28 October 2016|title=NRL Holden Cup under-20s competition to end in season 2017|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-holden-cup-under20s-competition-to-end-in-season-2017/news-story/4db054174a5f66f3c6194519378f418a|work=Fox Sports|access-date=23 November 2016}}

Teams

class="wikitable sortable"

!Club

!City

!2017 coach

!Premierships

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos

| Brisbane, Queensland

| {{sortname|Scott|Tronc}}{{cite web|date=25 October 2016|title=Ex-Broncos under 20s coach Craig Hodges to link with Gold Coast Titans in 2017|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/titans/nrl-2017-exbroncos-under-20s-coach-craig-hodges-to-link-with-gold-coast-titans-in-2017/news-story/00b451a678287fa4fe7899ec0e0f4f98|work=Fox Sports|access-date=23 November 2016}}

| align=center | 0

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

| Sydney, New South Wales

| {{sortname|Brad|Henderson|nolink=1}}{{cite web|date=7 November 2016|title=High Performance Staff Update|url=http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2016/11/07/high_performance_sta.af_news.html|publisher=bulldogs.com.au|access-date=23 November 2016}}

| align=center | 0

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders

| Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

| {{sortname|Brett|White}}

| align=center | 1

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

| Sydney, New South Wales

| {{sortname|John|Morris|John Morris (rugby league)}}

| align=center | 0

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} Gold Coast Titans

| Gold Coast, Queensland

| {{sortname|Ben|Woolf|nolink=1}}

| align=center | 0

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

| Sydney, New South Wales

| {{sortname|Wayne|Lambkin|nolink=1}}

| align=center | 1

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} Melbourne Storm

| Melbourne, Victoria

| {{sortname|Eric|Smith|nolink=1}}

| align=center | 1

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} Newcastle Knights

| Newcastle, New South Wales

| {{sortname|Todd|Lowrie}}{{cite web|date=16 January 2017|title=NYC squad coming together|url=http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2017/01/16/nyc_squad_coming_tog.html|publisher=newcastleknights.com.au|access-date=20 March 2017}}

| align=center | 0

{{rh}} | 16px New Zealand Warriors

| Auckland, New Zealand

| {{sortname|Grant|Pocklington|nolink=1}}{{cite web|last=Becht|first=Richard|date=11 October 2016|title=Coaches confirmed for ISP and NYC|url=http://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2016/10/11/coaching_staff_confi.af_news.html|publisher=warriors.kiwi|access-date=23 November 2016}}

| align=center | 3

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland Cowboys

| Townsville, Queensland

| {{sortname|Aaron|Payne}}

| align=center | 0

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta Eels

| Sydney, New South Wales

| {{sortname|Luke|Burt}}

| align=center | 0

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers

| Sydney, New South Wales

| {{sortname|David|Tangata-Toa}}

| align=center | 2

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs

| Sydney, New South Wales

| {{sortname|Ryan|Carr|nolink=1}}{{cite web|date=27 October 2016|title=Rabbitohs Appoint Ryan Carr As NYC Coach, Pat Richards And Ben Lowe As Assistant Coaches|url=http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2016/10/27/rabbitohs_appoint_ry.html|publisher=rabbitohs.com.au|access-date=23 November 2016}}

| align=center | 0

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|St George|16}} St. George Illawarra Dragons

| Wollongong, New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales

| {{sortname|Wayne|Collins|dab=rugby league}}{{cite web|date=8 November 2016|title=Dragons Football Department 2017|url=http://www.dragons.com.au/news/2016/11/08/dragons_football_dep.html|publisher=dragons.com.au|access-date=23 November 2016}}

| align=center | 0

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} Sydney Roosters

| Sydney, New South Wales

| {{sortname|Anthony|Barnes|nolink=1}}

| align=center | 1

{{rh}} | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} Wests Tigers

| Sydney, New South Wales

| {{sortname|Chris|Hutchinson|nolink=1}}{{cite web|last=Corfe|first=Brock|date=2 December 2016|title=Wests Tigers confirm ISP and Holden Cup Coaches|url=http://www.go1.weststigers.com.au/news/2016/12/02/wests_tigers_confirm.html|publisher=weststigers.com.au|access-date=20 March 2017}}

| align=center | 1

Premiership winners

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! width="3%" |Season

! width="15%" |Premiers

! width="5%" |Score

! width="15%" |Runners-up

! width="10%" |Referee

! width="15%" |Venue

! width="10%" |Date

colspan="7" |National Youth Competition
2008

|{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16}} Canberra Raiders

|28 – 24

|{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos

|S. Hayne

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|5 October 2008

2009

|{{Leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} Melbourne Storm

|24 – 22

|{{Leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} Wests Tigers

|G. Reynolds

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|4 October 2009

2010

|{{Leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|16}} New Zealand Warriors

|42 – 28

|{{Leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs

|G. Reynolds

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|3 October 2010

2011

|{{Leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|16}} New Zealand Warriors (2)

|31 – 30

|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16}} North Queensland Cowboys

|D. Munro

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|2 October 2011

2012

|{{Leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} Wests Tigers

|46 – 6

|{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16}} Canberra Raiders

|G. Atkins

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|30 September 2012

2013

|{{leagueicon|Penrith|size=16}} Penrith Panthers

|42 – 30

|{{Leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|16}} New Zealand Warriors

|C. Butler

D. Munro

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|6 October 2013

2014

|{{Leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|16}} New Zealand Warriors (3)

|34 – 32

|{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos

|C. Butler

C. Sutton

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|5 October 2014

2015

|{{leagueicon|Penrith|size=16}} Penrith Panthers (2)

|34 – 18

|{{leagueicon|Manly|size=16}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

|A. Gee

P. Gough

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|4 October 2015

2016

|{{Leagueicon|Sydney|16}} Sydney Roosters

|30 – 28

|{{leagueicon|Penrith|size=16}} Penrith Panthers

|Z Przeklasa-Adamski

D. Oultram

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|2 October 2016

2017

|{{leagueicon|Manly|size=16}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

|20 – 18

|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16}} Parramatta Eels

|P. Henderson

A. Cassidy

|ANZ Stadium

Sydney

|1 October 2017

= Team performance =

class="wikitable sortable"

!rowspan=2|Team

!colspan=2|Premierships

!colspan=2|Runners-up

!colspan=2|Minor premierships

!colspan=2|Wooden spoons

Total

!Season(s)

!Total

!Season(s)

!Total

!Season(s)

!Total

!Season(s)

{{Leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos

|0

|–

|2

|2008, 2014

|0

|–

|0

|–

{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders

|1

|2008

|1

|2012

|2

|2008, 2013

|0

|–

{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

|0

|–

|0

|–

|1

|2012

|1

|2014

{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

|0

|–

|0

|–

|1

|2017

|1

|2009

{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} Gold Coast Titans

|0

|–

|0

|–

|0

|–

|1

|2012

{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

|1

|2017

|1

|2015

|1

|2009

|3

|2011, 2013, 2016

{{Leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} Melbourne Storm

|1

|2009

|0

|–

|0

|–

|0

|–

{{Leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old|16}} New Zealand Warriors

|3

|2010, 2011, 2014

|1

|2013

|1

|2011

|1

|2017

{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} Newcastle Knights

|0

|–

|0

|–

|1

|2014

|0

|–

{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland Cowboys

|0

|–

|1

|2011

|0

|–

|1

|2008

{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta Eels

|0

|–

|1

|2017

|0

|–

|1

|2011

{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers

|2

|2013, 2015

|1

|2016

|2

|2015, 2016

|0

|–

{{Leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs

|0

|–

|1

|2010

|1

|2011

|1

|2015

{{leagueicon|St George|16}} St. George Illawarra Dragons

|0

|–

|0

|–

|0

|–

|0

|–

{{Leagueicon|Easts|16}} Sydney Roosters

|1

|2016

|0

|–

|0

|–

|0

|–

{{Leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} Wests Tigers

|1

|2012

|1

|2009

|0

|–

|0

|–

= Comprehensive regular season results =

Comprehensive regular season results of the National Youth Competition by club.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=220 |Team

!width=50 |2008

!width=50 |2009

!width=50 |2010

!width=50 |2011

!width=50 |2012

!width=50 |2013

!width=50 |2014

style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncosbgcolor=#90EE90|2ndbgcolor=#90EE90|5th10th9th12thbgcolor=#90EE90|8th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raidersbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=#90EE90|8thbgcolor=#90EE90|6th13thbgcolor=#90EE90|3rdbgcolor=gold|1st
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogsbgcolor=#90EE90|7th11thbgcolor=#90EE90|3rdbgcolor=#90EE90|6thbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=#90EE90|4th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks14th16th14thbgcolor=#90EE90|3rd10th13th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titansbgcolor=#90EE90|8th14thbgcolor=#90EE90|8th14th16th15th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles11thbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=#90EE90|7th16th14th16th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm13thbgcolor=#90EE90|3rd13thbgcolor=#90EE90|4th9th9th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Newcastle}} Newcastle Knights12th10th12thbgcolor=#90EE90|8th11th12th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors old}} New Zealand Warriorsbgcolor=#90EE90|3rdbgcolor=#90EE90|7thbgcolor=#90EE90|2ndbgcolor=gold|1stbgcolor=#90EE90|2ndbgcolor=#90EE90|6th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys16th9thbgcolor=#90EE90|4thbgcolor=#90EE90|2nd13th10th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Parramatta Eelsbgcolor=#90EE90|5th12th16th12th15th14th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthersbgcolor=#90EE90|4th13th15th10thbgcolor=#90EE90|5thbgcolor=#90EE90|2nd
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra}} St. George Illawarra Dragonsbgcolor=#90EE90|6thbgcolor=#90EE90|2nd11th11thbgcolor=#90EE90|8th11th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|South Sydney}} South Sydney Rabbitohs10thbgcolor=#90EE90|6thbgcolor=gold|1st15thbgcolor=#90EE90|6thbgcolor=#90EE90|7th
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters15th15thbgcolor=#90EE90|5thbgcolor=#90EE90|5thbgcolor=#90EE90|7thbgcolor=#90EE90|3rd
style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers9thbgcolor=#90EE90|4th9thbgcolor=#90EE90|7thbgcolor=#90EE90|4thbgcolor=#90EE90|5th

Awards

=Player of the Year=

The National Youth Competition Player of the Year award is the premier individual award in the National Youth Competition. The voting for the award is similar to the Dally M Medal voting, where after each National Youth Competition game 3 points are awarded to the best player on ground, 2 points to the second and 1 point to the third. As of 2017, every winner of the award has gone on to play first grade in the NRL. The inaugural winner was Ben Hunt from the Brisbane Broncos in 2008. Hunt is also the youngest player to win the award, at age 18 years, 5 months and 13 days.

class="wikitable"
Year

! Winner

! Position

! Team

2008

|Ben Hunt

|{{Rlp|HB}}

|{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos

2009

|Beau Henry

|{{Rlp|HB}}

|{{leagueicon|St George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons

2010

|Tariq Sims

|{{Rlp|PR}}

|{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos

2011

|Jack De Belin

|{{Rlp|SR}}

|{{leagueicon|St George}} St. George Illawarra Dragons

2012

|David Klemmer

|{{Rlp|PR}}

|{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

2013

|Bryce Cartwright

|{{Rlp|SR}}

|{{leagueicon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers

2014

|Kane Elgey

|{{Rlp|HB}}

|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans}} Gold Coast Titans

2015

|Ashley Taylor

|{{Rlp|HB}}

|{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Brisbane Broncos

2016

|Jayden Brailey

|{{Rlp|HK}}

|{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

2017

|Jake Clifford

|{{Rlp|HB}}

|{{leagueicon|North Queensland}} North Queensland Cowboys

=Jack Gibson Medal=

The Jack Gibson Medal is awarded to the man of the match of the Toyota Cup grand final. The award is named after legendary rugby league coach, Jack Gibson. Gibson, who guided Eastern Suburbs to premierships in 1974 and 1975, the Parramatta Eels to three successive premierships from 1981 to 1983 and was named coach of the Team of the Century, died in 2008.

class="wikitable"
Year

! Winner

! Position

! Team

2008

|Josh Dugan

|{{Rlp|FB}}

|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Canberra Raiders

2009

|Luke Kelly

|{{Rlp|HB}}

|{{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Melbourne Storm

2010

|Carlos Tuimavave

|{{Rlp|FE}}

|23px New Zealand Warriors

2011

|Jordan Meads

|{{Rlp|HB}}

|23px New Zealand Warriors

2012

|Matt Mulcahy

|{{Rlp|FE}}

|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Wests Tigers

2013

|James Roberts

|{{Rlp|CE}}

|{{leagueicon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers

2014

|Solomone Kata

|{{Rlp|CE}}

|23px New Zealand Warriors

2015

|Soni Luke

|{{Rlp|HK}}

|{{leagueicon|Penrith}} Penrith Panthers

2016

|Nat Butcher

|{{Rlp|LK}}

|{{leagueicon|Sydney}} Sydney Roosters

2017

|Cade Cust

|{{Rlp|HB}}

|{{leagueicon|Manly}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Television coverage

=Australia=

  • Free to air: Channel 9 showed the Grand Final as part of the Grand Final Coverage.2007 Big League Annual (page 11)
  • Subscription television: FOX Sports show 2 games live every weekend, live coverage of the Toyota Cup precede Fox Sports' Super Saturday and Sunday live NRL coverage.[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23284253-23214,00.html Fox Sports to show Toyota Cup live - NRL - Fox Sports]

=New Zealand=

  • All New Zealand Warriors home games in the U20's competition are shown live by Sky NZ. Māori Television also broadcasts Ngāti NRL, a series that focuses on young Māori and Pacific Islanders who travel to Australia and play in the Toyota Cup.[http://media.maoritelevision.com/default.aspx?tabid=209&pid=3959 NGATI NRL RETURNS TO MAORI TELEVISION] at media.maoritelevision.com

See also

{{Portal|Sports}}

References

{{reflist|40em}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.nrl.com/News/News/HoldenCup/tabid/11190/Default.aspx}}

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