NSW Cup#History
{{Short description|Australian rugby league competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup
| current_season =
| last_season = 2024 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup
| upcoming_season =
| logo = 150px
| caption = NSW Cup Logo 2013–2015
| formerly = Reserve Grade
Presidents Cup
NSWRL First Division
NSWRL Premier League
Intrust Super Premiership
Canterbury Cup
NSW Cup
| sport = Rugby League
| founded = 1908
| inaugural = 1908
| teams = 13
| countries = {{AUS}}
{{NZL}}
| champion = {{leagueicon|Newtown|20}} Newtown Jets
| champ_season = 2024
| most_champs =
| most successful club = {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs (21 titles)
| website = [https://www.nswrl.com.au/ NSWRL]
| owner = NSWRL
| director = Nick Politis, Deborah Healey
| president = Dr George Peponis OAM
| TV = NSWRL TV
Fox League
Kayo Sports
9Now (Grand Final only)
| sponsor = The Knock-On Effect
| levels = Level 2
| related_comps = National Rugby League
NRL State Championship
Hostplus Cup
}}
The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve grade competition, and is now the premier open age competition in the state. The New South Wales Cup, along with the Queensland Cup, acts as a feeder competition to the National Rugby League premiership. The competition is the oldest continuous rugby league competition in Australia.
The NSW Cup is contested by reserve squads of NSW-based NRL teams and also includes sides representing teams that once competed at the first grade level in the NSWRL Premiership but no longer field teams in the NRL competition, and teams that have not fielded teams in the NRL competition. The North Sydney Bears are the only team to have competed in every season, since the start of the competition since 1908.
Clubs
=New South Wales Cup teams=
The New South Wales Cup consists of 13 teams, and 1 each from Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) and Australian Capital Territory, and 11 from New South Wales. The league operates on a single group system, with no divisions or conferences and no relegation and promotion from other leagues. A number of clubs in the New South Wales Cup have an affiliation with a team in the Australian national competition, the National Rugby League, with most of the clubs in the being reserve grade teams to the senior grade teams of the NRL.
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| colspan="8" style="background:skyblue; text-align:center;" |New South Wales Cup |
| style="background:white; width:05%" | Rugby League Club
! style="background:white; width:01%" | Established ! style="background:white; width:01%" | Joined* ! style="background:white; width:01%" | Location/s ! style="background:white; width:04%" | Home Venue/s† ! style="background:white; width:01% | Titles (Last) ! style="background:white; width:02%" | NRL Affiliate |
|---|
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Canberra|30}} Canberra Raiders
| style="text-align:center" | 1982 | style="text-align:center" | 2021 | Canberra | Canberra Stadium | align=center | 1 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Canberra|30}} Canberra Raiders |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Canterbury|30}} Canterbury Bulldogs
| style="text-align:center" | 1935 | style="text-align:center" | 2021 | Sydney | Belmore Oval | align=center | 10 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Canterbury|30}} Canterbury Bulldogs |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Manly|30}} Manly Sea Eagles | style="text-align:center" | 1947 | style="text-align:center" | 1947, 2014, 2025 | Sydney | align=center | 5 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Manly|30}} Manly Sea Eagles |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Newcastle|30}} Newcastle Knights
| style="text-align:center" | 1988 | style="text-align:center" | 1988, 2012 | Newcastle International Sports Centre | align=center | 2 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Newcastle|30}} Newcastle Knights |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|New Zealand|30}} New Zealand Warriors
| style="text-align:center" | 1995 | style="text-align:center" | 2023 | Auckland | align=center | 0 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|New Zealand|30}} New Zealand Warriors |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Newtown|30}} Newtown Jets
| style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 2014 | Sydney | align=center | 9 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Cronulla|30}} Cronulla Sharks+ |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|North Sydney|30}} North Sydney Bears
| style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1908, 2003 | Sydney | align=center | 8 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Melbourne|30}} Melbourne Storm |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Parramatta|30}} Parramatta Eels
| style="text-align:center" | 1947 | style="text-align:center" | 1947, 2020 | Sydney | Ringrose Park | align=center | 8 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Parramatta|30}} Parramatta Eels |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Penrith|30}} Penrith Panthers
| style="text-align:center" | 1966 | style="text-align:center" | 1967, 2014 | Sydney | align=center | 4 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Penrith|30}} Penrith Panthers |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|St George Illawarra|30}} St. George Illawarra Dragons
| style="text-align:center" | 1999 | style="text-align:center" | 2000, 2018 | Wollongong Showground | align=center | 1 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|St George|30}} St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|South Sydney|30}} South Sydney Rabbitohs
| style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1908, 2019 | Sydney | Redfern Oval | align=center | 21 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|South Sydney|30}} South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|30}} Sydney Roosters (Easts)
| style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1908, 2023 | Sydney | Sydney Football Stadium | align=center | 9 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|30}} Sydney Roosters (Easts) |
| style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|30}} Wests Magpies
| style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1908, 2018 | Sydney | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | align=center | 3 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|30}} Wests Tigers |
Bold indicates it is the club's highest level of competition.
*: The season the team joined competition in its current form and consecutive tenure.
+: Current affiliation between Cronulla and Newtown since 2015.
†:Does not include games played as NRL Curtain raisers
==Uniforms==
File:Canberra_Jersey_1982.png|Canberra
File:Canterbury-Bankstown_Jersey_1976.png|Canterbury-Bankstown
File:Manly-Warringah_Jersey_1991.png|Manly-Warringah
File:Newcastle_Jersey_1988.png|Newcastle
File:Auckland_Jersey_1995.png|New Zealand (Auckland)
File:Newtown_Jersey_1976.png|Newtown
File:North_Sydney_Jersey_1976.png|Norths
File:Parramatta_Jersey_1986.png|Parramatta
File:Penrith_Jersey_1991.png|Penrith
File:St_George_Jersey_1975.png|St. George Illawarra
File:South_Sydney_Jersey_1975.png|Souths
File:Eastern_Suburbs_Jersey_1976.png|Sydney (Easts)
File:Western_Suburbs_Jersey_1975.png|Wests
= Former teams – NSW Cup =
Of the 26 former clubs in the 21st century, 1 was each based in Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Victoria, 2 were based in Auckland Region and the other 23 former clubs were based in New South Wales.
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| colspan="10" style="background:skyblue; text-align:center;" |New South Wales Cup |
| style="background:white; width:01%" | Colors
!style="background:white; width:06%" | Club !style="background:white; width:01%" | Est. !style="background:white; width:01%" | First !style="background:white; width:01%" | Last !style="background:white; width:01%" | City/ !style="background:white; width:01%" | Titles !style="background:white; width:01%" | Last !style="background:white; width:01%" | Fate |
|---|
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Workington|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | 2013 | Auckland | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Balmain|30}}
| Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | 2005 | style="text-align:center" | 2012 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|London Skolars|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | 2009 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" |{{leagueicon|Northern Eagles|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2016 | style="text-align:center" | 2017 | style="text-align:center" | 2024 | Sydney | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed* |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | 2010 | style="text-align:center" | 2011 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Illawarra|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Cronulla|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | 2008 | Cronulla | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Illawarra|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 2012 | style="text-align:center" | 2012 | style="text-align:center" | 2017 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Melbourne|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1997 | style="text-align:center" | 2010 | style="text-align:center" | 2010 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Wellington|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1927 | style="text-align:center" | 2012 | style="text-align:center" | 2022 | Sydney | | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|New Zealand|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | 2014 | style="text-align:center" | 2020 | Auckland | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed* |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|St George|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | 2009 | style="text-align:center" | 2010 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | 2013 | style="text-align:center" | 2018 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Ipswich|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | 2008 | style="text-align:center" | 2013 | Windsor | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | 30px
| style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | 2005 | style="text-align:center" | 2018 | Wyong | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
colspan="10" style="font-size:10pt" |* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles ended its partnership with Blacktown Workers at the end of the 2024 season, and re-entered their own NSW Cup Team for the 2025 season.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-19 |title=Sea Eagles bring NSW Cup back home |url=https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2024/09/20/sea-eagles-bring-nsw-cup-back-home/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |language=en}}
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=Former teams – Reserve Grade/First Division/Premier League=
Of the 24 former clubs in the 20th century, 1 was based in Auckland Region, South Australia and Western Australia, 4 were based in Queensland and the other 20 former clubs were based in New South Wales.
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| colspan="11" style="background:skyblue; text-align:center;" |New South Wales Cup |
| style="background:white; width:01%" | Colors
! style="background:white; width:05%" | Club ! style="background:white; width:01%" | Est. ! style="background:white; width:01%" | First Season ! style="background:white; width:01%" | Last Season ! style="background:white; width:01%" | City/ ! style="background:white; width:01%" | Venue/Venues ! style="background:white; width:01%" | Titles ! style="background:white; width:01%" | Last ! style="background:white; width:01%" | Fate |
|---|
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Enfield | style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1908 | Enfield | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Belmore | style="text-align:center" | 1910 | style="text-align:center" | 1910 | style="text-align:center" | 1910 | Belmore | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Banksia | style="text-align:center" | 1911 | style="text-align:center" | 1911 | style="text-align:center" | 1911 | Banksia | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Waverley | style="text-align:center" | 1912 | style="text-align:center" | 1912 | style="text-align:center" | 1912 | Waverley | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|South Sydney|30}}
| South Sydney Federals | style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1910 | style="text-align:center" | 1912 | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Western Sydney | style="text-align:center" | 1912 | style="text-align:center" | 1912 | style="text-align:center" | 1913 | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Mosman | style="text-align:center" | 1910 | style="text-align:center" | 1910 | style="text-align:center" | 1914 | Mosman | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Redfern | style="text-align:center" | 1911 | style="text-align:center" | 1911 | style="text-align:center" | 1914 | Redfern | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Grosvenor | style="text-align:center" | 1911 | style="text-align:center" | 1911 | style="text-align:center" | 1915 | Sydney | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Marrickville | style="text-align:center" | 1911 | style="text-align:center" | 1911 | style="text-align:center" | 1915 | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Parramatta|30}}
| Sydney | style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1916 | Sydney | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Randwick | style="text-align:center" | 1915 | style="text-align:center" | 1915 | style="text-align:center" | 1916 | Randwick | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | File:Solid_white_bordered.svg
| Surry Hills | style="text-align:center" | 1912 | style="text-align:center" | 1912/15 | style="text-align:center" | 1912/16 | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Annandale|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1910 | style="text-align:center" | 1910 | style="text-align:center" | 1920 | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Glebe|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1908 | style="text-align:center" | 1929 | Sydney | style="text-align:center" | 5 | style="text-align:center" | 1921 | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Parramatta|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1920 | style="text-align:center" | 1920 | style="text-align:center" | 1937 | Sydney | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1988 | style="text-align:center" | 1988 | style="text-align:center" | 1996† | Brisbane | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Perth|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1992 | style="text-align:center" | 1995 | style="text-align:center" | 1996 | Perth | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|South Queensland|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1992 | style="text-align:center" | 1995 | style="text-align:center" | 1997 | Brisbane | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Adelaide|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1996 | style="text-align:center" | 1997 | style="text-align:center" | 1998† | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval Hindmarsh Stadium | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Auckland|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1992 | style="text-align:center" | 1995 | style="text-align:center" | 1998† | Auckland | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Departed* |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|New Haven|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1988 | style="text-align:center" | 1988 | style="text-align:center" | 1998 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Seagulls|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1988 | style="text-align:center" | 1988 | style="text-align:center" | 1998 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Chargers|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1988 | style="text-align:center" | 1988 | style="text-align:center" | 1998 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Folded |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|Illawarra|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1982 | style="text-align:center" | 1982 | style="text-align:center" | 1998 | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Merger |
| style="text-align:center" | {{leagueicon|St George|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | 1921 | style="text-align:center" | 1921 | style="text-align:center" | 2000 | Kogarah | Kogarah Oval* | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" | Merger |
| style="text-align:center" |{{leagueicon|Balmain|30}}
| style="text-align:center" |1908 | style="text-align:center" |1908 | style="text-align:center" |1999 | | | Merger |
| style="text-align:center" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|30}}
| style="text-align:center" |1992 | style="text-align:center" |1992 | style="text-align:center" |2001 | | | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" |{{leagueicon|North Sydney|30}}
| style="text-align:center" |2000 | style="text-align:center" |2000 | style="text-align:center" |2001 | | | Departed² |
| style="text-align:center" |{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|30}}
| style="text-align:center" |1992 | style="text-align:center" |1992 | style="text-align:center" |2001 | Morrie Breen Oval | | | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|30}}
| style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" |2003 | style="text-align:center" |2005 | | | Departed |
| style="text-align:center" |{{leagueicon|Penrith|30}}
|Penrith Pumas | style="text-align:center" | | style="text-align:center" |2007 | style="text-align:center" |2007 | Penrith | | | Departed |
† The club also competed in the second grade/reserve grade of the 1997 Super League competition
History
File:NSW Cup Logo until 2012.jpgThe NSW Cup was known as the Reserve Grade/Presidents Cup/First Division from 1908 until 2002, and the NSWRL Premier League from 2003 to 2007, the NSW Cup from 2008 to 2015, the Intrust Super Premiership NSW from 2016 to 2018, the Canterbury Cup NSW from 2019 to 2020. The competition's lineage follows that of the NSWRL Reserve Grade from 1908 onwards.
=20th century=
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}
The New South Wales Cup, run by the NSWRL, has been known by a variety of names and operated in several different ways since the inception of the NSWRL Premiership in 1908. Between 1908 and 1996, the competition was known as Reserve Grade and was competed for almost exclusively by reserve squads of each of the NSWRL Premiership Clubs, competing with that Club's name and colours. With the advent of the Super League war, and the resultant split competition in 1997, the NSWRL reconfigured the competition as the Presidents Cup. From 2002 until 2007, the competition was known as the NSWRL Premier League until it was reorganised into its present form as the New South Wales Cup in 2008.
='Stand-alone' clubs=
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}
With the competitions having merged back together, and with six NSWRL Premiership clubs having merged or became joint-ventures into three new NRL clubs (St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers; North Sydney and Manly; Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs) the competition became known as the First Division and included these sides competing under their original name and colours.
The inclusion of these non-NRL clubs (along with the return of the Newtown Jets in 2000) in the competition signalled a move away from the 'reserve squad' competition it had become and became increasingly differentiated from the NRL competition with games played at non-NRL venues such as North Sydney Oval, Marrickville's Henson Park and Western Weekender Stadium at St Marys.
Another trend that began during this period was the phenomenon of NRL clubs outsourcing competing teams, with several NRL clubs choosing not to field sides in this competition and rather field either merged entities (as in the St Marys Penrith Cougars and Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers, both formed with NSWRL Jim Beam Cup sides) or form agreements with another club to take their place in the competition, those players being eligible for NRL selection, such as the agreement between Newtown Jets and Sydney Roosters for the 2006 season.
=NSW Cup Era=
==2007–09 Expansion==
In 2007, Bartercard Cup club Auckland Lions joined the competition.
In 2008 and 2009, Jersey Flegg Cup club Central Coast Storm fielded a team in the competition. The team was based on the NSW Central Coast but acted as a feeder club to the Melbourne Storm.[http://www.nswrl.com.au/article.php?id=188 NSWRL news] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223113315/http://www.nswrl.com.au/article.php?id=188 |date=23 February 2007 }} Retrieved on 27 December 2006
In addition, the Panthers were replaced by the Windsor Wolves and the Sharks were replaced by the Cronulla-Sutherland Cobras. The Canberra Raiders withdrew from the competition on 1 August 2007. The Newcastle Knights also announced a joint venture with the Central Charlestown. The team used the original Central Newcastle Rebels Name.League Loaded [http://forum.leagueloaded.com/index.php?showtopic=756 Central Newcastle enter Premier League] {{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} retrieved 19 November 2007 The Parramatta Eels also formed a joint-venture with the Wentworthville Magpies to act as their Feeder Club in the competition from 2008 onwards.Parramatta Sun [http://parramatta.yourguide.com.au/articles/1098875.html?src=topstories Magpies in Deal with Eels] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120714162136/http://parramatta.yourguide.com.au/articles/1098875.html?src=topstories |date=14 July 2012 }} retrieved 28 January 2008 The Saints decided to no longer run a Reserve Grade Side, but would use the St George District Rugby League & the Illawarra District Rugby League competitions instead as their Feeder Team/s.
Two new teams have been added to the competition. These two new teams will have both previously played in the Jim Beam Cup. The Shellharbour City Dragons, previously known as the Shellharbour Marlins, will be the St George-Illawarra Dragons feeder side. The Bankstown Bulls, who were known as the Sydney Bulls, will act as the Canterbury Bulldogs feeder side. Bankstown will still field a team in the Jim Beam Cup. The Manly Sea Eagles have withdrawn from the competition and will have a feeder team in the Queensland Cup. Newcastle had also withdrawn from the competition, discontinuing the link with the Central Newcastle Rebels.
==2010–12 Seasons==
Season 2012 saw the return of feeder clubs for NRL teams St George Illawarra and Canberra. The Illawarra Steelers, in partnership with Illawarra Coal and the Illawarra Leagues Club re-entered a team into the league, the Illawarra Cutters. They previously acted as a feeder club to the Dragons. A Mounties Rugby League Club also entered the NSW Cup this season and is the Raiders' feeder club.
==2013–15 Expansion==
The 2013 season saw Wyong Roos enter a team in the NSW Cup for the first time. It will not be a feeder team to any NRL team.
2013 was also the first time in Rugby League history that teams with the names Western Suburbs and Balmain would not field a team in the cup, they played as the Wests Tigers. There is a current state of ambiguity surrounding this joint venture, and it is suggested that both Wests and Balmain will return as two separate clubs once financial requirements are met.
In 2014 the Auckland Vulcans were replaced by a side from the New Zealand Warriors.[http://www.thewarriors.com.au/news-display/Three-Vodafone-Warriors-teams-in-2014/86029 Three Vodafone Warriors teams in 2014] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016073707/http://www.thewarriors.com.au/news-display/Three-Vodafone-Warriors-teams-in-2014/86029 |date=16 October 2013 }} thewarriors.com.au, 16 October 2013 The Penrith Panthers will also be returning to the competition in 2014, replacing Windsor, who remain in the Ron Massey Cup.
== 2016–18: Intrust Super Premiership ==
File:Intrust_Super_Premiership_Logo.png
On 29 January 2016, it was announced that Intrust Super had secured naming rights for the competition for a three-year agreement{{Cite web
| url = https://www.nrl.com/nswrl-launch-intrust-super-premiership/tabid/10874/newsid/93275/default.aspx
| title = NSWRL launch Intrust Super Premiership
| website = NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com
| date = 29 February 2016
| access-date = 29 February 2016
}} The name would have been decided not to be confused with the Queensland-based competition the Intrust Super Cup.
On 5 July 2016, it was announced that starting the following season, the Blacktown Workers would become the feeder club for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in a joint-venture agreement.{{cite web| url = https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/sea-eagles-shed-silvertails-tag-in-venture-with-blacktown-workers-20160705-gpz1zm.html| title = Sea Eagles shed Silvertails tag in venture with Blacktown Workers| date = 5 July 2016}} The Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles made their NSW Cup debut in Round 1 of the 2017 Season with a defeat to the Newtown Jets, before finishing 10th in the regular season and subsequently missing a post-season berth.
In September, Intrust Super extended its naming rights partnership with the New South Wales State Cup through to the end of the 2018 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/09/27/intrust-super-extends-naming-rights-partnership/|title=Intrust Super extends naming rights partnership|date=26 September 2017}}
On 27 October 2017, it was announced that Illawarra would be replaced by The St George Illawarra Dragons for The 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW season as part of a restructure in the competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5016766/2018-dragons-united-as-st-george-illawarra/|title=2018 Dragons united as St George Illawarra|date=27 October 2017}}
In late November 2017 it was announced that as part of a re-brand, the Western Suburbs Magpies would enter the competition from the following season acting as a feeder club to the Wests Tigers, who had previously competed under their own brand.{{cite web| url = https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/macarthur/sport/western-suburbs-magpies-to-feature-in-intrust-super-premiership-following-wests-tigers-rebrand/news-story/80de0b91b7c5108de2146155b2b2cd39| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171119215418/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/macarthur/sport/western-suburbs-magpies-to-feature-in-intrust-super-premiership-following-wests-tigers-rebrand/news-story/80de0b91b7c5108de2146155b2b2cd39| archive-date = 19 November 2017| title = Western Suburbs Magpies return to elite competition {{!}} News Local}}
==2019–2020: Canterbury Cup NSW==
On 2 March 2018, it was reported that the board of the Wyong Roos, feeder to Sydney Roosters since 2014, voted to cut all ties with the club at end of the 2018 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2018/03/02/roos-decide-to-cut-ties-with-roosters/|title = ROOS DECIDE TO CUT TIES WITH ROOSTERS | NBN News|date = 2 March 2018}} As a result, the Wyong Roos did not take part in the 2019 Intrust Super Premiership. On 5 September 2018, it was announced that the North Sydney Bears would assume the status as the official feeder club to the Roosters NRL side{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2018/09/05/sydney-roosters-and-north-sydney-bears-form-new-alliance/|title = Sydney Roosters and North Sydney Bears form new alliance|date = 5 September 2018}} until at least the end of the 2023 season, with Jason Taylor, a former North Sydney player and assistant coach to the Roosters, appointed head coach.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/11/07/jason-taylor-a-better-coach-for-north-sydney-bears-homecoming/|title = Taylor a 'better coach' for Bears homecoming|date = 7 November 2018}} Taylor, after leading the Bears to a third-place finish at the end of the regular season, was announced to have signed a two-year extension on 5 November 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/11/07/jason-taylor-extends-with-north-sydney-bears/|title = Jason Taylor Extends with North Sydney Bears – NSWRL|date = 6 November 2019}}
On 7 March 2019, it was announced that apparel company Canterbury of New Zealand won the rights to be the new naming partner of the NSW Cup competition which was renamed the Canterbury Cup NSW. The deal was announced to run to the end of the 2024 season. The NSWRL also announced that the new Western Sydney Stadium would host the grand final in each of those seasons under the deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/03/07/newly-namedcanterbury-cup-nsw-secures-five-year-grand-final-stadium-deal/|title=Canterbury Cup NSW secures five year Grand Final stadium deal|website=NSWRL|date=7 March 2019}}
South Sydney, having had a previous feeder relationship with North Sydney, would then field their own team in the Intrust Super Premiership,{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2018/09/05/rabbitohs-lead-the-way-with-exciting-new-pathways/|title = Rabbitohs lead the way with exciting new pathways|date = 5 September 2018}} keeping the number of competing teams at 12.
On 10 October 2018, it was reported that the Parramatta Eels would field a team in the Intrust Super Premiership starting 2020, thus ending their relationship with the Wentworthville Magpies at this time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/10/10/parramatta-eels-team-returning-to-intrust-super-premiership/|title=Eels team returning to Intrust Super Premiership|date=9 October 2018}} It was announced that former Wyong Roos coach, Rip Taylor, would coach the Magpies in their final season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/11/05/rip-taylor-returns-to-wentworthville/|title=Rip Taylor Returns to Wentworthville|date=5 November 2018}}
On Friday, 27 March 2020, after round one of the season was completed, the 2020 Canterbury Cup NSW competition was suspended, and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with no premiers being crowned.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/03/27/nswrl-cancels-nine-competitions-for-2020-season/|title = NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season|date = 27 March 2020}}
==2021–present: Knock-on Effect NSW Cup==
On 8 June 2020, the New Zealand Warriors and Redcliffe Dolphins announced a partnership agreement, effectively withdrawing the Warriors from the Canterbury Cup competition. Through this initiative a number of players from outside the Warriors’ NRL squad will appear for the Dolphins in the Intrust Super Cup each week.Through this initiative a number of players from outside the Warriors’ NRL squad would appear for the Dolphins in the Intrust Super Cup each week
On 28 August 2020, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs announced a joint venture with the Mount Pritchard Mounties for two years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2020/08/28/bulldogs-to-create-joint-venture-with-mounties-for-next-two-seasons/|title = Bulldogs to create joint venture with Mounties for next two seasons|date = 28 August 2020}} As part of the joint venture, the Mounties will represent Canterbury-Bankstown in the Canterbury Cup, ending their nine-year relationship with the Canberra Raiders. At the time the Canberra Raiders were set to go it alone in 2021 rather than form an affiliation with a NSW Cup side{{cite web| url = https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6890374/raiders-set-to-go-it-alone-instead-of-nsw-cup-alliance/| title = Canberra Raiders set to go it alone rather than form NSW Cup alliance {{!}} The Canberra Times {{!}} Canberra, ACT| date = 21 August 2020}}
On 10 November 2020, the NSWRL confirmed that the NSW Cup would return in 2021 with a 10-team competition, however Canterbury would no longer hold naming rights. A new naming rights partner was revealed prior to the season launch on 3 March 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/11/10/nswrl-confirms-nsw-cup-in-2021/|title=NSWRL confirms NSW Cup in 2021|date=10 November 2020}}
On 28 January 2021, it was announced that the Canberra Raiders would be returning to the competition, fielding their own team or the first time since the 2007 season, thus increasing the number of competing teams to 11 in 2021. The competition commenced on 13 March 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2021/01/28/raiders-to-return-to-nsw-cup-for-first-time-in-14-years/|title = Raiders to return to NSW Cup for first time in 14 years|date = 28 January 2021}}
On 3 March 2021, a new naming rights sponsor, The Knock-On Effect, was named at the launch of the 2021 season. The new partnership will be in place for the next three years replacing the previous sponsor, Canterbury NZ.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2021/03/03/2021-season-launches-with-the-knock-on-effect-nsw-cup/|title = Season launches with the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup|date = 3 March 2021}}
For the second consecutive year, the competition was cancelled on 10 August 2021, after completion of 15 out of 24 scheduled rounds, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2021/08/10/nswrl-makes-difficult-decision-to-abandon-major-competitions/|title=NSWRL makes tough call to abandon Major Competitions|date=10 August 2021}}
On 29 October 2021, it was announced that the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs would be running their own team in the NSW Cup in 2022, in addition to continuing their partnership with Mounties for a further season due to contractual obligations{{Cite web|url=https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2021/10/29/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs-to-bring-back-nsw-cup-team-in-2022/|title = Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs to bring back NSW Cup team in 2022|date = 29 October 2021}}
The draw for the 2022 season was released on 17 December 2021, and announced a revision to the finals-system to a top five, a decrease from the previous top eight.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2021/12/17/nswrl-releases-the-knock-on-effect-nsw-cup-jersey-flegg-cup-and-denton-engineering-cup-draws/|title = NSWRL releases the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup, Jersey Flegg Cup and Denton Engineering Cup draws|date = 17 December 2021}}
On 17 August 2022, the New Zealand Warriors announced they would be re-joining the NSW Cup after a three-year absence, ending their partnership with the Redcliffe Dolphins.{{cite web | url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/new-zealand-warriors-re-enter-nsw-cup-first-time-three-years/fbsxu6thoph88xrbrpwczrny | title=New Zealand Warriors re-enter NSW Cup for the first time in three years | date=17 August 2022 }}
On 9 November 2022, the Sydney Roosters announced they would field their own team in the NSW Cup commencing in the 2023 season, ending their partnership with the North Sydney Bears from 2024 onwards.{{cite web | url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2022/11/09/sydney-roosters-confirm-return-to-nsw-cup-in-2023/ | title=Sydney Roosters Confirm Return to NSW Cup in 2023 | date=8 November 2022 }}
On 20 September 2024, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles announced they would field their own team in the NSW Cup, commencing in the 2025 season. This ended their 9-year partnership with the Blacktown Workers that was established in 2016.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-19 |title=Sea Eagles bring NSW Cup back home |url=https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2024/09/20/sea-eagles-bring-nsw-cup-back-home/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |language=en}}
Broadcast & Media
= Television =
The 2025 season broadcast deal features:
- One game per week on Fox League/Kayo Sports at either Saturday or Sunday 12:30pm or 11:45am
- Three games per week on NSWRL TV
- The Grand Final Live on on Nine Now.
=Radio=
Hawkesbury Radio broadcast matches of the Penrith Panthers online during the season when played on non-NRL game days, selected other matches and all the finals matches.
Triple H Radio broadcast selected matches of the North Sydney Bears during the year plus selected finals matches.
There is also additional radio coverage of the finals series on 2GB Radio and 702 ABC Sydney.
= Online =
The NSWRL website upload highlights of every game of the NSW Cup. It also gives half time and full-time scores of the other games.
Three games a week NSW Cup match is LIVE on NSWRL TV app.
Premiership Winners
- Reserve Grade/First Division
(1908–2002) - NSWRL Premier League
(2003–2007) - New South Wales Cup
(2008–2015) - Intrust Super Premiership NSW
(2016–2018) - Canterbury Cup NSW
(2019–2020) - The Knock-on Effect NSW Cup
(2021–present)
=Number of premiership wins=
- Team names in bold are the teams currently playing in the New South Wales Cup
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
!No. !NSWRL Club !Number of Premierships | |
| 1
|{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} Souths | 21 |
| 2
|{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain | 16 |
| 3
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown | 10 |
| 4
|{{leagueicon|sydney|16}} Easts/Sydney City/Sydney | 9* |
| 4
|{{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Newtown | 9 |
| 5
|{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} Norths | 8 |
| 5
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta | 8 |
| 8
|{{leagueicon|St George|16}} St. George | 6 |
| 9
|{{leagueicon|Glebe|16}} Glebe | 5 |
| 9
|{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah | 5 |
| 10
|{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith | 4 |
| 11
|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} Wests | 3 |
| 11
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland | 3 |
| 14
|{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} Newcastle | 2 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane | 1 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|St George|16}} St. George Illawarra | 1 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra | 1 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} Wentworthville | 1 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|London Skolars|16}} Bankstown City/Sydney | 1 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|Illawarra|16}} Illawarra (Cutters) | 1 |
== Premiership Years ==
- Team names in bold are the teams currently playing in the New South Wales Cup
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
!No. !Club & Total number of Premierships |
| 1
|{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} Souths – 1913, 1914, 1917, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1943, 1945, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1968, 1983, 2023 |
| 2
|{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain – 1915, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1965, 1967, 1978, 1982, 1984 |
| 3
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown – 1939, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2018 |
| 4
|{{leagueicon|sydney|16}} Easts/Sydney City/Sydney – 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1935, 1937, 1949, 1986, 2004* |
| 4
|{{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Newtown – 1922, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1970, 1974, 2012, 2019, 2024 |
| 5
|{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} Norths – 1940, 1942, 1955, 1959, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| 5
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta – 1975, 1977, 1979, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| 8
|{{leagueicon|St George|16}} St. George – 1938, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1985 |
| 9
|{{leagueicon|Glebe|16}} Glebe – 1912, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921 |
| 9
|{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah – 1954, 1960, 1969, 1973, 1988 |
| 10
|{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith – 1987, 2014, 2017, 2022 |
| 11
|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} Wests – 1936, 1961, 1981 |
| 11
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland – 1994, 1996, 2013 |
| 14
|{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} Newcastle – 1995, 2015 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane – 1990 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|St George|16}} St. George Illawarra – 2001 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra – 2003 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} Wentworthville – 2008 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|London Skolars|16}} Bankstown City/Sydney – 2009 |
| 15
|{{leagueicon|St George|16}} Illawarra (Cutters) – 2016 |
Participating clubs by season
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="19" |NSWRL First Division |
| 1998
|rowspan="5"|Canberra Raiders | colspan="2" rowspan="5" |Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |rowspan="5"|Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |rowspan="5"|Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |rowspan="5"|Newcastle Knights |rowspan="2"| |rowspan="5"|North Sydney |rowspan="5"|Parramatta Eels |rowspan="5"|Penrith Panthers |rowspan="5"|South Sydney |rowspan="2"|Sydney City Roosters |rowspan="5"|Balmain Tigers |rowspan="5"|Western Suburbs |rowspan="2"|Illawarra Steelers |rowspan="2"|St. George Dragons |rowspan="5"| |rowspan="5"| |
| 1999 |
| 2000
|rowspan="3"|Newtown Jets |rowspan="3"|Sydney Roosters |rowspan="3" colspan="2"|St. George-Illawarra Dragons |
| 2001 |
| 2002 |
| colspan="19" |NSWRL Premier League |
|---|
| 2003
|rowspan="5"|Canberra Raiders | colspan="2" rowspan="5" |Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |rowspan="2"|Cronulla Sharks |rowspan="5"|Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |rowspan="5"|Newcastle Knights |rowspan="5"|Newtown Jets |rowspan="5"|North Sydney |rowspan="5"|Parramatta Eels |rowspan="4"|St Mary's-Penrith Cougars |rowspan="4"|South Sydney |rowspan="3"|Sydney Roosters |rowspan="2"|Balmain Tigers |rowspan="5"|Western Suburbs |rowspan="5" colspan="2"|St. George-Illawarra Dragons |rowspan="4"| |rowspan="5"| |
| 2004 |
| 2005
| |rowspan="3"|Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers |
| 2006
|rowspan="2"|Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |rowspan="2"| |
| 2007
| |
| colspan="19" |NSW Cup |
| 2008
|rowspan="4"| | colspan="2" |Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |rowspan="8"|Newtown Jets |rowspan="8"|North Sydney |rowspan="8"|Wentworthville Magpies |rowspan="6"|Windsor Wolves |rowspan="8"| |rowspan="5"| |rowspan="5"|Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers |rowspan="5"|Western Suburbs |colspan="2"| |rowspan="6"|Auckland Vulcans |rowspan="2"|Central Coast Storm |
| 2009
| colspan="2" |Bankstown City Bulls |rowspan="6"|Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |rowspan="2"| | |rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Shellharbour City Dragons |
| 2010
| colspan="2" | |rowspan="2"|Central Coast Centurions |
| 2011
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" |Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |rowspan="5"|Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |colspan="2"| |rowspan="5"| |
| 2012
|rowspan="4"|Mount Pritchard Mounties |rowspan="4"|Newcastle Knights |rowspan="4" colspan="2"|Illawarra Cutters |
| 2013
|rowspan="3"|Wyong Roos |rowspan="3" colspan="2"|Wests Tigers |
| 2014
|rowspan="2"|Penrith Panthers |rowspan="2"|New Zealand Warriors |
| 2015
| |
| colspan="19" |Intrust Super Premiership NSW |
| 2016
| rowspan="3" |Mount Pritchard Mounties | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | rowspan="3" | | rowspan="3" |Newcastle Knights | rowspan="3" |Newtown Jets | rowspan="3" |North Sydney | rowspan="3" |Wentworthville Magpies | rowspan="3" |Penrith Panthers | rowspan="3" | | rowspan="3" |Wyong Roos |rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Wests Tigers |rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Illawarra Cutters | rowspan="3" |New Zealand Warriors | rowspan="3" | |
| 2017
| rowspan="2" |Blacktown Workers |
| 2018
| colspan="2" |Western Suburbs | colspan="2" |St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| colspan="19" |Canterbury Cup NSW |
| 2019
| rowspan="2" |Mount Pritchard Mounties | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |Blacktown Workers | rowspan="2" |Newcastle Knights | rowspan="2" |Newtown Jets | rowspan="2" |North Sydney | rowspan="2" |Penrith Panthers | rowspan="2" |South Sydney | rowspan="2" | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Western Suburbs | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |St. George Illawarra Dragons | rowspan="2" |New Zealand Warriors | rowspan="2" | |
| 2020 |
| colspan="19" |The Knock-on Effect NSW Cup |
| 2021
| rowspan="4" |Canberra Raiders | colspan="2" |Mount Pritchard Mounties | rowspan="4" | | rowspan="4" |Blacktown Workers | rowspan="4" |Newcastle Knights | rowspan="4" |Newtown Jets | rowspan="4" |North Sydney | rowspan="4" |Parramatta Eels | rowspan="4" |Penrith Panthers | rowspan="4" |South Sydney | rowspan="2" | | colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Western Suburbs | colspan="2" rowspan="4" |St. George Illawarra Dragons | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="4" | |
| 2022 |
| 2023
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | rowspan="2" | Sydney Roosters | rowspan="2" | New Zealand Warriors |
| 2024 |
NRL State Championship Match
{{main|NRL State Championship}}
Since 2014, The NSW Cup Grand Final Match has been played on the same day as the QLD Cup Grand Final, the weekend prior to the NRL Grand Final, allowing for the creation of the NRL State Championship which saw the NSW Cup premiers face off against the QLD Cup Premiers as a curtain raiser to the NRL Grand Final, originally following the National Youth Competition Grand Final from 2014 to 2017{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/state-championship-preview-panthers-v-pride/tabid/10874/newsid/82305/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest|title=State Championship preview: Panthers v Pride|date=October 2014}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/the-greatest-game-never-played/tabid/10874/newsid/82290/default.aspx?cid=NRL-HP-Featured|title = The greatest game never played|date = October 2014}} and following the NRL Women's Grand Final in their inaugural premiership year in 2018.
In 2019 the NRL State Championship was played prior the NRL Women's Grand Final. Newtown Jets became the fourth NSWRL team to win in as many years after the first two championships were won by the QRL.
The 2020 State Championship was cancelled due to the Queensland and New South Wales competitions being cancelled after Round 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2021 State Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney
=Champions: [[File:New South Wales colours.svg|16px]] New South Wales Cup=
- {{leagueicon|Illawarra|16}} Illawarra Cutters (2016)
- {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers (2017)
- {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2018)
- {{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Newtown Jets (2019)
- {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers (2022)
- {{Leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs (2023)
=NRL State Championship winners=
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!rowspan=2 style="color:#F9B41B;"|Season !colspan=4 style="color:#F9B41B;"|NRL State Championship !rowspan=2 style="color:#F9B41B;"|Man of the Match |
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!style="color:#003D01;" "width:03%;" |NRL State Championship Premiers !style="color:#003D01;" "width:08%;" |Score !style="color:#003D01;" "width:03%;" |NRL State Championship Runners-up !style="color:#003D01;" "width:08%;" |Venue |
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| align=center|2014 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Northern Pride|16}} Northern Queensland Pride | style="text-align:center;"| 32–28 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers | align=left| ANZ Stadium | align=left|{{leagueicon|Northern Pride|16}} Javid Bowen |
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| align=center|2015 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} Ipswich Jets | style="text-align:center;"| 26–12 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} Newcastle Knights | align=left| ANZ Stadium | align=left|{{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} Matt Parcell |
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| align=center|2016 | align=left| {{leagueicon|Illawarra|16}} Illawarra Cutters | style="text-align:center;" | 54–12 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} Burleigh Bears | align=left| ANZ Stadium | align=left|{{leagueicon|Illawarra|16}} Drew Hutchison |
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| align=center|2017 | align=left| {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers | style="text-align:center;" | 42–18 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Port Moresby Vipers|16}} PNG Hunters | align=left| ANZ Stadium | align=left|{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Kaide Ellis |
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| align=center|2018 | align=left| {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | style="text-align:center;" | 42–18 | align=left| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins | align=left| ANZ Stadium | align=left|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Josh Cleeland |
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| align=center|2019 | align=left| {{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Newtown Jets | style="text-align:center;" | 20–16 | align=left| {{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} Burleigh Bears | align=left| ANZ Stadium | align=left| {{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Toby Rudolf |
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| style="text-align:center" | 2020 | colspan="5" style="text-align:left" | Match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|date=27 March 2020|title=NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/03/27/nswrl-cancels-nine-competitions-for-2020-season/|access-date=8 October 2020|website=New South Wales Rugby League|language=en}} |
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| style="text-align:center" | 2021 | colspan="5" style="text-align:left" | Match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in NSW. |
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| style="text-align:center" | 2022 | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers | style="text-align:center;" | 44–10 | style="text-align:left" | {{Leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Norths Devils | style="text-align:left" | Accor Stadium | style="text-align:left" | {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} J'maine Hopgood |
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| style="text-align:center" | 2023 | style="text-align:left" | {{Leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney Rabbitohs | style="text-align:center" | 42–22 | style="text-align:left" | {{Leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Brisbane Tigers (Easts Tigers) | style="text-align:left" | Accor Stadium | style="text-align:left" | {{Leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} Tyrone Munro |
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| style="text-align:center" | 2024 | style="text-align:left" |{{Leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Norths Devils | style="text-align:center" | 20–18 | style="text-align:left" |{{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Newtown Jets | style="text-align:left" | Stadium Australia | style="text-align:left" | {{Leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Oryn Keeley |
See also
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- NRL State Championship
- Queensland Cup
- Ron Massey Cup
- Sydney Shield
- Presidents Cup
- NSW Challenge Cup
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
- Rugby League Competitions in New South Wales
- Rugby League Competitions in New Zealand
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Notes
- This was the year of the split competitions. This competition was known as Presidents Cup for this season, while the Super League competition was known as Reserve Grade (won by Canterbury Bulldogs). This competition was a merger of Reserve Grade and Third Grade (usually known as the Presidents Cup.
References
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