Intrust Super Premiership NSW

Intrust Super Premiership NSW
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW

Intrust Super Premiership NSW Logo (Since 2016)
Formerly New South Wales Cup, NSWRL Premier League
Sport Rugby League
Founded 1908
Inaugural season 1908
Owner(s) NSWRL
CEO David Trodden
Director Nick Politis, Deborah Healey
President Dr George Peponis OAM
No. of teams 13
Countries Australia, New Zealand
Most recent
champion(s)
Illawarra Cutters
Most titles South Sydney Rabbitohs (20)
TV partner(s) Fox Sports
Sponsor(s) Intrust Super
Related
competitions
Queensland Cup
Official website Official Website

The Intrust Super Premiership NSW is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales previously known as the New South Wales Cup, and NSWRL Premier League. It has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve grade competition. It 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.

It 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 do not field teams in the NRL competition. The North Sydney Bears are the only team to have competed in every season of the competition since 1908.

Clubs

2016 Season

In 2016, 12 clubs are fielding teams in the Intrust Super Premiership.

*: The season the team joined is in the NSW Cup/Intrust Super Premiership, not any other competition before this.

Former teams in the NSW Cup

  • Enfield (1908)
  • Belmore (1910)
  • Banksia (1911)
  • Waverley (1911-1912)
  • South Sydney Federals (1910-1912)
  • Western Sydney (1912-1913)
  • Mosman (1910-1914)
  • Redfern (1911-1914)
  • Grosvenor (1911-1915)
  • Marrickville (1911-1915)
  • Sydney (1908-1916)
  • Randwick (1915-1916)
  • Surry Hills (1912, 1915-1916)
  • Annandale (1910-1920)

† The club also competed in the 1997 Super League (Australia) season reserve-grade competition.

History

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.

'Stand-alone' clubs

With the competitions having merged back together, and with six NSWRL Premiership clubs having merged into three new NRL clubs (St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers; North Sydney Bears and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles; Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies) 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 'out-sourcing' 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.

2007 Expansion

In 2007, Bartercard Cup club Auckland Lions joined the competition.

2008 Expansion

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.[1] 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.[2] The Parramatta Eels also formed a joint-venture with the Wentworthville Magpies to act as their Feeder Club in the competition from 2008 onwards.[3] 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.

2009 NSW Cup Season

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-Bankstown Bulldogs feeder side. Bankstown will still field a team in the Jim Beam Cup. The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles have withdrawn from the competition and will have a feeder team in the Queensland Cup. Newcastle has also withdrawn from the competition, discontinuing the link with the Central Newcastle Rebels.

2012 Expansion

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 presently act 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 expansion

The 2013 season will see Wyong Roos entering a team in the NSWCUP 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 will 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.

2014 season

In 2014 the Auckland Vulcans will be replaced by a side from the New Zealand Warriors.[4] The Penrith Panthers will also be returning to the competition in 2014, replacing Windsor, who remain in the Ron Massey Cup.

2016 Launch of the Intrust Super Premiership

On the 29th January 2016 it was announced that Intrust Super had secured naming rights for the competition for a three year agreement[5] The name would have been decided not to be confused with the Queensland based competition the Intrust Super Cup.

adio/TV Coverage

Steele Sports have the most in-depth coverage of the Intrust Super Premiership covering two games each round led by Steele Sports founder Alby Talarico, Curtis Woodward and Daniel Pettigrew.

Hawkesbury Radio also cover Penrith Panthers games with Alive FM covering selected Wentworthville games.

Fox Sports show Live coverage of one game from the round.

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.

There is also additional radio coverage of the finals on 2GB and 702 ABC Sydney.

Participating clubs by season

NSWRL First Division
1998 Balmain Tigers Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla Sharks Illawarra Steelers St. George Dragons Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights North Sydney Bears Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney City Roosters Western Suburbs Magpies Canberra Raiders
1999
2000 Newtown Jets St. George-Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters
2001
2002
NSWRL Premier League
2003 Balmain Tigers Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla Sharks Newtown Jets St. George-Illawarra Dragons Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights North Sydney Bears Parramatta Eels St Mary's-Penrith Cougars South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters Western Suburbs Magpies Canberra Raiders
2004
2005 Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers
2006 Cronulla Sharks
2007 Penrith Pumas Auckland Lions
NSW Cup
2008 Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Cobras Newtown Jets Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Central Newcastle Knights North Sydney Bears Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves Auckland Vulcans Western Suburbs Magpies Central Coast Storm
2009 Bankstown City Bulls Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Shellharbour City Dragons
2010 Central Coast Centurions Melbourne Storm
2011 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
2012 Illawarra Cutters Newcastle Knights Mount Pritchard Mounties
2013 Wests Tigers Wyong Roos
2014 Penrith Panthers New Zealand Warriors
2015
Intrust Super Premiership NSW
2016 Wests Tigers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newtown Jets Illawarra Cutters Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights North Sydney Bears Wentworthville Magpies Penrith Panthers Mount Pritchard Mounties New Zealand Warriors Wyong Roos

Reserve Grade/Presidents Cup/First Division Premiers (1908 - 2002)

Year Premiers
1908 Eastern Suburbs
1909 Eastern Suburbs
1910 Eastern Suburbs
1911 Eastern Suburbs
1912 Glebe
1913 South Sydney
1914 South Sydney
1915 Balmain
1916 Balmain
1917 South Sydney
1918 Glebe
1919 Glebe
1920 Glebe
1921 Glebe
1922 Newtown
1923 South Sydney
1924 South Sydney
1925 South Sydney
1926 South Sydney
1927 South Sydney
1928 Balmain
1929 South Sydney
1930 Balmain
1931 South Sydney
1932 South Sydney
1933 Balmain
1934 South Sydney
1935 Eastern Suburbs
1936 Western Suburbs
1937 Eastern Suburbs
1938 St. George
1939 Canterbury-Bankstown
1940 North Sydney
1941 Balmain
1942 North Sydney
1943 South Sydney
1944 Balmain
1945 South Sydney
1946 Balmain
1947 Newtown
1948 Newtown
1949 Eastern Suburbs
1950 Balmain
1951 Newtown
1952 South Sydney
1953 South Sydney
1954 Manly-Warringah
1955 North Sydney
1956 South Sydney
1957 Balmain
1958 Balmain
1959 North Sydney
1960 Manly-Warringah
1961 Western Suburbs
1962 St. George
1963 St. George
1964 St. George
1965 Balmain
1966 South Sydney
1967 Balmain
1968 South Sydney
1969 Manly-Warringah
1970 Newtown
1971 Canterbury-Bankstown
1972 Canterbury-Bankstown
1973 Manly-Warringah
1974 Newtown
1975 Parramatta
1976 St. George
1977 Parramatta
1978 Balmain
1979 Parramatta
1980 Canterbury-Bankstown
1981 Western Suburbs
1982 Balmain
1983 South Sydney
1984 Balmain
1985 St. George
1986 Eastern Suburbs
1987 Penrith
1988 Manly-Warringah
1989 North Sydney
1990 Brisbane Broncos
1991 North Sydney
1992 North Sydney
1993 North Sydney
1994 Cronulla-Sutherland
1995 Newcastle Knights
1996 Cronulla-Sutherland
1997 Parramatta1
1998 Bulldogs
1999 Parramatta
2000 Bulldogs
2001 St George Illawarra Dragons
2002 Bulldogs

NSWRL Premier League Premiers (2003 - 2007)

Year Premiers
2003 Canberra Raiders
2004 Sydney Roosters
2005 Parramatta
2006 Parramatta
2007 Parramatta

New South Wales Cup (2008-)

Year Premiers
2008 Wentworthville
2009 Bankstown
2010 Canterbury
2011 Canterbury
2012 Newtown
2013 Cronulla-Sutherland
2014 Penrith
2015 Newcastle
2016 Illawarra

Premiership winners

Club Premierships
Brisbane Broncos1 (1990)
Balmain Tigers16 (1915, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1965, 1967, 1978, 1982, 1984)
Bankstown City Bulls1 (2009)
Glebe5 (1912, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921)
Canberra Raiders1 (2003)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs9 (1939, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2011)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks3 (1994, 1996, 2013)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles5 (1954, 1960, 1969, 1973, 1988)
Newcastle Knights2 (1995, 2015)
Newtown Jets7 (1922, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1970, 1974, 2012)
North Sydney Bears8 (1940, 1942, 1955, 1959, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993)
Parramatta Eels8 (1975, 1977, 1979, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Penrith Panthers2 (1987, 2014)
South Sydney Rabbitohs20 (1913, 1914, 1917, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1943, 1945, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1968, 1983)
St George Dragons6 (1938, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1985)
St George Illawarra Dragons1 (2001)
Sydney Roosters9 (1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1935, 1937, 1949, 1986, 2004)
Wentworthville Magpies1 (2008)
Western Suburbs Magpies3 (1936, 1961, 1981)
Illawarra Cutters1 (2016)

NRL State Championship Match

Starting in 2014, The NSW Cup season was moved forward a week to make the Grand Final Match occur 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, following the National Youth Competition Grand Final.[6][7]

Champions: New South Wales Cup

Future

2018 Expansion

It was announced in November 2016 that the competition is proposed to be increased to 16 competing teams as part of a restructure of lower-tier rugby league competitions in New South Wales and Queensland.[8]

Notes

  1. 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).

References

  1. NSWRL news Retrieved on 27 December 2006
  2. League Loaded Central Newcastle enter Premier League retrieved 19 Nov 2007
  3. Parramatta Sun Magpies in Deal with Eels retrieved 28 Jan 2008
  4. Three Vodafone Warriors teams in 2014 thewarriors.com.au, 16 October 2013
  5. "NSWRL launch Intrust Super Premiership". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  6. "State-based leagues to create better pathways". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
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