Cyril Connell Cup
The Cyril Connell Cup was a junior rugby league football competition based in Queensland, played between teams made up of players aged under 16. The competition, which began in 2009, was administered by the Queensland Rugby League and included the junior representative teams of Queensland Cup clubs. The competition also featured teams from Victoria and the Northern Territory. From 2011 to 2016, the winners of the Grand Final played the winners of the New South Wales’ under-16 competition, the Harold Matthews Cup, in the National Final.
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 2009 |
Inaugural season | 2009 |
Ceased | 2017 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | Townsville Blackhawks (2nd title) (2016) |
Most titles | Norths Devils (3 titles) |
Website | www.QRL.com.au |
Related competition | Harold Matthews Cup |
In 2017, the QRL ceased the competition and replaced it with the Junior State Championships.[1]
The Cyril Connell Cup was named after Cyril Connell Jr., who played 24 games for Queensland and 2 Tests for Australia between 1952 and 1957.
Teams
In its final season, the Cyril Connell Cup consisted of sixteen clubs: fifteen based within in Queensland and one in Victoria. Eleven of the sixteen clubs were junior representative teams for Queensland Cup clubs.
Clubs
Grand Final results
Season | Grand Finals | |||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | |
2009 | Norths Devils | 42–30 | Townsville Stingers | Bishop Park |
2010 | Norths Devils | 26–24 | Gold Coast Blue | Langlands Park |
2011 | Easts Tigers | 28–10 | Central Comets | Langlands Park |
2012 | Souths Logan Magpies | 10–6 | Townsville Stingers | BMD Kougari Oval |
2013 | Norths Devils | 44–6 | Easts Tigers | Langlands Park |
2014 | Northern Pride | 14–12 | Townsville Stingers | Barlow Park |
2015 | Townsville Stingers | 31–30 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Tapout Energy Stadium |
2016 | Townsville Blackhawks | 20–18 | Souths Logan Magpies | Suzuki Stadium |
See also
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia