NSW Cup

The NSW Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales previously known as the Intrust Super Premiership, NSW New South Wales Cup, NSWRL Premier League, and Cantebury Cup NSW. 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.

NSW Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
2020 Canterbury Cup NSW
FormerlyReserve Grade, Presidents Cup, NSWRL First Division, NSWRL Premier League and the NSW Cup
SportRugby League
Founded1908
Inaugural season1908
Owner(s)NSWRL
CEOPeter Griffin
DirectorNick Politis, Deborah Healey
PresidentDr George Peponis OAM
No. of teams11
CountriesAustralia, New Zealand
Most recent
champion(s)		 Newtown Jets (8th title)
Most titles South Sydney Rabbitohs (20 titles)
TV partner(s)Fox League Nine Network
Sponsor(s)Canterbury of New Zealand
Related
competitions		National Rugby League
NRL State Championship
Intrust Super Cup
Official websiteCanterbury Cup NSW

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

New South Wales Cup teams for 2021 season

For 2020 the following 12 clubs were included in the competition. After the first round on March 14 & 15, the Canterbury Cup was suspended and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1] In that single, first round the winning teams by order of margin were Western Suburbs (32–12 over St George Illawarra), Newtown Jets (32–12 over South Sydney), Mounties (44–30 over Blacktown), Penrith (20–6 over North Sydney), Parramatta (24–16 over Canterbury) and Newcastle (20–16 over New Zealand).

New South Wales Cup
Colors Rugby League Football Club City Home Football Stadium/s Est. Joined* NRL Affiliate
Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Blacktown H.E. Laybutt Field 1962 2017 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Canberra Raiders Canberra GIO Stadium 1982 2021 Canberra Raiders
Canterbury Bulldogs Canterbury Belmore Sports Ground 1934 Canterbury Bulldogs
Mount Pritchard Mounties Mount Pritchard Mt Pritchard Oval 1927 2012 Canterbury Bulldogs (since 2021)
New Zealand Warriors Auckland Mount Smart Stadium 1995 2014 New Zealand Warriors
Newcastle Knights Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium 1988 2012 Newcastle Knights
Newtown Jets Newtown Henson Park 1908 2000 CronullaSharks (since 2015)
North Sydney Bears North Sydney North Sydney Oval 1908 2003 Sydney Roosters (since 2019)
Parramatta Eels Parramatta Bankwest Stadium 1947 2020 Parramatta Eels
Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers Stadium 1966 2014 Penrith Panthers
St. George Illawarra Dragons Illawarra, Kogarah WIN Stadium, Jubilee Oval 1999 2018 St. George Illawarra Dragons
South Sydney Rabbitohs Redfern Metricon Centre 1908 2019 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Western Suburbs Magpies Concord Campbelltown Stadium 1908 2018 Wests Tigers

*: The season the team joined competition in its current form and consecutive tenure.

Former teams

20th century

21st century

  • Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers (Wests Tigers feeder, joint venture with Ryde-Eastwood Hawks: 2005–2012)

† The club also competed in the second grade/reserve grade of the 1997 Super League competition.

NSW Cup Logo until 2012

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 as the New South Wales Cup in 2008.

'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; Norths Bears and Manly Sea Eagles; Balmain Tigers and Wests 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.[2] 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.[3] The Parramatta Eels also formed a joint-venture with the Wentworthville Magpies to act as their Feeder Club in the competition from 2008 onwards.[4] 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 Expansion

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.

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 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 Expansion
NSW Cup Logo 2013–2015

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 were replaced by a side from the New Zealand Warriors.[5] The Penrith Panthers will also be returning to the competition in 2014, replacing Windsor, who remain in the Ron Massey Cup.

Intrust Super Premiership Logo from 2016 to 2018

2016 Launch of the Intrust Super Premiership

On 29 January 2016 it was announced that Intrust Super had secured naming rights for the competition for a three-year agreement[6] The name would have been decided not to be confused with the Queensland-based competition the Intrust Super Cup.

2017 season

On 5 July 2016, it was announced that starting the following season, the Blacktown Workers will become the feeder club for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in a joint-venture agreement.[7] 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 their naming rights partnership with the New South Wales State Cup through to the end of the 2018 season.[8]

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.[9]

2018 season

In late November, 2017 it was announced that as part of a re-brand, the Western Suburbs Magpies will enter the competition from the following season acting as a feeder club to the Wests Tigers, who had previously competed under their own brand.[10]

2019 Consolidation and Feeder Changes

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.[11] 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[12] 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.[13] 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 November 5, 2019.[14]

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.[15]

South Sydney, having had a previous feeder relationship with North Sydney, would then field their own team in the Intrust Super Premiership,[16] 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.[17] It was announced that former Wyong Roos coach, Rip Taylor, would coach the Magpies in their final season.[18]

2020 season

On Friday, March 27, 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.[19]

2021 Feeder Changes

On June 8, 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.[20]

On August 28, 2020, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs announced a joint venture with the Mount Pritchard Mounties for two years.[21] 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. The Canberra Raiders are set to go it alone in 2021 rather than form an affiliation with a NSW Cup side [22]

On November 10, 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 a new naming rights partner is expected to be revealed prior to season launch on 3 March 2021.[23]

On January 28, 2021, it was announced that the Canberra Raiders would be returning to the competition, fielding their own team since the 2007 season, thus increasing the number of competing teams to 11 in 2021. The competition is due to commence March 13, 2021.[24]

Broadcast & Media

Radio

SWR Triple 9 FM broadcast two games a month during the season plus some finals matches.

Hawkesbury Radio broadcast Penrith Panthers matches online during the season when played on non-NRL game days, selected other matches and all the finals matches.

Triple H broadcast selected North Sydney Bears matches during the year plus selected finals matches.

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

Television[25]

Fox League show Live coverage of one to two games per round. From 2018, the Nine Network will broadcast one Sunday afternoon match each week LIVE at 1pm. All of the Intrust Super Premiership finals series are on Nine Network and Fox Sports.

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.

Participating clubs by season
NSWRL First Division
1998 Canberra Raiders Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights North Sydney Bears Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney City Roosters Balmain Tigers Western Suburbs Magpies Illawarra Steelers St. George Dragons
1999
2000 Newtown Jets Sydney Roosters St. George-Illawarra Dragons
2001
2002
NSWRL Premier League
2003 Canberra Raiders Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla Sharks Manly Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights Newtown Jets Norths Bears Parramatta Eels St Mary's-Penrith Cougars Souths Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters Balmain Tigers Wests Magpies St. George-Illawarra Dragons
2004
2005 Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers
2006 Cronulla Sharks
2007 Penrith Pumas Auckland Lions
NSW Cup
2008 Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Cobras Manly Sea Eagles Central Newcastle Rebels Newtown Jets Norths Bears Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers Wests Magpies Auckland Vulcans Central Coast Storm
2009 Bankstown City Bulls Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Shellharbour City Dragons
2010 Central Coast Centurions Melbourne Storm
2011 Canterbury Bulldogs Manly Sea Eagles
2012 Mount Pritchard Mounties Newcastle Knights Illawarra Cutters
2013 Wyong Roos Wests Tigers
2014 Penrith Panthers New Zealand Warriors
2015
Intrust Super Premiership NSW
2016 Mount Pritchard Mounties Canterbury Bulldogs Manly Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights Newtown Jets Norths Bears Wentworthville Magpies Penrith Panthers Wyong Roos Wests Tigers Illawarra Cutters New Zealand Warriors
2017 Blacktown Workers
2018 Wests Magpies St. George Illawarra Dragons
Canterbury Cup NSW
2019 Mount Pritchard Mounties Canterbury Bulldogs Blacktown Workers Newcastle Knights Newtown Jets Norths Bears Wentworthville Magpies Penrith Panthers Souths Rabbitohs Wests Magpies St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors
2020 Mount Pritchard Mounties Canterbury Bulldogs Blacktown Workers Newcastle Knights Newtown Jets Norths Bears Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers Souths Rabbitohs Wests Magpies St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors
2021 Canberra Raiders Mount Pritchard Mounties Blacktown Workers Newcastle Knights Newtown Jets Norths Bears Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers Souths Rabbitohs Wests Magpies St. George Illawarra Dragons

Premiership Winners

Reserve Grade/Presidents Cup/First Division Premiers (1908–2002)
YearPremiersScoreRunners-UpDeciderReportWinning Captain(s)Winning CoachReferee
1908 Eastern Suburbs Roosters N/A South Sydney Rabbitohs No
1909 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 11–7 Glebe Dirty Reds Final TSS[26] W.P. Finegan
1910 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 5–2 Newtown Jets Final EN[27] L. Kearney
1911 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 12–0 Glebe Dirty Reds Final ST[28] A. Ballerum
1912 Glebe Dirty Reds 30–0 Redfern United Final SMH[29] A. Finegan
1913 South Sydney Rabbitohs 10–3 Grosvenor Final Sun[30] T. McMahon
1914 South Sydney Rabbitohs 6–5 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Final Sun[31] J. Buchanan
1915 Balmain Tigers 9–3 Glebe Dirty Reds Final Sun[32]
1916 Balmain Tigers 6–4 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Final Sun[33]
1917 South Sydney Rabbitohs N/A Balmain Tigers No
1918 Glebe Dirty Reds N/A South Sydney Rabbitohs No
1919 Glebe Dirty Reds N/A Western Suburbs Magpies No
1920 Glebe Dirty Reds N/A South Sydney Rabbitohs No SMH[34]
1921 Glebe Dirty Reds N/A North Sydney Bears No
1922 Newtown Jets 10–2 Glebe Dirty Reds Final Sun[35] E. Gallagher W. Neill
1923 South Sydney Rabbitohs 13–6 Balmain Tigers Final SMH[36] A. Thornton
1924 South Sydney Rabbitohs N/A Western Suburbs Magpies No
1925 South Sydney Rabbitohs 14–2 Balmain Tigers Final TR[37] E. Kerr
1926 South Sydney Rabbitohs 25–13 North Sydney Bears Final Sun[38] L. Dolan
1927 South Sydney Rabbitohs 16–5 St. George Dragons Final SGC[39] James Breen Lal Deane
1928 Balmain Tigers 7–5 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Final Sun[40] Arthur Tennant B. Wales
1929 South Sydney Rabbitohs 26–3 Western Suburbs Magpies Final Sun[41] Tom Craigie W. Fry
1930 Balmain Tigers 5–0 South Sydney Rabbitohs GF Truth[42] S. Lever W. Fry
1931 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24–5 St. George Dragons Final Sun[43] W. Neill
1932 South Sydney Rabbitohs 5–2 Newtown Jets GF Sun[44] Jackie Jones W. Fry
1933 Balmain Tigers 15–12 South Sydney Rabbitohs GF Sun[45] George Frankland W. Fry
1934 South Sydney Rabbitohs 13–10 Balmain Tigers GF Sun[46] Jim Tait J. Murphy
1935 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 16–2 Balmain Tigers GF Sun[47] T. McMahon
1936 Western Suburbs Magpies 15–5 North Sydney Bears Final Truth[48] Jim Parsons Jerry Brien T. McMahon
1937 Eastern Suburbs Roosters N/A Newtown Jets No
1938 St. George Dragons 9–4 Balmain Tigers GF Sun[49] Jack Kenyon A. Davis
1939 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 13–0 North Sydney Bears GF Sun[50] Jim Duncombe J. McGaulay
1940 North Sydney Bears 10–5 St. George Dragons GF SGC[51] Jack O'Brien
1941 Balmain Tigers 13–4 St. George Dragons GF Sun[52] John Rees P. Lee
1942 North Sydney Bears 15–5 St. George Dragons GF Sun[53] Aub Oxford
1943 South Sydney Rabbitohs 15–9 Balmain Tigers GF Sun[54] George Kilham G. Bishop
1944 Balmain Tigers 11–9 North Sydney Bears Final Sun[55] (Jack Danzey Snr) Jack O'Brien
1945 South Sydney Rabbitohs 11–7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs GF Sun[56] Ken Brogan Aub Oxford
1946 Balmain Tigers 8–5 Eastern Suburbs Roosters GF Sun[57] Gil Bo XJack O'Brien
1947 Newtown Jets 6–2 Balmain Tigers GF Sun[58] Fred Fayers Keith Ellis L. Williams
1948 Newtown Jets 7–4 Western Suburbs Magpies GF Sun[59] Keith Ellis Col Pearce
1949 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 30–7 Newtown Jets GF DT[60] Jim Hunt Aub Oxford
1950 Balmain Tigers 10–6 St. George Dragons Final DT[61] George Williams G. Bishop
1951 Newtown Jets 10–6 St. George Dragons GF SMH[62] George Debnam Aub Oxford
1952 South Sydney Rabbitohs 19–0 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs GF Sun[63] Ray Mason Jack O'Brien
1953 South Sydney Rabbitohs 17–11 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GF Sun[64] Norm Nilson Aub Oxford
1954 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 9–4 South Sydney Rabbitohs GF SH[65] Darcy Lawler
1955 North Sydney Bears 9–2 St. George Dragons GF Robert Gorman Jack O'Brien
1956 South Sydney Rabbitohs 10–6 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GF Ray Mason Col Pearce
1957 Balmain Tigers 16–7 North Sydney Bears GF Ron Clifford Col Pearce
1958 Balmain Tigers 20–10 St. George Dragons GF RLN[66] Ron Proudfoot Col Pearce
1959 North Sydney Bears 19–10 St. George Dragons GF RLN[67] Robert Sullivan Robert Sullivan Col Pearce
1960 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 17–6 Balmain Tigers GF RLN[68] Robert Lenon Neville Pierce Col Pearce
1961 Western Suburbs Magpies 9–3 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GF RLN[69] Roger Buttenshaw Dudley Beger Darcy Lawler
1962 St. George Dragons 19–0 Western Suburbs Magpies GF RLN[70] Peter Armstrong Sid Ryan Arthur Neville
1963 St. George Dragons 5–4 South Sydney Rabbitohs GF Peter Armstrong Sid Ryan Col Pearce
1964 St. George Dragons 7–2 South Sydney Rabbitohs GF RLN[71] Johnny Riley Sid Ryan F. Erickson
1965 Balmain Tigers 9–7 St. George Dragons GF RLN[72] Jack Danzey Leo Nosworthy J. Harris
1966 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12–4 Balmain Tigers GF RLN[73] Colin Dunn "Chick" Cowie J. Bradley
1967 Balmain Tigers 11–7 South Sydney Rabbitohs GF Robert Boland Leo Nosworthy Laurie Bruyeres
1968 South Sydney Rabbitohs 17–7 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GF Dennis Lee Fred Nelson Les Samuelson
1969 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10–6 Balmain Tigers GF George McTaggart Ron Willey Keith Holman
1970 Newtown Jets 6–0 Eastern Suburbs Roosters GF Robert Green Clarrie Jeffreys Keith Holman
1971 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11–5 St. George Dragons GF Barry Phillis Malcolm Clift Keith Page
1972 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14–3 St. George Dragons GF Barry Phillis Malcolm Clift Laurie Bruyeres
1973 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22–14 St. George Dragons GF Max Krilich Frank Stanton Laurie Bruyeres
1974 Newtown Jets 6–5 Eastern Suburbs Roosters GF Des O'Connor Charlie Renilson Keith Page
1975 Parramatta Eels 21–13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GF John Baker Terry Fearnley Keith Page
1976 St. George Dragons 17–12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GF Billy Smith Peter Dickerson Greg Hartley
1977 Parramatta Eels 11–9 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GF Graham Murray Len Stacker Jack Danzey
1978 Balmain Tigers 10–5 St. George Dragons GF William Hillard Dennis Tutty Jack Danzey
1979 Parramatta Eels 22–2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs GF John Kolc Mick Alchin Jack Danzey
1980 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18–16 Parramatta Eels GF Mal Creavey Geoff Connell Jack Danzey
1981 Western Suburbs Magpies 19–2 Parramatta Eels GF CT[74] Ian Schubert Laurie Freier
1982 Balmain Tigers 17–12 Eastern Suburbs Roosters GF CT[75] Bill Hilliard Laurie Freier
1983 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12–6 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GF CT[76] Nathan Gibbs Wally Watsford B. Barnes
1984 Balmain Tigers 10–8 St. George Dragons GF Mike Marketo Peter Duffy C. Ward
1985 St. George Dragons 22–16 Canberra Raiders GF CT[77] George Moroko John Bailey Mick Stone
1986 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 10–2 Parramatta Eels GF Dave Brown Jim Morgan Kevin Roberts
1987 Penrith Panthers 11–0 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GF Craig Izzard Graham Murray Greg McCallum
1988 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22–2 Eastern Suburbs Roosters GF Peter Cullum Alan Thompson Graham Annesley
1989 North Sydney Bears 11–6 Parramatta Eels GF CT[78] Gary Maguire Steve Martin Mick Stone
1990 Brisbane Broncos 14–6 Canberra Raiders GF CT[79]
VH[80]		 Ray Herring Bill Gardner Greg McCallum
1991 North Sydney Bears 12–6 Canberra Raiders GF CT[81] Gary Smith Peter Louis Eddie Ward
1992 North Sydney Bears 28–14 Balmain Tigers GF CT[82] Gary Smith Peter Louis Graham Annesley
1993 North Sydney Bears 5–4 Newcastle Knights GF CT[83] Alan Wilson Peter Mulholland Bill Harrigan
1994 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14–4 Newcastle Knights GF Alan Wilson John Dykes Bill Harrigan
1995 Newcastle Knights 20–10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GF Tim Maddison Peter Sharp David Manson
1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14–12 Auckland Vulcans GF Kurt Wrigley Stuart Raper Kelvin Jeffs
19971 Parramatta Eels 26–16 Balmain Tigers GF Darren Pettet Peter Sharp Kelvin Jeffs
1998 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26–22 Parramatta Eels GF Simon Gillies Terry Lamb M. Oaten
1999 Parramatta Eels 44–4 Balmain Tigers GF Jason Bell Daniel Anderson Kelvin Jeffs
2000 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–26 Penrith Panthers GF Adam Peek Terry Lamb Tony Archer
2001 St George Illawarra Dragons 34–10 Parramatta Eels GF Andrew Bobbin & Justin Smith Brian Johnson Rod Lawrence
2002 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24–22 St George Illawarra Dragons GF Steven Hughes Kevin Moore Tony Archer

NSWRL Premier League Premiers (2003–2007)
YearPremiersScoreRunners-UpDeciderReportWinning Captain(s)Winning CoachReferee
2003 Canberra Raiders 31–6 St Marys-Penrith GF Jace Van Duk Wayne Collins Tony Archer
2004 Sydney Roosters 30–8 St George Illawarra Dragons GF Grant Rovelli Ivan Cleary Gavin Badger
2005 Parramatta Eels 31–12 Sydney Roosters GF Henry Perenara & Luke O'Dwyer Jason Taylor Ben Cummins
2006 Parramatta Eels 20–19 Newtown Jets GF Henry Perenara Craig Culnane Shayne Hayne
2007 Parramatta Eels 20–15 North Sydney Bears GF Rip Taylor Jared Maxwell

New South Wales Cup (2008–2015)
YearPremiersScoreRunners-Up Minor Premiers Wooden SpoonDeciderReportWinning Captain(s)Winning CoachReferee
2008 Wentworthville Magpies 12–8 Newtown Jets GF James Maloney Rip Taylor Gerry Sutton
2009 Bankstown City Bulls 32–0 Balmain Ryde-Eastwood GF Danny Williams Terry Lamb Adam Gee
2010 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24–12 Windsor Wolves GF Trent Cutler Justin Holbrook David Munro
2011 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–28 Auckland Vulcans GF DT[84] Trent Cutler Justin Holbrook David Munro
2012 Newtown Jets 22–18 Balmain Ryde-Eastwood GF LU[85] Daniel Mortimer Greg Matterson Matt Noyen
2013 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36–8 Windsor Wolves GF SMH[86] NMG[87] Chad Townsend Tony Herman Zbigniew Przekiasa-Adamski
2014 Penrith Panthers 48–12 Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers North Sydney Bears GF NSW[88] ABC[89] Kevin Kingston Garth Brennan Liam Nicholls
2015 Newcastle Knights 20–10 Wyong Roos Mount Pritchard Mounties Wentworthville Magpies GF NRL[90] Clint Newton Matt Lantry Liam Nicholls

Intrust Super Premiership (2016–2018)
Year Premiers Score Runners-Up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Decider Report Winning Captain(s) Winning Coach Referee
2016 Illawarra Cutters 21–20 Mount Pritchard Mounties Mount Pritchard Mounties Newcastle Knights GF NSW[91] VH[92] SSL[93] Tyrone McCarthy Jason Demetriou Jon Stone
2017 Penrith Panthers 22–6 Wyong Roos Wyong Roos Wests Tigers GF VH[94] NSW[95] Darren Nicholls Garth Brennan Chris Trenemen
2018 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18–12 Newtown Jets Penrith Panthers Newcastle Knights GF NRL[96] Rhyse Martin Steve Georgalis Adam Cassidy & Drew Oultram

Canterbury Cup (2019 – Present)
Year Premiers Score Runners-Up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Decider Report Winning Captain(s) Winning Coach Referee
2019 Newtown Jets 20–15 Wentworthville Magpies St George Illawarra Dragons Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles GF VH[97] NSWRL[98] Scott Sorenson Greg Matterson Todd Smith & Drew Oultram
2020 Season was suspended and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[99]
2021

Number of premiership wins
  • Team names in bold are the teams currently playing in the New South Wales Cup
No. Club Premierships
1 South Sydney Rabbitohs20 (1913, 1914, 1917, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1943, 1945, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1968, 1983)
2 Balmain Tigers16 (1915, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1965, 1967, 1978, 1982, 1984)
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs10 (1939, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2018)
4 Eastern Suburbs/Sydney City Roosters9 (1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1935, 1937, 1949, 1986, 2004)
5 North Sydney Bears8 (1940, 1942, 1955, 1959, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993)
5 Parramatta Eels8 (1975, 1977, 1979, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007)
5 Newtown Jets8 (1922, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1970, 1974, 2012, 2019)
8 St. George Dragons6 (1938, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1985)
9 Glebe Dirty Reds5 (1912, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921)
9 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles5 (1954, 1960, 1969, 1973, 1988)
11 Western Suburbs Magpies3 (1936, 1961, 1981)
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks3 (1994, 1996, 2013)
11 Penrith Panthers3 (1987, 2014, 2017)
14 Newcastle Knights2 (1995, 2015)
15 Brisbane Broncos1 (1990)
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons1 (2001)
15 Canberra Raiders1 (2003)
15 Wentworthville Magpies1 (2008)
15 Bankstown City Bulls1 (2009)
15 Illawarra Cutters1 (2016)

NRL State Championship Match
Main article: 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[100][101] and following the NRL Women's Grand Final in their inaugural premiership year in 2018.

In 2019 however, the State Championship was the first of three grand finals played on the day, preceding both the NRL Women's premiership and NRL premiership. Newtown became the fourth NSWRL team to win in as many years after the first two championships were won by the QRL.

Champions: New South Wales Cup

NRL State Championship winners
Season NRL State Championship Man of the Match
NRL State Championship Premiers Score NRL State Championship Runners-up Venue
2014 Northern Pride 32–28 Penrith Panthers ANZ Stadium Javid Bowen
2015 Ipswich Jets 26–12 Newcastle Knights ANZ Stadium Matt Parcell
2016 Illawarra Cutters 54–12 Burleigh Bears ANZ Stadium Drew Hutchison
2017 Penrith Panthers 42–18 PNG Hunters ANZ Stadium Kaide Ellis
2018 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 42–18 Redcliffe Dolphins ANZ Stadium Josh Cleeland
2019 Newtown Jets 20–16 Burleigh Bears ANZ Stadium Toby Rudolf
2020 Match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[102]

See also

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
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