NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League

The NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League is an affiliated body of the New South Wales Rugby League, established to promote the development of Rugby League within Universities, TAFE and other Tertiary Institutes within the state of NSW.

New South Wales Tertiary Student Rugby League
Current season or competition:
2018 New South Wales Tertiary Student Rugby League season
SportRugby league
Instituted1970
Number of teams4
PremiersSydney University (2018)
Most titlesNorwest Polecats (15 titles)
Websitetertiaryleague.com.au
Related competitionAustralian Universities Rugby League

Formed in late 1969, the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League came about when the Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of NSW and University of Newcastle Rugby League clubs joined to create their own competition that was not restricted by the same boundaries as other senior open age competitions within Sydney.

In 2009 the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League will have 12 clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra and Newcastle, making it one of the most geographically spread competitions under the New South Wales Rugby League.

History

Arnold Stehr Tertiary Nines

The Tertiary Nines was an annual pre-season competition run by the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League to kick start the Tertiary League season.

YearPremiers ScoreRunners-up
1973 Macquarie University
1974 Macquarie University
1975 Catholic College of Education
1976 Catholic College of Education
1977
1978 Catholic College of Education
1979 Macquarie University
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984 Catholic College of Education
No Competition Between 1985 and 2005
2006University of Technology, Sydney Bathurst Mungoes
2007Sydney University Bathurst Mungoes
2008Sydney University University of Technology, Sydney
2009 Lewisham Old Boys Royal Australian Navy Titans
2010 West Sydney Blues Norwest Polecats
2011 Lewisham Old Boys Bathurst Mungoes
2012 Norwest Polecats University of Technology, Sydney
2013 RailCorp Apprentices University of Technology, Sydney
2015 University of Technology, Sydney University of Western Sydney Ducks
2016 University of Technology, Sydney University of Western Sydney Ducks
2018 Macquarie University 10 – 8 Sydney University
2019 UTS Leichhardt Wanderers 34 – 14 Sydney University

Tertiary Championship: First Division

The original competition set up by the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League back in 1970, the Tertiary League is the premier week-to-week competition run in NSW for University, TAFE and other Tertiary college students.

CSU Bathurst take on Cumberland College in the NSWTSRL First Division competition
YearPremiers Score Runner-up
1970Sydney University
1971Alexander Mackie College
1972Alexander Mackie College
1973Alexander Mackie College
1974Alexander Mackie College
1975Catholic College of Education Sydney University
1976Catholic College of Education
1977Teachers Club
1978Sydney University
1979Nepean CAE, Kingswood
1980Mount Saint Mary
1981Mount Saint Mary
1982Nepean CAE, Kingswood
1983Catholic College of Education Macquarie University
1984Macquarie University 17 – 14 Catholic College of Education
1985Catholic College of Education Wollongong University
1986Wollongong University Macquarie University
1987Catholic College of Education Macquarie University
1988Macquarie University 4 – 0 Catholic College of Education
1989Catholic College of Education Hornsby Technical College
1990University of NSW 38 – 16 Catholic College of Education
1991University of NSW Catholic College of Education
1992ACU Castle Hill Cumberland College
1993ACU Castle Hill
1994ACU Castle Hill University of NSW
1995University of Technology, Sydney ACU Castle Hill
1996ACU Castle Hill Cumberland College
1997University of Technology, Sydney ACU Castle Hill
1998Cumberland College Macquarie University
1999ACU Castle Hill University of Canberra
2000Sydney University ACU Castle Hill
2001University of Technology, Sydney UWS Nirimba
2002Sydney University UWS Nirimba
2003UWS Nirimba 32 – 10 UTS Jets
2004UTS Jets UWS Nirimba
2005UWS Nirimba UWS Macarthur
2006UTS Jets 48 – 4 UWS Macarthur
2007UTS Jets 40 – 30 UWS Nirimba
2008Norwest Polecats 14 – 12 West Sydney Blues
2009UTS Tigers 24 – 22 Lewisham Old Boys
2010West Sydney Blues 19 – 18 Norwest Polecats
2011Lewisham Old Boys 22 – 20 Norwest Polecats
2012Norwest Polecats 20 – 16 UTS Tigers
2013 RailCorp Apprentices 22 – 16 UTS Tigers
2014 UTS Tigers 28 – 18 Sydney University
2015 Norwest Polecats 20 – 16 UTS Tigers
2016 UTS Tigers 24 – 16 TAFE Western Sydney Polecats
2017 TAFE NSW Polecats 24 – 16 UTS Tigers
2018 Sydney University 18 – 12 UTS Tigers
2019 TAFE NSW Polecats 26 – 8 UTS Leichhardt Wanderers
2020 UTS Leichhardt Wanderers 46 – 18 TAFE NSW Polecats

Bill Buckley Memorial Trophy: Second Division

With a significant influx of teams joining the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League after the competition was originally created, it was deemed that in 1973 a Second Division competition would be created. The competition has been run every year since.

Nirimba make a hit up against Macquarie in the 2006 Second Division Grand Final at Leichhardt Oval
YearPremiers Score Runner-up
1973NSW Institute of Technology
1974Sydney University
1975Sydney University
1976Sydney University Vet Science
1977Sydney University
1978Sydney University
1979Kuring-gai CAE
1980Macquarie University
1981Catholic College of Education
1982State Rail Authority Catholic College of Education
1983NSW Institute of Technology
1984State Rail Authority
1985North Sydney Technical College
1986Macquarie University
1987State Rail
1988Macquarie University 21 – 8 Catholic College of Education
1989Catholic College of Education University of NSW
1990Macquarie University 18 – 14 Catholic College of Education
1991Cumberland College
1992Newcastle University Seahorses
1993University of NSW ACU Castle Hill
1994ACU Castle Hill Mitchell Old Boys
1995Sydney University
1996ACU Castle Hill 23 – 20 University of Technology, Sydney
1997ACU Castle Hill
1998Bathurst Mungoes
1999University of Technology, Sydney ACU Castle Hill
2000University of NSW
2001Macquarie University
2002UWS Macarthur
2003Macquarie University
2004Cumberland College
2005UWS Macarthur
2006Macquarie University 24 – 14 UWS Nirimba
2007Sydney University University of Technology, Sydney
2008Newcastle University Seahorses 22 – 8 Bathurst Mungoes
2009Bathurst Mungoes 34 – 28 UTS Tigers
2010Cumberland Beavers 36 – 0 Bathurst Mungoes
2011UTS Tigers 28 – 18 ANU Grizzlies
2012UTS Tigers 24 – 18 Norwest Polecats
2013 Cumberland Beavers 40 – 6 RailCorp Apprentices
2014 UWS Ducks 36 – 10 Sydney University
2015 Cumberland Beavers 26 – 22 UTS Tigers
2016 UC Grizzlies 38 – 14 TAFE Western Sydney Polecats
2017 UTS Tigers 28 – 22 TAFE NSW Polecats
2018 * Macquarie University 26 – 16 TAFE NSW Polecats
2020 * Sydney University 46 – 28 Western Sydney University Ducks

* Bill Buckley Memorial Trophy 3rd v 4th Play-off match

John Pollard Trophy: Third Division

The NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League operated a Third Division competition from 1981 to 2004. Originally the Third Division was operated as a completely separate competition from First and Second Division, however after the Super League war when a number of Tertiary institutes stopped playing Rugby League, the Third Division was made up of teams who failed to make the Second Division finals.

YearPremiers Score Runner-up
1978 Nepean CAE, Kingswood North Sydney Catholics
1979
1980
1981Macquarie University
1982
1983
1984Catholic College of Education 16 – 11 Royal Australian Air Force
1986Catholic College of Education Macquarie University
1987Nepean C.A.E Catholic College of Education
1988Catholic College of Education State Rail Authority
1989Sydney University 18 – 4 Catholic College of Education
1990Catholic College of Education 32 – 0 State Rail Authority
1994Cumberland College
1996State Rail Authority
1997Macquarie University University of Technology, Sydney
1999Sydney University
2000State Rail Authority ACU Castle Hill
2001UWS Nirimba
2002UWS Nirimba
2003University of Technology, Sydney
2004UWS Macarthur

NSW Tertiary Representative Matches

The Annual City v Country clash gives a chance for some of the best players from the NSW Tertiary Student League competition to battle it out for the City/Country Shield.

YearWinner Score Runner-up
2012 Country 24 – 22 City
2014 City 34 – 22 Country
2016 Country 22 – 22 City
2017 City 32 – 18 Country
2018 East Metro 18 – 14 West Metro
2019 Metro West 38 – 22 Metro East

Clubs

Twelve clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra Newcastle have confirmed their participation in the 2009 New South Wales Tertiary League season.[1]

Club NameTertiary InstituteYear Formed
Australia Catholic UniversityAustralia Catholic University2015
Cumberland Beavers University of Western Sydney, Nepean / Parramatta TAFE 1991
Macquarie University Warriors Macquarie University
Norwest Polecats TAFE NSW 1971
Sydney University Lions University of Sydney, Camperdown 1920
University of Canberra Grizzlies University of Canberra 2009
UTS Tigers University of Technology, Sydney 1970
UWS Ducks University of Western Sydney 2014

Renamed Clubs

The following teams have changed their names over their life in the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League:

  • Cumberland Beavers (Formerly: Cumberland College)
  • Macquarie Warriors (Formerly: Macquarie Treefrogs)
  • Norwest Polecats (Formerly: Catholic College of Education, Polding College Polecats, ACU Castle Hill Polecats, UWS Nirimba Polecats)[2]
  • University of Canberra Cows (Formerly: Canberra Skolars, now play in the Canberra Raiders Cup)
  • UTS Tigers (Formerly: UTS Bulls, UTS Jets)
  • Railcorp Apprentices (Formally Public Transport Commission Apprentice College, State Rail Apprentice College).
UTS Tigers

Former clubs

The following Tertiary Institutes participated in one of the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League competitions in the past:

  • Alexander Mackie Teachers' College
  • Hornsby TAFE (Also known as: Hornsby Technical College)
  • Macquarie University
  • Mount Saint Mary College
  • North Sydney TAFE (Also known as: North Sydney Technical College)
  • NSW Institute of Technology
  • Sydney University Vet Science (Merged with Sydney University)
  • Teachers Club
  • University of New South Wales (Now play in the South Sydney District League)
  • University of Technology, Kuring-gai (Also known as: Kuring-gai CAE)
  • University of Western Sydney, Nepean (Also known as: Nepean CAE, Kingswood)
  • Wollongong University (Now play in the Illawarra District League)

See also

Tertiary League Governing Bodies

References
  1. West Sydney join the fold for season 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2008
  2. http://norwest.tertiaryleague.com.au/history/
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