NSW 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 NSW Cup was the Reserve Grade/Presidents Cup/First Division from 1908 until 2002, and the NSWRL Premier League from 2003 to 2007, the New South Wales Cup from 2008 to 2015, the Intrust Super Premiership NSW from 2016 to 2018, the Canterbury Cup NSW from 2019 to 2020. The New South Wales Cup, along with the Queensland Cup, acts as a feeder competition to the National Rugby League premiership.

The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
2022 Knock On Effect NSW Cup
FormerlyReserve Grade,
Presidents Cup,
NSWRL First Division,
NSWRL Premier League,
Canterbury Cup,
NSW Cup
SportRugby League
Founded1908
Inaugural season1908
Owner(s)NSWRL
CEOunknown
DirectorNick Politis, Deborah Healey
PresidentDr George Peponis OAM
No. of teams12
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 Kayo Sports NSWRL TV
Sponsor(s)The Knock-On Effect
Related
competitions		National Rugby League
NRL State Championship
Hosplus Cup
Official websiteNSWRL

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 11 teams, ten in New South Wales, and one from Australian Capital Territory. 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.

New South Wales Cup
Colors NSWRL Club Est. Joined* City/Region/Town State/Territory Stadium/s Titles Last Colors NRL Affiliate
Blacktown Workers
Sea Eagles		 1962 2017 Sydney
(Blacktown)		 N.S.W H.E. Laybutt Field,
4 Pines Park		 0 Manly Sea Eagles
Canberra Raiders 1982 2021 Canberra
(Bruce)		 A.C.T GIO Stadium,
Belconnen Oval		 1 2003 Canberra Raiders
Mount Pritchard Mounties 1927 2012 Sydney
(Mount Pritchard)		 N.S.W Mt Pritchard Oval,
Aubrey Keech Reserve		 0 Canterbury Bulldogs+
Newcastle Knights 1988 2012 Newcastle
(New Lambton)		 N.S.W McDonald Jones Stadium
Maitland Sports Ground		 2 2015 Newcastle Knights
Newtown Jets 1908 2000 Sydney
(Newtown)		 N.S.W Henson Park 8 2019 Cronulla Sharks+
North Sydney Bears 1908 2003 Sydney
(North Sydney)		 N.S.W North Sydney Oval 8 1993 Sydney Roosters+
Parramatta Eels 1947 2020 Sydney
(Parramatta)		 N.S.W Bankwest Stadium, Ringrose Park 8 2007 Parramatta Eels
Penrith Panthers 1966 2014 Sydney
(Penrith)		 N.S.W Penrith Stadium 3 2017 Penrith Panthers
St. George Illawarra Dragons 1999 2018 Sydney (Carlton),
Woollongong		 N.S.W Jubilee Oval,
WIN Stadium		 1 2001 St. George Illawarra Dragons
South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908 2019 Sydney
(Redfern)		 N.S.W Ironmark High Performance Centre,
Stadium Australia
 20 1983 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Western Suburbs Magpies 1908 2018 Sydney
(Concord)		 N.S.W Campbelltown Stadium
Lidcombe Oval,
Leichhardt Oval		 3 1981 Wests Tigers

*: The season the team joined competition in its current form and consecutive tenure.
+: Current affiliation between Cronulla and Newtown since 2015.
+: Current affiliation between North Sydney and Sydney since 2019.
+: Current affiliation between Canterbury and Mount Pritchard since 2021.

Former teams – 20th century

Of the 24 former clubs in the 20th century, 1 was based in Auckland Region, South Australia and Western Australia, 3 were based in Queensland and the other 20 former clubs were based in New South Wales.

New South Wales Cup
Colors Club Est. First Season Last Season City/Region/Town State/Territory Stadium Titles Last Reason/s
Enfield 1908 1908 1908 Enfield N.S.W Folded
Belmore 1910 1910 1910 Belmore N.S.W Folded
Banksia 1911 1911 1911 Banksia N.S.W Folded
Waverley 1912 1912 1912 Waverley N.S.W Folded
South Sydney Federals 1908 1910 1912 South Sydney N.S.W Folded
Western Sydney 1912 1912 1913 Western Sydney N.S.W Folded
Mosman 1910 1910 1914 Mosman N.S.W Folded
Redfern 1911 1911 1914 Redfern N.S.W Folded
Grosvenor 1911 1911 1915 Grosvenor N.S.W Folded
Marrickville 1911 1911 1915 Marrickville N.S.W Folded
Sydney 1908 1908 1916 Sydney N.S.W Folded
Randwick 1915 1915 1916 Randwick N.S.W Folded
Surry Hills 1912 1912/15 1912/16 Surry Hills N.S.W Folded
Annandale Dales 1910 1910 1920 Annandale N.S.W Folded
Glebe Dirty Reds 1908 1908 1929 Sydney N.S.W Wentworth Park 5 1921 Folded
Sydney Uni. Students 1920 1920 1937 Sydney N.S.W Departed
Brisbane Broncos 1988 1988 1996† Brisbane Queensland Departed
Western/Perth Reds 1992 1995 1996 Perth W. Australia Folded
South Queensland Crushers 1992 1995 1997 Brisbane Queensland Folded
Adelaide Rams 1996 1997 1998† Adelaide S. Australia Folded
Auckland Warriors 1992 1995 1998† Auckland Auckland Departed*
G. Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers 1988 1988 1999 Gold Coast Queensland Folded
Illawarra Steelers 1982 1982 1998 Wollongong N.S.W Merger
St George Dragons 1921 1921 2000 Kogarah N.S.W Merger
* Auckland Warriors† returned to the competition in 2014 and departed in 2020 as New Zealand Warriors)

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

Former teams – 21st century

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.

New South Wales Cup
Colors Club Est. First Season Last Season City/Region/Town State/Territory Stadium/s Titles Last Reason/s
North Queensland Cowboys 1992 1992 2001 Townsville Queensland Departed
Sydney Roosters* 1908 1908 2005 Moore Park N.S.W 9 2004 Departed
St Marys-Penrith Cougars 2003 2005 Penrith, St Marys N.S.W Departed
Penrith Pumas 2007 2007 Penrith N.S.W Departed
South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908 1908 2006 Redfern N.S.W Departed*
Canberra Raiders 1982 1982 2007 Canberra A.C.T Departed*
Parramatta Eels 1982 1982 2007 Parramatta N.S.W Departed*
Central Coast Bears 2000 2000 2001 Central Coast N.S.W Departed*
St George Illawarra Dragons 1992 1992 2001 Kogarah,
Woollongong		 N.S.W Departed*
Shellharbour City Dragons 2009 2010 Shellharbour N.S.W Departed
Illawarra Cutters 2012 2012 2017 Woollongong N.S.W Folded
Central Newcastle Rebels 2008 2008 2008 Newcastle N.S.W Departed
Central Coast Storm 1992 1992 2001 Central Coast N.S.W Departed
Bankstown City Bulls 2008 2008 2009 Bankstown N.S.W Folded
Cronulla Cobras 2008 2008 2008 Cronulla N.S.W Folded
Melbourne Storm 1997 2010 2010 Melbourne Victoria Departed
Central Coast Centurians 2010 2011 Central Coast N.S.W Departed
Balmain Tigers 1908 1908 1999 Leichardt N.S.W Merger
Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers 2005 2012 Leichardt N.S.W Departed*
Western Suburbs Magpies 1908 1908 1999 Campbelltown N.S.W Merger*
Auckland Vulcans 2008 2013 Auckland Auckland Departed
Windsor Wolves 2008 2013 Windsor N.S.W Departed
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1947/2011 2008/2016 Brookvale N.S.W Departed
Wyong Roos 2005 2012 Wyong N.S.W Departed*
Wentworthville Magpies 2013 2018 Wentworthville N.S.W Departed
New Zealand Warriors 2014 2020 Auckland Auckland Departed
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1935 1935 2020 Bankstown
(Inner West)		 N.S.W 10 2018 Departed
* Sydney Roosters were formerly known as Eastern Suburbs Roosters from 1908 until 1994 and were formerly known as Sydney City Roosters from 1995 until 1999
* South Sydney Rabbitohs returned to the New South Wales Cup in 2019
* Canberra Raiders† returned to the New South Wales Cup in 2021
* Parramatta Eels returned to the New South Wales Cup in 2020
* Central Coast Bears returned to North Sydney after the failure of the Northern Eagles joint-venture
* St. George Illawarra Dragons returned to the New South Wales Cup in 2018.

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

Logos
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 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 '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 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.[4] 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[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10] 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[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14]

South Sydney, having had a previous feeder relationship with North Sydney, would then field their own team in the Intrust Super Premiership,[15] 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.[16] It was announced that former Wyong Roos coach, Rip Taylor, would coach the Magpies in their final season.[17]

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.[18]

2021 Season and 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.[19]

On August 28, 2020, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs announced a joint venture with the Mount Pritchard Mounties for two years.[20] 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 [21]

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.[22]

On January 28, 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 is due to commence March 13, 2021.[23]

On March 3, 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.[24]

For the second consecutive year, the competition was cancelled on August 10, 2021, after completion of 15 out of 24 scheduled rounds, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[25]

2022 Season

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 [26]

The draw for the 2022 season was released on 17 Dec 2021, and announced a revision to the finals-system to a top five, a decrease from the previous top eight. [27]

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

The 2021 season broadcast deal featured:

  • One game per week on Fox League/Kayo Sports at either Saturday or Sunday 12:30pm
  • Two games per week on NSWRLTV
  • One final per week on Fox League/Kayo with another on Nine.

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. Once a week one NSW Cup match is LIVE on Facebook.

Premiership Winners
  • Reserve Grade/Presidents Cup/First Division (1908–2002)
  • NSWRL Premier League (2003–2007)
  • New South Wales Cup (2008–2015)
  • Intrust Super Premiership (2016–2018)
  • Canterbury Cup NSW (2019–2020)
  • The Knock-on Effect NSW Cup (2021–)
Season Grand Finals
Premiers Score Runners-up Decider Report/s
1908 Eastern Suburbs N/A South Sydney No
1909 Eastern Suburbs 11–7 Glebe Final TSS[28]
1910 Eastern Suburbs 5–2 Newtown Final EN[29]
1911 Eastern Suburbs 12–0 Glebe Final ST[30]
1912 Glebe 30–0 Redfern Final SMH[31]
1913 South Sydney 10–3 Grosvenor Final Sun[32]
1914 South Sydney 6–5 Eastern Suburbs Final Sun[33]
1915 Balmain 9–3 Glebe Final Sun[34]
1916 Balmain 6–4 Eastern Suburbs Final Sun[35]
1917 South Sydney N/A Balmain No
1918 Glebe N/A South Sydney No
1919 Glebe N/A Western Suburbs No
1920 Glebe N/A South Sydney No SMH[36]
1921 Glebe N/A North Sydney No
1922 Newtown 10–2 Glebe Final Sun[37]
1923 South Sydney 13–6 Balmain Final SMH[38]
1924 South Sydney N/A Western Suburbs No
1925 South Sydney 14–2 Balmain Final TR[39]
1926 South Sydney 25–13 North Sydney Final Sun[40]
1927 South Sydney 16–5 St. George Final SGC[41]
1928 Balmain 7–5 Eastern Suburbs Final Sun[42]
1929 South Sydney 26–3 Western Suburbs Final Sun[43]
1930 Balmain 5–0 South Sydney GF Truth[44]
1931 South Sydney 24–5 St. George Final Sun[45]
1932 South Sydney 5–2 Newtown GF Sun[46]
1933 Balmain 15–12 South Sydney GF Sun[47]
1934 South Sydney 13–10 Balmain GF Sun[48]
1935 Eastern Suburbs 16–2 Balmain GF Sun[49]
1936 Western Suburbs 15–5 North Sydney Final Truth[50]
1937 Eastern Suburbs N/A Newtown No
1938 St. George 9–4 Balmain GF Sun[51]
1939 Canterbury-Bankstown 13–0 North Sydney GF Sun[52]
1940 North Sydney 10–5 St. George GF SGC[53]
1941 Balmain 13–4 St. George GF Sun[54]
1942 North Sydney 15–5 St. George GF Sun[55]
1943 South Sydney 15–9 Balmain GF Sun[56]
1944 Balmain 11–9 North Sydney Final Sun[57]
1945 South Sydney 11–7 Canterbury-Bankstown GF Sun[58]
1946 Balmain 8–5 Eastern Suburbs GF Sun[59]
1947 Newtown 6–2 Balmain GF Sun[60]
1948 Newtown 7–4 Western Suburbs GF Sun[61]
1949 Eastern Suburbs 30–7 Newtown GF DT[62]
1950 Balmain 10–6 St. George Final DT[63]
1951 Newtown 10–6 St. George GF SMH[64]
1952 South Sydney 19–0 Canterbury-Bankstown GF Sun[65]
1953 South Sydney 17–11 Manly-Warringah GF Sun[66]
1954 Manly-Warringah 9–4 South Sydney GF SH[67]
1955 North Sydney 9–2 St. George GF
1956 South Sydney 10–6 Manly-Warringah GF
1957 Balmain 16–7 North Sydney GF
1958 Balmain 20–10 St. George GF RLN[68]
1959 North Sydney 19–10 St. George GF RLN[69]
1960 Manly-Warringah 17–6 Balmain GF RLN[70]
1961 Western Suburbs 9–3 Manly-Warringah GF RLN[71]
1962 St. George 19–0 Western Suburbs GF RLN[72]
1963 St. George 5–4 South Sydney GF
1964 St. George 7–2 South Sydney GF RLN[73]
1965 Balmain 9–7 St. George GF RLN[74]
1966 South Sydney 12–5 Balmain GF RLN[75]
1967 Balmain 11–7 South Sydney GF
1968 South Sydney 17–7 Manly-Warringah GF
1969 Manly-Warringah 10–6 Balmain GF
1970 Newtown 6–0 Eastern Suburbs GF
1971 Canterbury-Bankstown 11–5 St. George GF
1972 Canterbury-Bankstown 14–3 St. George GF
1973 Manly-Warringah 22–14 St. George GF
1974 Newtown 6–5 Eastern Suburbs GF
1975 Parramatta 21–13 Cronulla-Sutherland GF
1976 St. George 17–12 Cronulla-Sutherland GF
1977 Parramatta 11–9 Manly-Warringah GF
1978 Balmain 10–5 St. George GF
1979 Parramatta Eels 22–2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs GF
1980 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18–16 Parramatta Eels GF
1981 Western Suburbs Magpies 19–2 Parramatta Eels GF CT[76]
1982 Balmain Tigers 17–12 Eastern Suburbs GF CT[77]
1983 South Sydney 12–6 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GF CT[78]
1984 Balmain Tigers 10–8 St. George GF
1985 St. George 22–16 Canberra Raiders GF CT[79]
1986 Eastern Suburbs 10–2 Parramatta Eels GF
1987 Penrith Panthers 11–0 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles GF
1988 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22–2 Eastern Suburbs GF
1989 North Sydney Bears 11–6 Parramatta Eels GF CT[80]
1990 Brisbane Broncos 14–6 Canberra Raiders GF CT[81] VH[82]
1991 North Sydney Bears 12–6 Canberra Raiders GF CT[83]
1992 North Sydney Bears 28–14 Balmain Tigers GF CT[84]
1993 North Sydney Bears 5–4 Newcastle Knights GF CT[85]
1994 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14–4 Newcastle Knights GF
1995 Newcastle Knights 20–10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks GF
1996 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14–12 Auckland Vulcans GF
19971 Parramatta Eels 26–16 Balmain Tigers GF
1998 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26–22 Parramatta Eels GF
1999 Parramatta Eels 44–4 Balmain Tigers GF
2000 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–26 Penrith Panthers GF
2001 St George Illawarra Dragons 34–10 Parramatta Eels GF
2002 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24–22 St George Illawarra Dragons GF
2003 Canberra Raiders 31–6 St Marys-Penrith GF
2004 Sydney Roosters 30–8 St George Illawarra Dragons GF
2005 Parramatta Eels 31–12 Sydney Roosters GF
2006 Parramatta Eels 20–19 Newtown Jets GF
2007 Parramatta Eels 20–15 North Sydney Bears GF
2008 Wentworthville Magpies 12–8 Newtown Jets GF
2009 Bankstown City Bulls 32–0 Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers GF
2010 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24–12 Windsor Wolves GF
2011 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30–28 Auckland Vulcans GF DT[86]
2012 Newtown Jets 22–18 Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers GF LU[87]
2013 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36–8 Windsor Wolves GF SMH[88] NMG[89]
2014 Penrith Panthers 48–12 Newcastle Knights GF NSW[90] ABC[91]
2015 Newcastle Knights 20–10 Wyong Roos GF NRL[92]
2016 Illawarra Cutters 21–20 Mount Pritchard Mounties GF NSW[93] VH[94] SSL[95]
2017 Penrith Panthers 22–6 Wyong Roos GF VH[96] NSW[97]
2018 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18–12 Newtown Jets GF NRL[98]
2019 Newtown Jets 20–15 Wentworthville Magpies GF VH[99] NSWRL[100]
2020 Season was suspended and then cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[101]
2021 Season was suspended Mid Season and then cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

Number of premiership wins
  • Team names in bold are the teams currently playing in the New South Wales Cup
No. Club Premierships
1 South Sydney20 (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 E.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 Glebe5 (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)

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

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[102][103] 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.[104]
2021 Match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in NSW.
2022 Stadium Australia

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).

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