The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of

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and the

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and is a member of the

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. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) until 1984. From 1908 to

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, the NSWRL ran Sydney's, then New South Wales', and eventually Australia's top-level rugby league club competition from their headquarters (or "Bunker" as it was nicknamed during the

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) on

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. The organisation is responsible for administering the

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New South Wales Rugby League clubs

Current New South Wales members

The following clubs are the member clubs of the NSWRL.

NSWRL

The New South Wales Rugby Football League was responsible for the introduction of rugby league into New South Wales in 1907. Since that time the NSWRFL has built a rich tradition at all levels of the game. Great names and great games illuminate the League's growth since 1907 up to the present day. The NSWRFL was formed in August 1907, when player discontent with the administration of the

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, over rejection of compensation payments for injuries and lost wages, led to a breakaway movement. Key figures in the new movement were

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, legendary cricketer

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Peter Moir Peter Moir (1882-1921) was an Australian rugby footballer of the early 1900s who was a key figure in the foundation of rugby league in Australia. He was one of Australia's first national representative players appearing in the inaugural profess ...

, Labor politician

Henry Hoyle Henry "Harry" Clement Hoyle (20 November 1852 – 20 July 1926) was an Australian politician and rugby league football administrator of the 1890s and 1900s. A life member of the New South Wales Rugby League, Hoyle is credited with helping ...

George Brackenreg George Stubbs Brackenreg (1858–1928) was an Australian entrepreneur and a co-founder of Rugby League in Australia. Brackenreg, along with J J Giltinan, Victor Trumper, Jack Feneley John Albus 'Jack' Feneley (1858-1944) was an Australian bus ...

and

Jack Feneley John Albus 'Jack' Feneley (1858-1944) was an Australian businessman and co-founder of Rugby League in Australia. Jack Feneley was associated with many sporting associations in Sydney during his life. He was a Life Member of the NSWRFL, which he ...

. The first rugby league game in New South Wales was played on 17 August 1907, in which

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defeated

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12–8. The Sydney premiership was started on 20 April 1908. Nine teams contested the initial season. They were: *

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* Cumberland Fruitpickers *

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* Glebe Dirty Reds *

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Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly r ...

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The NSWRFL premiership was continued on the successful basis of the first competition in 1908. In 1929

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was appointed to the position of president of the NSWRFL and in 1941 he became chairman of the

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. At the time of his death in 1960, aged 82, he was still serving in these roles. When NSWRFL president Flegg died in 1960, Bill Buckley replaced him and also became boss of the

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, a position he remained in from 1960 until his death in 1973. In 1973 Kevin Humphreys was appointed President of New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and Chairman of Australian Rugby League (ARL). Under him

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was introduced. In 1983 Humphreys was succeeded in these positions by

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. Under Arthurson the clubs in the NSWRL expanded outside the borders of the state and even the country until in 1994, after administering its 87th consecutive premiership season, the NSWRL was replaced by the

as club football's peak administrative body. Notwithstanding the hand over of control of the game at the elite level across Australia to the Commission, the NSWRL did retain responsibility for both the administration of the

series, as well as day-to-day management of the state-based

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second-tier premiership, as well as junior representative competitions and divisional leagues throughout NSW and the ACT. It does so in conjunction with the NSW

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. In a similar way, the rival

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retained responsibility for that state's Origin team and lower tier competitions.

Royal Agricultural Society Shield

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team; the first to win three successive titles would take permanent ownership of the shield. The Eastern Suburbs club achieved this feat winning premierships in 1911, 1912 and 1913. The hand crafted silver and oak designed shield was donated to the NSWRL by the

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in its first year of competition. Leading journalist

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wrote in Sydney, Sun, newspaper on, 1 May 1914, "The Royal Agricultural Society Shield, which was presented at the inception of the League's first grade competition has been won outright by Eastern Suburbs, who upset all calculations by winning the premiership three years in succession. The club has presented the shield to their captain,

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, 'as a token of appreciation of his captaincy'." In 1929

was appointed to the position of president of the NSWRFL. Midway through the 1909 season,

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was appointed full-time secretary of the NSWRFL.

J.J. Giltinan Shield

In 1951, the NSWRFL originated the J.J. Giltinan Shield, following his death in 1950. This trophy was awarded to the premiers of the NSWRFL competition, being named after one of the founding fathers of the NSWRFL and rugby league in Australia. The trophy remains today, being awarded to the minor premiers of the

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competition. Following Jersey Flegg's death in 1960, Bill Buckley was made the NSWRFL's new president. In 1967 the NSWRFL

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became the first football grand final of any code to be televised live in Australia. The

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had paid $5,000 for the broadcasting rights. In 1973 NSWRFL boss Kevin Humphreys negotiated rugby league's first television deal with the

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. The NSWRFL had commenced a very popular and successful mid-week competition in 1974, originally known as the

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, but later as the Tooth Cup and the National Panasonic Cup. The success of this competition, which included teams from both Brisbane and New Zealand, ultimately created pressure for further expansion in the NSWRFL competition. In 1980, the NSWRFL President

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, who had been chairman of the League since 1973, was instrumental in the establishment of the

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between teams representing the NSWRFL and

(QRL). The immediate success of this series, which remains the premier representative competition in Australia, and the overriding success of the Queensland team further pressured the NSWRFL to expand the club competition outside the boundaries of the state. Sydney suburban teams came and went throughout the NSWRFL's history but it was not until

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that the competition included expansion outside of the Sydney area. This corresponded with the adoption of commercial sponsorship of the competition for the first time, the

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. The two new inclusions were from the Australian Capital Territory – the

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– as well as a team from the southern New South Wales region – the

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Winfield Cup

The magnificent Winfield Cup trophy remains a permanent symbol of one of the game's most successful eras. Cast in bronze by Alan Ingham, it was the game's ultimate prize for the duration of the Winfield sponsorship from 1982 to 1995. Based on John O'Gready's world famous photograph of Norm Provan (St George) and Arthur Summons (Wests) after the 1963 Grand Final, the trophy represented the premiership pinnacle for players in the Winfield Era. Its image of the big man and the little man encompasses many of the finer things about Rugby League – the mateship after battle, the satisfaction of the shared experience on the playing field – no matter how hard and tough the struggle has been, the message that Rugby League, for all its professionalism, is still a game. The Winfield Cup captured these and many other enduring things about League in its primary image, "The Gladiators" and the famous trophy, like the JJ Giltinan Shield, remains an important part of the game's heritage. The League's name was changed in 1984 to the New South Wales Rugby League and

became the new chairman. In 1988, two

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teams joined the competition, with the inclusions of the

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and the

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seeing the game move beyond the outer borders of New South Wales. At the same a team from the Hunter region of New South Wales was included, with the return of a Newcastle franchise. Their return was the end of an 81-year wait in the wilderness and this time around the franchise was badged the

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. In 1990 the NSWRL introduced a

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system to even the playing field of teams in the Winfield Cup. The Winfield Cup competition was handed over to the control of the

for the 1995 season, with the inclusion of teams from North Queensland, Western Australia and New Zealand. This period of expansion created tremendous success for the competition and rugby league in general. Over 3 million fans attended competition matches in the 1995 season and this figure remained the record for a single season attendance until 2009. The 2010 NRL Season now holds the record for highest aggregate attendance, with a total of 3149927.

The Knock On Effect NSW Cup

The Knock On Effect NSW Cup (formerly known as NSW Cup, VB NSW Cup, Intrust Super Premiership and Canterbury Cup NSW) is the States's top tier competition and clubs run as direct feeders to

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sides. Canterbury of New Zealand have naming rights from Season 2019 to Season 2020.

CRL

On 24 August 2018, the NSWRL and CRL announced that they had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will involve formal discussions in relation to a possible merger that would see a merger of the two organisations. This would result with Rugby League in NSW governed by one body for the first time in more than 80 years.

National Rugby League Clubs

New South Wales is home to the following

teams:

Current Competitions

Statewide/Representative

Open age

* Knock on effect NSW Cup * NSW Women's Premiership *

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Age-based

* Jersey Flegg Cup (U20s) * S.G. Ball Cup (U18s) * Laurie Daley Cup (U18s) * Tarsha Gale Cup (Women's U18s) * Harold Matthews Cup (U16s) * Andrew Johns Cup (U16s)

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* Sydney Shield * Sydney Metro Cup * Sydney Combined - Northern Open Age * Sydney Combined - South Eastern Open Age Gold *

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* Parramatta Rugby League * South Sydney A Grade

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Region 1 – North Coast Bulldogs/Northern Rivers Titans

* Northern Rivers Division (Group 1 and 18's Merger)* *

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(Northern

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)* * Group 3 (Southern Mid North Coast)* *

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(Mid North Coast Division 2)

Region 2 – Greater Northern Tigers

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(Western New England)* * Group 19 (

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)* * Group 21 (

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Region 3 – Bidgee Bulls/Monaro Colts (Riverina & Monaro)

* Canberra Division (Formerly

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)* * Group 9 (

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and Districts)* * Group 16 (Far South Coast)* * Group 17 (Western Riverina Community Cup) * Group 20 ( Griffith and Districts)* * George Tooke Shield (Canberra District Division 2)

Region 4 – Western Rams

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(Groups 10 & 11 First Grade)* **

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(Central West) ** Group 11 (

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and Districts) * Group 12 (Outback RL) *

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(Castlereagh Cup) *

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(Barwon Darling RL) *

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(Central West Division 2) *

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(Central West Division 3)

Region 5 – Greater Southern (Illawarra-South Coast Dragons)

* Illawarra Division* *

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( Macarthur Conference)* * Group 7 (

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& Southern Highlands)*

Region 6 – NMR Knights/Central Coast Roosters (Newcastle & Central Coast)

* Central Coast Division* * Newcastle Division* *

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* = Top-level Country leagues; Premiers eligible for

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as best regional team in the state.

Representative

The NSWRL manages the New South Wales

team as well the NSW Residents, Jim Beam Cup, under-19s, under-17s and under-16s and Indigenous rugby league teams. These teams traditionally play against teams from the

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is an annual match that takes place between a City side selected by the NSWRL and a Country side selected by New South Wales Country Rugby League. It is played before the

and is often referred to as a selection trial for the New South Wales Blues team. The annual

between the New South Wales Blues and the

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is the most popular sporting event in NSW. Sydney has hosted many State of Origin matches since the series began in 1980. The three game series are held in Sydney and

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with the first and third games in one city and the second in the other. These rotate every year, so if two games are played in Sydney one year, then those games are played in Brisbane the next.

Other activities

The NSWRL conducts a development academy from the NSW Institute of Sport facility at Narrabeen. This facility is actively involved in the conduct of competitions and carnivals involving junior league and schools based teams. The academy also conducts several camps, focusing on development as well as running the accreditation process for coaches, trainers, first aid and match officials. Radio coverage is presented by Steele Sports who call two games of the Intrust Super Premiership each weekend. Steele Sports includes a large team from across Sydney: Alby Talarico (founder), Curtis Woodward (lead caller), Daniel Pettigrew (lead caller), Jack Clifton, Keith 'The chairman' Payne, Tony Dosen, Lewis Shepperd, Luke Potter and Matt French. Hawkesbury Radio call Penrith Panthers matches while Alive FM call selected Wentworthville games.

References

External links

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Rugby League clubs in New South Wales
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