Harold Matthews Cup
The NSWRL Harold Matthews Cup is a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales between teams made up of players aged under 16. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). The competition is made up of NSW-based clubs and includes both junior representative teams of the elite National Rugby League (NRL) and clubs and academies that do not field teams in the NRL competition.
Current season or competition: | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 1970 |
Inaugural season | 1970 |
Number of teams | 15 |
Country | |
Premiers | |
Most titles | |
Website | Harold Matthews Cup |
Related competition | S. G. Ball Cup |
The competition is named after Harold Matthews, a Balmain Tigers secretary who later was appointed as manager of the Australian Test squad and later went on to become secretary of the NSWRL and ARL.[1]
The clubs
In 2019, 15 clubs fielded teams in the NSWRL UNE Harold Matthews Cup.
- Balmain Tigers
- Canberra Raiders
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Cronulla Sharks
- Illawarra Steelers
- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- Newcastle Knights
- North Sydney Bears
- Parramatta Eels
- Penrith Panthers
- South Sydney Rabbitohs
- St George Dragons
- Sydney Roosters
- Western Suburbs Magpies
- Central Coast Roosters
Harold Matthews Cup Premiers
Year | Age | Premiers | Runners Up |
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1970 | |||
1971 | |||
1972 | |||
1973 | |||
1974 | |||
1975 | |||
1976 | |||
1977 | |||
1978 | Canberra Rugby League (CRL) | ||
1979 | |||
1980 | Group 12 (CRL) | ||
1981 | |||
1982 | |||
1983 | Group 6 Rugby League (CRL) | ||
1984 | |||
1985 | |||
1986 | |||
1987 | U/15s | ||
1988 | U/15s | ||
1989 | U/15s | ||
1990 | U/15s | Gold Coast Seagulls | |
1991 | U/15s | Gold Coast Seagulls | |
1992 | U/15s | ||
1993 | U/15s | ||
1994 | U/15s | ||
1995 | U/15s | ||
1996 | U/15s | ||
1997 | U/16s | ||
1998 | U/16s | ||
1999 | U/16s | ||
2000 | U/16s | ||
2001 | U/16s | ||
2002 | U/16s | ||
2003 | U/15s | ||
2004 | U/16s | ||
2005 | U/16s | ||
2006 | U/16s | ||
2007 | U/16s | ||
2008 | U/16s | ||
2009 | U/16s | ||
2010 | U/16s | ||
2011 | U/16s | ||
2012 | U/16s | ||
2013 | U/16s | ||
2014 | U/16s | ||
2015 | U/16s | ||
2016 | U/16s | ||
2017 | U/16s |
Year | Premiers | Runners Up | Minor Premiers | Wooden Spoon |
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2018 | ||||
2019 |
Premiership Tally
No. | Club | Seasons |
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1 | 20 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016) | |
2 | 7 (1979, 1985, 1989, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010) | |
3 | 5 (1992, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019) | |
4 | 4 (1973, 1977, 2001, 2015) | |
5 | 3 (1984, 1993, 1995) | |
5 | 3 (2007, 2009, 2011) | |
7 | 2 (1987, 1996) | |
8 | 1 (1974) | |
8 | Canberra Rugby League (CRL) | 1 (1978) |
8 | Group 12 (Central Coast, CRL) | 1 (1980) |
8 | Group 6 (CRL) | 1 (1983) |
8 | 1 (1991) | |
8 | 1 (2018) |
Bold means that the team is still currently plays in the competition.
See also
- S. G. Ball Cup
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
References
- "1920". TIGERS. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-18.