Presidents Cup - Rugby League

The Presidents Cup is a Rugby League competition, governed by New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). It was 1910 when Sir James Joynton Smith, the newly-appointed President of the NSWRL, donated the trophy. Joynton Smith was the Lord Mayor of Sydney and earned a knighthood for his philanthropic work. A shrewd businessman, he was a key figure in the game up until his death in 1943.

Initially the Presidents Cup competition was for representative teams from each district’s junior league. It ran in this format until the 1980s, and became a renowned nursery for producing champion players.

As the NSWRL premiership expanded in the 1980s the Presidents Cup became the Third Grade premiership trophy and then stepped up to become the Reserve Grade or Premier League trophy as the competition was known at the turn of the century.[1]

In 2020, the competition returned in light of NSWRL competitions being cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis. These cancelled competitions include the NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and the Newcastle Rugby League competition. Nine teams will compete in the returning edition; North Sydney Bears, Dubbo CYMS, Thirroul Butchers, Wests Illawarra, Western Rams, Hills District Bulls, Wentworthville Magpies, Maitland Pickers and Glebe-Burwood Wolves. The competition will be played over nine rounds with two weeks of finals including the Grand Final on the weekend of 26-27 September at a venue yet to be determined.[2][3][4]

The 2020 draw has been released here: https://www.playrugbyleague.com/Competitions/Competition/2020-presidents-cup-305299

2020 Presidents Cup Results

Round 1

  • 18-Jul - North Sydney Bears 32 - Dubbo CYMS 16
  • 18-Jul - Thirroul Butchers 22 - Wests Illawarra 16
  • 19-Jul - Western Rams 4 - Hills District Bulls 20
  • 19-Jul - Wentworthville 24 - Maitland Pickers 32
  • Bye: Glebe-Burwood Wolves

Round 2

  • 25-Jul - Wentworthville 10 - Hills District Bulls 16
  • 25-Jul - Glebe-Burwood Wolves 16 - North Sydney Bears 12
  • 25-Jul - Maitland Pickers 28 - Dubbo CYMS 0
  • 25-Jul - Wests Illawarra 12 - Western Rams 0
  • Bye: Thirroul Butchers

Round 3

  • 01-Aug - Dubbo CYMS 28 - Western Rams 10
  • 01-Aug - North Sydney Bears 38 - Thirroul Butchers 16
  • 02-Aug - Hills Bulls 18 - Maitland Pickers 22
  • 02-Aug - Glebe-Burwood Wolves 53 - Wentworthville 16
  • Bye: Wests Illawarra

Round 4

  • 08-Aug - North Sydney Bears 32 - Wentworthville 8
  • 08-Aug - Western Rams 10 - Thirroul Butchers 14
  • 09-Aug - Wests Illawarra 12 - Dubbo CYMS 10
  • 09-Aug - Hills Bulls 14 - Glebe-Burwood Wolves 0
  • Bye: Maitland Pickers

Round 5

  • 15-Aug - Thirroul Butchers 18 - Hills Bulls 12
  • 15-Aug - Maitland Pickers 58 - Western Rams 4
  • 16-Aug - Dubbo CYMS 18 - Glebe-Burwood Wolves 24
  • 16-Aug - Wentworthville 18 - Wests Illawarra 28
  • Bye: North Sydney Bears

Round 6

  • 22-Aug - Thirroul Butchers - Maitland Pickers
  • 22-Aug - Western Rams - Wentworthville
  • 23-Aug - Hills Bulls - North Sydney Bears
  • 23-Aug - Wests Illawarra - Glebe-Burwood Wolves
  • Bye: Dubbo CYMS

Round 7

  • 29-Aug - Dubbo CYMS - Wentworthville
  • 29-Aug - Thirroul Butchers - Glebe-Burwood Wolves
  • 29-Aug - Maitland Pickers - Wests Illawarra
  • 30-Aug - Western Rams - North Sydney Bears
  • Bye: Hills Bulls

Round 8

  • 05-Sep - Maitland Pickers - North Sydney Bears
  • 05-Sep - Wests Illawarra - Hills Bulls
  • 06-Sep - Glebe-Burwood Wolves - Western Rams
  • 06-Sep - Dubbo CYMS - Thirroul Butchers

Round 9

  • 12-Sep - North Sydney Bears - Wests Illawarra
  • 13-Sep - Hills Bulls - Dubbo CYMS
  • 13-Sep - Glebe-Burwood Wolves - Maitland Pickers
  • 13-Sep - Wentworthville - Thirroul Butchers
  • Bye: Western Rams

Finals

  • TBA

See also
  • Rugby League Competitions in Australia

References
  1. https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/07/16/presidents-cup-steeped-in-history/
  2. https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2020/06/30/regional-and-metro-teams-to-meet-in-unique-2020-presidents-cup/
  3. https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-2020-new-competition-for-the-best-country-teams-to-take-on-their-city-rivals/news-story/bf5767256445170e98d8fd4ddc5c8778
  4. https://www.nswrl.com.au/competitions/presidents-cup/
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