2025 NSWRL Major Competitions
The New South Wales Rugby League will administer several Major Competitions during the 2025 season. This will include six men's competitions, two women's competitions and an under 21s competition. Along with the Queensland Rugby League, these competitions feed into the National Rugby League.
Tier 1 Competitions
New South Wales Cup
| 2025 Knock-On Effect NSW Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | TBA |
| Teams | 13 |
| Broadcast partners | Bar TV Sports |
The New South Wales Cup (named the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the premier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. Nationally, Along with the Queensland Cup, the New South Wales Cup is a Tier 2 competition and feeds into the Tier 1 National Rugby League.
Teams
There will be 13 teams in the 2025 competition, the same number as 2024.
The competition features 10 reserve teams from the NRL competition and 3 standalone clubs who have feeder arrangements with NRL teams.
In April 2023, the Papua New Guinea based Port Moresby Vipers submitted a bid to join the NSW Cup.[1] As of November 2024, that bid is still ongoing.[2]
In September 2024, Manly Warringah announced they were ending their affiliation with Blacktown Workers so they could field their own reserves team in the 2025 NSW Cup.[3]
| State Map | Sydney Map |
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Home Venues |
Home Venues |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand Warriors (R) | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 797 | 386 | +411 | 47 | Minor Premiers & Major Semi-Final |
| 2 | St George Illawarra Dragons (R) | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 673 | 574 | +109 | 36 | Qualifying Final |
| 3 | Parramatta Eels (R) | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 641 | 631 | +10 | 35 | |
| 4 | Newtown Jets | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 633 | 522 | +111 | 31 | Elimination Final |
| 5 | Canberra Raiders (R) | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 696 | 574 | +122 | 30 | |
| 6 | Penrith Panthers (R) | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 616 | 539 | +77 | 30 | |
| 7 | Sydney Roosters (R) | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 558 | 623 | โ65 | 30 | |
| 8 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 690 | 647 | +43 | 26 | |
| 9 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 544 | 716 | -172 | 23 | |
| 10 | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 588 | 624 | โ36 | 22 | |
| 11 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 566 | 711 | -145 | 22 | |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights (R) | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 518 | 645 | -127 | 18 | |
| 13 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 444 | 780 | -338 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| 1 | New Zealand Warriors (R) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 |
| 2 | St George Illawarra Dragons (R) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 |
| 3 | Parramatta Eels (R) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | Newtown Jets | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
| 5 | Canberra Raiders (R) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 6 | Penrith Panthers (R) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 7 | Sydney Roosters (R) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
| 8 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (R) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| 9 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 10 | North Sydney Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 11 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (R) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| 12 | Newcastle Knights (R) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| 13 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
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Grand Final
| Qualifying & Elimination Finals | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Zealand | 10 | 2 | St George Illawarra | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George Illawarra | 24 | 1 | New Zealand | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | St George Illawarra | 24 | 1 | New Zealand | 42 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Parramatta | 18 | Minor Semi-Final | 3 | Parramatta | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Parramatta | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Newtown | 20 | 5 | Canberra | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Canberra | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
Sunday, 28 September 2025
3:15pm |
| St George Illawarra Dragons (R) | 12โ30 | New Zealand Warriors (R) |
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| Tries: Buchanan 15' Finau 44' Goals: Glover 2/2 16', 46' Sin bin: Ilias 48' to 58' |
1st: 6โ16 2nd: 6โ14 Report |
Tries: Graham-Taufa 11' Tu 31', 52' Healey 34' Ieremia-Toeava 52' Goals: Boyd 5/6 32', 35', 48 pen.', 54', 60' |
New South Wales Women's Premiership
The New South Wales Women's Premiership (named the Harvey Norman Women's Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the premier women's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. Nationally, Along with the QRL Women's Premiership, the New South Wales Women's Premiership is a Tier 2 competition and feeds into the Tier 1 National Rugby League Women's Premiership.
Teams
There will be 12 teams in the 2025 competition, the same number as 2024.
The competition features 5 reserve teams from the NRLW competition, 5 standalone clubs who have feeder arrangements with NRLW teams and 2 standalone clubs.
Canterbury-Bankstown were accepted into the NRLW for the 2025 season meaning their women's premiership team will act as a reserves team.[4]
Penrith announced they were joining the Women's Premiership for 2025 as a pathway towards future inclusion into the NRLW competition.[5]
Manly Warringah pulled out of the 2025 competition.
| Colours | Club | NRLW Affiliate | Home ground(s) | Head coach |
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| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (WR) | Belmore Sports Ground | TBA | ||
| Central Coast Roosters (W) | Sydney Roosters | Woy Woy Oval | TBA | |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (WR) | Sharks Stadium | TBA | ||
| Illawarra Steelers (W) | St George Illawarra Dragons | Collegians Sporting Complex | TBA | |
| Mount Pritchard Mounties (W) | Canberra Raiders | Aubrey Keech Reserve | Sa Patiole | |
| Newcastle Knights (WR) | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Centre of Excellence | TBA | ||
| Parramatta Eels (WR) | Eric Tweedale Stadium | TBA | ||
| Penrith Panthers (W) | N/A | St Marys Leagues Stadium | Karen Stuart | |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs (W) | N/A | Redfern Oval | TBA | |
| St George Dragons (W) | St George Illawarra Dragons | Netstrada Jubilee Stadium | TBA | |
| Wentworthville Magpies (W) | Parramatta Eels | Ringrose Park | TBA | |
| Wests Tigers (WR) | Lidcombe Oval | TBA | ||
| State Map | Sydney Venues |
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Home Venues |
Home Venues |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Newcastle Knights (WR) | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 106 | +168 | 20 | Minor Premiers & Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Mount Pritchard Mounties (W) | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 158 | +130 | 16 | Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (WR) | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 282 | 190 | +92 | 16 | |
| 4 | Illawarra Steelers (W) | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 160 | +68 | 16 | |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels (WR) | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 168 | +60 | 16 | |
| 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (W) | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 222 | โ32 | 11 | |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (WR) | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 192 | 206 | โ14 | 10 | |
| 8 | Wests Tigers (WR) | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 242 | โ56 | 10 | |
| 9 | Penrith Panthers (W) | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 226 | โ68 | 8 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Roosters (W) | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 174 | 232 | โ58 | 6 | |
| 11 | Wentworthville Magpies (W) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 161 | 298 | -137 | 3 | |
| 12 | St George Dragons (W) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 112 | 265 | -153 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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| 1 | Newcastle Knights (WR) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| 2 | Mount Pritchard Mounties (W) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (WR) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| 4 | Illawarra Steelers (W) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels (WR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (W) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (WR) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Wests Tigers (WR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Penrith Panthers (W) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | Central Coast Roosters (W) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Wentworthville Magpies (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | St George Dragons (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Grand Final
| Semi-Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Newcastle | 34 | |||||||
| 4 | Illawarra | 22 | |||||||
| 1 | Newcastle | ||||||||
| 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland | ||||||||
| 2 | Mount Pritchard | 26 | |||||||
| 3 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 30 | |||||||
Sunday, 28 September 2025
1:00pm |
| Newcastle Knights (WR) | v | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (WR) |
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Tier 2 Competitions
Ron Massey Cup
The Ron Massey Cup (named the Leagues Club Australia Ron Massey Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a second tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the top semi-professional competition in Sydney and acts as a feeder competition into the New South Wales Cup.
Teams
As of November 2024, there will be 10 teams in the competition, up 2 from 2024. There is also a yet to be approved bid from an 11th team.
After pulling out of the Ron Massey Cup in 2021, Cabramatta announced they would be returning in 2025.[6]
Following their split from Manly Warringah, Blacktown Workers dropped the Sea Eagles moniker and pulled out of the NSW Cup. They will field their own standalone club in 2025. This is the first time Blacktown Workers will field their own standalone side since the inception of the Ron Massey Cup.
Following Round 2, Cabramatta Leagues Club announced that it was pulling funding from the Two Blues, forcing the Two Blues to exit the competition.
| Colours | Club | NSW Cup Affiliate | Home ground(s) | Head coach |
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| Blacktown Workers | South Sydney Rabbitohs | HE Laybutt Sporting Complex | John Toby | |
| Cabramatta Two Blues | Parramatta Eels | New Era Stadium | Chris Yates | |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (C) | Hammondville Oval | Dave Swann | ||
| Glebe Dirty Reds | Sydney Roosters | Wentworth Park | Brad Vaughan & Aaron Zammit | |
| Hills District Bulls | North Sydney Bears | Crestwood Reserve | TBA | |
| Mount Pritchard Mounties | Aubrey Keech Reserve | Dane Dorahy | ||
| Penrith Brothers | Penrith Panthers | Parker Street Reserve | TBA | |
| Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | Western Suburbs Magpies | TG Milner Field | TBA | |
| St Marys Saints | Penrith Panthers | St Marys Leagues Stadium | TBA | |
| Wentworthville Magpies | Parramatta Eels | Ringrose Park | TBA | |
| State Map | Sydney Map |
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Home Venues |
Home Venues |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | St Marys Saints | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 555 | 238 | +317 | 37 | Minor Premiers & Major Semi-Final |
| 2 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 472 | 312 | +160 | 31 | Qualifying Final |
| 3 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 504 | 281 | +223 | 30 | |
| 4 | Wentworthville Magpies | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 458 | 330 | +128 | 29 | Elimination Final |
| 5 | Glebe Dirty Reds | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 504 | 354 | +150 | 27 | |
| 6 | Penrith Brothers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 268 | 386 | -118 | 20 | |
| 7 | Hills District Bulls | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 365 | 428 | โ63 | 18 | |
| 8 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (C) | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 322 | 567 | -245 | 14 | |
| 9 | Blacktown Workers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 172 | 724 | -552 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| 1 | St Marys Saints | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 |
| 2 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| 3 | Mount Pritchard Mounties | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
| 4 | Wentworthville Magpies | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
| 5 | Glebe Dirty Reds | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| 6 | Penrith Brothers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | Hills District Bulls | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| 8 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs (C) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| 9 | Blacktown Workers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
- Following Round 7, the standings were amended to officially remove Cabramatta and award their matches as byes.
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Grand Final
| Qualifying & Elimination Finals | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | St Marys | 52 | 1 | St Marys | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Ryde-Eastwood | 16 | 4 | Wentworthville | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Ryde-Eastwood | 36 | 2 | Ryde-Eastwood | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Mount Pritchard | 22 | Minor Semi-Final | 4 | Wentworthville | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Mount Pritchard | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wentworthville | 26 | 4 | Wentworthville | 32 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Glebe | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Saturday, 13 September 2025
3:00pm |
| St Marys Saints | 34 โ 22 | Wentworthville Magpies |
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| Tries: Christian Crichton (8', 48') 2 Bryce Cartwright (23') 1 Steve Tavita (30') 1 Michael Jennings (36') 1 Zac Greene (74') 1 Goals: Zac Greene 5/6 (25', 32', 38', 50', 75') Sin bin: Anthony Layoun (73') Sent off: Brad Keighran (65') |
1st: 22 โ 6 2nd: 12 โ 16 |
Tries: 1 (12') Josh Bergamin 1 (56') Chris Tupou 1 (77') Austin Quast 1 (80') Beau Newlands Goals: 3/4 Dylan White (14', 58', 78') Sin bin: (47') Shalom O'Ofou Sent off: (65') Raymond Maroun |
Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Referee: Mitchell Currie Touch judges: Patrick Mackey & Mitchell Stone In Goal judges: Ethan Murray & Jack Bird Player of the Match: Zac Greene |
| St Marys | Position | Wentworthville | ||
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| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Todd Sapienza | 1 | 1 | Josh Bergamin | |
| Christian Crichton | 2 | 2 | Austin Quast | |
| Michael Jennings | 3 | 3 | Joshuah Minhinnick | |
| Ioane Seiuli | 4 | 11 | Chris Tupou | |
| Samuel Curtain | 5 | 5 | Beau Newlands | |
| Anthony Layoun | 6 | 6 | Raymond Maroun | |
| Zac Greene | 7 | 7 | Dylan White | |
| Aden Perry | 8 | 8 | Reece Alderton | |
| Brad Keighran | 9 | 9 | Ryan Pritchard | |
| Mitchell Butfield | 10 | 24 | Beni Valu | |
| Steve Tavita | 11 | 10 | Leo Nasio | |
| Bryce Cartwright | 12 | 12 | Felix Niutili-Schmidt | |
| Jake Rafferty-Butfield | 13 | 13 | Blake Cook | |
| Connor Mason | 14 | 15 | Adam Spicer | |
| Cayne Nicholas | 16 | 16 | Shalom O'Ofou | |
| Leroy Magalogo | 17 | 21 | Mason McCarthy | |
| Anton Iaria | 19 | 23 | Epeli Sukanaivalu | |
| Jhett Sydir | 21 | 20 | Liam Scolari | |
| Darren Baker | Coach |
Brett Cook | ||
Newcastle Premiership
The Newcastle Premiership (named the Denton Engineering Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a second tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the top semi-professional competition in Newcastle and is often regarded as the most competitive regional competition in the state.
Teams
All 11 teams that featured in 2024 will once again feature.
| Colours | Club | NSW Cup Affiliate | Home ground(s) | Head coach |
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| Central Newcastle Butcher Boys | Newcastle Knights | St John Oval | TBA | |
| Cessnock Goannas | Cessnock Sportsground | TBA | ||
| Kurri Kurri Bulldogs | Kurri Kurri Sportsground | TBA | ||
| Lakes United Seagulls | Cahill Oval | TBA | ||
| Macquarie Scorpions | Lyall Peacock Field | TBA | ||
| Maitland Pickers | Maitland Sportsground | TBA | ||
| Northern Hawks | Tomaree Sportsground | TBA | ||
| South Newcastle Lions | Townson Oval | TBA | ||
| The Entrance Tigers | EDSAAC Oval | TBA | ||
| Western Suburbs Rosellas | Harker Oval | TBA | ||
| Wyong Roos | Morry Breen Oval | TBA |
| State Map | Newcastle Map |
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Home Venues |
Home Venues |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Maitland Pickers | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 198 | +184 | 29 | Minor Premiers & Major Semi-Final |
| 2 | Cessnock Goannas | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 332 | 245 | +87 | 26 | Qualifying Final |
| 3 | Wyong Roos | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 355 | 250 | +105 | 25 | |
| 4 | Western Suburbs Rosellas | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 404 | 239 | +165 | 24 | Elimination Final |
| 5 | The Entrance Tigers | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 284 | 273 | +11 | 24 | |
| 6 | Central Newcastle Butcher Boys | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 311 | 290 | +21 | 22 | |
| 7 | Kurri Kurri Bulldogs | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 274 | 342 | โ68 | 22 | |
| 8 | South Newcastle Lions | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 338 | 350 | โ12 | 18 | |
| 9 | Macquarie Scorpions | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 313 | 462 | -149 | 14 | |
| 10 | Lakes United Seagulls | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 310 | 357 | โ47 | 12 | |
| 11 | Northern Hawks | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 198 | 495 | -297 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Pos | Team | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
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| 1 | Maitland Pickers | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | Cessnock Goannas | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| 3 | Wyong Roos | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| 4 | Western Suburbs Rosellas | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| 5 | Central Newcastle Butcher Boys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 6 | The Entrance Tigers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
| 7 | Kurri Kurri Bulldogs | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 8 | South Newcastle Lions | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 9 | Macquarie Scorpions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Lakes United Seagulls | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Northern Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Grand Final
| Qualifying & Elimination Finals | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maitland | 36 | 1 | Maitland | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cessnock | 8 | 2 | Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cessnock | 26 | 2 | Cessnock | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Wyong | 12 | Minor Semi-Final | 4 | Western Suburbs | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wyong | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Suburbs | 16 | 4 | Western Suburbs | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | The Entrance | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Sunday, 21 September
3:30pm |
| Maitland Pickers | v | Cessnock Goannas |
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Illawarra Premiership
The Illawarra Premiership (named the Harrigan Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a second tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the top semi-professional competition in Wollongong and is regarded as one of the most competitive regional competitions in the state. In December 2024, the Illawarra League announced they'd be returning to Major Competition status for 2025.[7] Previously, the Illawarra Premiership was a part of the Major Competitions between 2021โ23, but due to issues over costs, the League dropped to the Premiership Division for 2024.
Teams
The same 6 teams that competed in 2024 will once again compete in 2024
In October 2024, De La Salle announced they would leaving the Illawarra competition and attempting to join the Ron Massey Cup.[8] Upon Illawarra returning to Major Competition status, it was announced that De La Salle would remain in the competition for 2025.
| Colours | Club | NSW Cup Affiliate | Home ground(s) | Head coach |
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| Collegians Collie Dogs | St George Illawarra Dragons | Collegians Sports Stadium | TBA | |
| Corrimal Cougars | Ziems Park | TBA | ||
| Dapto Canaries | Dapto Showground | TBA | ||
| De La Salle Caringbah | Newtown Jets | Captain Cook Oval | TBA | |
| Thirroul Butchers | St George Illawarra Dragons | Thomas Gibson Park | TBA | |
| Western Suburbs Red Devils | Sid Parish Park | TBA |
| State Map | Wollongong Map |
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Home Venues |
Home Venues |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collegians Collie Dogs | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 477 | 198 | +279 | 26 | Minor Premiers & Major Semi-Final |
| 2 | Western Suburbs Red Devils | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 316 | 212 | +104 | 18 | Qualifying Final |
| 3 | Dapto Canaries | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 322 | 324 | โ2 | 16 | |
| 4 | De La Salle Caringbah | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 245 | 353 | -108 | 12 | Elimination Final |
| 5 | Corrimal Cougars | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 254 | 436 | -182 | 10 | |
| 6 | Thirroul Butchers | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 258 | 349 | โ91 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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| 1 | Collegians Collie Dogs | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| 2 | Western Suburbs Red Devils | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| 3 | Dapto Canaries | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | De La Salle Caringbah | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | Corrimal Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | Thirroul Butchers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
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Grand Final
| Qualifying & Elimination Finals | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Collegians | 0 | 2 | Western Suburbs | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Suburbs | 32 | 1 | Collegians | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Suburbs | 24 | 1 | Collegians | 40 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Dapto | 22 | Minor Semi-Final | 3 | Dapto | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Dapto | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | De La Salle | 34 | 4 | De La Salle | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Corrimal | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Saturday, 13 September 2025
3:00pm |
| Western Suburbs Red Devils | 14 โ 8 | Collegians Collie Dogs |
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| Tries: Joseph Dixon (21') 1 Dane Chisholm (83') 1 Goals: Clay Baldock 3/3 (23', 37'p, 85') |
1st: 8 โ 0 2nd: 0 โ 8 ET: 6 โ 0 |
Tries: 1 (70') Nic Hall Goals: 1/1 Callum Gromek (71') 1/1 Blair Grant (80'p) |
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Referee: Taylor Cleveland Touch judges: Amelia Sheppard & Darren Van de Moosdyk Player of the Match: Dane Chisholm |
| Western Suburbs | Position | Collegians | ||
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| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Clay Baldock | 1 | 1 | Callum Gromek | |
| Lachlan Hurst | 2 | 2 | James Lee | |
| George Jennings | 3 | 3 | Nic Hall | |
| Tautau Moga (c) | 4 | 4 | Dane Nelson | |
| Colby Pellow | 5 | 5 | Jay Watling | |
| Justin Rodrigues | 6 | 6 | Zach Herring | |
| Dane Chisholm (c) | 7 | 7 | Blair Grant | |
| Luke Chalker | 8 | 8 | Joshua Dowel | |
| Joseph Dickson | 9 | 9 | Dextar Grant | |
| CJ MeafoU | 16 | 10 | Blake Dowel | |
| Levi Pascoe | 11 | 11 | Charly Runciman | |
| Phoenix Vetenibua-Finnerty | 12 | 12 | Duke Grant | |
| Tristan Alvarado | 17 | 13 | Blake Phillips (c) | |
| Tepai Moeroa | 10 | 14 | Declan Purcell | |
| Dylan Palmer-Quigg | 13 | 15 | Tex Anderson | |
| Dylan Lauri | 15 | 16 | Clive Brett | |
| Jy Hitchcox | 19 | 17 | Dilan Asanoski | |
| 18 | Kane Watling | |||
| Dane Chisholm | Coach |
Jimmy Grehan | ||
Tier 3 Competitions
Sydney Shield
The Sydney Shield is a third tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the reserve semi-professional competition in Sydney and acts as a feeder competition into the Ron Massey Cup.
Teams
There are 10 teams confirmed for the 2025 competition. 9 of them are reserve sides of Ron Massey Cup clubs, with the remaining team being an affiliated standalone club.
The only change from 2024 is due to Cabramatta joining the Ron Massey Cup, their reserve side will play in the Shield.
Following Round 2, Cabramatta Leagues Club announced that it was pulling funding from the Two Blues, forcing the Two Blues to exit the competition.
| Colours | Club | NSW Cup/RMC Affiliate | Home ground(s) | Head coach |
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| Cabramatta Two Blues (R) | New Era Stadium | TBA | ||
| Glebe Dirty Reds (R) | Wentworth Park | Mick Golden | ||
| Hills District Bulls (R) | Crestwood Reserve | TBA | ||
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (C) | Sydney Academy of Sport, 4 Pines Park | TBA | ||
| Moorebank Rams | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Hammondville Oval | TBA | |
| Mount Pritchard Mounties (R) | Aubrey Keech Reserve | Grant Mitchell | ||
| Penrith Brothers (R) | Parker Street Reserve | TBA | ||
| Ryde-Eastwood Hawks (R) | TG Milner Field | TBA | ||
| St Marys Saints (R) | St Marys Leagues Stadium | TBA | ||
| Wentworthville Magpies (R) | Ringrose Park | TBA | ||
| State Map | Local Area |
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Home Venues |
Home Venues |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Wentworthville Magpies (R) | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 508 | 300 | +208 | 33 | Minor Premiers & Major Semi-Final |
| 2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (C) | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 446 | 380 | +66 | 28 | Qualifying Final |
| 3 | St Marys Saints (R) | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 539 | 383 | +156 | 26 | |
| 4 | Mount Pritchard Mounties (R) | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 528 | 373 | +155 | 26 | Elimination Final |
| 5 | Hills District Bulls (R) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 434 | 376 | +58 | 25 | |
| 6 | Penrith Brothers (R) | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 362 | 388 | โ26 | 22 | |
| 7 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks (R) | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 407 | 478 | โ71 | 22 | |
| 8 | Glebe Dirty Reds (R) | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 346 | 466 | -120 | 22 | |
| 9 | Moorebank Rams | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 306 | 732 | -426 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| 1 | Wentworthville Magpies (R) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
| 2 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (C) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| 3 | St Marys Saints (R) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| 4 | Mount Pritchard Mounties (R) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 5 | Hills District Bulls (R) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| 6 | Penrith Brothers (R) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| 7 | Ryde-Eastwood Hawks (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 8 | Glebe Dirty Reds (R) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| 9 | Moorebank Rams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
- Following Round 7, the standings were amended to officially remove Cabramatta and award their matches as byes.
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Grand Final
| Qualifying & Elimination Finals | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wentworthville | 22 | 1 | Wentworthville | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | St Marys | 18 | 2 | Manly Warringah | 25 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Manly Warringah | 10 | 3 | St Marys | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | St Marys | 44 | Minor Semi-Final | 2 | Manly Warringah | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Manly Warringah | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mount Pritchard | 34 | 4 | Mount Pritchard | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Hills District | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Saturday, 13 September 2025
1:00pm |
| Wentworthville Magpies (R) | 24 โ 25 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (C) |
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| Tries: Elias Abou-Mrad (46', 53') 2 Dermot McKeever-King (8') 1 Denzal Tonise (70') 1 Goals: Darcy Brettle 3/5 (55', 58'p, 72') Field goals: Darcy Brettle (79' 2p) 1 Sin bin: Liam Davidson (67') |
1st: 4 โ 16 2nd: 20 โ 8 ET: 0 โ 0 GP: 0 โ 1 |
Tries: 3 (14', 27', 76') Max Lehmann 1 (33') Lachlan Burt 1 (40') Witika Rees-Hatu Goals: 1/6 Lachlan Burt (77') 1/1 Tamoko Berryman-Duff (80'p) Field goals: 1 (96') Tamoko Berryman-Duff |
Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Referee: Luke Saldern Touch judges: Charlie Suters & Benjamin Teague In Goal judges: John Woods & Liam Nicholls |
| Wentworthville | Position | Manly Warringah | ||
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| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Liam Davidson | 1 | 1 | Max Lehmann | |
| Elias Abou-Mrad | 2 | 2 | Lachlan Burt | |
| Emosi Alamoti | 3 | 3 | Benjamin Keene-O'Keefe | |
| Jabriel Kalache | 4 | 4 | Justin Burt | |
| Dermot McKeever-King | 5 | 5 | Max Davies | |
| Zachary Hunter | 6 | 6 | Witika Rees-Hatu | |
| Darcy Brettle | 7 | 7 | Braith Alexander | |
| Will Epere | 8 | 8 | Nicholas Bilsborough | |
| Ayden Carling | 9 | 9 | Jermayne Cook | |
| Atoa Markis | 10 | 10 | Samson Mairi | |
| Michael Geddes | 11 | 11 | Khan Symonds-Magee | |
| Benjamin Dooley | 12 | 12 | Lachoneus Paki | |
| Denzal Tonise | 13 | 13 | Heath Turner | |
| Robbie Graham | 14 | 15 | Beau McKee | |
| Daniel Readon | 18 | 17 | Lachlan Armstrong | |
| Oliver Scott | 20 | 20 | Tamoko Berryman-Duff | |
| Kye Simsic | 22 | 21 | Beniel Qereqeretabua | |
| Joshua Hey | 21 | 14 | Wiremu Tibbutt | |
| Jason Pettit-Young | Coach |
Frank McKee | ||
Under 21s
Jersey Flegg Cup
The Jersey Flegg Cup is the premier under 21's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It feeds into the New South Wales Cup.
Teams
The 14 teams that competed in 2024 will again compete in 2025.
| State Map | Sydney Map |
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Home Venues |
Home Venues |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne Storm (U21s) | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 824 | 480 | +344 | 39 | Minor Premiers & Major Semi-Final |
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (U21s) | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 674 | 542 | +132 | 38 | Qualifying Final |
| 3 | Canberra Raiders (U21s) | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 742 | 549 | +195 | 37 | |
| 4 | Penrith Panthers (U21s) | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 809 | 538 | +271 | 36 | Elimination Final |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels (U21s) | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 702 | 570 | +132 | 36 | |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (U21s) | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 646 | 563 | +83 | 31 | |
| 7 | Wests Tigers (U21s) | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 699 | 670 | +29 | 30 | |
| 8 | New Zealand Warriors (U21s) | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 574 | 698 | -124 | 27 | |
| 9 | Sydney Roosters (U21s) | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 610 | 646 | โ36 | 26 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Knights (U21s) | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 604 | 590 | +14 | 25 | |
| 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons (U21s) | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 650 | 641 | +9 | 24 | |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (U21s) | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 454 | 718 | -264 | 15 | |
| 13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (U21s) | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 448 | 840 | -392 | 15 | |
| 14 | Kaiviti Silktails (U21s) | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 383 | 762 | -379 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 26 |
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| 1 | Melbourne Storm (U21s) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (U21s) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 |
| 3 | Canberra Raiders (U21s) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 |
| 4 | Penrith Panthers (U21s) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels (U21s) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
| 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (U21s) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| 7 | Wests Tigers (U21s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
| 8 | New Zealand Warriors (U21s) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| 9 | Sydney Roosters (U21s) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 10 | Newcastle Knights (U21s) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 11 | St George Illawarra Dragons (U21s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs (U21s) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| 13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (U21s) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | Kaiviti Silktails (U21s) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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Grand Final
| Qualifying & Elimination Finals | Major Semi-Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Melbourne | 38 | 1 | Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 10 | 4 | Penrith | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 16 | 2 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Canberra | 12 | Minor Semi-Final | 4 | Penrith | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Canberra | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Penrith | 32 | 4 | Penrith | 32 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Parramatta | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Sunday, 28 September 2025
11:00am |
| Melbourne Storm (U21s) | v | Penrith Panthers (U21s) |
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Country Championships
Men's Country Championships
The Men's Country Championships is a statewide men's competition that features regional representative teams. This competition was previously run by the Country Rugby League until the CRL merged with the NSWRL in 2019.
Teams
| Colours | Club | Home ground(s) | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Conference | |||
| Central Coast Roosters | Various | Anthony Clarke | |
| Greater Northern Tigers | Various | Brad McManus | |
| Newcastle Rebels | Various | Garth Brennan | |
| North Coast Bulldogs | Various | Justin Laurie | |
| Northern Rivers Titans | Various | Wayne Forbes | |
| Southern Conference | |||
| Illawarra-South Coast Dragons | Various | Jarrod Costello | |
| Macarthur-Wests Tigers | Various | Luke Deller | |
| Monaro Colts | Various | Jason Kelly | |
| Riverina Bulls | Various | Aaron Gorrell | |
| Western Rams | Various | Kurt Hancock | |
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Grand Final
Saturday, 29 March 2025
3:00pm |
| Newcastle Rebels | 32 โ 28 | Northern Rivers Titans |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Matthew Soper-Lawler (22', 42', 75') 3 Liam Wiscombe (8', 50') 2 Liam Wilkinson (40') 1 Goals: Chad O'Donnell 4/6 (10', 24', 44', 52') |
1st: 16 โ 12 2nd: 16 โ 16 |
Tries: 2 (3', 67') Jett Forbes 1 (28') Jacob Kernick 1 (62') Zacharia Roberts 1 (72') Toby Marks Goals: 4/6 Elliott Speed (5', 35'p, 68', 73') |
| Newcastle | Position | Northern Rivers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Cameron Anderson | 1 | 1 | Hezekiah McKenzie | |
| James Bradley | 2 | 2 | Zacharia Roberts | |
| Matthew Soper-Lawler | 3 | 3 | Adam Walker | |
| Logan Radzievic | 4 | 4 | Caleb Nicholls | |
| Timanu Alexander | 5 | 5 | Jett Forbes | |
| Chad O'Donnell (c) | 6 | 6 | Toby Marks | |
| Isaiah Olsen | 7 | 7 | Elliott Speed | |
| Jake Goodwin | 8 | 8 | Daniel Ross (c) | |
| Liam Wilkinson | 9 | 9 | Michael Dwane | |
| James Taylor | 10 | 10 | Parker Bryant | |
| Lachlan Williams | 22 | 11 | Jacob Kernick | |
| Liam Wiscombe | 12 | 12 | Jyde Dwyer | |
| Lachlan O'Brien | 13 | 13 | Caleb Ziebell | |
| Matthew Moon | 14 | 14 | William Baker | |
| Luke Higgins | 15 | 15 | Connor Ziebell | |
| Justin Afflick | 16 | 16 | Henry Lee | |
| Reeve Howard | 17 | 17 | Ethan Schultz | |
| William Nieuwenhuise | 18 | |||
| Garth Brennan | Coach |
Wayne Forbes | ||
Women's Country Championships
The Women's Country Championships is a statewide women's competition that features regional representative teams. This competition was previously run by the Country Rugby League until the CRL merged with the NSWRL in 2019.
Teams
| Colours | Club | Home ground(s) | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Conference | |||
| Greater Northern Tigers (W) | Various | Mick Schmiedel | |
| North Coast Bulldogs (W) | Various | Whitney McCabe | |
| Northern Rivers Titans (W) | Various | Chris Binge | |
| Southern Conference | |||
| Monaro Colts (W) | Various | David Small | |
| Riverina Bulls (W) | Various | Bernard Delaney | |
| Western Rams (W) | Various | Kevin Grimshaw | |
Ladder
Northern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Rivers Titans (W) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 14 | +44 | 6 | Grand Final |
| 2 | North Coast Bulldogs (W) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 | Greater Northern Tigers (W) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 70 | โ56 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Southern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Rams (W) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 8 | +78 | 6 | Grand Final |
| 2 | Monaro Colts (W) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 2 | |
| 3 | Riverina Bulls (W) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 120 | -120 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) point difference; 3) points scored
Ladder Progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished first place on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
- Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
| Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Northern Conference | ||||
| 1 | Northern Rivers Titans (W) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | North Coast Bulldogs (W) | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Greater Northern Tigers (W) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Southern Conference | ||||
| 1 | Western Rams (W) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Monaro Colts (W) | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Riverina Bulls (W) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Grand Final
Saturday, 29 March 2025
4:45pm |
| Western Rams (W) | 46 โ 6 | Northern Rivers Titans (W) |
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| Tries: Tiana Anderson (2', 18') 2 Xanthe Booth (12', 41') 2 Grace Blackmore (24', 44') 2 Rebecca Trethowan (16') 1 Alahna Ryan (52') 1 Lilly Baker (60') 1 Goals: Sarah Colman 5/9 (13', 25', 43', 45', 60') |
1st: 24 โ 0 2nd: 22 โ 6 |
Tries: 1 (47') Taharni Robers Goals: 1/1 Karri Williams (48') |
| Western | Position | Northern Rivers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Tiana Anderson | 1 | 1 | Keniesha Hall | |
| Sophie Tilburg | 2 | 2 | Krystal McMahon | |
| Meredith Jones | 3 | 3 | Yuri Fuller | |
| Alahna Ryan | 5 | 4 | Sharyn Blundell | |
| Lara Edwards | 15 | 5 | Tanisha Martin | |
| Carly Abbott | 6 | 6 | Karri Williams (c) | |
| Sarah Colman | 7 | 7 | Chloe Saddler | |
| Kate Gullifer | 4 | 22 | Teearn Parker | |
| Xanthe Booth | 9 | 9 | Shaniquea Roberts-Welsh | |
| Danielle Plummer | 16 | 18 | Isabelle Zammit | |
| Rebecca Trethowan (c) | 17 | 11 | Tamar McHugh | |
| Cheynoah Amone | 12 | 10 | Japirra Torrens | |
| Lilly Baker | 13 | 13 | Raeyah Kapeen (c) | |
| Maggie Townsend | 11 | 8 | Summer Renolds | |
| Grace Blackmore | 18 | 14 | Chelsea Apps | |
| Chloe Patrick | 20 | 17 | Taharni Robers | |
| Nicole Schneider | 21 | 20 | Tykia Donovan | |
| Meelah Lawton-Rei | 19 | 19 | Jordan Diehm | |
| Kevin Grimshaw | Coach |
Christopher Binge | ||
See also
References
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- ^ "The Cabramatta 2 Blues return to the NSWRL Major Competitions". Cabra Leagues Facebook. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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