Current season or competition: [[ 2023 S.G. Ball Cup]] | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 1965 |
Inaugural season | 1965 |
Number of teams | 15 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | Parramatta Eels (14th title) ( 2023) |
Most titles | Parramatta Eels (14 titles) |
Website | S. G. Ball Cup |
Related competition |
Harold Matthews Cup Laurie Daley Cup Mal Meninga Cup |
The S. G. Ball Cup is a junior rugby league football competition played predominantly in New South Wales, between teams made up of players aged under 19. Teams from Canberra and Melbourne (Victoria Thunderbolts) also participate. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales teams from Perth ( West Coast Pirates) and Auckland ( New Zealand Warriors) also participated. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League. The competition includes both junior representative teams of NRL and NSW Cup clubs that do not field a team in the NRL competition.
The S. G. Ball Cup is named after S. G. "George" Ball, one of the five people responsible for the formation of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and who was club secretary for over fifty years.
In 2023, 16 clubs fielded teams in the NSWRL S G Ball Cup.
In 2020, 18 clubs fielded teams in the NSWRL S G Ball Cup. After the sixth round on March 14 & 15, the 2020 competition was suspended and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [1] The three teams from 2020 that did not return in 2021 were:
Previous teams that participated in the SG Ball Cup include: Gold Coast Titans (2008–09), Melbourne Storm (2009–14), Newtown Jets (1970s, early 1980s & 2009), Western Sydney Academy of Sport (2007–17).
No. | Club | Seasons |
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1 | Parramatta Eels | 14 (1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2017, 2023) |
2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 (1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1994, 1998) |
3 | Penrith Panthers | 7 (1977, 1981, 2000, 2006, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
4 | Canberra Raiders | 4 (1995, 2003, 2005, 2021) |
4 | Newcastle Knights | 4 (1990, 2001, 2004, 2011) |
4 | Sydney Roosters | 4 (1997, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
7 | St George Dragons | 3 (1970, 1984, 1992) |
7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 3 (1972, 1978, 2009) |
7 | Balmain Tigers | 3 (1982, 2012, 2013) |
7 | Illawarra Steelers | 3 (1989, 1996, 2019) |
11 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 2 (1971, 2002) |
12 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 1 (2015) |
Bold means the team still currently play in the competition.