Current season or competition: 2023 New South Wales Rugby League | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 2017 |
Inaugural season | 2017 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy (2023) |
Most titles |
Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy (2) |
Website | Tarsha Gale Cup |
Related competition |
NRL Women's Premiership NSWRL Women's Premiership |
The Tarsha Gale Cup is an elite under-18s Women's rugby league competition in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The competition was named after former captain of Australia and current NRLW commentator, Tarsha Gale, in honour of her impact on Women's rugby league as a pioneer of the sport.
In 2017, the New South Wales Rugby League announced the creation of a nine-a-side under-18s women's league, named the Tarsha Gale Nines after the former Australian Jillaroos and New South Wales captain of the 1990s. [1] [2] [3]
However, since 2020, the tournament has been played as a full 13-a-side game, and is the main bridge between juniors and the NSWRL Women's Premiership in the state of New South Wales.
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The Tarsha Gale Cup operates on a single table system, with no divisions, conferences nor promotion and relegation from other leagues. In 2018, the St. George Dragons and the Newcastle Knights entered teams into the competition for the first time.
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Prior to the commencement of the home-and-away season teams are paired off to play an exhibition trial match. In 2017 these matches took place during varying weeks of January.
The two highest-place teams at the conclusion of the home-and-away season will qualify for the grand final. The winner of this match is determined the competition's premier.
Year | Age | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Minor Premiers | Wooden Spoon | Notes |
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2017 | U18s | Penrith Panthers | 26 – 18 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Wests Tigers | Panthers [4] |
2018 | U18s | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 36 – 22 | Newcastle Knights | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | NSWRL [5] |
2019 | U18s | Illawarra Steelers | 24 – 12 | Newcastle Knights | Illawarra Steelers | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | NSWRL [6] |
2020 | U18s | Season began in February but was cancelled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No premiership was awarded. | |||||
2021 | U19s | St George Dragons | 30 – 4 | Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy | Newcastle Knights | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | NSWRL [7] |
2022 | U19s | Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy | 12 – 10 | Newcastle Knights | Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy | South Sydney Rabbitohs | NSWRL [8] |
2023 | U19s | Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy | 26 - 24 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
No. | Club | Seasons |
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1 | Indigenous Academy | 2 (2022, 2023) |
2 | St George Dragons | 1 (2021) |
2 | Illawarra Steelers | 1 (2019) |
2 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 1 (2018) |
2 | Penrith Panthers | 1 (2017) |
Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.
The following major individual awards and accolades are presented each season
TBA
Selected games each week via NSWRL TV.
Westpac is the league's current naming rights partner.
Official match day attire together with other club merchandise is sold through the NRL's stores and website as well through the clubs and through some retailers.