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Tarsha Gale Cup

Summary

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.

Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup
Current season or competition:
2023 New South Wales Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted2017
Inaugural season2017
Number of teams13
Country Australia
Premiers Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy (2023)
Most titles Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy
(2)
WebsiteTarsha Gale Cup
Related competitionNRL Women's Premiership
NSWRL Women's Premiership

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.

History edit

Clubs edit

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.

Current clubs edit

Club Established City Stadium
  Canberra Raiders 1981 Canberra, ACT Raiders Club, Belconnen
  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1934 Belmore, NSW Belmore Sports Ground
  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1967 Woolooware, NSW PointsBet Stadium
  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1946 Brookvale, NSW 4 Pines Park
  Illawarra Steelers 1981 Wollongong, NSW Collegians Sporting Complex, Figtree
Sid Parrish Park, Figtree
  Newcastle Knights 1987 Newcastle, NSW Maitland Sports Ground
Cessnock Sports Ground
Kurri Kurri Sports Ground
  North Sydney Bears 1908 North Sydney, NSW North Sydney Oval
  Parramatta Eels 1947 Cabramatta, NSW New Era Stadium
  Penrith Panthers 1967 Penrith, NSW BlueBet Stadium,
Windsor Sporting Complex
  South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908 Redfern, NSW Ironmark High Performance Centre
  St George Dragons 1921 Kogarah, NSW Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Mascot Oval
  Sydney Roosters
Indigenous Academy 		1908 Marrickville Henson Park
Mascot Oval
Morry Breen Oval, Kanwal
  Wests Tigers 1999* Concord, NSW Leichhardt Oval
Kirkham Oval, Camden
Wests Tigers Centre of Excellence

Venues edit

Players edit

Season structure edit

Pre-season edit

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.

Premiership season edit

Grand final edit

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.

Results by year edit

Year Age Premiers Score Runners-up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Notes
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

Premiership tally edit

No. Club Seasons
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.

Awards edit

The following major individual awards and accolades are presented each season

Media coverage edit

Television edit

TBA

Online edit

Selected games each week via NSWRL TV.

Corporate relations edit

Sponsorship edit

Westpac is the league's current naming rights partner.

Merchandising edit

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.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New comp a 'gamechanger' for women". 24 August 2016.
  2. ^ Media, NRL Digital (24 August 2016). "NSWRL Announces Tarsha Gale Nines".
  3. ^ "NSWRL targets elite women's competition".
  4. ^ Shamon, John (6 May 2017). "TG Cup Panthers make history". Penrith Panthers. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ Buxton, Matt (5 May 2018). "Sharks Hold off Knights to win Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup". NSWRL. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ^ Honeysett, Stuart (4 May 2019). "Illawarra win the Tarsha Gale Cup". NSWRL. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Dragons too strong for Roosters in Tarsha Cup GF". NSWRL. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ Honeysett, Stuart (30 April 2022). "Pule brilliance helps Roosters to Tarsha Gale Cup Grand Final glory". NSWRL. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

External links edit

  • Official website

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