Harold Matthews Cup

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Harold Matthews Cup
Current season or competition:
[[2021 Harold Matthews Cup]]
Harold Matthews Cup Logo.gif
SportRugby league
Instituted1970
Inaugural season1970
Number of teams15
Country Australia (15 teams)
PremiersManly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (2nd title) (2021)
Most titlesParramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels (20 titles)
WebsiteHarold Matthews Cup
Related competitionAndrew Johns Cup
S. G. Ball Cup

The NSWRL Harold Matthews Cup is a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales between teams made up of players aged under 16. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). The competition is made up of NSW-based clubs and includes both junior representative teams of the elite National Rugby League (NRL) and clubs that do not field teams in the NRL competition.

The competition is named after , a Balmain Tigers secretary who later was appointed as manager of the Australian Test squad and later went on to become secretary of the NSWRL and ARL.[1][2]

The clubs[]

In 2019 and 2020, 15 clubs fielded teams in the NSWRL UNE Harold Matthews 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.[3]

In the 1970s and early 1980s the Harold Matthews Cup was played in a carnival format over three to five successive days. Teams from the country groups and regions competed alongside representative teams from the NSWRL clubs of Sydney. The competition later changed to a partial round-robin format.

Former teams in the Harold Matthews Cup include: Gold Coast Titans (2009), Melbourne Storm (2013-14), South-Western Sydney Academy of Sport (2008–16) and Western Sydney Academy of Sport (2007–17).

Harold Matthews Cup Premiers[]

Year Age Premiers Runners Up Report
1970 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1971 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1972 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1973 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1974 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
1975 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1976 U/14s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1977 U/14s Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1978 U/14s Canberra Rugby League (CRL) Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels CT[4]
1979 U/14s Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers
1980 U/14s Group 12 (CRL) Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks CT[5]
1981 U/14s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1982 U/14s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1983 U/14s Group 6 Rugby League (CRL) Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers CT[6]
1984 U/14s Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Central Coast CT[7]
1985 U/14s Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers
1986 U/15s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1987 U/15s Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers
1988 U/15s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers CT[8]
1989 U/15s Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
1990 U/15s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Seagulls
1991 U/15s Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Seagulls Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1992 U/15s Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
1993 U/15s Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels CT[9]
1994 U/15s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
1995 U/15s Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels CT[10]
1996 U/15s Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
1997 U/16s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
1998 U/16s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1999 U/16s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
2000 U/16s Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
2001 U/16s Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
2002 U/16s Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
2003 U/15s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels St. George colours.svg St George Dragons
Year Age Premiers Score Runners Up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Report
2004 U/16s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 18 – 16 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies
2005 U/16s Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 38 – 10 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
2006 U/16s Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 20 – 8 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
2007 U/16s Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 18 – 14 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
2008 U/16s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 30 – 17 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Great Britain colours.svg South-West Academy
2009 U/16s Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 34 – 22 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Great Britain colours.svg South-West Academy
2010 U/16s Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 22 – 12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Great Britain colours.svg South-West Academy
2011 U/16s Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 13 – 12 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
2012 U/16s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 39 – 32 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters FC[11] OFT[12]
2013 U/16s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24 – 16 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Great Britain colours.svg South-West Academy VH[13] SSR[14]
2014 U/16s Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 34 – 4 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears CA[15] VR[16]
2015 U/16s Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30 – 16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters PE[17] VH[18]
2016 U/16s Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 16 – 14 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Great Britain colours.svg South-West Academy TCT[19] VH[20]
2017 U/16s Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 26 – 20 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies NH[21] VH[22]
2018 U/16s Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26 – 18 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears NSWRL[23] VH[24]
U16/s Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 28 – 8 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights St. George colours.svg St George Dragons NSWRL[25] VH[26]
2020 Season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27]
2021 U17/s Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 – 12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders NSWRL[28]

Premiership Tally[]

No. Club Seasons
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 20 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016)
2 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 7 (1979, 1985, 1989, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010)
3 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 5 (1992, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019)
4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4 (1973, 1977, 2001, 2015)
5 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 3 (1984, 1993, 1995)
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 3 (2007, 2009, 2011)
7 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 2 (1987, 1996)
7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2 (2018, 2021)
9 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 1 (1974)
9 Canberra Rugby League (CRL) 1 (1978)
9 Group 12 (Central Coast, CRL) 1 (1980)
9 Group 6 (CRL) 1 (1983)
9 Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Seagulls 1 (1991)

Bold means that the team is still currently plays in the competition.

See also[]

  • Andrew Johns Cup
  • S. G. Ball Cup
  • Rugby League Competitions in Australia

References[]

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