Jersey Flegg Cup
Upcoming season or competition: | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Inaugural season | 1961 |
Owner(s) | NSWRL |
CEO | David Trodden |
No. of teams | 14 |
Countries | Australia, New Zealand |
Most recent champion(s) | South Sydney Rabbitohs (2019) |
Most titles | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs South Sydney Rabbitohs (9 titles) |
Related competitions | National Youth Competition Hastings Deering Colts |
Official website | Jersey Flegg |
The Jersey Flegg Cup is a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales, contested among teams made up of players aged 21 or under. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), and is named for Eastern Suburbs foundation player and prominent administrator of the game, Harry "Jersey" Flegg.
History[]
The Jersey Flegg Cup began in 1961 as an under-19 age group competition and was originally played over 9–12 weeks early in the season, alongside the SG Ball Cup and Harold Matthews Cup during the NSWRL's junior representative season. In 1998, with the advent of the National Rugby League (NRL), the competition switched to the current under-20 age limit and was played over a full season, running alongside the senior NRL competition and culminating with the Grand Final held on the same day as the NRL Grand Final.[1]
The competition ceased at the end of the 2007 season to make way for the NRL-administered under-20 competition, the National Youth Competition, which commenced in 2008.
In 2016, the NRL announced that the National Youth Competition would be discontinued after the 2017 season, in favour of state-based under-20 competitions, administered by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL).[2]
On 1 February 2018, the NSWRL officially announced the reintroduction of the Jersey Flegg Cup for the 2018 season after a 10-year absence.[3]
Teams[]
The Jersey Flegg Cup consists of fourteen teams, twelve based in New South Wales, one in Auckland, New Zealand and one in Victoria. In 2019, the Canberra Raiders and South Sydney Rabbitohs will return to the competition after using their New South Wales Cup affiliates in 2018, while the Victoria Thunderbolts join after spending the last four seasons in QRL-based competitions.[4][5][6]
Jersey Flegg Cup | |||||||
Club | Location | Primary Stadium(s)[7] | Coaches | Founded | Titles | Last | NRL affiliate |
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Canberra Raiders | Canberra | GIO Stadium | Ash Barnes | 1982 | 2 | 1993 | Canberra Raiders |
Canterbury Bulldogs | Belmore | Belmore Sports Ground | David Penna | 1934 | 9 | 2003 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
Cronulla Sharks | Woolooware | Cronulla Stadium | Daniel Holdsworth | 1967 | 1 | 2018 | Cronulla Sharks |
Manly Sea Eagles | Brookvale | Lottoland | Shane Sultana | 1947 | 3 | 1987 | Manly Sea Eagles |
Newcastle Knights | Newcastle | Newcastle Stadium | Scott Dureau | 1988 | 2 | 1992 | Newcastle Knights |
New Zealand Warriors | Auckland | Mt Smart Stadium | Greg Boulous | 1995 | 0 | - | New Zealand Warriors |
Parramatta Eels | Wentworthville | Ringrose Park | Dean Feeney | 1947 | 3 | 1990 | Parramatta Eels |
Penrith Panthers | Penrith | Panthers Stadium | Ben Harden | 1967 | 4 | 2007 | Penrith Panthers |
North Sydney Bears | North Sydney | North Sydney Oval | Peter Palmer | 1908 | 1 | 1998 | – |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | Redfern | Redfern Oval | Ben Rogers | 1908 | 9 | 2019 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
St George Illawarra Dragons | Wollongong | WIN Stadium | Willie Talau | 1998* | 1^ | 2005 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Sydney Roosters | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | Anthony Barnes | 1908 | 3 | 2004 | Sydney Roosters |
Victoria Thunderbolts | Melbourne | Casey Fields | Ben Jack | 2015 | 0 | - | Melbourne Storm |
Wests Tigers | Campbelltown | Campbelltown Stadium | Wayne Lambkin | 1999* | 0^ | - | Wests Tigers |
* denotes that the club was formed as a joint-venture of former existing clubs. ^ denotes that previous clubs making up the joint venture had won premierships prior to merging, which are not included in this tally. |
Season Structure[]
Regular season[]
The Jersey Flegg Cup follows the same regular season format as the Intrust Super Premiership, with games usually played as curtain-raisers to the senior fixtures. Beginning in early March, a round of regular season games is then played almost every weekend for twenty-one weeks, ending in late August. Unlike the Intrust Super Premiership, the Jersey Flegg Cup features three full rounds where every team receives a bye. These rounds are scheduled in to accommodate university exam periods.[8]
Teams receive two competition points for a win, and one point for a draw. The bye also receives two points; a loss, no points. Teams on the ladder are ranked by competition points, then match points differential (for and against) and points percentage are used to separate teams with equal competition points. At the end of the regular season, the club which is ranked highest on the ladder is declared minor premiers.
Finals series[]
The eight highest placed teams at the end of the regular season compete in the finals series. The Jersey Flegg follows the same finals format as the NRL and the Intrust Super Premiership. The system consists of a number of games between the top eight teams over four weeks in September, until only two teams remain.
These two teams then contest the Grand Final, which is played in late September at a suburban Sydney stadium (for example, Leichhardt Oval[9]), as a curtain-raiser to the Intrust Super Premiership Grand Final.
Premiership Winners[]
Year | Age | Premiers | Score | Runner-up | Minor Premiers | Wooden Spooners | Reference |
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1961 | U19/s | Manly Sea Eagles | |||||
1962 | U19/s | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
1963 | U19/s | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
1964 | U19/s | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
1965 | U19/s | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||||
1966 | U19/s | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
1967 | U19/s | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
1968 | U19/s | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
1969 | U19/s | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
1970 | U20/s | Parramatta Eels | |||||
1971 | U20/s | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
1972 | U20/s | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
1973 | U20/s | Balmain Tigers | |||||
1974 | U20/s | Manly Sea Eagles | |||||
1975 | U20/s | St George Dragons | |||||
1976 | U20/s | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
1977 | U20/s | Penrith Panthers | |||||
1978 | U20/s | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||||
1979 | U20/s | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
1980 | U20/s | Balmain Tigers | |||||
1981 | U20/s | Balmain Tigers | |||||
1982 | U20/s | Balmain Tigers | |||||
1983 | U20/s | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
1984 | U20/s | Balmain Tigers | |||||
1985 | U20/s | Parramatta Eels | |||||
1986 | U20/s | Penrith Panthers | |||||
1987 | U20/s | Manly Sea Eagles | |||||
1988 | U20/s | Balmain Tigers | |||||
1989 | U20/s | Canberra Raiders | |||||
1990 | U20/s | Parramatta Eels | |||||
1991 | U20/s | Newcastle Knights | |||||
1992 | U20/s | Newcastle Knights | |||||
1993 | U20/s | Canberra Raiders | |||||
1994 | U20/s | Balmain Tigers | |||||
1995 | U20/s | Sydney City Roosters | |||||
1996 | U20/s | St George Dragons | |||||
1997 | U20/s | Balmain Tigers | |||||
1998 | U20/s | North Sydney Bears | |||||
1999 | U20/s | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
2000 | U20/s | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
2001 | U20/s | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
2002 | U20/s | Sydney Roosters | |||||
2003 | U20/s | Canterbury Bulldogs | |||||
2004 | U20/s | Sydney Roosters | |||||
2005 | U20/s | St George Illawarra Dragons | |||||
2006 | U20/s | Penrith Panthers | |||||
2007 | U20/s | Penrith Panthers | |||||
2018 | U20/s | Cronulla Sharks | 22 – 12 | Penrith Panthers | Newcastle Knights | Wests Tigers | [10] |
2019 | U20/s | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 16 – 14 | Canberra Raiders | Cronulla Sharks | Manly Sea Eagles | [11] |
2020 | Season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] | ||||||
2021 | U21/s | Season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] |
- NOTE = Not held between 2008 and 2017
Premiership Tally[]
No. | Club | Seasons |
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1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 9 (1963, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003) |
1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 9 (1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1978, 2019) |
3 | Balmain Tigers | 8 (1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1994, 1997) |
4 | Penrith Panthers | 4 (1977, 1986, 2006, 2007) |
5 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 3 (1961, 1974, 1987) |
5 | Parramatta Eels | 3 (1970, 1985, 1990) |
5 | Sydney Roosters | 3 (1995, 2002, 2004) |
8 | St George Dragons | 2 (1975, 1996) |
8 | Canberra Raiders | 2 (1989, 1993) |
8 | Newcastle Knights | 2 (1991, 1992) |
11 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 1 (2018) |
11 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 1 (2005) |
11 | North Sydney Bears | 1 (1998) |
11 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 1 (1965) |
See also[]
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
References[]
- ^ https://www.nswrl.com.au/about/competitions/Jersey-Flegg/
- ^ https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-announces-state-based-competitions-to-replace-holden-cup-under-20s-from-2018/news-story/cab42c6edb1a7df1e2bc4d87c0d0fcd3
- ^ Buxton, Matt (1 February 2018). "Reintroducing Jersey Flegg". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2018/09/05/rabbitohs-lead-the-way-with-exciting-new-pathways/
- ^ https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2018/10/09/raiders-under-20s-to-return-in-2019-as-club-announces-new-coach/
- ^ https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/10/09/victoria-to-make-welcome-return-to-nswrl/
- ^ "2018 DRAW | Jersey Flegg Cup". NSWRL.com.au. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/02/01/reintroducing-jersey-flegg/
- ^ https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/09/15/family-fun-at-2017-grand-finals/
- ^ "Sharks Outclass Panthers to win Jersey Flegg Cup". New South Wales Rugby League. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "South Sydney crowned 2019 Jersey Flegg Cup champions". New South Wales Rugby League. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". New South Wales Rugby League. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "NSWRL makes difficult decision to abandon Major Competitions - NRL". National Rugby League. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
External links[]
- Rugby league competitions in New South Wales
- Recurring sporting events established in 1961
- 1961 establishments in Australia
- Sports leagues established in 1961
- Junior rugby league
- NRL Under-20s