Mal Meninga Cup

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Mal Meninga Cup
Mal Meninga Cup new logo 2021.png
SportRugby league
Inaugural season2009
Number of teams14
Country Australia
PremiersWestern Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls (1st title) (2019)
Most titlesTownsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks (5 titles)
Websitewww.qrl.com.au
Related competitionSG Ball Cup

The Mal Meninga Cup, known as the Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup due to sponsorship, is a junior rugby league football competition based in Queensland, played between teams made up of players aged under 18. The competition, administered by the Queensland Rugby League, features the junior representative teams of Queensland Cup clubs.[1][2]

Since 2011, the winners of the Grand Final play the winners of the New South Wales’ under-18 competition, the SG Ball Cup, in the National Final.[3]

The Mal Meninga Cup is named after Mal Meninga, a 32-game Queensland representative and the most successful State of Origin coach of all time.[4]

Teams[]

The Mal Meninga Cup consists of fourteen clubs: thirteen based within in Queensland and one each in New South Wales. The competition currently operates on a single group system, after using a pool system for eight seasons.

Thirteen of the fourteen clubs are junior representative teams for Queensland Cup clubs. The Western Mustangs are the only team with no Queensland Cup affiliation.

Current clubs[]

Mal Meninga Cup
Club Established City Stadium Tiles (Last)
Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 1917 Brisbane, Queensland Suzuki Stadium 0
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 1934 Gold Coast, Queensland Pizzey Park 0
Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 1996 Rockhampton, Queensland Browne Park 0
Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 1982 Ipswich, Queensland North Ipswich Reserve 0
Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters 2007 Mackay, Queensland BB Print Stadium Mackay 0
Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 2007 Cairns, Queensland Barlow Park 0
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 1933 Brisbane, Queensland 2 (2011)
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 1947 Redcliffe, Queensland Dolphin Oval 1 (2013)
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 1918 Brisbane, Queensland Davies Park 1 (2018)
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 1996 Sunshine Coast, Queensland Sunshine Coast Stadium 0
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 1998 Townsville, Queensland Jack Manski Oval 5 (2016)
Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 1909 Tweed Heads, New South Wales Piggabeen Sports Complex 1 (2019)
Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Western Mustangs 1996 Toowoomba, Queensland 1 (2017)
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 1951 Brisbane, Queensland BMD Kougari Oval 0
  • Brisbane Tigers played as Easts Tigers from 2009 to 2020.
  • CQ Capras played as Central Comets from 2009 to 2011.
  • Townsville Blackhawks played as Townsville Stingers from 2009 to 2015.
  • Western Mustangs played as Toowoomba Clydesdales from 2009 to 2016.

Previous clubs[]

Mal Meninga Cup
Club Seasons City Stadium Premierships (Last)
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Central Crows 2011–2017 Bundaberg, Queensland 0
Canterbury colours.svg Gold Coast Blue 2010 Gold Coast, Queensland 0
Australian colours.svg Gold Coast Gold 2011–2012 Gold Coast, Queensland Pizzey Park 0
Ireland colours.svg Gold Coast Green 2010–2016 Gold Coast, Queensland Pizzey Park 0
Gold Coast Vikings Colours.svg Gold Coast Vikings 2009 Gold Coast, Queensland Pizzey Park 0
Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Gold Coast White 2013–2016 Gold Coast, Queensland Pizzey Park 0
Balmain colours.svg Northern Territory Rugby League 2009–2010 Darwin, Northern Territory 0
Melbourne colours.svg Victoria Rugby League 2015–2018 Melbourne, Victoria Casey Fields 0
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wests Panthers 2011–2012 Brisbane, Queensland Purtell Park 0
Leigh colours.svg Wide Bay Bulls 2009 Bundaberg, Queensland - 0
  • Central Crows played as Central United from 2011 to 2013.

Grand Final results[]

Season Grand Finals
Premiers Score Runners-up Venue
2009 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 20–18 Hunter colours.svg Townsville Stingers
2010 Hunter colours.svg Townsville Stingers 26–24 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils Langlands Park
2011 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 28–10 Hunter colours.svg Townsville Stingers Langlands Park
2012 Hunter colours.svg Townsville Stingers 22–14 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins BMD Kougari Oval
2013 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 44–16 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Gold Coast White Langlands Park
2014 Hunter colours.svg Townsville Stingers 22–18 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils Barlow Park
2015 Hunter colours.svg Townsville Stingers 30–24 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers Tapout Energy Stadium
2016 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 38–16 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils Suzuki Stadium
2017 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Western Mustangs 40–30 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies Suzuki Stadium
2018 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svgSouths Logan Magpies 18–16 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
2019 Western Suburbs colours.svgTweed Heads Seagulls 28–24 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls Kougari Oval

See also[]

  • Rugby League Competitions in Australia

References[]

  1. ^ "David Fifita follows Meninga's path to greatness". NRL. 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Progress the focus in Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup". QRL. 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "History against Tweed in under-18 league final". Queensland Times. 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup draw". QRL. 13 December 2019.

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