Tarsha Gale Cup

Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup
Current season or competition:; [[2021 Tarsha Gale Cup]]
Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	2017
Inaugural season	2017
Number of teams	9
Country	Australia
Premiers	St George Dragons (2019)
Most titles	Penrith Panthers; Cronulla Sharks; Illawarra Steelers; St George Dragons; (1 title each)
Website	Tarsha Gale Cup
Related competition	NRL Women's Premiership; NSWRL Women's Premiership

The Tarsha Gale Cup is one of the main Women's rugby league elite aged group competitions in Australia.

The New South Wales Rugby League announced the creation of a nine-a-side under-18s women's league for 2017 Named the Tarsha Gale Nines after the former Australian Jillaroos and NSW captain of the 1990s.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

However, since 2018, 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[]

Clubs[]

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[]

Club	Established	City	Stadium	Capacity**
Canberra Raiders	1981	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory		25,000
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	1934	Belmore, New South Wales	Belmore Sports Ground	19,000 84,000
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	1967	Woolooware	Southern Cross Group Stadium Cronulla High School	19,500
Illawarra Steelers	1981	Wollongong, New South Wales	WIN Stadium	27,400
Newcastle Knights	1987	Newcastle, New South Wales		7,000
Parramatta Eels	1947	Parramatta	New Era Stadium	21,487 84,000
Penrith Panthers	1967	Penrith		22,500
St George Dragons	1921	Kogarah, New South Wales	Jubilee Oval	23,000
Indigenous Academy	1908	Marrickville	Henson Park	23,750 18,000 84,000
Wests Tigers	1999*	Concord, New South Wales	Leichhardt Oval Campbelltown Sports Stadium	20,000 20,000 84,000
** capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity. * denotes that the club was formed as a joint-venture of former existing clubs.

Venues[]

Players[]

Season structure[]

Pre-season[]

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[]

Grand Final[]

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[]

Year	Age	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Minor Premiers	Wooden Spoon	Notes
2017	U18/s	Penrith Panthers	26 – 18	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Wests Tigers
2018	U18/s	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	36 – 22	Newcastle Knights	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2019	U18/s	Illawarra Steelers	24 – 12	Newcastle Knights	Illawarra Steelers	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2020	Season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021	U19/s	St George Dragons	30 – 4	Sydney Roosters	Newcastle Knights	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	NSWRL^[17]

Premiership Tally[]

No.	Club	Seasons
1	St George Dragons	1 (2021)
1	Illawarra Steelers	1 (2019)
1	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	1 (2018)
1	Penrith Panthers	1 (2017)

Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.

Awards[]

The following major individual awards and accolades are presented each season

Media coverage[]

Television[]

TBA

Online[]

Selected games each week via NSWRL TV.

Corporate relations[]

Sponsorship[]

The Harvey Norman is the league's current and inaugural naming rights partner.

Merchandising[]

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.

References[]

^ "New comp a 'gamechanger' for women". 24 August 2016.
^ Media, NRL Digital. "NSWRL Announces Tarsha Gale Nines".
^ "NSWRL targets elite women's competition".
^ Proszenko, Adrian (24 August 2016). "Elite female rugby league players could be earning wage within three years".
^ "NSWRL targets elite women's comp".
^ "Revolutionary Nines move to seed long-term NSW success". 24 August 2016.
^ "Blues mates turn rivals in breakout game". 26 August 2016.
^ http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/20161215%20Tarsha%20Gale%20Cup%202017%20Version%201.2.pdf
^ "Information and Trials for Tarsha Gale Cup". 16 November 2016.
^ "Player Information for Tarsha Gale Cup". 9 January 2017.
^ http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2017/01/24/_2017_draw_tarsha_ga.html
^ "Tarsha Gale Cup squad revealed". 20 December 2016.
^ http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2017/01/24/_2017_tarsha_gale_cu.html
^ http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/c751fb82fec6872c7?r=adcd6e049c6522528
^ "Draw".
^ "South Sydney Tarsha Gale Cup Team". 9 February 2017.
^ "Dragons too strong for Roosters in Tarsha Cup GF". NSWRL. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "New comp a 'gamechanger' for women". 24 August 2016.

[2] Media, NRL Digital. "NSWRL Announces Tarsha Gale Nines".

[3] "NSWRL targets elite women's competition".

[4] Proszenko, Adrian (24 August 2016). "Elite female rugby league players could be earning wage within three years".

[5] "NSWRL targets elite women's comp".

[6] "Revolutionary Nines move to seed long-term NSW success". 24 August 2016.

[7] "Blues mates turn rivals in breakout game". 26 August 2016.

[8] ttp://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/20161215%20Tarsha%20Gale%20Cup%202017%20Version%201.2.pdf

[9] "Information and Trials for Tarsha Gale Cup". 16 November 2016.

[10] "Player Information for Tarsha Gale Cup". 9 January 2017.

[11] ttp://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2017/01/24/_2017_draw_tarsha_ga.html

[12] "Tarsha Gale Cup squad revealed". 20 December 2016.

[13] ttp://www.raiders.com.au/news/2017/01/24/_2017_tarsha_gale_cu.html

[14] ttp://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/c751fb82fec6872c7?r=adcd6e049c6522528

[15] "Draw".

[16] "South Sydney Tarsha Gale Cup Team". 9 February 2017.

[17] "Dragons too strong for Roosters in Tarsha Cup GF". NSWRL. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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