Tarsha Gale Cup
Current season or competition:![]() | |
![]() | |
Sport | Rugby league |
---|---|
Instituted | 2017 |
Inaugural season | 2017 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Country | ![]() |
Premiers | ![]() |
Most titles | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (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** |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
1981 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 25,000 | |
![]() |
1934 | Belmore, New South Wales | Belmore Sports Ground | 19,000 84,000 |
![]() |
1967 | Woolooware | Southern Cross Group Stadium Cronulla High School |
19,500 |
![]() |
1981 | Wollongong, New South Wales | WIN Stadium |
27,400 |
![]() |
1987 | Newcastle, New South Wales | 7,000 | |
![]() |
1947 | Parramatta | New Era Stadium | 21,487 84,000 |
![]() |
1967 | Penrith | 22,500 | |
![]() |
1921 | Kogarah, New South Wales | Jubilee Oval |
23,000 |
![]() |
1908 | Marrickville | Henson Park | 23,750 18,000 84,000 |
![]() |
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[]
![]() | This section is empty. You can help by . (November 2019) |
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 | ![]() |
26 – 18 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
2018 | U18/s | ![]() |
36 – 22 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
2019 | U18/s | ![]() |
24 – 12 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
2020 | Season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
2021 | U19/s | ![]() |
30 – 4 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
NSWRL[17] |
Premiership Tally[]
No. | Club | Seasons |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1 (2021) |
1 | ![]() |
1 (2019) |
1 | ![]() |
1 (2018) |
1 | ![]() |
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.
See also[]
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[]
- Tarsha Gale Cup
- Women's rugby league competitions in Australia
- Rugby league nines
- Rugby league competitions in New South Wales
- Rugby league in Sydney
- 2017 establishments in Australia
- Sports leagues established in 2017