Tarsha Gale Cup
Current season or competition: 2021 Tarsha Gale Cup | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 2017 |
Inaugural season | 2017 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | Illawarra Steelers (2019) |
Most titles | Penrith Panthers Cronulla Sharks Illawarra Steelers (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
Venues
Players
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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 |
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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 |
Premiership Tally
No. | Club | Seasons |
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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.
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".
- ^ "Blues mates turn rivals in breakout game".
- ^ http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/20161215%20Tarsha%20Gale%20Cup%202017%20Version%201.2.pdf
- ^ http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/11/02/sharks_trials_for_ta.html
- ^ http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/01/10/player_information_f.html
- ^ http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2017/01/24/_2017_draw_tarsha_ga.html
- ^ http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2016/12/20/tarsha_gale_cup_squa.html
- ^ http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2017/01/24/_2017_tarsha_gale_cu.html
- ^ http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/c751fb82fec6872c7?r=adcd6e049c6522528
- ^ http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/draw-results/tarsha_cup.html
- ^ http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2017/02/10/south_sydney_tarsha_.html