2018 NSW Cup season
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| 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW | |
|---|---|
| League | NSW Cup |
| Duration | 24 Rounds |
| Teams | 12 |
| Broadcast partners | Fox League, Nine Network |
| 2018 season | |
The 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW season will be the tenth season of the New South Wales Cup, the top rugby league competition administered by the New South Wales Rugby League. The competition acts as a second-tier league to the ten New South Wales-based National Rugby League clubs, as well the Canberra Raiders and New Zealand Warriors. The winner of the Premiership will compete against the winner of the 2018 Queensland Cup in the 2018 NRL State Championship. The Penrith Panthers are the defending champions, following their 20-12 victory against the Wyong Roos in the 2017 grand final.[1]
Teams
In 2018, 12 clubs will field teams in the Intrust Super Premiership. Illawarra RLFC will be renamed to the St George Illawarra Dragons to bring the club in line with the NRL’s ‘whole of game’ strategy, that will also see top-grade squads increased from 25 players to 30.[2]
An under-20s competition will be run in parallel to the New South Wales Cup.[3]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Penrith Panthers
|
24 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 550 | 410 | 140 | 38 |
| 2 |  St George Illawarra Dragons
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 494 | 414 | 80 | 32 |
| 3 |  Newtown Jets
|
24 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 607 | 419 | 188 | 30 |
| 4 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
24 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 452 | 85 | 30 |
| 5 |  Western Suburbs Magpies
|
24 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 477 | 473 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties
|
24 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 532 | 461 | 71 | 26 |
| 7 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
24 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 429 | 489 | -60 | 24 |
| 8 |  Wyong Roos
|
24 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 501 | 579 | -78 | 24 |
| 9 |  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
|
24 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 476 | 496 | -20 | 22 |
| 10 |  Wentworthville Magpies
|
24 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 436 | 583 | -147 | 22 |
| 11 |  North Sydney Bears
|
24 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 479 | 532 | -53 | 20 |
| 12 |  Newcastle Knights
|
24 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 379 | 589 | -210 | 16 |
- Teams highlighted in green have qualified for the finals
- The team highlighted in blue has clinched the minor premiership
- The team highlighted in red has clinched the wooden spoon
Television Broadcast
Fox League will continue to broadcast a game per round, however Channel 9 will also be broadcasting a game per round starting with the 2018 for the first time.
References
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Panthers Clinch 2017 Intrust Super Premiership". NRL CLUBS. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "Dragons adopt Nuclear Model in 2018". NRL CLUBS. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital. "New State-Based Under-20 Competitions From 2018". NRL CLUBS. Retrieved 27 November 2017.