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New South Wales Tertiary Student Rugby League
Current season or competition:
2018 New South Wales Tertiary Student Rugby League season
SportRugby league
Instituted1970
Number of teams4
PremiersSydney University (2018)
Most titlesNorwest Polecats (15 titles)
Websitetertiaryleague.com.au
Related competitionAustralian Universities Rugby League

The NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League is an affiliated body of the New South Wales Rugby League, established to promote the development of Rugby League within Universities, TAFE and other Tertiary Institutes within the state of NSW.

Formed in late 1969, the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League came about when the Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of NSW and University of Newcastle Rugby League clubs joined to create their own competition that was not restricted by the same boundaries as other senior open age competitions within Sydney.

In 2009 the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League will have 12 clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra and Newcastle, making it one of the most geographically spread competitions under the New South Wales Rugby League.

History

Tertiary Nines

The Tertiary Nines was an annual pre-season competition run by the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League to kick start the Tertiary League season.

Year Premiers Runners Up
1973 Macquarie University
1974 Macquarie University
1975 Norwest Polecats
1976 Norwest Polecats
1977
1978 Norwest Polecats
1979 Macquarie University
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984 Norwest Polecats
No Competition Between 1985-2005
2006 University of Technology, Sydney Charles Sturt University, Bathurst
2007 Sydney University Charles Sturt University, Bathurst
2008 Sydney University University of Technology, Sydney
2009 Lewisham Old Boys Royal Australian Navy Titans
2010 West Sydney Blues Norwest Polecats
2011 Lewisham Old Boys Charles Sturt University, Bathurst
2012 Norwest Polecats University of Technology, Sydney
2013 Railcorp University of Technology, Sydney
2015 University of Technology, Sydney University of Western Sydney Ducks
2016 University of Technology, Sydney University of Western Sydney Ducks
2018 Macquarie University Sydney University

Tertiary Championship: First Division

The original competition set up by the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League back in 1970, the Tertiary League is the premier week-to-week competition run in NSW for University, TAFE and other Tertiary college students.

CSU Bathurst take on Cumberland College in the NSWTSRL First Division competition
Year Premiers Runner-up
1970 Sydney University
1971 Alexander Mackie College
1972 Alexander Mackie College
1973 Alexander Mackie College
1974 Alexander Mackie College
1975 Norwest Polecats Sydney University
1976 Norwest Polecats
1977 Teachers Club
1978 Sydney University
1979 Nepean CAE, Kingswood
1980 Mount Saint Mary
1981 Mount Saint Mary
1982 Nepean CAE, Kingswood
1983 Norwest Polecats Macquarie University
1984 Macquarie University Norwest Polecats
1985 Norwest Polecats Wollongong University
1986 Wollongong University Macquarie University
1987 Norwest Polecats Macquarie University
1988 Macquarie University Norwest Polecats
1989 Norwest Polecats Hornsby Technical College
1990 University of NSW Norwest Polecats
1991 University of NSW Norwest Polecats
1992 Norwest Polecats Cumberland College
1993 Norwest Polecats
1994 Norwest Polecats University of NSW
1995 University of Technology, Sydney Norwest Polecats
1996 Norwest Polecats Cumberland College
1997 University of Technology, Sydney Norwest Polecats
1998 Cumberland College Macquarie University
1999 Norwest Polecats University of Canberra
2000 Sydney University Norwest Polecats
2001 University of Technology, Sydney Norwest Polecats
2002 Sydney University Norwest Polecats
2003 Norwest Polecats University of Technology, Sydney
2004 University of Technology, Sydney Norwest Polecats
2005 Norwest Polecats UWS Macarthur
2006 University of Technology, Sydney UWS Macarthur
2007 University of Technology, Sydney Norwest Polecats
2008 Norwest Polecats West Sydney Blues
2009 University of Technology, Sydney Lewisham Old Boys
2010 West Sydney Blues Norwest Polecats
2011 Lewisham Old Boys Norwest Polecats
2012 Norwest Polecats University of Technology, Sydney
2013 Railcorp University of Technology, Sydney
2014 University of Technology, Sydney Sydney University
2015 Norwest Polecats University of Technology, Sydney
2016 University of Technology, Sydney Norwest Polecats
2017 Norwest Polecats University of Technology, Sydney
2018 Sydney University University of Technology, Sydney

Bill Buckley Memorial Trophy: Second Division

With a significant influx of teams joining the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League after the competition was originally created, it was deemed that in 1973 a Second Division competition would be created. The competition has been run every year since.

Nirimba make a hit up against Macquarie in the 2006 Second Division Grand Final at Leichhardt Oval
Year Premiers Runner-up
1973 NSW Institute of Technology
1974 Sydney University
1975 Sydney University
1976 Sydney University Vet Science
1977 Sydney University
1978 Sydney University
1979 Kuring-gai CAE
1980 Macquarie University
1981 Norwest Polecats
1982 State Rail Norwest Polecats
1983 NSW Institute of Technology
1984 State Rail
1985 North Sydney Technical College
1986 Macquarie University
1987 State Rail
1988 Macquarie University Norwest Polecats
1989 Norwest Polecats
1990 Macquarie University Norwest Polecats
1991 Cumberland College
1992 Newcastle University
1993 University of NSW Norwest Polecats
1994 University of NSW Mitchell Old Boys
1995 Sydney University
1996 Norwest Polecats University of Technology, Sydney
1997 Norwest Polecats
1998 Charles Sturt University Bathurst
1999 University of Technology, Sydney Norwest Polecats
2000 University of NSW
2001 Macquarie University
2002 UWS Macarthur
2003 Macquarie University
2004 Cumberland College
2005 UWS Macarthur
2006 Macquarie University Norwest Polecats
2007 Sydney University University of Technology, Sydney
2008 Newcastle University Charles Sturt University Bathurst
2009 Charles Sturt University Bathurst University of Technology, Sydney
2010 Cumberland Beavers Charles Sturt University Bathurst
2011 University of Technology, Sydney University of Canberra
2012 University of Technology, Sydney Norwest Polecats
2013 Cumberland Beavers Railcorp
2014 UWS Ducks Sydney University
2015 Cumberland Beavers University of Technology, Sydney
2016 UC Grizzlies Norwest Polecats
2017 University of Technology, Sydney Norwest Polecats
2018 * Macquarie University Norwest Polecats

* 2018 Bill Buckley Memorial Trophy 3rd v 4th Play-off match

John Pollard Trophy: Third Division

The NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League operated a Third Division competition from 1981 to 2004. Originally the Third Division was operated as a completely separate competition from First and Second Division, however after the Super League war when a number of Tertiary institutes stopped playing Rugby League, the Third Division was made up of teams who failed to make the Second Division finals.

Year Premiers Runner-up
1978 Nepean CAE, Kingswood North Sydney Catholics
1979
1980
1981 Macquarie University
1982
1983
1984 Norwest Polecats Royal Australian Air Force
1986 Norwest Polecats Macquarie University
1987 Nepean C.A.E Norwest Polecats
1988 Norwest Polecats State Rail
1989 Sydney University Norwest Polecats
1990 Norwest Polecats State Rail
1994 Cumberland College
1996 State Rail
1997 Macquarie University University of Technology, Sydney
1999 Sydney University
2000 State Rail Norwest Polecats
2001 Norwest Polecats
2002 Norwest Polecats
2003 University of Technology, Sydney
2004 UWS Macarthur

NSW Tertiary Representative Matches

The Annual City v Country clash gives a chance for some of the best players from the NSW Tertiary Student League competition to battle it out for the City/Country Shield.

Year Winner Score Runner-up
2012 Country 24 - 22 City
2014 City 34 - 22 Country
2015 Country City
2016 Country 22 - 22 City
2017 City 32 - 18 Country
2018 East Metro 18 - 14 West Metro

Clubs

Twelve clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra Newcastle have confirmed their participation in the 2009 New South Wales Tertiary League season.[1]

Club Name Tertiary Institute Year Formed
Australia Catholic University Australia Catholic University 2015
Cumberland Beavers University of Western Sydney, Nepean / Parramatta TAFE 1991
Macquarie University Warriors Macquarie University
Norwest Polecats TAFE NSW 1971
Sydney University Lions University of Sydney, Camperdown 1920
University of Canberra Grizzlies University of Canberra 2009
UTS Tigers University of Technology, Sydney 1970
UWS Ducks University of Western Sydney 2014

Renamed Clubs

The following teams have changed their names over their life in the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League:

  • Cumberland Beavers (Formerly: Cumberland College)
  • Macquarie Warriors (Formerly: Macquarie Treefrogs)
  • Norwest Polecats (Formerly: Catholic College of Education, Polding College Polecats, ACU Castle Hill Polecats, UWS Nirimba Polecats)[2]
  • University of Canberra Cows (Formerly: Canberra Skolars, now play in the Canberra Raiders Cup)
  • UTS Tigers (Formerly: UTS Bulls, UTS Jets)
  • Railcorp Apprentices (Formally Public Transport Commission Apprentice College, State Rail Apprentice College).
UTS Tigers

Former Clubs

The following Tertiary Institutes participated in one of the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League competitions in the past:

  • Alexander Mackie College
  • Hornsby TAFE (Also known as: Hornsby Technical College)
  • Macquarie University
  • Mount Saint Mary College
  • North Sydney TAFE (Also known as: North Sydney Technical College)
  • NSW Institute of Technology
  • Sydney University Vet Science (Merged with Sydney University)
  • Teachers Club
  • University of New South Wales (Now play in the South Sydney District League)
  • University of Technology, Kuring-gai (Also known as: Kuring-gai CAE)
  • University of Western Sydney, Nepean (Also known as: Nepean CAE, Kingswood)
  • Wollongong University (Now play in the Illawarra District League)

See also

Tertiary League Governing Bodies

References

  1. ^ West Sydney join the fold for season 2008 Retrieved on 5 January 2008
  2. ^ http://norwest.tertiaryleague.com.au/history/

External links

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