2015 NRL Under-20s season

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Premiers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (1st title)

The 2015 NRL Under-20s season (known commercially as the 2015 Holden Cup) was the eighth season of the National Rugby League's Under-20s competition. The draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of the 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership season.

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Season summary

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (P)2420042772434+33844
2 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2419142923450+47343
3 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2417162833570+26339
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2413382696568+12833
5 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24121112712598+11429
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24121112731668+6329
7 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24112112654562+9228
8 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24120122646811-16528
9 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 24101132588743-15525
10 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2492132580623-4324
11 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24100142539776-23724
12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2490152596687-9122
13 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2482142541752-15122
14 St. George colours.svg St George-Illawarra Dragons 2480162574716-14220
15 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2472152481762-28120
16 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2462162528674-14618

Grand final

Sunday, 4 October
Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg
2015 Penrith Panthers season
34 18 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2015 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
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Holden Cup Team of the Year

The 2015 NYC Team of the Year was announced on 14 September. [2]

PositionPlayerClub
FB Tom Trbojevic Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
WG Gideon Gela-Mosby North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
CE Jordan Drew Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
CE Joseph Manu Sydney Roosters
WG Josh Addo-Carr Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
FE Te Maire Martin Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
HB Ashley Taylor Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
PR Viliame Kikau North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
HK Jayden Berrell Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
PR Joe Ofahengaue Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
SR Coen Hess North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
SR Tevita Pangai Junior Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
LK Jai Arrow Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Bench Latrell Mitchell Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Bench Brent Naden Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Bench Jayden Nikorima Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Bench Danny Levi Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Coach Cameron Ciraldo Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers

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