Charity Shield (NRL)

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Charity Shield
Charity Shield.jpg
Sport Rugby league
Inaugural season1982
Number of teams2
Shield Holders South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (2024)
Most titles South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (24 titles)

The National Rugby League's Charity Shield match is an annual pre-season game between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and St. George Illawarra Dragons played before the start of the Premiership regular season. It has been regarded as the unofficial start to the National Rugby League (NRL) season and has been in operation since 1982, with the exception of 2000 and 2001 when Souths were omitted from the NRL.

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Originally contested between South Sydney and St. George, and later by the St. George Illawarra Dragons when they formed a joint-venture with Illawarra in 1998 before the 1999 NRL season, the teams go head to head in an annual clash prior to the kickoff of the NRL season.

Since its inception in 1982, the Charity Shield has been played on 41 occasions. Of these, the Dragons (St George and St George Illawarra) have won 17 times, while the Rabbitohs, South Sydney have triumphed outright on 19 occasions. South Sydney holds the shield having won the most recent match in February 2024. Broken down, St George played 17 matches, winning 11; while St George Illawarra, since their joint-venture in 1999, have played 24 matches, winning 6.

The match has been broadcast on national television and in 2002 and 2021 was screened live in the UK. The Charity Shield is for Souths Cares, Wollongong Hospital and St George Hospital.

Head To Head

TeamPlayedGames WonGames LostDrawsShieldsPFPAPD
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 411917524759691+68
St. George colours.svg Both Dragons Teams411719517691759-68
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 17114211273217+56
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 2461536418542-124

Match results

WinnerScoreLoserMatch information
Date and timeVenueRefereeCrowd
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 9–7 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 February 1982 Redfern Oval J.Danzey 10,980
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 28–10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 February 1983 Redfern Oval K. Roberts9,120
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24–6 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 10 March 1984 Redfern Oval K. Roberts8,365
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 10–8 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 March 1985 Redfern Oval K. Roberts8,022
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 12–0 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 February 1986 Redfern Oval M. Stone10,164
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 28–14 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 February 1987 Redfern Oval G. O'Donnell10,724
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 30–6 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 20 February 1988 Redfern Oval 9,678
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–16 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 25 February 1989 Sydney Football Stadium B. Harrigan 10,491
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 10–10 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 9 February 1990 Sydney Football Stadium 12,791
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 16–16 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 2 February 1991 Sydney Football Stadium B. Harrigan 12,543
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 21–20 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 1 February 1992 Sydney Football Stadium G.Annesley 18,120
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 10–8 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 January 1993 Sydney Football Stadium B. Harrigan 18,231
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 14–11 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 29 January 1994 Sydney Football Stadium G. McCallum19,266
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 18–10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 January 1995 Sydney Football Stadium B. Harrigan 15,643
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 30–6 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 17 February 1996 Sydney Football Stadium K. Jeffes8,920
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 26–18 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 February 1997 Sydney Football Stadium P. Simpkins 10,242
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 14–4 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 21 February 1998 Sydney Football Stadium B. Harrigan 28,310
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 16–14 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 20 February 1999 Sydney Cricket Ground B. Harrigan 19,250
South Sydney Rabbitohs were excluded from competing in the NRL for the 2000 and 2001 seasons
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–20 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 16 February 2002 Sydney Football Stadium B. Harrigan 36,804
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 28–10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 February 2003 Sydney Football Stadium S. Hampstead20,834
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 34–8 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 February 2004 Sydney Football Stadium 21,513
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 30–6 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 19 February 2005 Sydney Football Stadium 20,481
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 14–12 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 18 February 2006 Telstra Stadium S. Clark 24,556
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 16–14 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 3 March 2007 Telstra Stadium S. Hayne 23,053
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24–20 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 1 March 2008 ANZ Stadium T. Archer 25,127
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 18–6 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 28 February 2009 ANZ Stadium B. Cummins/T. Archer 25,871
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 26–26 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 27 February 2010 ANZ Stadium A. Klein/B. Suttor27,221
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 32–10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 February 2011 ANZ Stadium T. Archer/J. Maxwell19,267
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 18–12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 19 February 2012 ANZ Stadium B.Suttor/J.Robinson21,398
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 28–10 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 22 February 2013 ANZ Stadium Jared Maxwell/Adam Devcich19,630
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 38–20 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 22 February 2014 WIN Stadium S. Hayne 14,633
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 12–12 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 7 February 2015 ANZ Stadium Adam Devcich16,821
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 18–14 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 13 February 2016 ANZ Stadium G. Badger13,421 [1]
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 32–14 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 19 February 2017 ANZ Stadium A. Klein/G. Munro12,516 [2]
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–18 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 24 February 2018 Glen Willow Stadium Adam Gee/Chris Sutton9,133
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 36–24 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 2 March 2019 Glen Willow Stadium A. Klein 9,027
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 26–12 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 29 February 2020 Glen Willow Stadium A. Klein/G.Badger9,124
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 48–16 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 27 February 2021 Glen Willow Stadium P. Gough6,840
St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 16-10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 February 2022 Glen Willow Stadium Z. Przeklasa-Adamski9,257
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 42–24 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 18 February 2023 Glen Willow Stadium P. Gough
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 28–6 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 17 February 2024 Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney B.Sharpe

Biggest wins

PointsScoreWinnerYear
3248–16South Sydney Rabbitohs2021
2634–8St. George Illawarra Dragons2004
2430–6South Sydney Rabbitohs1988
2430–6St. George Dragons1996
2430–6South Sydney Rabbitohs2005
2228–6South Sydney Rabbitohs2024

Most points scored in a game by a winning side

PointsScoreWinnerYear
4848–16South Sydney Rabbitohs2021
3838–20South Sydney Rabbitohs2014
3636–24South Sydney Rabbitohs2019
3434–8St. George Illawarra Dragons2004
3232–10St. George Illawarra Dragons2011
3232–14South Sydney Rabbitohs2017

Most points scored in a game by a losing side

PointsScoreWinnerRunner-upYear
2436–24South Sydney RabbitohsSt. George Illawarra Dragons2019
2038–20South Sydney RabbitohsSt. George Illawarra Dragons2014
2021–20South Sydney RabbitohsSt. George Dragons1992
2024–20South Sydney RabbitohsSt. George Illawarra Dragons2008
1826–18St. George DragonsSouth Sydney Rabbitohs1997
1822–18South Sydney RabbitohsSt. George Dragons2018

Most points scored in a game

PointsScoreWinnerYear
6448–16South Sydney Rabbitohs2021
6036–24South Sydney Rabbitohs2019
5838–20South Sydney Rabbitohs2014
5226–26Draw2010
4632–14South Sydney Rabbitohs2017
4426–18St. George Dragons1997
4424–20South Sydney Rabbitohs2008
4228–14St. George Dragons1987
4234–8St. George Illawarra Dragons2004
4232–10St. George Illawarra Dragons2011

Least points scored in a game

PointsScoreWinnerYear
1212–0St. George Dragons1986
169–7St. George Dragons1982
1810–8St. George Dragons1985
1810–8St. George Dragons1993
1814–4St. George Dragons1998

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dragons beaten in Charity Shield". dragons.com.au. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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