Kentwell Cup

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Kentwell Cup
Organising body NSWSRU
Founded1923;101 years ago (1923)
Region New South Wales
Number of teams8
Most successful club(s) Colleagues
(16 titles)

The Kentwell Cup is the major trophy for the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union (NSWSRU), colloquially known as the "Subbies" competition. [1] It is awarded to the first grade premiers of the first division competition.

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The Kentwell Cup was originally presented by W.H. Kentwell, president of the Mosman Rugby Club in 1923 and is still presented to the first grade premiers in first division. The first winners of the Kentwell Cup out of a field of eight was Mosman. [2]

Teams that have played in the competition include those linked by geographical location, such as Drummoyne DRFC, Lane Cove RUFC, and Petersham RUFC; some are linked by connections to schools, such as Old Ignatians, Newington Old Boys (NOBs), St Patrick's Rugby Club and Knox Old Boys; while others have been linked by occupation, like Fire Brigades, Royal Australian Artillery, CBC Bank and Bondi Life Savers.

Premiers

List of Kentwell Cup Premiers since 1923: [3]

YearPremiers
2023 Blue Mountains
2022 Colleagues
2021Season cancelled [4]
2020 Drummoyne
2019 Mosman
2018 Petersham
2017 Petersham
2016 Mosman
2015 Balmain
2014 St Patrick's
2013 St Patrick's & Balmain [lower-alpha 1]
2012 Drummoyne
2011 Colleagues
2010 Drummoyne
2009 Knox Old Boys
2008 Drummoyne
2007 Drummoyne
2006 Drummoyne
2005 Knox Old Boys
2004 Drummoyne
2003Dundas Valley
2002 Old Ignatians
2001St Ives
2000 Drummoyne
1999Newport
1998University NSW
1997 Hunters Hill
1996 Colleagues
1995 Hunters Hill
1994University NSW
1993 St Patrick's
1992St Leos
1991 Waverley & Matraville [lower-alpha 2]
1990 Waverley
1989 Waverley
YearPremiers
1988Matraville
1987 Hunters Hill
1986Matraville
1985Matraville
1984 Colleagues
1983Bronte
1982 Colleagues
1981 Hunters Hill
1980 Colleagues
1979 Hunters Hill
1978 Hunters Hill
1977 Hunters Hill
1976St Ives
1975 St Patrick's
1974 Petersham
1973 Petersham
1972 Hunters Hill
1971 Bondi Savers
1970 Colleagues
1969 Newington Old Boys
1968 Lane Cove
1967 Lane Cove
1966 Colleagues
1965 Briars
1964 Briars
1963 Colleagues
1962 Colleagues
1961University NSW
1960 Colleagues
1959 Colleagues
1958 Western Suburbs
1957 Colleagues
1956 Western Suburbs
YearPremiers
1955 Colleagues
1954 Mosman
1953 Western Suburbs
1952 Briars
1951Moore Park
1950 Colleagues
1949 Briars
1948Concord West
1947 Drummoyne
1946 Epping
1945Not Contested
1944Not Contested
1943Not Contested
1942Not Contested
1941 Colleagues
1940 Briars
1939 Bondi Savers & Artillery [lower-alpha 3]
1938Fire Brigades
1937 Bondi Savers
1936North Steyne
1935Roseville
1934 Petersham
1933Coogee
1932 Waverley
1931Coogee
1930Fire Brigade
1929North Steyne
1928 Manly Life Savers
1927 Mosman
1926Coogee
1925Coogee
1924 Manly Life Savers
1923 Mosman

Notes

  1. 2013 joint winners Balmain and St Patrick's.
  2. 1991 joint winners Matraville and Waverley.
  3. 1939 joint winners Bondi Savers & Royal Australian Artillery

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