NRL Under-20s

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National Youth Competition (Holden Cup)
Holden Cup Logo.png
Sport Rugby league
Instituted2008
Inaugural season 2008
Ceased 2017
Replaced by Jersey Flegg Cup
Hastings Deering Colts
Number of teams16
CountriesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (15 teams)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (1 team)
Premiers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (2017)
Most titles New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors (3 titles)
Website Official Holden Cup website
Broadcast partner
Related competition National Rugby League
Jersey Flegg Cup
Hastings Deering Colts

The NRL Under-20s (known commercially as the Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the top league of professional rugby league for players aged 20 years or younger in Australasia. Contested by sixteen teams, the Under-20s competition commenced in 2008 and was originally known as the Toyota Cup. [1] The competition runs parallel to Australasia's professional competition, the National Rugby League, with NYC matches played immediately prior to the NRL games. [2] Similar to the NRL, the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players. [3]

Contents

The New Zealand Warriors were the most successful club in the competition's short history, with three premierships from four Grand Final appearances; in 2010, 2011 and 2014. In 2018, the NRL Under-20s was replaced by state-based under-20s competitions in New South Wales and Queensland. [4]

History

The NRL Under-20s succeeded the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2008, which existed from 1961 to 2007. The competition was administered by the New South Wales Rugby League as an under-19s competition, until it was changed to an under-20s competition in 1998. On October 28, 2016 it was announced that the 2017 season will be the last for the NRL Under-20s. It was to be replaced by stronger State-based competitions in NSW and QLD, these being the reformed Jersey Flegg Cup in NSW and the new Hastings Deering Colts in Queensland. [5]

Teams

ClubCity2017 coachPremierships
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Brisbane, Queensland Scott Tronc [6] 0
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney, New South WalesBrad Henderson [7] 0
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Brett White 1
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney, New South Wales John Morris 0
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast, Queensland Ben Woolf0
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney, New South WalesWayne Lambkin1
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Melbourne, Victoria Eric Smith1
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Newcastle, New South Wales Todd Lowrie [8] 0
New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Auckland, New ZealandGrant Pocklington [9] 3
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Townsville, Queensland Aaron Payne 0
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Sydney, New South Wales Luke Burt 0
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Sydney, New South Wales David Tangata-Toa 2
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney, New South WalesRyan Carr [10] 0
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Wollongong, New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales		 Wayne Collins [11] 0
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Sydney, New South WalesAnthony Barnes1
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Sydney, New South WalesChris Hutchinson [12] 1

Premiership winners

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upRefereeVenueDate
National Youth Competition
2008 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders28 – 24 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane BroncosS. Hayne ANZ Stadium

Sydney

5 October 2008
2009 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm24 – 22 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests TigersG. Reynolds ANZ Stadium

Sydney

4 October 2009
2010 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors42 – 28 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney RabbitohsG. Reynolds ANZ Stadium

Sydney

3 October 2010
2011 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors (2)31 – 30 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland CowboysD. Munro ANZ Stadium

Sydney

2 October 2011
2012 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers46 – 6 Canberra colours.svg Canberra RaidersG. Atkins ANZ Stadium

Sydney

30 September 2012
2013 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers42 – 30 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand WarriorsC. Butler

D. Munro

 ANZ Stadium

Sydney

6 October 2013
2014 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors (3)34 – 32 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane BroncosC. Butler

C. Sutton

 ANZ Stadium

Sydney

5 October 2014
2015 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (2)34 – 18 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesA. Gee

P. Gough

 ANZ Stadium

Sydney

4 October 2015
2016 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters30 – 28 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith PanthersZ Przeklasa-Adamski

D. Oultram

 ANZ Stadium

Sydney

2 October 2016
2017 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles20 – 18 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta EelsP. Henderson

A. Cassidy

 ANZ Stadium

Sydney

1 October 2017

Team performance

TeamPremiershipsRunners-upMinor premiershipsWooden spoons
TotalSeason(s)TotalSeason(s)TotalSeason(s)TotalSeason(s)
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 0–22008, 20140–0–
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 120081201222008, 20130–
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0–0–1201212014
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0–0–1201712009
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 0–0–0–12012
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 12017120151200932011, 2013, 2016
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 120090–0–0–
New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 32010, 2011, 2014120131201112017
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 0–0–120140–
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 0–120110–12008
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 0–120170–12011
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 22013, 20151201622015, 20160–
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 0–120101201112015
St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 0–0–0–0–
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 120160–0–0–
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 12012120090–0–


Comprehensive regular season results

Comprehensive regular season results of the National Youth Competition by club.

Team 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 2nd5th10th9th12th8th
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 1st8th6th13th3rd1st
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 7th11th3rd6th1st4th
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14th16th14th3rd10th13th
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 8th14th8th14th16th15th
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 11th1st7th16th14th16th
Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 13th3rd13th4th9th9th
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 12th10th12th8th11th12th
New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 3rd7th2nd1st2nd6th
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 16th9th4th2nd13th10th
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 5th12th16th12th15th14th
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 4th13th15th10th5th2nd
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 6th2nd11th11th8th11th
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 10th6th1st15th6th7th
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 15th15th5th5th7th3rd
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 9th4th9th7th4th5th

Awards

Player of the Year

The National Youth Competition Player of the Year award is the premier individual award in the National Youth Competition. The voting for the award is similar to the Dally M Medal voting, where after each National Youth Competition game 3 points are awarded to the best player on ground, 2 points to the second and 1 point to the third. As of 2017, every winner of the award has gone on to play first grade in the NRL. The inaugural winner was Ben Hunt from the Brisbane Broncos in 2008. Hunt is also the youngest player to win the award, at age 18 years, 5 months and 13 days.

YearWinnerPositionTeam
2008 Ben Hunt Halfback Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
2009 Beau Henry Halfback St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
2010 Tariq Sims Prop Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
2011 Jack De Belin Second-row St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
2012 David Klemmer Prop Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
2013 Bryce Cartwright Second-row Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
2014 Kane Elgey Halfback Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
2015 Ashley Taylor Halfback Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
2016 Jayden Brailey Hooker Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2017 Jake Clifford Halfback North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys

Jack Gibson Medal

The Jack Gibson Medal is awarded to the man of the match of the Toyota Cup grand final. The award is named after legendary rugby league coach, Jack Gibson. Gibson, who guided Eastern Suburbs to premierships in 1974 and 1975, the Parramatta Eels to three successive premierships from 1981 to 1983 and was named coach of the Team of the Century, died in 2008.

YearWinnerPositionTeam
2008 Josh Dugan Fullback Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
2009 Luke Kelly Halfback Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
2010 Carlos Tuimavave Five-eighth New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
2011 Jordan Meads Halfback New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
2012 Matt Mulcahy Five-eighth Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
2013 James Roberts Centre Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
2014 Solomone Kata Centre New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
2015 Soni Luke Hooker Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
2016 Nat Butcher Lock Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
2017 Cade Cust Halfback Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Television coverage

Australia

New Zealand

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gallop, David (2007). "Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Australian Rugby League Limited. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "ARL set to approve national youth comp". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 2006.
  3. ↑ "Toyota Cup to kick off in 2008, NRL.COM". Archived from the original on 27 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  4. ↑ "NRL Holden Cup under-20s competition to end in season 2017". Fox Sports. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "NRL Holden Cup under-20s competition to end in season 2017". Fox Sports. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Broncos under 20s coach Craig Hodges to link with Gold Coast Titans in 2017". Fox Sports. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "High Performance Staff Update". bulldogs.com.au. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "NYC squad coming together". newcastleknights.com.au. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Becht, Richard (11 October 2016). "Coaches confirmed for ISP and NYC". warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rabbitohs Appoint Ryan Carr As NYC Coach, Pat Richards And Ben Lowe As Assistant Coaches". rabbitohs.com.au. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dragons Football Department 2017". dragons.com.au. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Corfe, Brock (2 December 2016). "Wests Tigers confirm ISP and Holden Cup Coaches". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 2007 Big League Annual (page 11)
  14. ↑ Fox Sports to show Toyota Cup live - NRL - Fox Sports
  15. ↑ NGATI NRL RETURNS TO MAORI TELEVISION at media.maoritelevision.com
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