The Presidents Cup is a Rugby League competition, governed by New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). It was 1910 when Sir James Joynton Smith, the newly-appointed President of the NSWRL, donated the trophy. Joynton Smith was the Lord Mayor of Sydney and earned a knighthood for his philanthropic work. A shrewd businessman, he was a key figure in the game up until his death in 1943.
Initially the Presidents Cup competition was for representative teams from each district’s junior league. It ran in this format until the 1980s, and became a renowned nursery for producing champion players.
As the NSWRL premiership expanded in the 1980s the Presidents Cup became the Third Grade premiership trophy and then stepped up to become the Reserve Grade or Premier League trophy as the competition was known at the turn of the century. [1]
In 2020, the competition returned in light of NSWRL competitions being cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis. These cancelled competitions include the NSW Cup, Ron Massey Cup and the Newcastle Rugby League competition. Nine teams will compete in the returning edition; North Sydney Bears, Dubbo CYMS, Thirroul Butchers, Wests Illawarra, Western Rams, Hills District Bulls, Wentworthville Magpies, Maitland Pickers and Glebe-Burwood Wolves. The competition will be played over nine rounds with two weeks of finals including the Grand Final on the weekend of 26-27 September at a venue yet to be determined. [2] [3] [4]
The 2020 draw has been released here: https://www.playrugbyleague.com/Competitions/Competition/2020-presidents-cup-305299
2020 Presidents Cup Results
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Finals
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