Tarsha Gale Cup

The Tarsha Gale Cup is one of the main Women's rugby league elite aged group competitions in Australia.

Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup
Current season or competition:
[[2021 Tarsha Gale Cup]]
SportRugby league
Instituted2017
Inaugural season2017
Number of teams12
Country Australia
Premiers Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy (2022)
Most titles Penrith Panthers
Cronulla Sharks
Illawarra Steelers
St George Dragons
Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy
(1 title each)
WebsiteTarsha Gale Cup
Related competitionNRL Women's Premiership
NSWRL Women's Premiership

The New South Wales Rugby League announced the creation of a nine-a-side under-18s women's league for 2017 Named the Tarsha Gale Nines after the former Australian Jillaroos and NSW captain of the 1990s.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

However, since 2018, the tournament has been played as a full 13-a-side game, and is the main bridge between juniors and the NSWRL Women's Premiership in the state of New South Wales.

Clubs

Tarsha Gale Cup operates on a single table system, with no divisions, conferences nor promotion and relegation from other leagues. In 2018, the St. George Dragons and the Newcastle Knights entered teams into the competition for the first time.

Current clubs
Club Established City Stadium Capacity**
Canberra Raiders 1981 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Raiders Club, Belconnen 25,000
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1934 Belmore, New South Wales Belmore Sports Ground 19,000
84,000
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1967 Woolooware PointsBet Stadium 19,500
Illawarra Steelers 1981 Wollongong, New South Wales Collegians Sporting Complex, Figtree
Sid Parrish Park, Figtree		 27,400
Newcastle Knights 1987 Newcastle, New South Wales Maitland Sports Ground
Cessnock Sports Ground
Kurri Kurri Sports Ground		 7,000
North Sydney Bears 1908 North Sydney, New South Wales North Sydney Oval
Parramatta Eels 1947 Parramatta New Era Stadium, Cabramatta 21,487
84,000
Penrith Panthers 1967 Penrith BlueBet Stadium, Penrith
Windsor Sporting Complex		 22,500
South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908 South Sydney, New South Wales Ironmark High Performance Centre, Redfern
St George Dragons 1921 Kogarah, New South Wales Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Mascot Oval		 23,000
Indigenous Academy 1908 Marrickville Henson Park
Mascot Oval
Morry Breen Oval, Kanwal		 23,750
18,000
84,000
Wests Tigers 1999* Concord, New South Wales Leichhardt Oval
Kirkham Oval, Camden
Wests Tigers Centre of Excellence		 20,000
20,000
84,000
** capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity.
* denotes that the club was formed as a joint-venture of former existing clubs.

Venues
Main article: List of Australian rugby league stadiums

Season structure

Pre-season

Prior to the commencement of the home-and-away season teams are paired off to play an exhibition trial match. In 2017 these matches took place during varying weeks of January.

Grand Final
Main article: Grand Final

The two highest place teams at the conclusion of the home-and-away season will qualify for the Grand final. The winner of this match is determined the competition's premier.

Results By Year
Year Age Premiers Score Runners-up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Notes
2017 U18s Penrith Panthers 26 – 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Wests Tigers Panthers[17]
2018 U18s Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36 – 22 Newcastle Knights Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRL[18]
2019 U18s Illawarra Steelers 24 – 12 Newcastle Knights Illawarra Steelers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRL[19]
2020 U18s Season began in February but was cancelled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No premiership was awarded.
2021 U19s St George Dragons 30 – 4 Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy Newcastle Knights Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRL[20]
2022 U19s Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy 12 – 10 Newcastle Knights Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRL[21]

Premiership Tally
No. Club Seasons
1 St George Dragons 1 (2021)
1 Illawarra Steelers 1 (2019)
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1 (2018)
1 Penrith Panthers 1 (2017)

Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.

Awards

The following major individual awards and accolades are presented each season

Media coverage

Television

TBA

Online

Selected games each week via NSWRL TV.

Corporate relations

Sponsorship

The Harvey Norman is the league's current and inaugural naming rights partner.

Merchandising

Official match day attire together with other club merchandise is sold through the NRL's stores and website as well through the clubs and through some retailers.

See also

References
  1. "New comp a 'gamechanger' for women". 24 August 2016.
  2. Media, NRL Digital (24 August 2016). "NSWRL Announces Tarsha Gale Nines".
  3. "NSWRL targets elite women's competition".
  4. Proszenko, Adrian (24 August 2016). "Elite female rugby league players could be earning wage within three years".
  5. "NSWRL targets elite women's comp".
  6. "Revolutionary Nines move to seed long-term NSW success". 24 August 2016.
  7. "Blues mates turn rivals in breakout game". 26 August 2016.
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Information and Trials for Tarsha Gale Cup". 16 November 2016.
  10. "Player Information for Tarsha Gale Cup". 9 January 2017.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Tarsha Gale Cup squad revealed". 20 December 2016.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/c751fb82fec6872c7?r=adcd6e049c6522528
  15. "Draw".
  16. "South Sydney Tarsha Gale Cup Team". 9 February 2017.
  17. Shamon, John (6 May 2017). "TG Cup Panthers make history". Penrith Panthers. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  18. Buxton, Matt (5 May 2018). "Sharks Hold off Knights to win Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup". NSWRL. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  19. Honeysett, Stuart (4 May 2019). "Illawarra win the Tarsha Gale Cup". NSWRL. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  20. "Dragons too strong for Roosters in Tarsha Cup GF". NSWRL. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  21. Honeysett, Stuart (30 April 2022). "Pule brilliance helps Roosters to Tarsha Gale Cup Grand Final glory". NSWRL. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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