Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 2008 |
Inaugural season | 2008 |
Ceased | 2017 |
Replaced by | Jersey Flegg Cup Hastings Deering Colts |
Number of teams | 16 |
Countries | Australia (15 teams) New Zealand (1 team) |
Premiers | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (2017) |
Most titles | New Zealand Warriors (3 titles) |
Website | Official Holden Cup website |
Broadcast partner |
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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]
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]
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]
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Referee | Venue | Date |
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National Youth Competition | ||||||
2008 | Canberra Raiders | 28 – 24 | Brisbane Broncos | S. Hayne | ANZ Stadium | 5 October 2008 |
2009 | Melbourne Storm | 24 – 22 | Wests Tigers | G. Reynolds | ANZ Stadium | 4 October 2009 |
2010 | New Zealand Warriors | 42 – 28 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | G. Reynolds | ANZ Stadium | 3 October 2010 |
2011 | New Zealand Warriors (2) | 31 – 30 | North Queensland Cowboys | D. Munro | ANZ Stadium | 2 October 2011 |
2012 | Wests Tigers | 46 – 6 | Canberra Raiders | G. Atkins | ANZ Stadium | 30 September 2012 |
2013 | Penrith Panthers | 42 – 30 | New Zealand Warriors | C. Butler D. Munro | ANZ Stadium | 6 October 2013 |
2014 | New Zealand Warriors (3) | 34 – 32 | Brisbane Broncos | C. Butler C. Sutton | ANZ Stadium | 5 October 2014 |
2015 | Penrith Panthers (2) | 34 – 18 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | A. Gee P. Gough | ANZ Stadium | 4 October 2015 |
2016 | Sydney Roosters | 30 – 28 | Penrith Panthers | Z Przeklasa-Adamski D. Oultram | ANZ Stadium | 2 October 2016 |
2017 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 20 – 18 | Parramatta Eels | P. Henderson A. Cassidy | ANZ Stadium | 1 October 2017 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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New Zealand Warriors | 3 | 1 | 2010, 2011, 2014 | 2013 |
Penrith Panthers | 2 | 1 | 2013, 2015 | 2016 |
Canberra Raiders | 1 | 1 | 2008 | 2012 |
Wests Tigers | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2009 |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2015 |
Melbourne Storm | 1 | 0 | 2009 | – |
Sydney Roosters | 1 | 0 | 2016 | – |
Brisbane Broncos | 0 | 2 | – | 2008, 2014 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs | 0 | 1 | – | 2010 |
North Queensland Cowboys | 0 | 1 | – | 2011 |
Parramatta Eels | 0 | 1 | – | 2017 |
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