Jersey Flegg Cup Explained

Jersey Flegg Cup
Sport:Rugby league
Inaugural:1961
Teams:14
Countries:Australia, New Zealand, Fiji
Champion: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2024)
Most Champs: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (12 titles)
Website:Jersey Flegg
Owner:NSWRL
Ceo:David Trodden
Related Comps:NRL Under-20s
Hastings Deering Colts

The Jersey Flegg Cup is a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales, Australia, contested among teams made up of players aged 21 or under. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), and is named for Eastern Suburbs foundation player and prominent administrator of the game, Harry "Jersey" Flegg.

History

The Jersey Flegg Cup began in 1961 as an under-19 age group competition and was originally played over 9–12 weeks early in the season, alongside the SG Ball Cup and Harold Matthews Cup during the NSWRL's junior representative season. In 1998, with the advent of the National Rugby League (NRL), the competition switched to the current under-20 age limit and was played over a full season, running alongside the senior NRL competition and culminating with the Grand Final held on the same day as the NRL Grand Final.[1]

The competition ceased at the end of the 2007 season to make way for the NRL-administered under-20 competition, the National Youth Competition (NYC), which commenced in 2008.

In 2016, the NRL announced that the National Youth Competition would be discontinued after the 2017 season, in favour of state-based under-20 competitions, administered by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL).[2]

On 1 February 2018, the NSWRL officially announced the reintroduction of the Jersey Flegg Cup for the 2018 season after a 10-year absence.[3]

Jersey Flegg Cup teams

The Jersey Flegg Cup consists of 10 teams, 11 from New South Wales, 1 each from Auckland, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Fiji . In 2019, the Canberra Raiders and South Sydney Rabbitohs returned to the competition after using their New South Wales Cup affiliates in 2018, while the Victoria Thunderbolts joined after spending the last four seasons in QRL-based competitions.[4] [5] [6]
Most of the clubs being colts grade teams to the reserve grade teams of the New South Wales Cup and the senior grade teams of the NRL.

Current teams

Jersey Flegg Cup
Rugby League ClubCity/TownState/TerritoryHome Venue/s[7] Est.Title/sRecentNRL affiliate
Canberra RaidersCanberraAustralian Capital TerritoryGIO Stadiumalign=center 1982align=center 2align=center 1993 Raiders
Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsBelmoreNew South WalesBelmore Sports Groundalign=center 1934align=center 10align=center 2023 Bulldogs
Cronulla-Sutherland SharksWooloowareNew South WalesPointsBet Stadiumalign=center 1967align=center 1align=center 2018 Sharks
Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvaleNew South WalesBrookvale Ovalalign=center 1947align=center 3align=center 1987 Sea Eagles
Melbourne StormMelbourneVictoriaAAMI Parkalign=center 2015align=center 0align=center - Storm
Newcastle KnightsNewcastleNew South WalesMcDonald Jones Stadiumalign=center 1988align=center 2align=center 1992 Knights
New Zealand WarriorsAucklandAucklandMt Smart Stadiumalign=center 1995align=center 0align=center - Warriors
North Sydney BearsNorth SydneyNew South WalesNorth Sydney Ovalalign=center 1908align=center 1align=center 1998None
Parramatta EelsWentworthvilleNew South WalesRingrose Parkalign=center 1947align=center 3align=center 1990 Eels
Penrith PanthersPenrithNew South WalesBlueBet Stadiumalign=center 1967align=center 5align=center 2022 Panthers
South Sydney RabbitohsRedfernNew South WalesRedfern Ovalalign=center 1908align=center 9align=center 2019 Rabbitohs
St George Illawarra DragonsSydney, WollongongNew South WalesWIN Stadiumalign=center 1998*align=center 1^align=center 2005 Dragons
Sydney RoostersSydneyNew South WalesAllianz Stadiumalign=center 1908align=center 3align=center 2004 Roosters
Wests TigersCampbelltownNew South WalesCampbelltown Stadiumalign=center 1999*align=center 0^align=center - Tigers
* |-| colspan="8" |^ |-| colspan="8" ||-| colspan="8" ||-| colspan="8" ||-| colspan="8" ||-| colspan="8" ||-| colspan="8" ||}

Season structure

Regular season

The Jersey Flegg Cup follows the same regular season format as the NSW Cup, with games usually played as curtain-raisers to the senior fixtures. Beginning in early March, a round of regular season games is then played almost every weekend for twenty-one weeks, ending in late August. Unlike the NSW Cup, the Jersey Flegg Cup features three full rounds where every team receives a bye. These rounds are scheduled in to accommodate university exam periods.[8]

Teams receive two competition points for a win, and one point for a draw. The bye also receives two points; a loss, no points. Teams on the ladder are ranked by competition points, then match points differential (for and against) and points percentage are used to separate teams with equal competition points. At the end of the regular season, the club which is ranked highest on the ladder is declared minor premiers.

Finals series

The eight highest placed teams at the end of the regular season compete in the finals series. The Jersey Flegg follows the same finals format as the NRL and the NSW Cup. The system consists of a number of games between the top eight teams over four weeks in September, until only two teams remain.

These two teams then contest the Grand Final, which is played in late September at a suburban Sydney stadium (for example, Leichhardt Oval[9]), as a curtain-raiser to the NSW Cup Grand Final.

Premiership winners

YearAgePremiersScoreRunner-upMinor PremiersWooden SpoonersReference
1961U17Knock Out Competition [10] [11] [12]
1962U17[13] [14] [15]
1963U17[16] [17]
1964U17[18] [19]
1965U17[20] [21]
1966U17[22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
1967U17[27] [28] [29] [30]
1968U17[31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
1969U18[36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
1970U18[41] [42]
1971U18[43] [44]
1972U18[45] [46]
1973U18 Penrith Panthers[47] [48]
1974U18
1975U18
1976U17
1977U17
1978U1812 teams split into 2 zones of 6 teams.
Semi-Finals were Zone 1 1st-place vs Zone 2 2nd-place,
and Zone 2 1st-place vs Zone 1 2nd-place. 		[49]
1979U18[50]
1980U18[51]
1981U18[52]
1982U18[53] [54]
1983U18[55] [56]
1984U18[57] [58]
1985U19[59] [60]
1986U19[61]
1987U19[62] [63]
1988U19
1989U19[64] [65]
1990U19[66] [67]
1991U19[68] [69]
1992U19[70]
1993U19
1994U19
1995U19
1996U19
1997U20
1998U19[71]
1999U20[72] [73]
2000U20[74] [75]
2001U20[76] [77] a
2002U20[78]
2003U19 Central Coast Rip [79] [80] [81]
2004U20 Central Coast Rip [82]
2005U20 Central Coast [83]
2006U20 Central Coast [84]
2007U20 Central Coast Storm [85]
2018U20 Cronulla Sharks Penrith Panthers Newcastle Knights Wests Tigers[86]
2019U20 Souths Rabbitohs Canberra Raiders Cronulla Sharks Manly Sea Eagles[87]
2020Season was suspended and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[88]
2021U21Season was suspended and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[89]
2022U21 Penrith Panthers Newcastle Knights Sydney Roosters Souths Rabbitohs[90]
2023U21 Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers
  • NOTE = Not held between 2008 and 2017

Premiership tally

No. Club Seasons
110 (1963, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2023)
29 (1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1978, 2019)
38 (1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1994, 1997)
45 (1977, 1986, 2006, 2007, 2022)
53 (1961, 1974, 1987)
53 (1970, 1985, 1990)
53 (1995, 2002, 2004)
8 St George Dragons2 (1975, 1996)
8 Canberra Raiders2 (1989, 1993)
82 (1991, 1992)
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks1 (2018)
11 St George Illawarra Dragons1 (2005)
11 North Sydney Bears1 (1998)
11 Western Suburbs Magpies1 (1965)

See also

External links

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Notes and References

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  4. Web site: Rabbitohs lead the way with exciting new pathways . 5 September 2018 .
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  6. Web site: Victoria to Make Welcome Return to NSWRL . 9 October 2018 .
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  8. Web site: Reintroducing Jersey Flegg . February 2018 .
  9. Web site: Family Fun at 2017 Grand Finals . 15 September 2017 .
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  72. News: Moore success as young Bulldogs win the day against gallant Knights. Sydney Morning Herald. 27 Sep 1999. 32. Mascord. Steven. Fairfax.
  73. News: No luck for Knights - More finals heartbreak for Burraston's brave boys. Newcastle Herald. 27 Sep 1999. 30. Keeble. Brett. Fairfax.
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  75. News: Dogs double - home for two - premierships. Canterbury-Bankstown Express. 31 Aug 2000. 36.
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  81. News: Steelers face tough contest at Cronulla. Illawarra Mercury. 29 Apr 2003. 53. Fairfax.
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  83. News: Nerves of Steel. Rugby League Week. 5 Oct 2005. Marshall. Matt.
  84. News: Plucky Panthers give sacked coach Kenny an unforgettable send-off. Rugby League Week. 4 Oct 2006. Logue. Matt.
  85. News: Schoolies Week. Rugby League Week. 3 Oct 2007. Ramus. Daniel.
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