Ron Massey Cup Explained

Ron Massey Cup
Current Season:	2022 New South Wales Rugby League
Pixels:	120px
Formerly:	Inter-District Competition Second Division Metropolitan League Metropolitan Cup Jim Beam Cup Bundaberg Red Cup
Sport:	Rugby league
Founded:	1963
Inaugural:	1963
Teams:	9
Country:
Championtag:	Premiers
Champion:	Hills District Bulls
Season:	2022
Most Champs:	Wentworthville Magpies
Count:	17
Website:	Ron Massey Cup
Related Comps:	KOE NSW Cup Sydney Shield Presidents Cup NSW Challenge Cup

The Ron Massey Cup (formerly known as the Bundaberg Red Cup and Jim Beam Cup) is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, run jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and the Country Rugby League of New South Wales (CRL). The competition is run concurrently with the National Rugby League (NRL). It currently comprises 13 teams drawn from the Sydney metropolitan area. The competition is named after Ron Massey, a former rugby league coach. Ron Massey died 19 September 2016.^[1]

The competition is an expanded version of the former Metropolitan Cup and Second Division competitions. The competition was renamed the Bundaberg Red Cup after the 2008 season (the last Jim Beam Cup season), after Bundaberg replaced former sponsor Jim Beam.^[2] For the 2013 season, the competition was re-branded as the Ron Massey Cup, when Bundaberg Rum withdrew their sponsorship.

Clubs

Colors	Club	Location	Stadium	Founded	Joined*
align=center		Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles	Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia	H.E. Laybutt Fields	align=center	1964	align=center	2012
align=center		Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia	Hammondville Oval	align=center	1937	align=center	2023
align=center		Glebe Dirty Reds	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	Goddard Park	align=center	1908	align=center	2015^a
align=center		Hills District Bulls	Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia	Crestwood Oval	align=center	1964	align=center	2016
align=center		Kaiviti Silktails	Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji	Churchill Park, Lautoka	align=center	2019	align=center	2020
align=center		Mounties RLFC	Mount Pritchard, New South Wales, Australia	Aubrey Keech Reserve	align=center	1927	align=center	2007
align=center		Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	T.G. Millner Field	align=center	1962	align=center	2003^b
align=center		St Marys Saints	St Marys, NSW, Australia	St Marys Leagues Stadium	align=center	1908	align=center	2016^c
align=center		Wentworthville Magpies	Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia	Ringrose Park	align=center	1963	align=center	2003

The season the team joined is in the Jim Beam Cup/Bundaberg Red Cup/Ron Massey Cup, not any other competition before this.
^a - Glebe previously competed as the Glebe-Burwood-Concord Wolves until 2021.^[3]
b - Ryde Eastwood did not compete from 2005 to 2020.
^c - St Marys previously competed as a merged entity in 2003.
^d - Western Suburbs did not compete in 2020.

Former teams in the Ron Massey Cup

• St Mary's-Penrith Cougars (2003)
• South Sydney Juniors (2003–2004)
• Woy Woy Roosters (2003–2004)
• Ourimbah Magpies (2003–2005)¹
• Newtown Jets (2003–2006)
• Seven Hills Demons (2007)
• Belrose Eagles (2005–2008)
• Erina Eagles (2003–2008)
• Shellharbour City Marlins (2007–2008)
• Southern Sydney Sharks (2008)
• WA Reds (2008–2009)
• Chester Hill Rhinos (2007–2009)
• Big Units Rebels (2009)
• Campbelltown Eagles (2008–2010)

• Bankstown Sports (2011)
• Sydney Bulls (2003–2011)²
  (Named Bankstown City Bulls from 2009 to 2010)
• St Johns Eagles (2011–2012)³
• Burwood North-Ryde United (2012–2014)

(Known as Mungoball Tigers) (2003–2007, 2010–2014)

• Kingsgrove Colts (2011–2016)
• Auburn Warriors (2012–2017)
• Penrith Brothers (2009–2010, 2018–2019)
• Asquith Magpies (2005–2007. 2013–2016, 2018–2020)
• Guildford Owls (2003, 2013–2020)
• Windsor Wolves (2003–2016, 2020–2021)
• Cabramatta Two Blues (2004–2021)
• Western Suburbs Magpies (2013–2019, 2021–2022)

¹ – Ourimbah withdrew from the competition midway through the 2005 season.
² – Sydney Bulls withdrew from the competition midway through the 2011 season.
³ – St Johns Eagles joined the competition midway through the 2011 season, replacing the Sydney Bulls.

History

The Ron Massey Cup is the latest in a succession of Sydney-based second tier, semi-professional Rugby League competitions.

Inter-District/Second Division (1963–1973)

The second tier senior Rugby League competition in Sydney was the Inter-District Competition established in 1963 by the NSWRL. It was renamed the Second Division in 1964. Like succeeding competitions the Second Division had a high turnover of participating clubs. The 'promotion' of two of the two biggest clubs Penrith Panthers (1966 champions) and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, at the conclusion of the 1966 season did not help the long-term stability of the competition.

During this period Wentworthville ("The Magpies") was the most successful club, competing in every grand final of the Second Division, winning a total of 8 premierships (including 5 in a row between 1967 and 1971). Due to their domination of the competition 'Wenty' was widely considered the best candidate for promotion to the NSWRL Premiership when two positions were made available for the 1967 competition. Due to their proximity to Parramatta, where a Premiership club was established in 1947, the Magpies were overlooked.

Year	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Winning Coach	Referee
1963	Kingsford	9 – 7	Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks		Col Pearce
1964	Wentworthville Magpies	20 – 5	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	Lewis Jones	Jack Harris
1965	Wentworthville Magpies	31 – 3	Penrith Panthers	Lewis Jones	Keith Holman
1966	Penrith Panthers	9 – 7	Wentworthville Magpies	Leo Trevena	Lin Turner
1967	Wentworthville Magpies	25 – 6	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks		John Farrelly
1968	Wentworthville Magpies	17 – 5	Arncliffe Scots	Lewis Jones	John Farrelly
1969	Wentworthville Magpies	20 – 2	Sydney University	Lewis Jones	Les Samuelson
1970	Wentworthville Magpies	15 – 5	Blacktown Workers	Lewis Jones	Laurie Bruyeres
1971	Wentworthville Magpies	21 – 15	Sydney University	Lewis Jones	Keith Page
1972	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	18 – 14	Wentworthville Magpies	Laurie Fagan	Keith Page
1973	Wentworthville Magpies	12 – 8	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	D. Rayner	Don Macdonald

The Metropolitan League (1974–1976)

The Second Division was reorganised in 1974 and renamed the Metropolitan League. It was dominated by the Ryde-Eastwood club. In the absence of Wentworthville, who competed in the Illawarra Rugby League competition, Ryde-Eastwood won all three Metropolitan League titles. The Metropolitan League was dismantled in 1976 and with it the idea of a second-tier competition.

Year	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Winning Coach	Referee
1974	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	37 – 9	St Marys Saints	Laurie Fagan	D. MacDonald
1975	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	18 – 14	Windsor Wolves	Laurie Fagan
1976	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	10 – 8	University of NSW

The Metropolitan Cup (1990–2002)

The concept of the second-tier competition was resurrected in 1990 with the establishment of the Metropolitan Cup. Many teams that were involved in the former Second Division and Metropolitan League were included in the new competition, including Ryde-Eastwood and Wentworthville. Other teams in the new competition included the Guildford Owls, Mount Pritchard, Bankstown Greyhounds, Western Suburbs Magpies and the Hills District Bulls. The Newtown Jets, who had been exiled from the New South Wales Rugby League premiership at the close of the 1983 season, were also granted admission into the competition in 1991 and became a successful club in their second life, winning 4 premierships (including 3 in a row between 1995 and 1997).Other teams who competed in the cup over the years included St. Marys Saints, West Wollongong Red Devils, Moorebank Rams (Bulldogs), UTS Roosters, Windsor Wolves, Cabramatta Blues, Sydney Bulls and the Kellyville Bushrangers

The final Metropolitan Cup was contested in 2002 and was won by a newly formed club, the Sydney Bulls, defeating Ryde-Eastwood in the last grand final of the Metropolitan Cup.

Year	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Winning Coach	Referee
1990	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	19 – 6	Hills District Bulls	Ken Wilson	Peter Filmer
1991	Guildford Owls	21 – 6	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	Greg Pierce	Chris Ward
1992	Newtown Jets	30 – 18	Wentworthville Magpies	B Wakefield
1993	St Marys Saints	30 – 10	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	Mark O'Reilly	Kelvin Jeffes
1994	St Marys Saints	32 – 14	Hills District Bulls	Mark O'Reilly	Graeme West
1995	Newtown Jets	26 – 8	Wentworthville Magpies	Col Murphy	Matt Hewitt
1996	Newtown Jets	28 – 16	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	Col Murphy	David Jay
1997	Newtown Jets	18 – 8	Guildford Owls	Col Murphy
1998	Wentworthville Magpies	18 – 12	Kellyville	Ian McCann
1999	Wentworthville Magpies	30 – 22	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	Ian McCann
2000	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	24 – 10	St Marys Saints	Dave Nugent
2001	St Marys Saints	20 – 16	Sydney Bulls	Tim O'Brien	Kelvin Jeffes
2002	Sydney Bulls	44 – 10	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	Steven Ghosn	Rod Lawrence

Jim Beam Cup (2003–2008)

The Jim Beam Cup was established in 2003 as part of another overall restructure of the NSWRL competitions operating in the levels below the NRL. The Jim Beam Cup was intended to lay the foundations of a semi-professional 'State League' competition (similar to the Queensland Cup) and included four non-Sydney teams from the Central Coast (Erina Eagles, The Entrance Tigers, Ourimbah Magpies, and Woy Woy Roosters.) With the inclusion of these clubs (who field teams in the Central Coast Division of the CRL) the Jim Beam Cup became a cooperative effort between the NSWRL and the CRL.

Radio coverage was heard on Hawkesbury Radio 89.9FM with Peter Jolly and Shane Skeen.

Year	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Winning Coach	Referee
2003	The Entrance Tigers	14 – 10	Wentworthville Magpies	Matt Parish	Jason Robinson
2004	Sydney Bulls	22 – 16	The Entrance Tigers	Steve Ghosn	Rod Lawrence
2005	Windsor Wolves	23 – 18	Sydney Bulls	Steve Ghosn	Jared Maxwell
2006	Sydney Bulls	56 – 22	Newtown Jets	David Bayssari	Alan Shortall
2007	The Entrance Tigers	30 – 20	Sydney Bulls	Jamy Forbes	Chris James
2008	Windsor Wolves	36 – 16	Sydney Bulls	Trent Rosa	Adam Gee

Bundaberg Red Cup (2009–2012)

The 2009 Grand Final was a closely fought battle between Minor Premiers Wentworthville Magpies and Cabramatta Two Blues, with Wentworthville coming out victorious by 24–20 in the game at Leichhardt Oval.

Year	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Winning Coach	Referee
2009	Wentworthville Magpies	24 – 10	Cabramatta Two Blues	Brett Cook	Chris Sutton
2010	Wentworthville Magpies	38 – 28	Bankstown City Bulls	Brett Cook	Jon Stone
2011	Cabramatta Two Blues	28 – 20	Mount Pritchard Mounties	Corey Ruttle	Robert Bowen
2012	Wentworthville Magpies	16 – 14	The Entrance Tigers	Alex Chan	Phil Henderson

Ron Massey Cup (2013–)

During the 2012/13 offseason it was announced that Bundaberg Rum had withdrawn their sponsorship, and the competition would be renamed as the Ron Massey Cup, after the great Parramatta assistant coach.

Year	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Minor Premiers	Wooden Spoon	Winning Coach	Referee
2013	Wentworthville Magpies	32 – 18	Mount Pritchard Mounties			Alex Chan	Adam Cassidy
2014	The Entrance Tigers	22 – 18	Mount Pritchard Mounties	Wentworthville Magpies	Burwood North Ryde United	Jamy Forbes	Adam Cassidy
2015	Mount Pritchard Mounties	30 – 14	Asquith Magpies	Mount Pritchard Mounties	Kingsgrove Colts	Chris Hutchinson	Daniel Olford
2016	Mount Pritchard Mounties	36 – 16	St Marys Saints	Mount Pritchard Mounties	Kingsgrove Colts	Mark Speechley	Ryan Jackson
2017	Wentworthville Magpies	38 – 4	Auburn Warriors	St Marys Saints	Western Suburbs Magpies	Chris Yates	Ryan Jackson
2018	Wentworthville Magpies	38 – 4	St Marys Saints	Wentworthville Magpies	Penrith Brothers	Brett Cook	Darian Furner
2019	Wentworthville Magpies	32 – 14	St Marys Saints	Wentworthville Magpies	Penrith Brothers	Brett Cook	Kieron Irons
2020	Season was suspended after 1 round due to lockdowns enacted to mitigate risks of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]
2021	Season was suspended after 16 rounds due to lockdowns enacted to mitigate risks of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]
2022	Hills District Bulls	18 – 12	Glebe Dirty Reds	Hills District Bulls	Western Suburbs Magpies	Mick Withers	Damian Brady
2023	St Marys Saints	12 – 40	Wentworthville Magpies	St Marys Saints	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Darren Baker	Clayton Wills

Premiership Tally

No.	Club	Premierships
1	Wentworthville Magpies	17 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	6 (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1990, 2000)
3	Newtown Jets	4 (1992, 1995, 1996, 1997)
4	St Marys Saints	4 (1993, 1994, 2001, 2023)
5	The Entrance Tigers	3 (2003, 2007, 2014)
6	Sydney Bulls	3 (2002, 2004, 2006)
7	Mount Pritchard Mounties	2 (2015, 2016)
8	Windsor Wolves	2 (2005, 2008)
9	Cabramatta Two Blues	1 (2011)
10	Guildford Owls	1 (1991)
11	Penrith Panthers	1 (1966)
12	Kingsford	1 (1963)
13	Hills District Bulls	1 (2022)

Bold means the team is still currently playing in the competition.

Timeline of Teams

The following timeline displays the participation of clubs in the Ron Massey Cup and its most recent predecessors, The Metropolitan Cup, the Jim Beam and Bundaberg Red Cups. The competitions had Top 4 final series from 1990 to 2002, Top 5 from 2003 to 2012, and Top 8 from 2013 to 2019. Three teams from the cancelled 2020 Ron Massey Cup participated in the 2020 President's Cup, two making the four team final series.

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Since its establishment in 2003 the competition has both expanded and contracted in terms of numbers of sides competing. Aside from the original expansion of the Sydney-based competition into the Central Coast, the Bundaberg Red Cup has continued to expand throughout Sydney, moving away from its Western Sydney base in 2005 with the inclusion of two Northern Sydney sides: the Asquith Magpies and Belrose Eagles.

2000s

2003
2003 saw the inauguration of the new Jim Beam Cup. It featured eight teams from Sydney and four from the Central Coast.

• Erina Eagles
• Guildford Owls
• Newtown Jets
• Ourimbah Magpies
• Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
• St Mary's-Penrith Cougars
• South Sydney Juniors
• Sydney Bulls
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves
• Woy Woy Roosters

2004
The St Mary's-Penrith Cougars left to focus on their NSW Premier League side, and were replaced by the Cabramatta Two Blues.

• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Erina Eagles
• Guildford Owls
• Newtown Jets
• Ourimbah Magpies
• Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
• South Sydney Juniors
• Sydney Bulls
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves
• Woy Woy Roosters

2005

• Asquith Magpies
• Belrose Eagles
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Erina Eagles
• Newtown Jets
• Ourimbah Magpies (failed to complete the season)
• Sydney Bulls
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves
• Woy Woy Roosters

2006
The Woy Woy Roosters withdrew.

• Asquith Magpies
• Belrose Eagles
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Erina Eagles
• Newtown Jets
• Sydney Bulls
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

2007
In 2007, 12 clubs competed for the Jim Beam Cup. New clubs Shellharbour, Chester Hill, Seven Hills and Mount Pritchard competed for the first time. The Newtown Jets dropped out of the competition to concentrate on their club's 2007 NSWRL Premier League campaign.

• Asquith Magpies
• Belrose Eagles
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Chester Hill Rhinos
• Erina Eagles
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• Seven Hills Demons
• Shellharbour City Marlins
• Sydney Bulls
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

In terms of geographical spread four clubs were based in the Parramatta District (Wentworthville, Seven Hills, Cabramatta and Mount Pritchard), two on the Central Coast of NSW (Erina and The Entrance) and Canterbury-Bankstown (Chester Hill and Sydney Bulls) and one each in Penrith (Windsor Wolves), Manly-Warringah (Belrose), Illawarra (Shellharbour) and North Sydney (Asquith).

2008
In 2008, for the first time, an interstate team entered the competition, a Western Australia Rugby League representative side known as the WA Reds, with a view to developing the game in the state in order to secure a future NRL franchise in 2011–2012.^[6] The Cronulla Sutherland Sharks and the Campbelltown Eagles also joined the competition. The Seven Hills Demons announced that they would not field a team in the Jim Beam Cup in Season 2008.^[7] The Entrance Tigers, who had claimed the 2007 title, unfortunately pulled out of the Jim Beam Cup due to the restrictions placed on gambling and smoking in clubs and pubs.^[8] The Asquith Magpies also withdrew from the competition.

• Belrose Eagles
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Campbelltown Eagles
• Chester Hill Rhinos
• Erina Eagles
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• Shellharbour City Marlins
• Southern Sharks
• Sydney Bulls
• WA Reds
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

2009

• Bankstown City Bulls
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Campbelltown Eagles
• Chester Hill Rhinos
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• Penrith Brothers
• Southern Districts Rebels
• WA Reds
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

2010s

2010

• Bankstown City Bulls
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Campbelltown Eagles
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• Penrith Brothers
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

2011
In 2011, the Kingsgrove Colts joined the competition, based in the St George catchment area. As of Round 6, the Sydney Bulls left the competition due to financial difficulties.

• Bankstown Sports
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Kingsgrove Colts
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• Sydney Bulls (failed to complete the season)
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

2012

• Auburn Warriors
• Blacktown Workers
• Burwood North Ryde
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Kingsgrove Colts
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

2013

• Asquith Magpies
• Auburn Warriors
• Blacktown Workers
• Burwood North Ryde
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Kingsgrove Colts
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Western Suburbs Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

The Asquith Magpies returned, replacing the St Johns Eagles. The Guildford Owls made their return, and the Western Suburbs Magpies made their return following the merger of the NSW Cup entities.

2014

• Asquith Magpies
• Auburn Warriors
• Blacktown Workers
• Burwood North Ryde
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Guildford Owls
• Kingsgrove Colts
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• The Entrance Tigers
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Western Suburbs Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

2015

• Asquith Magpies
• Auburn Warriors
• Blacktown Workers
• Burwood North Ryde
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Guildford Owls
• Kingsgrove Colts
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Western Suburbs Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

The reigning premiers, The Entrance Tigers withdrew. Western Suburbs, Cabramatta and Kingsgrove missed the eight-team finals series.

2016

• Asquith Magpies
• Auburn Warriors
• Blacktown Workers
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Concord-Burwood United Wolves
• Guildford Owls
• Hills District Bulls
• Kingsgrove Colts
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• St Marys Saints
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Western Suburbs Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

The Hills District Bulls and St Marys Saints joined the competition.

2017

• Auburn Warriors
• Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Concord-Burwood-Glebe Wolves
• Guildford Owls
• Hills District Bulls
• Mounties
• St Marys Saints
• Wentworthville
• Western Suburbs

2018

• Asquith Magpies
• Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
• Brothers Penrith
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Glebe Dirty Reds
• Guildford Owls
• Hills District Bulls
• Mounties
• St Marys
• Wentworthville
• Western Suburbs

Auburn did not field a team in the competition after being liquidated.

2019

• Asquith Magpies
• Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
• Brothers Penrith
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Glebe Dirty Reds
• Guildford Owls
• Hills District Bulls
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• St Marys Saints
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Western Suburbs Magpies

2020s

2020
For 2020 the 11 clubs in the list immediately below were included in the competition. After the first round on 14 & 15 March, the Ron Massey Cup was suspended and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.^[9] In that single, first round the winning teams were the Kaiviti Silktails (40-16 on their debut), Concord-Burwood-Glebe Wolves (12-4), Wentworthville (18-14), St Marys (44-32) and Blacktown Workers (30-4). Guildford had the bye.

The NSWRL subsequently arranged two men's competitions, a President's Cup and a reconfigured Sydney Shield.^[10] Hills District Bulls and Wentworthville entered teams in both competitions. Glebe-Burwood Wolves fielded a team in the President's Cup.

The President's Cup comprised four teams from within the Sydney metropolitan area and five teams from other areas of the state. The Sydney teams were Glebe-Burwood Wolves (finished as runners-up), North Sydney Bears (semi-finalist), Hills District Bulls (semi-finalist) and Wentworthville Magpies (8th). The teams from regions were Maitland Pickers (Premiers^[11]) from the Hunter Valley; Thirroul Butchers (5th) and Western Suburbs Red Devils (6th) from the Illawarra, Dubbo CYMS (7th) and a Western Rams representative team (9th).^[12] The Western Rams played their home games in Forbes, Orange, Mudgee and Bathurst.

On 28 September 2020, the NSWRL announced their intention to expand, from the 2021 season, the Ron Massey Cup to become a statewide competition. The statement also affirmed that Kaiviti Silktails from Fiji would be part of that competition.^{[13] [14]}

• Asquith Magpies
• Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Glebe-Concord Wolves
• Guildford Owls
• Hills District Bulls
• Kaiviti Silktails
• Mount Pritchard Mounties
• St Marys Saints
• Wentworthville Magpies
• Windsor Wolves

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Ron Massey Cup was cancelled after one round of matches.

2021

• Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
• Cabramatta Two Blues
• Glebe Dirty Reds
• Hills District Bulls
• Kaiviti Silktails
• Mounties
• Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
• St Mary's
• Wentworthville
• Western Suburbs
• Windsor Wolves

^[15]

2022

• Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
• Glebe Dirty Reds
• Hills Bulls
• Kaiviti Silktails
• Mounties
• Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
• St Marys
• Wentworthville
• Western Suburbs

See also

• Canterbury Cup NSW
• Sydney Shield
• Presidents Cup
• NSW Challenge Cup
• Rugby League Competitions in Australia

Sources

• Big League
• Daily Telegraph (Australia)
• E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook
• History of the Hawks 1963–2004 : a history of Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club and Ryde-Eastwood District Rugby League Football Club Inc. (2004), Chris Karas
• Never a backward step: the story of St Mary's Rugby League Club (2008), Alan Whiticker.
• NSWRL Annual Reports
• Rugby League News (available on Trove)
• Rugby League Week
• St George & Sutherland Leader
• Sydney Morning Herald

All of the above are available at the State Library of NSW, although some collections are incomplete.

• NSWRL News, 2016 Grand Final edition.

Notes and References

1. News: Pengilly. Adam. Rugby league tactician Ron Massey dies, aged 86. 19 September 2016. The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 September 2016.
2. News: Row over Jim Beam, Bundaberg Rum sponsorship . Herald Sun. 14 November 2008 . Melbourne . News Limited . Josh . Massoud.
3. Web site: Competition » League Unlimited . League Unlimited . 23 August 2022.
4. Web site: 2020-03-27. NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season. 2020-10-08. New South Wales Rugby League.
5. Web site: NSWRL makes tough call to abandon Major Competitions. 10 Aug 2021. NSWRL. 11 May 2022.
6. News: Brent . Read . WA eyes return as Sydney clubs battle . https://archive.today/20120914073824/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23736889-5012431,00.html . dead . 14 September 2012 . The Australian . News Limited . 22 May 2008 . 22 May 2008 . Sydney .
7. Web site: WA Wins Bid for National Team: The Journey to the NRL Begins . WA Rugby League . 15 December 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070222065849/http://www.warugbyleague.com.au/content/wateam1/ . 22 February 2007 .
8. Web site: The Entrance Withdraw from the 2008 Jim Beam Cup.
9. Web site: NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season. 27 March 2020. NSWRL. 24 August 2020.
10. Web site: Regional and Metro teams to meet in unique 2020 Presidents Cup. 30 June 2020. NSWRL. 24 August 2020.
11. Web site: Lamb finesses with a field goal to gift Maitland the trophy. Harris. Kristy-Lee. 27 September 2020. NSWRL. 29 September 2020.
12. Web site: President's Cup 2020 - Ladder. 13 September 2020. League Unlimited. 29 September 2020.
13. Web site: NSWRL unveils exciting blueprint for football comps. 28 September 2020. NSWRL. 28 September 2020.
14. Web site: Restructure to Southern Corridor won't impact Group Seven Rugby League competition. Ward. Courtney. 28 September 2020. South Coast Register. 29 September 2020.
15. Web site: Draw.