| New South Wales Tertiary Student Rugby League | |
| Current Season: | 2018 New South Wales Tertiary Student Rugby League season |
| Pixels: | 150x150px |
| Founded: | 1970 |
| Ceotag: | Chief executive |
| Teams: | 4 |
| Championtag: | Premiers |
| Champion: | Sydney University |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Most Champs: | Norwest Polecats |
| Count: | 15 |
| Website: | tertiaryleague.com.au |
The NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League is an affiliated body of the New South Wales Rugby League, established to promote the development of Rugby League within Universities, TAFE and other Tertiary Institutes within the state of NSW.
Formed in late 1969, the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League came about when the Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of NSW and University of Newcastle Rugby League clubs joined to create their own competition that was not restricted by the same boundaries as other senior open age competitions within Sydney.
In 2009 the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League had 12 clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra and Newcastle, making it one of the most geographically spread competitions under the New South Wales Rugby League.
The Tertiary Nines was an annual pre-season competition run by the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League to kick start the Tertiary League season.
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Macquarie University | |||
| 1974 | Macquarie University | |||
| 1975 | Catholic College of Education | |||
| 1976 | Catholic College of Education | |||
| 1977 | ||||
| 1978 | Catholic College of Education | |||
| 1979 | Macquarie University | |||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1981 | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1984 | Catholic College of Education | |||
| No Competition Between 1985 and 2005 | ||||
| 2006 | University of Technology, Sydney | Bathurst Mungoes | ||
| 2007 | Bathurst Mungoes | |||
| 2008 | University of Technology, Sydney | |||
| 2009 | Lewisham Old Boys | Royal Australian Navy Titans | ||
| 2010 | West Sydney Blues | Norwest Polecats | ||
| 2011 | Lewisham Old Boys | Bathurst Mungoes | ||
| 2012 | Norwest Polecats | University of Technology, Sydney | ||
| 2013 | RailCorp Apprentices | University of Technology, Sydney | ||
| 2015 | University of Technology, Sydney | University of Western Sydney Ducks | ||
| 2016 | University of Technology, Sydney | University of Western Sydney Ducks | ||
| 2018 | Macquarie University | 10 – 8 | Sydney University | |
| 2019 | UTS Leichhardt Wanderers | 34 – 14 | Sydney University | |
The original competition set up by the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League back in 1970, the Tertiary League is the premier week-to-week competition run in NSW for University, TAFE and other Tertiary college students.
With a significant influx of teams joining the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League after the competition was originally created, it was deemed that in 1973 a Second Division competition would be created. The competition has been run every year since.
The NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League operated a Third Division competition from 1981 to 2004. Originally the Third Division was operated as a completely separate competition from First and Second Division, however after the Super League war when a number of Tertiary institutes stopped playing Rugby League, the Third Division was made up of teams who failed to make the Second Division finals.
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Nepean CAE, Kingswood | North Sydney Catholics | ||
| 1979 | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1981 | Macquarie University | |||
| 1982 | ||||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1984 | Catholic College of Education | 16 – 11 | Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 1986 | Catholic College of Education | Macquarie University | ||
| 1987 | Nepean C.A.E | Catholic College of Education | ||
| 1988 | Catholic College of Education | State Rail Authority | ||
| 1989 | Sydney University | 18 – 4 | Catholic College of Education | |
| 1990 | Catholic College of Education | 32 – 0 | State Rail Authority | |
| 1994 | Cumberland College | |||
| 1996 | State Rail Authority | |||
| 1997 | Macquarie University | University of Technology, Sydney | ||
| 1999 | Sydney University | |||
| 2000 | State Rail Authority | ACU Castle Hill | ||
| 2001 | UWS Nirimba | |||
| 2002 | UWS Nirimba | |||
| 2003 | University of Technology, Sydney | |||
| 2004 | UWS Macarthur |
The Annual City v Country clash gives a chance for some of the best players from the NSW Tertiary Student League competition to battle it out for the City/Country Shield.
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Country | 24 – 22 | City | |
| 2014 | City | 34 – 22 | Country | |
| 2016 | Country | 22 – 22 | City | |
| 2017 | City | 32 – 18 | Country | |
| 2018 | East Metro | 18 – 14 | West Metro | |
| 2019 | Metro West | 38 – 22 | Metro East |
Twelve clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra Newcastle have confirmed their participation in the 2009 New South Wales Tertiary League season.[1]
| Club Name | Tertiary Institute | Year Formed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Catholic University | Australia Catholic University | 2015 | |
| Cumberland Beavers | University of Western Sydney, Nepean / Parramatta TAFE | 1991 | |
| Macquarie University Warriors | Macquarie University | ||
| TAFE NSW Polecats | TAFE NSW | 1971 | |
| Sydney University Lions | University of Sydney, Camperdown | 1920 | |
| University of Canberra Grizzlies | University of Canberra | 2009 | |
| UTS Tigers | University of Technology, Sydney | 1970 | |
| UWS Ducks | University of Western Sydney | 2014 |
The following teams have changed their names over their life in the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League:
The following Tertiary Institutes participated in one of the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League competitions in the past: