Charity Shield (NRL) explained

Charity Shield
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Inaugural:1982
Teams:2
Championtag:Shield Holders
Champion: South Sydney Rabbitohs
Season:2024
Most Champs: South Sydney Rabbitohs
Count:24

The National Rugby League's Charity Shield match is an annual pre-season game between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and St. George Illawarra Dragons played before the start of the Premiership regular season. It has been regarded as the unofficial start to the National Rugby League (NRL) season and has been in operation since 1982, with the exception of 2000 and 2001 when Souths were omitted from the NRL.

Originally contested between South Sydney and St. George, and later by the St. George Illawarra Dragons when they formed a joint-venture with Illawarra in 1998 before the 1999 NRL season, the teams go head to head in an annual clash prior to the kickoff of the NRL season.

Since its inception in 1982, the Charity Shield has been played on 41 occasions. Of these, the Dragons (St George and St George Illawarra) have won 17 times, while the Rabbitohs, South Sydney have triumphed outright on 19 occasions. South Sydney holds the shield having won the most recent match in February 2024. Broken down, St George played 17 matches, winning 11; while St George Illawarra, since their joint-venture in 1999, have played 24 matches, winning 6.

The match has been broadcast on national television and in 2002 and 2021 was screened live in the UK. The Charity Shield is for Souths Cares, Wollongong Hospital and St George Hospital.

Head To Head

Team PlayedGames WonGames LostDrawsShieldsPFPAPD
South Sydney Rabbitohs411917524759691+68
Both Dragons Teams411719517691759-68
St. George Dragons17114211273217+56
St George Illawarra Dragons2461536418542-124

Match results

WinnerScoreLoserMatch information
width=17%Date and timewidth=17%Venuewidth=11%Refereewidth=7%Crowd
align=left St. George Dragons9–7align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs13 February 1982Redfern OvalJ.Danzey10,980
align=left St. George Dragons28–10align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs12 February 1983Redfern OvalK. Roberts9,120
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs24–6align=left St. George Dragons10 March 1984Redfern OvalK. Roberts8,365
align=left St. George Dragons10–8align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs10 March 1985Redfern OvalK. Roberts8,022
align=left St. George Dragons12–0align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs15 February 1986Redfern OvalM. Stone10,164
align=left St. George Dragons28–14align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs7 February 1987Redfern OvalG. O'Donnell10,724
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs30–6align=left St. George Dragons20 February 1988Redfern Oval9,678
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs20–16align=left St. George Dragons25 February 1989Sydney Football StadiumB. Harrigan10,491
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs10–10align=left St. George Dragons9 February 1990Sydney Football Stadium12,791
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs16–16align=left St. George Dragons2 February 1991Sydney Football StadiumB. Harrigan12,543
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs21–20align=left St. George Dragons1 February 1992Sydney Football StadiumG.Annesley18,120
align=left St. George Dragons10–8align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs30 January 1993Sydney Football StadiumB. Harrigan18,231
align=left St. George Dragons14–11align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs29 January 1994Sydney Football StadiumG. McCallum19,266
align=left St. George Dragons18–10align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs28 January 1995Sydney Football StadiumB. Harrigan15,643
align=left St. George Dragons30–6align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs17 February 1996Sydney Football StadiumK. Jeffes8,920
align=left St. George Dragons26–18align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs15 February 1997Sydney Football StadiumP. Simpkins10,242
align=left St. George Dragons14–4align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs21 February 1998Sydney Football StadiumB. Harrigan28,310
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs16–14align=left St George Illawarra Dragons20 February 1999Sydney Football StadiumB. Harrigan19,250
South Sydney Rabbitohs were excluded from competing in the NRL for the 2000 and 2001 seasons
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs20–20align=left St George Illawarra Dragons16 February 2002Sydney Football StadiumB. Harrigan36,804
align=left St George Illawarra Dragons28–10align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs15 February 2003Sydney Football StadiumS. Hampstead20,834
align=left St George Illawarra Dragons34–8align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs14 February 2004Sydney Football Stadium21,513
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs30–6align=left St George Illawarra Dragons19 February 2005Sydney Football Stadium20,481
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs14–12align=left St George Illawarra Dragons18 February 2006Telstra StadiumS. Clark24,556
align=left St George Illawarra Dragons16–14align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs3 March 2007Telstra StadiumS. Hayne23,053
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs24–20align=left St George Illawarra Dragons1 March 2008ANZ StadiumT. Archer25,127
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs18–6align=left St George Illawarra Dragons28 February 2009ANZ StadiumB. Cummins/T. Archer25,871
align=left 26–26align=left St. George Illawarra Dragons27 February 2010ANZ StadiumA. Klein/B. Suttor27,221
align=left St George Illawarra Dragons32–10align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs13 February 2011ANZ StadiumT. Archer/J. Maxwell19,267
align=left St George Illawarra Dragons18–12align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs19 February 2012ANZ StadiumB.Suttor/J.Robinson21,398
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs28–10align=left St George Illawarra Dragons22 February 2013ANZ StadiumJared Maxwell/Adam Devcich19,630
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs38–20align=left St George Illawarra Dragons22 February 2014WIN StadiumS. Hayne14,633
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs12–12align=left St George Illawarra Dragons7 February 2015ANZ StadiumAdam Devcich16,821
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs18–14align=left St George Illawarra Dragons13 February 2016ANZ StadiumG. Badger13,421[1]
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs32–14align=left St George Illawarra Dragons19 February 2017ANZ StadiumA. Klein/G. Munro12,516[2]
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs22–18align=left St George Illawarra Dragons24 February 2018Glen Willow StadiumAdam Gee/Chris Sutton9,133
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs36–24align=left St George Illawarra Dragons2 March 2019Glen Willow StadiumA. Klein9,027
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs26–12align=left St George Illawarra Dragons29 February 2020Glen Willow StadiumA. Klein/G.Badger9,124
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs48–16align=left St George Illawarra Dragons27 February 2021Glen Willow StadiumP. Gough6,840
align=left St George Illawarra Dragons16-10align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs26 February 2022Glen Willow StadiumZ. Przeklasa-Adamski9,257
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs42–24align=left St George Illawarra Dragons18 February 2023Glen Willow StadiumP. Gough
align=left South Sydney Rabbitohs28–6align=left St George Illawarra Dragons17 February 2024Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, SydneyB.Sharpe

Biggest wins

Points Score Winner Year
3248–16South Sydney Rabbitohs2021
26 34–8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2004
24 30–6 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1988
24 30–6 St. George Dragons 1996
24 30–6 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2005
22 28–6 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2024

Most points scored in a game by a winning side

Points Score Winner Year
4848–16South Sydney Rabbitohs2021
38 38–20 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2014
36 36–24 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2019
34 34–8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2004
32 32–10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2011
32 32–14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2017

Most points scored in a game by a losing side

Points Score Winner Runner-up Year
2436–24South Sydney RabbitohsSt. George Illawarra Dragons2019
20 38–20 South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons 2014
20 21–20 South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Dragons 1992
20 24–20 South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons 2008
18 26–18 St. George Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs 1997
18 22–18 South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Dragons 2018

Most points scored in a game

Points Score Winner Year
6448–16South Sydney Rabbitohs2021
6036–24South Sydney Rabbitohs2019
58 38–20 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2014
52 26–26 Draw 2010
46 32–14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2017
44 26–18 St. George Dragons 1997
44 24–20 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2008
42 28–14 St. George Dragons 1987
42 34–8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2004
42 32–10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2011

Least points scored in a game

Points Score Winner Year
12 12–0 St. George Dragons 1986
16 9–7 St. George Dragons 1982
18 10–8 St. George Dragons 1985
18 10–8 St. George Dragons 1993
18 14–4 St. George Dragons 1998

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRL Trial: Dragons v Rabbitohs Austadiums. www.austadiums.com. 21 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Dragons beaten in Charity Shield. dragons.com.au. 19 February 2017 . 5 March 2017.

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