Affiliated States Championship

The Affiliated States Championship is an annual rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League involving the four affiliated states (Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia) plus the Australian Police and Australian Defence Force.

Affiliated States Championship
SportRugby league
Instituted1994
Number of teams4 (current)
Country Australia
ChampionsVictoria (2019)
Most titlesWestern Australia (16 titles)

Following the Championship, a Combined Affiliated States (CAS) representative side is selected from the teams to tour the Pacific islands.

History

The initial Championship had Australian Capital Territory and Newcastle in it because they were the two strongest competitions outside of the Queensland Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League.

The Championship resumed in 2003 with just the four Affiliated states. The PRLA Australian team joined the competition in 2005.

The Affiliated Championships have over the past few years (2010–2014) been held at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, however in 2015 they were held in Darwin Northern Territory.

2016 saw the championships return to Adelaide, and were played at Thebarton Oval in Torrensville, with Western Australia winning their seventh consecutive title.

Combined Affiliated States

On 20 October 2017, a Combined Affiliated States team played the English national team as a warm-up for the 2017 World Cup.[1] England won 74–12 at Perth Oval.[2]

Combined Affiliated States
Starting line-up Interchange Coaching staff
  • 8 Benjamin Bolth - Rockingham Coastal Sharks (WA)
  • 9 Andrew Jeffrey - Rockingham Coastal Sharks (WA)
  • 10 Paul Jennings - Katherine Cowboys (NT)
  • 11 Brandon Taua'a - Casey Warriors (Vic)
  • 12 Bradley Gibson - Fremantle Roosers (WA)
  • 13 Jarrod Thompson - Fremantle Roosers (WA)
  • 14 Terry Constantinou - Sunbury Tigers (Vic)
  • 15 Scott Jones - South Perth Lions (WA)
  • 16 Gillespie Fai - Joondalup Giants (WA)
  • 17 Tere Kaue - Western Districts Warriors (SA)
  • 18 Jerome Edwards - Palmerston Raiders (NT)
  • 19 Tiaan Wilkins - Sunbury Tigers (Vic)
  • 20 Jake Busby - Central Districts Roosters (SA)

Head coach

  • Merg Mikaelian


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Men's Open winners

Western Australia

Year Champions
1994 Western Australia
1995 Newcastle
1996 Western Australia
1997 Australian Capital Territory
2003 Western Australia
2004 Northern Territory
2005 Western Australia
2006 Western Australia
2007 Western Australia
2008 Western Australia
2009 Victoria
2010 Western Australia
2011 Western Australia
2012 Western Australia
2013 Western Australia
2014 Western Australia
2015 Western Australia
2016 Western Australia[3]
2017 Western Australia
2018 Western Australia
2019 Victoria

Women's Winners
Year Champions
2015 Western Australia[4]
2016 Western Australia[5]
2017 Western Australia
2018 Victoria
2019 Victoria

Under 18's Winners
Year Champions
2009 Victoria
2010 Victoria
2011 Victoria
2012 Victoria
2013 Victoria[6]
2014 Victoria
2015 Victoria
2016 Victoria[7]
2017 Victoria
2018 Victoria
2019 Victoria

Results

2019

Under-18's

Day 1: Northern Territory U18 34 def Presidents XIII 8, Victoria U18 68 def Western Australia U18 0

Day 2: Presidents XIII 8 lost to Western Australia U18 26, Northern Territory U18 10 lost to Victoria U18 44

Day 3: Presidents XIII 6 lost to Victoria U18 44, Northern Territory U18 10 lost to Western Australia U18 20

Men's Open

Day 1: Western Australia 46 def South Australia 6, Northern Territory 12 lost to Victoria 26

Day 2: Victoria 40 def South Australia 10, Northern Territory 4 lost to Western Australia 40

Day 3: Northern Territory 32 def South Australia 0, Western Australia 14 lost to Victoria 16

See also
  • Rugby League Competitions in Australia
  • Women's National Championship

References
  1. "England fully fit for Affiliated States clash". NRL.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. "England prepare for World Cup with romp". NRL.com. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. http://www.asiapacificrl.com/2016/06/12/australian-affiliated-states-results/
  4. http://nrlwa.com.au/results-2015-affiliated-states-championships/
  5. http://www.asiapacificrl.com/2016/06/12/australian-affiliated-states-results/
  6. http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-2121-0-0-0&sID=195322&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=25276805
  7. http://www.asiapacificrl.com/2016/06/12/australian-affiliated-states-results/


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