Charity Shield (NRL)
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.
Sport | Rugby league |
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Inaugural season | 1982 |
Number of teams | 2 |
Shield Holders | |
Most titles |
Originally contested between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the St. George Dragons, and later by the St George Illawarra Dragons when they merged in 1999, the teams go head to head in an annual clash three weeks prior to the kickoff of the NRL season.
Since its inception in 1982, the Charity Shield has been played on thirty occasions. Of these, the Dragons (St George and St George Illawarra) have won 16 times, while South Sydney have triumphed outright on 13 occasions and retained the shield as the current holder in each of the 5 drawn matches. Broken down, St George played 17 matches, winning 11; while St George Illawarra, since their merger in 1999, have played 17 matches, winning 5.
The match has been broadcast on national television and in 2002 for the first and only time was screened live in the UK. The Charity Shield is for Souths Cares, Wollongong Hospital and St George Hospital
Head To Head
Team | Played | Games Won | Games Lost | Draws | Shields | PF | PA | PD |
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37 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 631 | 629 | +2 | |
37 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 629 | 631 | -2 | |
17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 273 | 217 | +56 | |
19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 344 | 388 | −44 |
Match results
Winner | Score | Loser | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
9–7 | 13 February 1982 | Redfern Oval | J.Danzey | 10,980 | ||||
28–10 | 12 February 1983 | Redfern Oval | K. Roberts | 9,120 | ||||
24–6 | 10 March 1984 | Redfern Oval | K. Roberts | 8,365 | ||||
10–8 | 10 March 1985 | Redfern Oval | K. Roberts | 8,022 | ||||
12–0 | 15 February 1986 | Redfern Oval | M. Stone | 10,164 | ||||
28–14 | 7 February 1987 | Redfern Oval | G. O'Donnell | 10,724 | ||||
30–6 | 20 February 1988 | Redfern Oval | 9,678 | |||||
20–16 | 25 February 1989 | Sydney Football Stadium | B. Harrigan | 10,491 | ||||
10–10 | 9 February 1990 | Sydney Football Stadium | 12,791 | |||||
16–16 | 2 February 1991 | Sydney Football Stadium | B. Harrigan | 12,543 | ||||
21–20 | 1 February 1992 | Sydney Football Stadium | G.Annesley | 18,120 | ||||
10–8 | 30 January 1993 | Sydney Football Stadium | B. Harrigan | 18,231 | ||||
14–11 | 29 January 1994 | Sydney Football Stadium | G. McCallum | 19,266 | ||||
18–10 | 28 January 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium | B. Harrigan | 15,643 | ||||
30–6 | 17 February 1996 | Sydney Football Stadium | K. Jeffes | 8,920 | ||||
26–18 | 15 February 1997 | Sydney Football Stadium | P. Simpkins | 10,242 | ||||
14–4 | 21 February 1998 | Sydney Football Stadium | B. Harrigan | 28,310 | ||||
16–14 | 20 February 1999 | Sydney Cricket Ground | B. Harrigan | 19,250 | ||||
South Sydney Rabbitohs were excluded from competing in the NRL for the 2000 and 2001 seasons | ||||||||
20–20 | 16 February 2002 | Aussie Stadium | B. Harrigan | 36,804 | ||||
28–10 | 15 February 2003 | Aussie Stadium | S. Hampstead | 20,834 | ||||
34–8 | 14 February 2004 | Aussie Stadium | 21,513 | |||||
30–6 | 19 February 2005 | Aussie Stadium | 20,481 | |||||
14–12 | 18 February 2006 | Telstra Stadium | S. Clark | 24,556 | ||||
16–14 | 3 March 2007 | Telstra Stadium | S. Hayne | 23,053 | ||||
24–20 | 1 March 2008 | ANZ Stadium | T. Archer | 25,127 | ||||
18–6 | 28 February 2009 | ANZ Stadium | B. Cummins/T. Archer | 25,871 | ||||
26–26 | 27 February 2010 | ANZ Stadium | A. Klein/B. Suttor | 27,221 | ||||
32–10 | 13 February 2011 | ANZ Stadium | T. Archer/J. Maxwell | 19,267 | ||||
18–12 | 19 February 2012 | ANZ Stadium | B.Suttor/J.Robinson | 21,398 | ||||
28–10 | 22 February 2013 | ANZ Stadium | Jared Maxwell/Adam Devcich | 19,630 | ||||
38–20 | 22 February 2014 | WIN Stadium | S. Hayne | 14,633 | ||||
12–12 | 7 February 2015 | ANZ Stadium | Adam Devcich | 16,821 | ||||
18–14 | 13 February 2016 | ANZ Stadium | G. Badger | 13,421[1] | ||||
32–14 | 19 February 2017 | ANZ Stadium | A. Klein/G. Munro | 12,516[2] | ||||
22–18 | 24 February 2018 | Glen Willow Stadium | 9,133 | |||||
36–24 | 2 March 2019 | Glen Willow Stadium | A. Klein | 9,027 | ||||
26–12 | 29 February 2020 | Glen Willow Stadium | A. Klein/G.Badger | 9,124 |
Biggest wins
Points | Score | Winner | Year |
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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 | 32–10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2011 |
Most points scored in a game by a winning side
Points | Score | Winner | Year |
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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 |
30 | 30–6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1988 |
30 | 30–6 | St. George Dragons | 1996 |
Most points scored in a game by a losing side
Points | Score | Winner | Runner-up | Year |
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24 | 36–24 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2019 |
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 |
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60 | 36–24 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2019 |
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 |
41 | 21–20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1992 |
Least points scored in a game
Points | Score | Winner | Year |
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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 |
References
- "NRL Trial: Dragons v Rabbitohs | Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- "Dragons beaten in Charity Shield". dragons.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2017.