National Rugby League reserves affiliations

The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league clubs in Australasia. Run by the Australian Rugby League Commission, however, since the late 1980s, when the former New South Wales Rugby League expanded interstate to make the first attempt at a national competition, there has not been a league-wide reserves competition; and, since 2002, there has been no dedicated reserves competition of any kind. As a result, NRL-listed players who are not selected in their senior teams are made eligible to play in one of the second-tier state leagues: the New South Wales Cup or the Queensland Cup. The system used to accommodate NRL-listed players within these leagues varies considerably from state to state.

Current affiliations

In the 2020 season, the sixteen National Rugby League clubs will have the following reserves arrangements.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

NRL club Reserves arrangement Affiliated club Affiliated league Affiliated location
Brisbane Broncos Club affiliation (split) Central Queensland Capras Queensland Cup Rockhampton, QLD
Club affiliation (split) Norths Devils Queensland Cup Nundah (Brisbane), QLD
Club affiliation (split) Souths Logan Magpies Queensland Cup West End (Brisbane), QLD
Club affiliation (split) Wynnum Manly Seagulls Queensland Cup Manly West (Brisbane), QLD
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Stand-alone reserves team Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs New South Wales Cup Belmore (Sydney), NSW
Canberra Raiders Club affiliation Mount Pritchard Mounties New South Wales Cup Mount Pritchard (Sydney), NSW
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Club affiliation Newtown Jets New South Wales Cup Marrickville (Sydney), NSW
Gold Coast Titans Club affiliation (split) Burleigh Bears Queensland Cup Miami (Gold Coast), QLD
Club affiliation (split) Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup Tweed Heads, NSW
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Club affiliation Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles New South Wales Cup Arndell Park (Sydney), NSW
Melbourne Storm Club affiliation (split) Easts Tigers Queensland Cup Coorparoo (Brisbane), QLD
Club affiliation (split) Sunshine Coast Falcons Queensland Cup Kawana Waters (Sunshine Coast), QLD
New Zealand Warriors Club affiliation Redcliffe Dolphins[note 1] Queensland Cup Kippa-Ring (Brisbane), QLD
Newcastle Knights Stand-alone reserves team Newcastle Knights New South Wales Cup Newcastle, NSW
Club affiliation Ipswich Jets[note 2] Queensland Cup Ipswich, QLD
North Queensland Cowboys Club affiliation (split) Mackay Cutters Queensland Cup Mackay, QLD
Club affiliation (split) Northern Pride Queensland Cup Cairns, QLD
Club affiliation (split) Townsville Blackhawks Queensland Cup Townsville, QLD
Parramatta Eels Stand-alone reserves team Parramatta Eels New South Wales Cup Parramatta (Sydney), NSW
Penrith Panthers Stand-alone reserves team Penrith Panthers New South Wales Cup Penrith (Sydney), NSW
South Sydney Rabbitohs Stand-alone reserves team South Sydney Rabbitohs New South Wales Cup Redfern (Sydney), NSW
St George Illawarra Dragons Stand-alone reserves team St George Illawarra Dragons New South Wales Cup Wollongong, NSW &
Carlton (Sydney), NSW
Sydney Roosters Club affiliation North Sydney Bears New South Wales Cup North Sydney Oval
Wests Tigers Stand-alone reserves team Western Suburbs Magpies New South Wales Cup Leumeah (Sydney), NSW &
Leichhardt (Sydney), NSW
  • Currently the only NSW Cup & QLD Cup team not affiliated with an NRL club is Queensland Cup team PNG Hunters, based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

See also

Notes
  1. The Warriors planned to withdraw from NSWRL competitions at the end of the, now cancelled, 2020 season. They will partner with Redcliffe for the 2021 season. [7]
  2. Newcastle and Ipswich are partnered but remain separate clubs. Newcastle's players still play for their NSW Cup team. [8]

References
  1. http://www.nswrl.com.au/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/nswrl-clubs.html 2017 NSW Cup Feeder Clubs
  2. http://www.broncos.com.au/team/affiliates.html 2017 Broncos Feeder Clubs
  3. http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/gold-coast-titans-welcome-twoyear-partnership-with-new-feeder-club-central-queensland-capras/news-story/23aa6ef9b198fe2bd784ffd7f00c0a7c 2017 Titan Feeder Clubs
  4. https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2016/03/09/rd_2_feeder_team_ann.html 2017 Storm Feeder Clubs
  5. http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2014/09/10/new_feeder_club_for_toyota_cowboys.html 2017 Cowboy Feeder Clubs
  6. "Capras: Titans have missed big chance". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. "Uniting with the Dolphins". Warriors. 8 June 2020.
  8. "Knights launch pathway partnership with Ipswich Jets". Newcastle Knights. 13 December 2019.
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