Tarsha Gale Cup

The Tarsha Gale Cup is one of the main Women's rugby league nines competitions in Australia.

Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup
Current season or competition:
2019 Tarsha Gale Cup
SportRugby league
Instituted2017
Inaugural season2017
Number of teams10
Country Australia (New South Wales Rugby League)
PremiersIllawarra Steelers (2019)
Most titlesPenrith Panthers, Cronulla Sharks, Illawarra Steelers
(1 title each)
WebsiteTarsha Gale
Related competitionNSWRL Women's Premiership
NRL Women's Premiership

The New South Wales Rugby League announced the creation of a nine-a-side under-18s women's league for 2017 Named the Tarsha Gale Nines after the former Australian Jillaroos and NSW captain of the 1990s.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

History
Logo 2017

Clubs

Tarsha Gale Cup operates on a single table system, with no divisions, conferences nor promotion and relegation from other leagues. In 2018, the St. George Dragons and the Newcastle Knights entered teams into the competition for the first time.

Current clubs
Club Established City Stadium Capacity**
Canberra Raiders 1981 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Raiders Club 25,000
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1934 Belmore, New South Wales Belmore Sports Ground 19,000
84,000
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1967 Woolooware Southern Cross Group Stadium
Cronulla High School		 19,500
Illawarra Steelers 1981 Wollongong, New South Wales WIN Stadium
Ron Costello Oval		 27,400
Newcastle Knights 1987 Newcastle, New South Wales Maitland Sports Ground
Cessnock Sports Ground		 7,000
Parramatta Eels 1947 Parramatta New Era Stadium 21,487
84,000
Penrith Panthers 1967 Penrith St Marys Leagues Stadium
Windsor Sporting Complex		 22,500
St George Dragons 1921 Kogarah, New South Wales Jubilee Oval
Norford Park		 23,000
South Sydney Rabbitohs 1908 Redfern Redfern Oval
Erskineville Oval		 2000
Sydney Roosters 1908 Marrickville Henson Park 23,750
18,000
84,000
Wests Tigers 1999* Concord, New South Wales Leichhardt Oval
Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Hillier Oval		 20,000
20,000
84,000
** capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity.
* denotes that the club was formed as a joint-venture of former existing clubs.

Venues
Main article: List of Australian rugby league stadiums

Players

Season structure

Pre-season

Prior to the commencement of the home-and-away season teams are paired off to play an exhibition trial match. In 2017 these matches took place during varying weeks of January.

Premiership season

Grand Final

The two highest place teams at the conclusion of the home-and-away season will qualify for the Grand final. The winner of this match is determined the competition's premier.

Results By Year
Year Premiers Runners-up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon
2017 Penrith Panthers Canterbury Bulldogs Canterbury Bulldogs Wests Tigers
2018 Cronulla Sharks Newcastle Knights Cronulla Sharks Canterbury Bulldogs
2019 Illawarra Steelers Newcastle Knights Illawarra Steelers Canterbury Bulldogs

Premiership Tally
No. Club Seasons
1 Penrith Panthers 1 (2017)
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 1 (2018)
1 Illawarra Steelers 1 (2019)

Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.

Awards

The following major individual awards and accolades are presented each season

Media coverage

Television

TBA

Online

Grand Final only on NSWRL.com.au

Corporate relations

Sponsorship

The Harvey Norman is the league's current and inaugural naming rights partner.

Merchandising

Official match day attire together with other club merchandise is sold through the NRL's stores and website as well through the clubs and through some retailers.

See also

References
  1. "New comp a 'gamechanger' for women". 24 August 2016.
  2. Media, NRL Digital. "NSWRL Announces Tarsha Gale Nines".
  3. "NSWRL targets elite women's competition".
  4. Proszenko, Adrian (24 August 2016). "Elite female rugby league players could be earning wage within three years".
  5. "NSWRL targets elite women's comp".
  6. "Revolutionary Nines move to seed long-term NSW success".
  7. "Blues mates turn rivals in breakout game".
  8. http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/20161215%20Tarsha%20Gale%20Cup%202017%20Version%201.2.pdf
  9. http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/11/02/sharks_trials_for_ta.html
  10. http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/01/10/player_information_f.html
  11. http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2017/01/24/_2017_draw_tarsha_ga.html
  12. http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2016/12/20/tarsha_gale_cup_squa.html
  13. http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2017/01/24/_2017_tarsha_gale_cu.html
  14. http://live.nswrl.com.au/comp/c751fb82fec6872c7?r=adcd6e049c6522528
  15. http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/draw-results/tarsha_cup.html
  16. http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2017/02/10/south_sydney_tarsha_.html
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