The NRL Under-20s (known commercially as the Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the top league of professional rugby league for players aged 20 years or younger in Australasia. Contested by sixteen teams, the Under-20s competition commenced in 2008 and was originally known as the Toyota Cup.[1] The competition runs parallel to Australasia's professional competition, the National Rugby League, with NYC matches played immediately prior to the NRL games.[2] Similar to the NRL, the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players.[3]
The New Zealand Warriors were the most successful club in the competition's short history, with three premierships from four Grand Final appearances; in 2010, 2011 and 2014. In 2018, the NRL Under-20s was replaced by state-based under-20s competitions in New South Wales and Queensland.[4]
The NRL Under-20s succeeded the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2008, which existed from 1961 to 2007. The competition was administered by the New South Wales Rugby League as an under-19s competition, until it was changed to an under-20s competition in 1998. On October 28, 2016 it was announced that the 2017 season will be the last for the NRL Under-20s. It was to be replaced by stronger State-based competitions in NSW and QLD, these being the reformed Jersey Flegg Cup in NSW and the new Hastings Deering Colts in Queensland.[5]
The National Youth Competition Player of the Year award is the premier individual award in the National Youth Competition. The voting for the award is similar to the Dally M Medal voting, where after each National Youth Competition game 3 points are awarded to the best player on ground, 2 points to the second and 1 point to the third. As of 2017, every winner of the award has gone on to play first grade in the NRL. The inaugural winner was Ben Hunt from the Brisbane Broncos in 2008. Hunt is also the youngest player to win the award, at age 18 years, 5 months and 13 days.
The Jack Gibson Medal is awarded to the man of the match of the Toyota Cup grand final. The award is named after legendary rugby league coach, Jack Gibson. Gibson, who guided Eastern Suburbs to premierships in 1974 and 1975, the Parramatta Eels to three successive premierships from 1981 to 1983 and was named coach of the Team of the Century, died in 2008.
Free to air: Channel 9 showed the Grand Final as part of the Grand Final Coverage.[13]
Subscription television: FOX Sports show 2 games live every weekend, live coverage of the Toyota Cup precede Fox Sports' Super Saturday and Sunday live NRL coverage.[14]
New Zealand
All New Zealand Warriors home games in the U20's competition are shown live by Sky NZ.[13]Māori Television also broadcasts Ngāti NRL, a series that focuses on young Māori and Pacific Islanders who travel to Australia and play in the Toyota Cup.[15]
^"NRL Holden Cup under-20s competition to end in season 2017". Fox Sports. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^"NRL Holden Cup under-20s competition to end in season 2017". Fox Sports. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^"Ex-Broncos under 20s coach Craig Hodges to link with Gold Coast Titans in 2017". Fox Sports. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^"High Performance Staff Update". bulldogs.com.au. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^"NYC squad coming together". newcastleknights.com.au. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^Becht, Richard (11 October 2016). "Coaches confirmed for ISP and NYC". warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^"Rabbitohs Appoint Ryan Carr As NYC Coach, Pat Richards And Ben Lowe As Assistant Coaches". rabbitohs.com.au. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^"Dragons Football Department 2017". dragons.com.au. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^Corfe, Brock (2 December 2016). "Wests Tigers confirm ISP and Holden Cup Coaches". weststigers.com.au. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^Fox Sports to show Toyota Cup live - NRL - Fox Sports
^NGATI NRL RETURNS TO MAORI TELEVISION at media.maoritelevision.com
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The NRL Under 20s known commercially as the Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden was the top league of professional rugby league for players aged 20 years or younger in Australasia Contested by sixteen teams the Under 20s competition commenced in 2008 and was originally known as the Toyota Cup 1 The competition runs parallel to Australasia s professional competition the National Rugby League with NYC matches played immediately prior to the NRL games 2 Similar to the NRL the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players 3 National Youth Competition Holden Cup SportRugby leagueInstituted2008Inaugural season2008Ceased2017Replaced byJersey FleggHastings Deering ColtsNumber of teams16Countries Australia 15 teams New Zealand 1 team PremiersManly Warringah Sea Eagles 2017 Most titlesNew Zealand Warriors 3 titles WebsiteOfficial Holden Cup websiteBroadcast partnerFox League Australia Sky Sport New Zealand Related competitionNational Rugby LeagueJersey Flegg CupHastings Deering ColtsThe New Zealand Warriors were the most successful club in the competition s short history with three premierships from four Grand Final appearances in 2010 2011 and 2014 In 2018 the NRL Under 20s was replaced by state based under 20s competitions in New South Wales and Queensland 4 Contents 1 History 2 Teams 3 Premiership winners 3 1 Team Performance 4 Awards 4 1 Player of the Year 4 2 Jack Gibson Medal 5 Television coverage 5 1 Australia 5 2 New Zealand 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe NRL Under 20s succeeded the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2008 which existed from 1961 to 2007 The competition was administered by the New South Wales Rugby League as an under 19s competition until it was changed to an under 20s competition in 1998 On October 28 2016 it was announced that the 2017 season will be the last for the NRL Under 20s It was to be replaced by stronger State based competitions in NSW and QLD these being the reformed Jersey Flegg Cup in NSW and the new Hastings Deering Colts in Queensland 5 Teams EditClub City 2017 coach Premierships Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Queensland Scott Tronc 6 0 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney New South Wales Brad Henderson 7 0 Canberra Raiders Canberra Australian Capital Territory Brett White 1 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Sydney New South Wales John Morris 0 Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Queensland Ben Woolf 0 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney New South Wales Wayne Lambkin 1 Melbourne Storm Melbourne Victoria Eric Smith 1 Newcastle Knights Newcastle New South Wales Todd Lowrie 8 0 New Zealand Warriors Auckland New Zealand Grant Pocklington 9 3 North Queensland Cowboys Townsville Queensland Aaron Payne 0 Parramatta Eels Sydney New South Wales Luke Burt 0 Penrith Panthers Sydney New South Wales David Tangata Toa 2 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney New South Wales Ryan Carr 10 0 St George Illawarra Dragons Wollongong New South WalesSydney New South Wales Wayne Collins 11 0 Sydney Roosters Sydney New South Wales Anthony Barnes 1 Wests Tigers Sydney New South Wales Chris Hutchinson 12 1Premiership winners EditSeason Premiers Score Runners up Referee Venue DateNational Youth Competition2008 Canberra Raiders 28 24 Brisbane Broncos S Hayne ANZ Stadium Sydney 5 October 20082009 Melbourne Storm 24 22 Wests Tigers G Reynolds ANZ Stadium Sydney 4 October 20092010 New Zealand Warriors 42 28 South Sydney Rabbitohs G Reynolds ANZ Stadium Sydney 3 October 20102011 New Zealand Warriors 2 31 30 North Queensland Cowboys D Munro ANZ Stadium Sydney 2 October 20112012 Wests Tigers 46 6 Canberra Raiders G Atkins ANZ Stadium Sydney 30 September 20122013 Penrith Panthers 42 30 New Zealand Warriors C Butler D Munro ANZ Stadium Sydney 6 October 20132014 New Zealand Warriors 3 34 32 Brisbane Broncos C Butler C Sutton ANZ Stadium Sydney 5 October 20142015 Penrith Panthers 2 34 18 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles A Gee P Gough ANZ Stadium Sydney 4 October 20152016 Sydney Roosters 30 28 Penrith Panthers Z Przeklasa Adamski D Oultram ANZ Stadium Sydney 2 October 20162017 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 20 18 Parramatta Eels P Henderson A Cassidy ANZ Stadium Sydney 1 October 2017Team Performance Edit Team Winners Runners up Years won Years runner up New Zealand Warriors 3 1 2010 2011 2014 2013 Penrith Panthers 2 1 2013 2015 2016 Canberra Raiders 1 1 2008 2012 Wests Tigers 1 1 2012 2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1 1 2017 2015 Melbourne Storm 1 0 2009 Sydney Roosters 1 0 2016 Brisbane Broncos 0 2 2008 2014 South Sydney Rabbitohs 0 1 2010 North Queensland Cowboys 0 1 2011 Parramatta Eels 0 1 2017Awards EditPlayer of the Year Edit The National Youth Competition Player of the Year award is the premier individual award in the National Youth Competition The voting for the award is similar to the Dally M Medal voting where after each National Youth Competition game 3 points are awarded to the best player on ground 2 points to the second and 1 point to the third As of 2017 every winner of the award has gone on to play first grade in the NRL The inaugural winner was Ben Hunt from the Brisbane Broncos in 2008 Hunt is also the youngest player to win the award at age 18 years 5 months and 13 days Year Winner Position Team2008 Ben Hunt Halfback Brisbane Broncos2009 Beau Henry Halfback St George Illawarra Dragons2010 Tariq Sims Prop Brisbane Broncos2011 Jack De Belin Second row St George Illawarra Dragons2012 David Klemmer Prop Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs2013 Bryce Cartwright Second row Penrith Panthers2014 Kane Elgey Halfback Gold Coast Titans2015 Ashley Taylor Halfback Brisbane Broncos2016 Jayden Brailey Hooker Cronulla Sutherland Sharks2017 Jake Clifford Halfback North Queensland CowboysJack Gibson Medal Edit The Jack Gibson Medal is awarded to the man of the match of the Toyota Cup grand final The award is named after legendary rugby league coach Jack Gibson Gibson who guided Eastern Suburbs to premierships in 1974 and 1975 the Parramatta Eels to three successive premierships from 1981 to 1983 and was named coach of the Team of the Century died in 2008 Year Winner Position Team2008 Josh Dugan Fullback Canberra Raiders2009 Luke Kelly Halfback Melbourne Storm2010 Carlos Tuimavave Five eighth New Zealand Warriors2011 Jordan Meads Halfback New Zealand Warriors2012 Matt Mulcahy Five eighth Wests Tigers2013 James Roberts Centre Penrith Panthers2014 Solomone Kata Centre New Zealand Warriors2015 Soni Luke Hooker Penrith Panthers2016 Nat Butcher Lock Sydney Roosters2017 Cade Cust Halfback Manly Warringah Sea EaglesTelevision coverage EditAustralia Edit Free to air Channel 9 showed the Grand Final as part of the Grand Final Coverage 13 Subscription television FOX Sports show 2 games live every weekend live coverage of the Toyota Cup precede Fox Sports Super Saturday and Sunday live NRL coverage 14 New Zealand Edit All New Zealand Warriors home games in the U20 s competition are shown live by Sky NZ 13 Maori Television also broadcasts Ngati NRL a series that focuses on young Maori and Pacific Islanders who travel to Australia and play in the Toyota Cup 15 See also Edit Sports portalList of records in the National Youth Competition rugby league Rugby League Competitions in AustraliaReferences Edit Gallop David 2007 Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007 PDF Australian Rugby League Limited p 6 Archived from the original pdf on 13 September 2009 Retrieved 15 July 2009 ARL set to approve national youth comp The Sydney Morning Herald 12 December 2006 Toyota Cup to kick off in 2008 NRL COM NRL Holden Cup under 20s competition to end in season 2017 Fox Sports 28 October 2016 Retrieved 23 November 2016 NRL Holden Cup under 20s competition to end in season 2017 Fox Sports 28 October 2016 Retrieved 23 November 2016 Ex Broncos under 20s coach Craig Hodges to link with Gold Coast Titans in 2017 Fox Sports 25 October 2016 Retrieved 23 November 2016 High Performance Staff Update bulldogs com au 7 November 2016 Retrieved 23 November 2016 NYC squad coming together newcastleknights com au 16 January 2017 Retrieved 20 March 2017 Becht Richard 11 October 2016 Coaches confirmed for ISP and NYC warriors kiwi Retrieved 23 November 2016 Rabbitohs Appoint Ryan Carr As NYC Coach Pat Richards And Ben Lowe As Assistant Coaches rabbitohs com au 27 October 2016 Retrieved 23 November 2016 Dragons Football Department 2017 dragons com au 8 November 2016 Retrieved 23 November 2016 Corfe Brock 2 December 2016 Wests Tigers confirm ISP and Holden Cup Coaches weststigers com au Retrieved 20 March 2017 a b 2007 Big League Annual page 11 Fox Sports to show Toyota Cup live NRL Fox Sports NGATI NRL RETURNS TO MAORI TELEVISION at media maoritelevision comExternal links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NRL Under 20s amp oldid 1122023953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
