The Presidents Cup is a Rugby League trophy which has been awarded in many competitions, governed by New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). It was 1910 when Sir James Joynton Smith, the newly-appointed President of the NSWRL, donated the trophy. Joynton Smith was the Lord Mayor of Sydney and earned a knighthood for his philanthropic work. A shrewd businessman, he was a key figure in the game up until his death in 1943.
Initially the Presidents Cup was awarded in the Under 21 competition between representative teams from each district’s junior league. It ran in this format until the mid 1990s.
As the top tier premiership expanded in the 1980s, and the Under 23s competition was scrapped, the Under 21s competition was expanded. In 1997, with a split competition, the ARL scrapped reserve grade, and the Under 21s served as curtain raisers to first grade games. The following year, the first year of the NRL, the Under 21s competition was scrapped, junior competitions were rationalised, and reserve grade was reintroduced under different names, including Premier League and First Division. The Presidents Cup trophy was awarded to the winner of this competition. In 2008, the centenary of rugby league in Australia, this division was renamed as the NSW Cup competition. The Presidents Cup trophy was awarded for the first two years in this grade, then a new trophy was awarded for the 2010 competition.[1]
Historic Presidents Cup Competitions
Presidents Cup 1910-1996 (Original Under 21's Grade) (Awarded Presidents Cup)[2]
From 2021, the competition will be the statewide third grade competition, running as an end of season competition for the premiers of Illawarra Rugby League, Newcastle Rugby League, Peter McDonald Premiership and Ron Massey Cup. The Peter McDonald Premiership joined the other three leagues as third-tier competitions through the merger of the fourth tier Group 10 and Group 11 competitions. After 2021 saw the competition cancelled due to COVID, 2022 saw a return to the competition, with Maitland Pickers defending their 2020 title. On 25 September 2022, they defeated The Hills Bulls 36-12.[6] Maitland Pickers Five-Eighth Chad O'Donnell was named player of the match.
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The NSWRL President Cup is a semi professional open aged rugby league football competition played in New South Wales The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League NSWRL The competition includes teams from domestic rugby league clubs mainly from the Illawarra District Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield and Canterbury Cup clubs Presidents CupCurrent season or competition 2022 NSWRL Presidents CupSportRugby leagueInstituted1910Inaugural season1910Number of teams9Country AustraliaPremiersMaitland Pumpkin Pickers 2022 Most titlesSouth Sydney Rabbitohs 20 titles WebsitePresident CupRelated competitionConferences Illawarra Rugby League Newcastle Rugby League Peter McDonald Premiership Ron Massey CupRelated Sydney ShieldNSW Challenge CupCanterbury CupContents 1 History 1 1 Historic Presidents Cup Competitions 2 Modern Presidents Cup 2 1 2020 Format 2 2 2021 present Statewide Third Grade 3 Modern Presidents Cup Premiers 4 Conference Winners 4 1 Central Conference 4 2 Northern Conference 4 3 Southern Conference 4 4 Western Conference 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory EditThe Presidents Cup is a Rugby League trophy which has been awarded in many competitions governed by New South Wales Rugby League NSWRL It was 1910 when Sir James Joynton Smith the newly appointed President of the NSWRL donated the trophy Joynton Smith was the Lord Mayor of Sydney and earned a knighthood for his philanthropic work A shrewd businessman he was a key figure in the game up until his death in 1943 Initially the Presidents Cup was awarded in the Under 21 competition between representative teams from each district s junior league It ran in this format until the mid 1990s As the top tier premiership expanded in the 1980s and the Under 23s competition was scrapped the Under 21s competition was expanded In 1997 with a split competition the ARL scrapped reserve grade and the Under 21s served as curtain raisers to first grade games The following year the first year of the NRL the Under 21s competition was scrapped junior competitions were rationalised and reserve grade was reintroduced under different names including Premier League and First Division The Presidents Cup trophy was awarded to the winner of this competition In 2008 the centenary of rugby league in Australia this division was renamed as the NSW Cup competition The Presidents Cup trophy was awarded for the first two years in this grade then a new trophy was awarded for the 2010 competition 1 Historic Presidents Cup Competitions Edit Presidents Cup 1910 1996 Original Under 21 s Grade Awarded Presidents Cup 2 Year Premiers Score Runners Up1910 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1911 Eastern Suburbs Roosters19121913 Eastern Suburbs Roosters19141915 Eastern Suburbs Roosters191619171918 North Sydney Bears1919 Newtown Jets1920 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1921 Newtown Jets1922 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1923 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1924 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1925 Western Suburbs Magpies19261927 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1928 Newtown Jets19291930193119321933 North Sydney Bears193419351936 South Sydney Rabbitohs19371938 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1939194019411942 South Sydney Rabbitohs1943 South Sydney Rabbitohs1944 Newtown Jets19451946 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles1947 Western Suburbs Magpies1948 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1949 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1950 Newtown Jets1951 South Sydney Rabbitohs19521953 South Sydney Rabbitohs19541955 Eastern Suburbs Roosters1956 Newtown Jets19571958 Western Suburbs Magpies19591960 South Sydney Rabbitohs1961 South Sydney Rabbitohs1962 South Sydney Rabbitohs1963 South Sydney Rabbitohs1964 South Sydney Rabbitohs1965 South Sydney Rabbitohs196619671968 South Sydney Rabbitohs1969 South Sydney Rabbitohs1970 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles1971 South Sydney Rabbitohs1972 South Sydney Rabbitohs19731974 South Sydney Rabbitohs197519761977 South Sydney Rabbitohs1978 Eastern Suburbs Roosters19791980 South Sydney Rabbitohs1981 Western Suburbs Magpies1982 South Sydney Rabbitohs1983 South Sydney Rabbitohs1984198519861987 Eastern Suburbs Roosters19881989 South Sydney Rabbitohs Canberra Raiders1990 Canberra Raiders St George Dragons1991 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels1992 Western Suburbs Magpies St George Dragons1993 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Cronulla Sutherland Sharks1994 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Eastern Suburbs Roosters1995 Newcastle Knights Cronulla Sutherland Sharks1996 South Queensland Crushers Parramatta EelsReserve Grade First Division Premier League NSW Cup Premiers 1997 2010 Awarded Presidents Cup Year Premiers Score Runners Up19971 Parramatta Eels 26 16 Balmain Tigers1998 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 26 22 Parramatta Eels1999 Parramatta Eels 44 4 Balmain Tigers2000 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 30 26 Penrith Panthers2001 St George Illawarra Dragons 34 10 Parramatta Eels2002 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 22 St George Illawarra Dragons2003 Canberra Raiders 31 6 St Marys Penrith Saints2004 Sydney Roosters 30 8 St George Illawarra Dragons2005 Parramatta Eels 31 12 Sydney Roosters2006 Parramatta Eels 20 19 Newtown Jets2007 Parramatta 20 15 North Sydney Bears2008 Wentworthville Magpies 12 8 Newtown Jets2009 Bankstown City Bulls 32 0 Balmain Ryde Eastwood Tigers2010 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 12 Windsor WolvesModern Presidents Cup EditAfter the Metropolitan Cup Bundaberg Rum Cup Jim Beam Cup Ron Massey Cup took over the mantle of the Third Grade Championship This was until after the NSWRL CRL merger in 2020 the champions of the Illawarra Rugby League and Newcastle Rugby League began to playoff against the Ron Massey Cup champions for the prestigious Presidents Cup The Peter McDonald Premiership became the fourth feeder league to this Champions League style tournament in 2022 following the Group 10 Group 11 merger 2020 Format Edit In 2020 the competition returned in light of NSWRL competitions being cancelled due to the COVID 19 crisis These cancelled competitions include the NSW Cup Ron Massey Cup and the Newcastle Rugby League competition Nine teams competed in the returning edition North Sydney Bears Dubbo CYMS Thirroul Butchers Western Suburbs Red Devils Western Rams Hills District Bulls Wentworthville Magpies Maitland Pumpkin Pickers and Glebe Burwood Wolves The competition was played over nine rounds with two weeks of finals including the Grand Final on 27 Sep at Bankwest Stadium Parramatta 3 4 5 Maitland Pickers won the Grand Final 17 16 over Glebe Burwood Wolves capturing the Premiership as well as the minor premiership for topping the regular season ladder Hooker Alex Langbridge was named both the player of the Grand Final and of the season as a whole 2021 present Statewide Third Grade Edit From 2021 the competition will be the statewide third grade competition running as an end of season competition for the premiers of Illawarra Rugby League Newcastle Rugby League Peter McDonald Premiership and Ron Massey Cup The Peter McDonald Premiership joined the other three leagues as third tier competitions through the merger of the fourth tier Group 10 and Group 11 competitions After 2021 saw the competition cancelled due to COVID 2022 saw a return to the competition with Maitland Pickers defending their 2020 title On 25 September 2022 they defeated The Hills Bulls 36 12 6 Maitland Pickers Five Eighth Chad O Donnell was named player of the match Modern Presidents Cup Premiers EditSeason Premiers Score Runners up Referee Venue DatePresidents Cup2020 Maitland Pickers 17 16 Glebe Burwood Wolves K Irons Bankwest StadiumSydney 27 September 20202022 Maitland Pickers 36 12 Hills District Bulls C Paddy Bankwest StadiumSydney 25 September 2022Team Winners Runners up Years won Years runner up Maitland Pickers 2 0 2020 2022 Glebe Burwood Wolves 0 1 2020 Hills District Bulls 0 1 2022Conference Winners EditSeason Central Conference Winners Northern Conference Winners Southern Conference Winners Western Conference Winners2020 Maitland Pickers2021 N A Due to Covid 19 N A Due to Covid 19 N A Due to Covid 192022 Hills District Bulls Maitland Pickers Collegians Collie Dogs Forbes MagpiesCentral Conference Edit Season Premiers Score Runners up Minor Premiers Wooden SpoonPresidents Cup2020 Maitland Pickers 17 16 Glebe Burwood Wolves Maitland Pickers Western RamsRon Massey Cup2021 N A N A N A N A2022 Hills District Bulls 18 12 Glebe Dirty Reds Hills District Bulls Western Suburbs MagpiesNorthern Conference Edit Season Premiers Score Runners up Minor Premiers Wooden SpoonDenton Engineering Cup2021 N A N A Maitland Pickers South Newcastle Lions2022 Maitland Pickers 40 4 Macquarie Scorpions Maitland Pickers 2 Kurri Kurri BulldogsSouthern Conference Edit Season Premiers Score Runners up Minor Premiers Wooden SpoonMojo Homes Illawarra Cup2021 N A N A N A N A2022 Collegians Collie Dogs 12 10 Western Suburbs Red Devils Thirroul Butchers Corrimal CougarsWestern Conference Edit Season Premiers Score Runners up Minor Premiers Wooden SpoonPeter McDonald Premiership2022 Forbes Magpies 28 16 Dubbo CYMS Mudgee Dragons GR10 Dubbo CYMS GR11 Cowra Magpies GR10 Wellington Cowboys GR11 See also EditPre season Cup Canterbury Cup NSW Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield NSW Challenge Cup Rugby League Competitions in AustraliaReferences Edit Presidents Cup steeped in history New South Wales Rugby League July 16 2020 South Sydney Rabbitohs Trophies www ssralmanac com Retrieved 2022 11 20 Regional and Metro teams to meet in unique 2020 Presidents Cup New South Wales Rugby League June 30 2020 NRL 2020 New competition for the best country teams to take on their city rivals NewsComAu June 30 2020 Presidents Cup New South Wales Rugby League Pickers trample Bulls to win another President s Cup Newcastle Weekly 25 September 2022 Retrieved 1 October 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Presidents Cup Rugby League amp oldid 1131507492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
