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Ron Massey Cup

May 20, 2023

The Ron Massey Cup (formerly known as the Bundaberg Red Cup and Jim Beam Cup) is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, run jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and the Country Rugby League of New South Wales (CRL). The competition is run concurrently with the National Rugby League (NRL). It currently comprises 13 teams drawn from the Sydney metropolitan area. The competition is named after Ron Massey, a former rugby league coach. Ron Massey died 19 September 2016.[1]

Ron Massey Cup
Current season or competition:
2022 New South Wales Rugby League
SportRugby league
Formerly known asInter-District Competition
Second Division
Metropolitan League
Metropolitan Cup
Jim Beam Cup
Bundaberg Red Cup
Instituted1963
Inaugural season1963
Number of teams9
Country Australia
 Fiji
Premiers Hills District Bulls (2022)
Most titles Wentworthville Magpies (17 titles)
WebsiteRon Massey Cup
Related competitionKOE NSW Cup
Sydney Shield
Presidents Cup
NSW Challenge Cup

The competition is an expanded version of the former Metropolitan Cup and Second Division competitions. The competition was renamed the Bundaberg Red Cup after the 2008 season (the last Jim Beam Cup season), after Bundaberg replaced former sponsor Jim Beam.[2] For the 2013 season, the competition was re-branded as the Ron Massey Cup, when Bundaberg Rum withdrew their sponsorship.

Clubs

Colors Club Location Stadium Founded Joined*
  Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Blacktown, NSW, Australia H.E. Laybutt Fields 1964 2012
  Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury-Bankstown, NSW, Australia Hammondville Oval 1937 2023
  Glebe Dirty Reds Concord, NSW, Australia Goddard Park 1908 2015a
  Hills District Bulls Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia Crestwood Oval 1964 2016
  Kaiviti Silktails Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji Churchill Park, Lautoka 2019 2020
  Mounties RLFC Mount Pritchard, NSW, Australia Aubrey Keech Reserve 1927 2007
  Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Ryde, NSW, Australia T.G. Millner Field 1962 2003b
  St Mary's Saints St Marys, NSW, Australia St Marys Leagues Stadium 1908 2016c
  Wentworthville Magpies Wentworthville, NSW, Australia Ringrose Park 1963 2003

*: The season the team joined is in the Jim Beam Cup/Bundaberg Red Cup/Ron Massey Cup, not any other competition before this.
a - Glebe previously competed as the Glebe-Burwood-Concord Wolves until 2021.[3]
b - Ryde Eastwood did not compete from 2005 to 2020.
c - St Marys previously competed as a merged entity in 2003.
d - Western Suburbs did not compete in 2020.

Former Teams in the Ron Massey Cup

1 - Ourimbah withdrew from the competition midway through the 2005 season.
2 - Sydney Bulls withdrew from the competition midway through the 2011 season.
3 - St Johns Eagles joined the competition midway through the 2011 season, replacing the Sydney Bulls.

History

The Ron Massey Cup is the latest in a succession of Sydney-based second tier, semi-professional Rugby League competitions.

Inter-District/Second Division (1963 - 1973)

The second tier senior Rugby League competition in Sydney was the Inter-District Competition established in 1963 by the NSWRL. It was renamed the Second Division in 1964. Like succeeding competitions the Second Division had a high turnover of participating clubs. The 'promotion' of two of the two biggest clubs Penrith Panthers (1966 champions) and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, at the conclusion of the 1966 season did not help the long-term stability of the competition.

During this period Wentworthville ("The Magpies") was the most successful club, competing in every grand final of the Second Division, winning a total of 8 premierships (including 5 in a row between 1967 and 1971). Due to their domination of the competition 'Wenty' was widely considered the best candidate for promotion to the NSWRL Premiership when two positions were made available for the 1967 competition. Due to their proximity to Parramatta, where a Premiership club was established in 1947, the Magpies were overlooked.

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Winning Coach Referee
1963   Kingsford 9 – 7   Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks Col Pearce
1964   Wentworthville Magpies 20 – 5   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Lewis Jones Jack Harris
1965   Wentworthville Magpies 31 – 3   Penrith Panthers Lewis Jones Keith Holman
1966   Penrith Panthers 9 – 7   Wentworthville Magpies Leo Trevena Lin Turner
1967   Wentworthville Magpies 25 – 6   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks John Farrelly
1968   Wentworthville Magpies 17 – 5   Arncliffe Scots Lewis Jones John Farrelly
1969   Wentworthville Magpies 20 – 2   Sydney University Lewis Jones Les Samuelson
1970   Wentworthville Magpies 15 – 5   Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Lewis Jones Laurie Bruyeres
1971   Wentworthville Magpies 21 – 15   Sydney University Lewis Jones Keith Page
1972   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks 18 – 14   Wentworthville Magpies Laurie Fagan Keith Page
1973   Wentworthville Magpies 12 – 8   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks D. Rayner Don Macdonald

The Metropolitan League (1974 - 1976)

The Second Division was reorganised in 1974 and renamed the Metropolitan League. It was dominated by the Ryde-Eastwood club. In the absence of Wentworthville, who competed in the Illawarra Rugby League competition, Ryde-Eastwood won all three Metropolitan League titles. The Metropolitan League was dismantled in 1976 and with it the idea of a second-tier competition.

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Winning Coach Referee
1974   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks 37 – 9   St Marys Saints Laurie Fagan D. MacDonald
1975   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks 18 – 14   Windsor Wolves Laurie Fagan
1976   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks 10 – 8   University of NSW

The Metropolitan Cup (1990 - 2002)

The concept of the second-tier competition was resurrected in 1990 with the establishment of the Metropolitan Cup. Many teams that were involved in the former Second Division and Metropolitan League were included in the new competition, including Ryde-Eastwood and Wentworthville. Other teams in the new competition included the Guildford Owls, Mount Pritchard, Bankstown Greyhounds, Western Suburbs Magpies and the Hills District Bulls. The Newtown Jets, who had been exiled from the New South Wales Rugby League premiership at the close of the 1983 season, were also granted admission into the competition in 1991 and became a successful club in their second life, winning 4 premierships (including 3 in a row between 1995 and 1997).Other teams who competed in the cup over the years included St. Marys Saints, West Wollongong Red Devils, Moorebank Rams (Bulldogs), UTS Roosters, Windsor Wolves, Cabramatta Blues, Sydney Bulls and the Kellyville Bushrangers

The final Metropolitan Cup was contested in 2002 and was won by a newly formed club, the Sydney Bulls, defeating Ryde-Eastwood in the last grand final of the Metropolitan Cup.

Year Premiers Score Runners up Winning Coach Referee
1990   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks 19 – 6   Hills District Bulls Ken Wilson Peter Filmer
1991   Guildford Owls 21 – 6   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Greg Pierce Chris Ward
1992   Newtown Jets 30 – 18   Wentworthville Magpies B Wakefield
1993   St Marys Saints 30 – 10   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Mark O'Reilly Kelvin Jeffes
1994   St Marys Saints 32 – 14   Hills District Bulls Mark O'Reilly Graeme West
1995   Newtown Jets 26 – 8   Wentworthville Magpies Col Murphy Matt Hewitt
1996   Newtown Jets 28 – 16   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Col Murphy David Jay
1997   Newtown Jets 18 – 8   Guildford Owls Col Murphy
1998   Wentworthville Magpies 18 – 12   Kellyville Ian McCann
1999   Wentworthville Magpies 30 – 22   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Ian McCann
2000   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks 24 – 10   St Marys Saints Dave Nugent
2001   St Marys Saints 20 – 16   Sydney Bulls Tim O'Brien Kelvin Jeffes
2002   Sydney Bulls 44 – 10   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Steven Ghosn Rod Lawrence

Jim Beam Cup (2003-2008)

 
The Jim Beam Cup, 2008

The Jim Beam Cup was established in 2003 as part of another overall restructure of the NSWRL competitions operating in the levels below the NRL. The Jim Beam Cup was intended to lay the foundations of a semi-professional 'State League' competition (similar to the Queensland Cup) and included four non-Sydney teams from the Central Coast (Erina Eagles, The Entrance Tigers, Ourimbah Magpies, and Woy Woy Roosters.) With the inclusion of these clubs (who field teams in the Central Coast Division of the CRL) the Jim Beam Cup became a cooperative effort between the NSWRL and the CRL.

Radio coverage was heard on Hawkesbury Radio 89.9FM with Peter Jolly and Shane Skeen.

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Winning Coach Referee
2003   The Entrance Tigers 14 – 10   Wentworthville Magpies Matt Parish Jason Robinson
2004   Sydney Bulls 22 – 16   The Entrance Tigers Steve Ghosn Rod Lawrence
2005   Windsor Wolves 23 – 18   Sydney Bulls Steve Ghosn Jared Maxwell
2006   Sydney Bulls 56 – 22   Newtown Jets David Bayssari Allan Shortall
2007   The Entrance Tigers 30 – 20   Sydney Bulls Jamy Forbes Chris James
2008   Windsor Wolves 36 – 16   Sydney Bulls Trent Rosa Adam Gee

Bundaberg Red Cup (2009 - 2012)

The 2009 Grand Final was a closely fought battle between Minor Premiers Wentworthville Magpies and Cabramatta Two Blues, with Wentworthville coming out victorious by 24–20 in the game at Leichhardt Oval.

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Winning Coach Referee
2009   Wentworthville Magpies 24 – 10   Cabramatta Two Blues Brett Cook Chris Sutton
2010   Wentworthville Magpies 38 – 28   Bankstown City Bulls Brett Cook Jon Stone
2011   Cabramatta Two Blues 28 – 20   Mount Pritchard Mounties Corey Ruttle Robert Bowen
2012   Wentworthville Magpies 16 – 14   The Entrance Tigers Alex Chan Phil Henderson

Ron Massey Cup (2013 - )

During the 2012/13 offseason it was announced that Bundaberg Rum had withdrawn their sponsorship, and the competition would be renamed as the Ron Massey Cup, after the great Parramatta assistant coach.

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Winning Coach Referee
2013   Wentworthville Magpies 32 – 18   Mount Pritchard Mounties Alex Chan Adam Cassidy
2014   The Entrance Tigers 22 – 18   Mount Pritchard Mounties   Wentworthville Magpies   Burwood North Ryde United Jamy Forbes Adam Cassidy
2015   Mount Pritchard Mounties 30 – 14   Asquith Magpies   Mount Pritchard Mounties   Kingsgrove Colts Chris Hutchinson Daniel Olford
2016   Mount Pritchard Mounties 36 – 16   St Marys Saints   Mount Pritchard Mounties   Kingsgrove Colts Mark Speechley Ryan Jackson
2017   Wentworthville Magpies 38 – 4   Auburn Warriors   St Marys Saints   Western Suburbs Magpies Chris Yates Ryan Jackson
2018   Wentworthville Magpies 38 – 4   St Marys Saints   Wentworthville Magpies   Penrith Brothers Brett Cook Darian Furner
2019   Wentworthville Magpies 32 – 14   St Marys Saints   Wentworthville Magpies   Penrith Brothers Brett Cook Kieron Irons
2020 Season was suspended after 1 round due to lockdowns enacted to mitigate risks of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
2021 Season was suspended after 16 rounds due to lockdowns enacted to mitigate risks of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
2022   Hills District Bulls 18 – 12   Glebe Dirty Reds   Hills District Bulls   Western Suburbs Magpies Mick Withers Damian Brady

Premiership Tally

No. Club Premierships
1   Wentworthville Magpies 17 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks 6 (1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1990, 2000)
3   Newtown Jets 4 (1992, 1995, 1996, 1997)
4   The Entrance Tigers 3 (2003, 2007, 2014)
5   Sydney Bulls 3 (2002, 2004, 2006)
6   St Mary's Saints 3 (1993, 1994, 2001)
7   Mount Pritchard Mounties 2 (2015, 2016)
8   Windsor Wolves 2 (2005, 2008)
9   Cabramatta Two Blues 1 (2011)
10   Guildford Owls 1 (1991)
11   Penrith Panthers 1 (1966)
12   Kingsford 1 (1963)
13   Hills District Bulls 1 (2022)

Bold means the team is still currently playing in the competition.

Timeline of Teams

The following timeline displays the participation of clubs in the Ron Massey Cup and its most recent predecessors, The Metropolitan Cup, the Jim Beam and Bundaberg Red Cups. The competitions had Top 4 final series from 1990 to 2002, Top 5 from 2003 to 2012, and Top 8 from 2013 to 2019. Three teams from the cancelled 2020 Ron Massey Cup participated in the 2020 President's Cup, two making the four team final series.

Since its establishment in 2003 the competition has both expanded and contracted in terms of numbers of sides competing. Aside from the original expansion of the Sydney-based competition into the Central Coast, the Bundaberg Red Cup has continued to expand throughout Sydney, moving away from its Western Sydney base in 2005 with the inclusion of two Northern Sydney sides: the Asquith Magpies and Belrose Eagles.

2000s

2003
2003 saw the inauguration of the new Jim Beam Cup. It featured eight teams from Sydney and four from the Central Coast.

2004
The St Mary's-Penrith Cougars left to focus on their NSW Premier League side, and were replaced by the Cabramatta Two-Blues.

2005

2006
The Woy Woy Roosters withdrew.

2007
In 2007, 12 clubs competed for the Jim Beam Cup. New clubs Shellharbour, Chester Hill, Seven Hills and Mount Pritchard competed for the first time. The Newtown Jets dropped out of the competition to concentrate on their club's 2007 NSWRL Premier League campaign.

In terms of geographical spread four clubs were based in the Parramatta District (Wentworthville, Seven Hills, Cabramatta and Mount Pritchard), two on the Central Coast of NSW (Erina and The Entrance) and Canterbury-Bankstown (Chester Hill and Sydney Bulls) and one each in Penrith (Windsor Wolves), Manly-Warringah (Belrose), Illawarra (Shellharbour) and North Sydney (Asquith).

2008
In 2008, for the first time, an interstate team entered the competition, a Western Australia Rugby League representative side known as the WA Reds, with a view to developing the game in the state in order to secure a future NRL franchise in 2011 - 2012.[6] The Cronulla Sutherland Sharks and the Campbelltown Eagles also joined the competition. The Seven Hills Demons announced that they would not field a team in the Jim Beam Cup in Season 2008.[7] The Entrance Tigers, who had claimed the 2007 title, unfortunately pulled out of the Jim Beam Cup due to the restrictions placed on gambling and smoking in clubs and pubs.[8] The Asquith Magpies also withdrew from the competition.

2009

2010s

2010

2011
In 2011, the Kingsgrove Colts joined the competition, based in the St George catchment area. As of Round 6, the Sydney Bulls left the competition due to financial difficulties.

2012

2013

The Asquith Magpies returned, replacing the St Johns Eagles. The Guildford Owls made their return, and the Western Suburbs Magpies made their return following the merger of the NSW Cup entities.

2014

2015

The reigning premiers, The Entrance Tigers withdrew. Western Suburbs, Cabramatta and Kingsgrove missed the eight-team finals series.

2016

The Hills District Bulls and St Mary's Saints joined the competition.

2017

2018

Auburn did not field a team in the competition after being liquidated.

2019

2020s

2020
For 2020 the 11 clubs in the list immediately below were included in the competition. After the first round on 14 & 15 March, the Ron Massey Cup was suspended and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[9] In that single, first round the winning teams were the Kaiviti Silktails (40-16 on their debut), Concord-Burwood-Glebe Wolves (12-4), Wentworthville (18-14), St Marys (44-32) and Blacktown Workers (30-4). Guildford had the bye.

The NSWRL subsequently arranged two men's competitions, a President's Cup and a reconfigured Sydney Shield.[10] Hills District Bulls and Wentworthville entered teams in both competitions. Glebe-Burwood Wolves fielded a team in the President's Cup.

The President's Cup comprised four teams from within the Sydney metropolitan area and five teams from other areas of the state. The Sydney teams were Glebe-Burwood Wolves (finished as Runners-Up), North Sydney Bears (Semi-Finalist), Hills District Bulls (Semi-Finalist) and Wentworthville Magpies (8th). The teams from regions were Maitland Pickers (Premiers[11]) from the Hunter Valley; Thirroul Butchers (5th) and Western Suburbs Red Devils (6th) from the Illawarra, Dubbo CYMS (7th) and a Western Rams representative team (9th).[12] The Western Rams played their home games in Forbes, Orange, Mudgee and Bathurst.

On 28 September 2020, the NSWRL announced their intention to expand, from the 2021 season, the Ron Massey Cup to become a statewide competition. The statement also affirmed that Kaiviti Silktails from Fiji would be part of that competition.[13][14]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Ron Massey Cup was cancelled after one round of matches.

2021

[15]

2022

See also

Sources

  • Big League
  • Daily Telegraph (Australia)
  • E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook
  • History of the Hawks 1963 - 2004 : a history of Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club and Ryde-Eastwood District Rugby League Football Club Inc. (2004), Chris Karas
  • Never a backward step: the story of St Mary's Rugby League Club (2008), Alan Whiticker.
  • NSWRL Annual Reports
  • Rugby League News (available on Trove)
  • Rugby League Week
  • St George & Sutherland Leader
  • Sydney Morning Herald

All of the above are available at the State Library of NSW, although some collections are incomplete.

  • NSWRL News, 2016 Grand Final edition.

References

  1. ^ Pengilly, Adam (19 September 2016). "Rugby league tactician Ron Massey dies, aged 86". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ Massoud, Josh (14 November 2008). "Row over Jim Beam, Bundaberg Rum sponsorship". Herald Sun. Melbourne: News Limited.
  3. ^ "Competition » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". New South Wales Rugby League. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ "NSWRL makes tough call to abandon Major Competitions". NSWRL. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. ^ Read, Brent (22 May 2008). "WA eyes return as Sydney clubs battle". The Australian. Sydney: News Limited. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  7. ^ . WA Rugby League. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2006.
  8. ^ "The Entrance Withdraw from the 2008 Jim Beam Cup".[dead link]
  9. ^ "NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season". NSWRL. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Regional and Metro teams to meet in unique 2020 Presidents Cup". NSWRL. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. ^ Harris, Kristy-Lee (27 September 2020). "Lamb finesses with a field goal to gift Maitland the trophy". NSWRL. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  12. ^ "President's Cup 2020 - Ladder". League Unlimited. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  13. ^ "NSWRL unveils exciting blueprint for football comps". NSWRL. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  14. ^ Ward, Courtney (28 September 2020). "Restructure to Southern Corridor won't impact Group Seven Rugby League competition". South Coast Register. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Draw".

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The Ron Massey Cup formerly known as the Bundaberg Red Cup and Jim Beam Cup is a semi professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales NSW Australia run jointly by the New South Wales Rugby League NSWRL and the Country Rugby League of New South Wales CRL The competition is run concurrently with the National Rugby League NRL It currently comprises 13 teams drawn from the Sydney metropolitan area The competition is named after Ron Massey a former rugby league coach Ron Massey died 19 September 2016 1 Ron Massey CupCurrent season or competition 2022 New South Wales Rugby LeagueSportRugby leagueFormerly known asInter District CompetitionSecond DivisionMetropolitan LeagueMetropolitan CupJim Beam CupBundaberg Red CupInstituted1963Inaugural season1963Number of teams9Country Australia FijiPremiersHills District Bulls 2022 Most titlesWentworthville Magpies 17 titles WebsiteRon Massey CupRelated competitionKOE NSW CupSydney ShieldPresidents CupNSW Challenge CupThe competition is an expanded version of the former Metropolitan Cup and Second Division competitions The competition was renamed the Bundaberg Red Cup after the 2008 season the last Jim Beam Cup season after Bundaberg replaced former sponsor Jim Beam 2 For the 2013 season the competition was re branded as the Ron Massey Cup when Bundaberg Rum withdrew their sponsorship Contents 1 Clubs 1 1 Former Teams in the Ron Massey Cup 2 History 2 1 Inter District Second Division 1963 1973 2 2 The Metropolitan League 1974 1976 2 3 The Metropolitan Cup 1990 2002 2 4 Jim Beam Cup 2003 2008 2 5 Bundaberg Red Cup 2009 2012 2 6 Ron Massey Cup 2013 3 Premiership Tally 4 Timeline of Teams 4 1 2000s 4 2 2010s 4 3 2020s 5 See also 6 Sources 7 ReferencesClubs EditColors Club Location Stadium Founded Joined Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Blacktown NSW Australia H E Laybutt Fields 1964 2012 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury Bankstown NSW Australia Hammondville Oval 1937 2023 Glebe Dirty Reds Concord NSW Australia Goddard Park 1908 2015a Hills District Bulls Baulkham Hills NSW Australia Crestwood Oval 1964 2016 Kaiviti Silktails Lautoka Viti Levu Fiji Churchill Park Lautoka 2019 2020 Mounties RLFC Mount Pritchard NSW Australia Aubrey Keech Reserve 1927 2007 Ryde Eastwood Hawks Ryde NSW Australia T G Millner Field 1962 2003b St Mary s Saints St Marys NSW Australia St Marys Leagues Stadium 1908 2016c Wentworthville Magpies Wentworthville NSW Australia Ringrose Park 1963 2003 The season the team joined is in the Jim Beam Cup Bundaberg Red Cup Ron Massey Cup not any other competition before this a Glebe previously competed as the Glebe Burwood Concord Wolves until 2021 3 b Ryde Eastwood did not compete from 2005 to 2020 c St Marys previously competed as a merged entity in 2003 d Western Suburbs did not compete in 2020 Former Teams in the Ron Massey Cup Edit St Mary s Penrith Cougars 2003 South Sydney Juniors 2003 2004 Woy Woy Roosters 2003 2004 Ourimbah Magpies 2003 2005 1 Newtown Jets 2003 2006 Seven Hills Demons 2007 Belrose Eagles 2005 2008 Erina Eagles 2003 2008 Shellharbour City Marlins 2007 2008 Southern Sydney Sharks 2008 WA Reds 2008 2009 Chester Hill Rhinos 2007 2009 Southern Districts Rebels 2009 Campbelltown Eagles 2008 2010 Bankstown Sports 2011 Sydney Bulls 2003 2011 2 Named Bankstown City Bulls from 2009 to 2010 St Johns Eagles 2011 2012 3 Burwood North Ryde United 2012 2014 The Entrance Tigers 2003 2007 2010 2014 Kingsgrove Colts 2011 2016 Auburn Warriors 2012 2017 Penrith Brothers 2009 2010 2018 2019 Asquith Magpies 2005 2007 2013 2016 2018 2020 Guildford Owls 2003 2013 2020 Windsor Wolves 2003 2016 2020 2021 Cabramatta Two Blues 2004 2021 Western Suburbs Magpies 2013 2019 2021 2022 1 Ourimbah withdrew from the competition midway through the 2005 season 2 Sydney Bulls withdrew from the competition midway through the 2011 season 3 St Johns Eagles joined the competition midway through the 2011 season replacing the Sydney Bulls History EditThe Ron Massey Cup is the latest in a succession of Sydney based second tier semi professional Rugby League competitions Inter District Second Division 1963 1973 Edit The second tier senior Rugby League competition in Sydney was the Inter District Competition established in 1963 by the NSWRL It was renamed the Second Division in 1964 Like succeeding competitions the Second Division had a high turnover of participating clubs The promotion of two of the two biggest clubs Penrith Panthers 1966 champions and Cronulla Sutherland Sharks at the conclusion of the 1966 season did not help the long term stability of the competition During this period Wentworthville The Magpies was the most successful club competing in every grand final of the Second Division winning a total of 8 premierships including 5 in a row between 1967 and 1971 Due to their domination of the competition Wenty was widely considered the best candidate for promotion to the NSWRL Premiership when two positions were made available for the 1967 competition Due to their proximity to Parramatta where a Premiership club was established in 1947 the Magpies were overlooked Year Premiers Score Runners up Winning Coach Referee1963 Kingsford 9 7 Cronulla Caringbah Sharks Col Pearce1964 Wentworthville Magpies 20 5 Ryde Eastwood Hawks Lewis Jones Jack Harris1965 Wentworthville Magpies 31 3 Penrith Panthers Lewis Jones Keith Holman1966 Penrith Panthers 9 7 Wentworthville Magpies Leo Trevena Lin Turner1967 Wentworthville Magpies 25 6 Ryde Eastwood Hawks John Farrelly1968 Wentworthville Magpies 17 5 Arncliffe Scots Lewis Jones John Farrelly1969 Wentworthville Magpies 20 2 Sydney University Lewis Jones Les Samuelson1970 Wentworthville Magpies 15 5 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Lewis Jones Laurie Bruyeres1971 Wentworthville Magpies 21 15 Sydney University Lewis Jones Keith Page1972 Ryde Eastwood Hawks 18 14 Wentworthville Magpies Laurie Fagan Keith Page1973 Wentworthville Magpies 12 8 Ryde Eastwood Hawks D Rayner Don MacdonaldThe Metropolitan League 1974 1976 Edit The Second Division was reorganised in 1974 and renamed the Metropolitan League It was dominated by the Ryde Eastwood club In the absence of Wentworthville who competed in the Illawarra Rugby League competition Ryde Eastwood won all three Metropolitan League titles The Metropolitan League was dismantled in 1976 and with it the idea of a second tier competition Year Premiers Score Runners up Winning Coach Referee1974 Ryde Eastwood Hawks 37 9 St Marys Saints Laurie Fagan D MacDonald1975 Ryde Eastwood Hawks 18 14 Windsor Wolves Laurie Fagan1976 Ryde Eastwood Hawks 10 8 University of NSWThe Metropolitan Cup 1990 2002 Edit The concept of the second tier competition was resurrected in 1990 with the establishment of the Metropolitan Cup Many teams that were involved in the former Second Division and Metropolitan League were included in the new competition including Ryde Eastwood and Wentworthville Other teams in the new competition included the Guildford Owls Mount Pritchard Bankstown Greyhounds Western Suburbs Magpies and the Hills District Bulls The Newtown Jets who had been exiled from the New South Wales Rugby League premiership at the close of the 1983 season were also granted admission into the competition in 1991 and became a successful club in their second life winning 4 premierships including 3 in a row between 1995 and 1997 Other teams who competed in the cup over the years included St Marys Saints West Wollongong Red Devils Moorebank Rams Bulldogs UTS Roosters Windsor Wolves Cabramatta Blues Sydney Bulls and the Kellyville BushrangersThe final Metropolitan Cup was contested in 2002 and was won by a newly formed club the Sydney Bulls defeating Ryde Eastwood in the last grand final of the Metropolitan Cup Year Premiers Score Runners up Winning Coach Referee1990 Ryde Eastwood Hawks 19 6 Hills District Bulls Ken Wilson Peter Filmer1991 Guildford Owls 21 6 Ryde Eastwood Hawks Greg Pierce Chris Ward1992 Newtown Jets 30 18 Wentworthville Magpies B Wakefield1993 St Marys Saints 30 10 Ryde Eastwood Hawks Mark O Reilly Kelvin Jeffes1994 St Marys Saints 32 14 Hills District Bulls Mark O Reilly Graeme West1995 Newtown Jets 26 8 Wentworthville Magpies Col Murphy Matt Hewitt1996 Newtown Jets 28 16 Ryde Eastwood Hawks Col Murphy David Jay1997 Newtown Jets 18 8 Guildford Owls Col Murphy1998 Wentworthville Magpies 18 12 Kellyville Ian McCann1999 Wentworthville Magpies 30 22 Ryde Eastwood Hawks Ian McCann2000 Ryde Eastwood Hawks 24 10 St Marys Saints Dave Nugent2001 St Marys Saints 20 16 Sydney Bulls Tim O Brien Kelvin Jeffes2002 Sydney Bulls 44 10 Ryde Eastwood Hawks Steven Ghosn Rod LawrenceJim Beam Cup 2003 2008 Edit The Jim Beam Cup 2008 The Jim Beam Cup was established in 2003 as part of another overall restructure of the NSWRL competitions operating in the levels below the NRL The Jim Beam Cup was intended to lay the foundations of a semi professional State League competition similar to the Queensland Cup and included four non Sydney teams from the Central Coast Erina Eagles The Entrance Tigers Ourimbah Magpies and Woy Woy Roosters With the inclusion of these clubs who field teams in the Central Coast Division of the CRL the Jim Beam Cup became a cooperative effort between the NSWRL and the CRL Radio coverage was heard on Hawkesbury Radio 89 9FM with Peter Jolly and Shane Skeen Year Premiers Score Runners up Winning Coach Referee2003 The Entrance Tigers 14 10 Wentworthville Magpies Matt Parish Jason Robinson2004 Sydney Bulls 22 16 The Entrance Tigers Steve Ghosn Rod Lawrence2005 Windsor Wolves 23 18 Sydney Bulls Steve Ghosn Jared Maxwell2006 Sydney Bulls 56 22 Newtown Jets David Bayssari Allan Shortall2007 The Entrance Tigers 30 20 Sydney Bulls Jamy Forbes Chris James2008 Windsor Wolves 36 16 Sydney Bulls Trent Rosa Adam GeeBundaberg Red Cup 2009 2012 Edit The 2009 Grand Final was a closely fought battle between Minor Premiers Wentworthville Magpies and Cabramatta Two Blues with Wentworthville coming out victorious by 24 20 in the game at Leichhardt Oval Year Premiers Score Runners up Winning Coach Referee2009 Wentworthville Magpies 24 10 Cabramatta Two Blues Brett Cook Chris Sutton2010 Wentworthville Magpies 38 28 Bankstown City Bulls Brett Cook Jon Stone2011 Cabramatta Two Blues 28 20 Mount Pritchard Mounties Corey Ruttle Robert Bowen2012 Wentworthville Magpies 16 14 The Entrance Tigers Alex Chan Phil HendersonRon Massey Cup 2013 Edit During the 2012 13 offseason it was announced that Bundaberg Rum had withdrawn their sponsorship and the competition would be renamed as the Ron Massey Cup after the great Parramatta assistant coach Year Premiers Score Runners up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon Winning Coach Referee2013 Wentworthville Magpies 32 18 Mount Pritchard Mounties Alex Chan Adam Cassidy2014 The Entrance Tigers 22 18 Mount Pritchard Mounties Wentworthville Magpies Burwood North Ryde United Jamy Forbes Adam Cassidy2015 Mount Pritchard Mounties 30 14 Asquith Magpies Mount Pritchard Mounties Kingsgrove Colts Chris Hutchinson Daniel Olford2016 Mount Pritchard Mounties 36 16 St Marys Saints Mount Pritchard Mounties Kingsgrove Colts Mark Speechley Ryan Jackson2017 Wentworthville Magpies 38 4 Auburn Warriors St Marys Saints Western Suburbs Magpies Chris Yates Ryan Jackson2018 Wentworthville Magpies 38 4 St Marys Saints Wentworthville Magpies Penrith Brothers Brett Cook Darian Furner2019 Wentworthville Magpies 32 14 St Marys Saints Wentworthville Magpies Penrith Brothers Brett Cook Kieron Irons2020 Season was suspended after 1 round due to lockdowns enacted to mitigate risks of the COVID 19 pandemic 4 2021 Season was suspended after 16 rounds due to lockdowns enacted to mitigate risks of the COVID 19 pandemic 5 2022 Hills District Bulls 18 12 Glebe Dirty Reds Hills District Bulls Western Suburbs Magpies Mick Withers Damian BradyPremiership Tally EditNo Club Premierships1 Wentworthville Magpies 17 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1998 1999 2009 2010 2012 2013 2017 2018 2019 2 Ryde Eastwood Hawks 6 1972 1974 1975 1976 1990 2000 3 Newtown Jets 4 1992 1995 1996 1997 4 The Entrance Tigers 3 2003 2007 2014 5 Sydney Bulls 3 2002 2004 2006 6 St Mary s Saints 3 1993 1994 2001 7 Mount Pritchard Mounties 2 2015 2016 8 Windsor Wolves 2 2005 2008 9 Cabramatta Two Blues 1 2011 10 Guildford Owls 1 1991 11 Penrith Panthers 1 1966 12 Kingsford 1 1963 13 Hills District Bulls 1 2022 Bold means the team is still currently playing in the competition Timeline of Teams EditThe following timeline displays the participation of clubs in the Ron Massey Cup and its most recent predecessors The Metropolitan Cup the Jim Beam and Bundaberg Red Cups The competitions had Top 4 final series from 1990 to 2002 Top 5 from 2003 to 2012 and Top 8 from 2013 to 2019 Three teams from the cancelled 2020 Ron Massey Cup participated in the 2020 President s Cup two making the four team final series Since its establishment in 2003 the competition has both expanded and contracted in terms of numbers of sides competing Aside from the original expansion of the Sydney based competition into the Central Coast the Bundaberg Red Cup has continued to expand throughout Sydney moving away from its Western Sydney base in 2005 with the inclusion of two Northern Sydney sides the Asquith Magpies and Belrose Eagles 2000s Edit 2003 2003 saw the inauguration of the new Jim Beam Cup It featured eight teams from Sydney and four from the Central Coast Erina Eagles Guildford Owls Newtown Jets Ourimbah Magpies Ryde Eastwood Hawks St Mary s Penrith Cougars South Sydney Juniors Sydney Bulls The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves Woy Woy Roosters2004 The St Mary s Penrith Cougars left to focus on their NSW Premier League side and were replaced by the Cabramatta Two Blues Cabramatta Two Blues Erina Eagles Guildford Owls Newtown Jets Ourimbah Magpies Ryde Eastwood Hawks South Sydney Juniors Sydney Bulls The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves Woy Woy Roosters2005 Asquith Magpies Belrose Eagles Cabramatta Two Blues Erina Eagles Newtown Jets Ourimbah Magpies failed to complete the season Sydney Bulls The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves Woy Woy Roosters2006 The Woy Woy Roosters withdrew Asquith Magpies Belrose Eagles Cabramatta Two Blues Erina Eagles Newtown Jets Sydney Bulls The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves2007 In 2007 12 clubs competed for the Jim Beam Cup New clubs Shellharbour Chester Hill Seven Hills and Mount Pritchard competed for the first time The Newtown Jets dropped out of the competition to concentrate on their club s 2007 NSWRL Premier League campaign Asquith Magpies Belrose Eagles Cabramatta Two Blues Chester Hill Rhinos Erina Eagles Mount Pritchard Mounties Seven Hills Demons Shellharbour City Marlins Sydney Bulls The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Windsor WolvesIn terms of geographical spread four clubs were based in the Parramatta District Wentworthville Seven Hills Cabramatta and Mount Pritchard two on the Central Coast of NSW Erina and The Entrance and Canterbury Bankstown Chester Hill and Sydney Bulls and one each in Penrith Windsor Wolves Manly Warringah Belrose Illawarra Shellharbour and North Sydney Asquith 2008 In 2008 for the first time an interstate team entered the competition a Western Australia Rugby League representative side known as the WA Reds with a view to developing the game in the state in order to secure a future NRL franchise in 2011 2012 6 The Cronulla Sutherland Sharks and the Campbelltown Eagles also joined the competition The Seven Hills Demons announced that they would not field a team in the Jim Beam Cup in Season 2008 7 The Entrance Tigers who had claimed the 2007 title unfortunately pulled out of the Jim Beam Cup due to the restrictions placed on gambling and smoking in clubs and pubs 8 The Asquith Magpies also withdrew from the competition Belrose Eagles Cabramatta Two Blues Campbelltown Eagles Chester Hill Rhinos Erina Eagles Mount Pritchard Mounties Shellharbour City Marlins Southern Sharks Sydney Bulls WA Reds Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves2009 Bankstown City Bulls Cabramatta Two Blues Campbelltown Eagles Chester Hill Rhinos Mount Pritchard Mounties Penrith Brothers Southern Districts Rebels WA Reds Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves2010s Edit 2010 Bankstown City Bulls Cabramatta Two Blues Campbelltown Eagles Mount Pritchard Mounties Penrith Brothers The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves2011 In 2011 the Kingsgrove Colts joined the competition based in the St George catchment area As of Round 6 the Sydney Bulls left the competition due to financial difficulties Bankstown Sports Cabramatta Two Blues Kingsgrove Colts Mount Prichard Mounties Sydney Bulls failed to complete the season The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves2012 Auburn Warriors Blacktown Workers Burwood North Ryde Cabramatta Two Blues Kingsgrove Colts Mount Prichard Mounties The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Windsor Wolves2013 Asquith Magpies Auburn Warriors Blacktown Workers Burwood North Ryde Cabramatta Two Blues Kingsgrove Colts Mount Prichard Mounties The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Western Suburbs Magpies Windsor WolvesThe Asquith Magpies returned replacing the St Johns Eagles The Guildford Owls made their return and the Western Suburbs Magpies made their return following the merger of the NSW Cup entities 2014 Asquith Magpies Auburn Warriors Blacktown Workers Burwood North Ryde Cabramatta Two Blues Guildford Owls Kingsgrove Colts Mount Prichard Mounties The Entrance Tigers Wentworthville Magpies Western Suburbs Magpies Windsor Wolves2015 Asquith Magpies Auburn Warriors Blacktown Workers Burwood North Ryde Cabramatta Two Blues Guildford Owls Kingsgrove Colts Mount Prichard Mounties Wentworthville Magpies Western Suburbs Magpies Windsor WolvesThe reigning premiers The Entrance Tigers withdrew Western Suburbs Cabramatta and Kingsgrove missed the eight team finals series 2016 Asquith Magpies Auburn Warriors Blacktown Workers Cabramatta Two Blues Concord Burwood United Wolves Guildford Owls Hills District Bulls Kingsgrove Colts Mount Prichard Mounties St Mary s Saints Wentworthville Magpies Western Suburbs Magpies Windsor WolvesThe Hills District Bulls and St Mary s Saints joined the competition 2017 Auburn Warriors Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Cabramatta Two Blues Concord Burwood Glebe Wolves Guildford Owls Hills District Bulls Mounties St Mary s Saints Wentworthville Western Suburbs2018 Asquith Magpies Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Brothers Penrith Cabramatta Two Blues Glebe Dirty Reds Guildford Owls Hills District Bulls Mounties St Mary s Wentworthville Western SuburbsAuburn did not field a team in the competition after being liquidated 2019 Asquith Magpies Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Brothers Penrith Cabramatta Two Blues Glebe Dirty Reds Guildford Owls Hills District Bulls Mount Pritchard Mounties St Mary s Saints Wentworthville Magpies Western Suburbs Magpies2020s Edit Parts of this article those related to 2022 competition need to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information May 2022 2020 For 2020 the 11 clubs in the list immediately below were included in the competition After the first round on 14 amp 15 March the Ron Massey Cup was suspended and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Australia 9 In that single first round the winning teams were the Kaiviti Silktails 40 16 on their debut Concord Burwood Glebe Wolves 12 4 Wentworthville 18 14 St Marys 44 32 and Blacktown Workers 30 4 Guildford had the bye The NSWRL subsequently arranged two men s competitions a President s Cup and a reconfigured Sydney Shield 10 Hills District Bulls and Wentworthville entered teams in both competitions Glebe Burwood Wolves fielded a team in the President s Cup The President s Cup comprised four teams from within the Sydney metropolitan area and five teams from other areas of the state The Sydney teams were Glebe Burwood Wolves finished as Runners Up North Sydney Bears Semi Finalist Hills District Bulls Semi Finalist and Wentworthville Magpies 8th The teams from regions were Maitland Pickers Premiers 11 from the Hunter Valley Thirroul Butchers 5th and Western Suburbs Red Devils 6th from the Illawarra Dubbo CYMS 7th and a Western Rams representative team 9th 12 The Western Rams played their home games in Forbes Orange Mudgee and Bathurst On 28 September 2020 the NSWRL announced their intention to expand from the 2021 season the Ron Massey Cup to become a statewide competition The statement also affirmed that Kaiviti Silktails from Fiji would be part of that competition 13 14 Asquith Magpies Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Cabramatta Two Blues Glebe Concord Wolves Guildford Owls Hills District Bulls Kaiviti Silktails Mount Pritchard Mounties St Mary s Saints Wentworthville Magpies Windsor WolvesDue to the COVID 19 pandemic the 2020 Ron Massey Cup was cancelled after one round of matches 2021 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Cabramatta Two Blues Glebe Dirty Reds Hills District Bulls Kaiviti Silktails Mounties Ryde Eastwood Hawks St Mary s Wentworthville Western Suburbs Windsor Wolves 15 2022 Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Glebe Dirty Reds Hills Bulls Kaiviti Silktails Mounties Ryde Eastwood Hawks St Mary s Wentworthville Western SuburbsSee also EditCanterbury Cup NSW Sydney Shield Presidents Cup NSW Challenge Cup Rugby League Competitions in AustraliaSources EditBig League Daily Telegraph Australia E E Christensen s Official Rugby League Yearbook History of the Hawks 1963 2004 a history of Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club and Ryde Eastwood District Rugby League Football Club Inc 2004 Chris Karas Never a backward step the story of St Mary s Rugby League Club 2008 Alan Whiticker NSWRL Annual Reports Rugby League News available on Trove Rugby League Week St George amp Sutherland Leader Sydney Morning HeraldAll of the above are available at the State Library of NSW although some collections are incomplete NSWRL News 2016 Grand Final edition References Edit Pengilly Adam 19 September 2016 Rugby league tactician Ron Massey dies aged 86 The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 19 September 2016 Massoud Josh 14 November 2008 Row over Jim Beam Bundaberg Rum sponsorship Herald Sun Melbourne News Limited Competition League Unlimited League Unlimited Retrieved 23 August 2022 NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season New South Wales Rugby League 27 March 2020 Retrieved 8 October 2020 NSWRL makes tough call to abandon Major Competitions NSWRL 10 August 2021 Retrieved 11 May 2022 Read Brent 22 May 2008 WA eyes return as Sydney clubs battle The Australian Sydney News Limited Archived from the original on 14 September 2012 Retrieved 22 May 2008 WA Wins Bid for National Team The Journey to the NRL Begins WA Rugby League Archived from the original on 22 February 2007 Retrieved 15 December 2006 The Entrance Withdraw from the 2008 Jim Beam Cup dead link NSWRL cancels nine competitions for 2020 season NSWRL 27 March 2020 Retrieved 24 August 2020 Regional and Metro teams to meet in unique 2020 Presidents Cup NSWRL 30 June 2020 Retrieved 24 August 2020 Harris Kristy Lee 27 September 2020 Lamb finesses with a field goal to gift Maitland the trophy NSWRL Retrieved 29 September 2020 President s Cup 2020 Ladder League Unlimited 13 September 2020 Retrieved 29 September 2020 NSWRL unveils exciting blueprint for football comps NSWRL 28 September 2020 Retrieved 28 September 2020 Ward Courtney 28 September 2020 Restructure to Southern Corridor won t impact Group Seven Rugby League competition South Coast Register Retrieved 29 September 2020 Draw Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ron Massey Cup amp oldid 1149310315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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