Jersey Flegg Cup

Jersey Flegg Cup
General Information
First Season 1961
Last Season 2007
Website Jersey Flegg Cup
2006 Season
Premiers Penrith Panthers
Runners-Up Newcastle Knights
Minor Premiers Newcastle Knights
Wooden spoon Central Coast Rip
2007 Season
Premiers Penrith Panthers
Runners-Up Parramatta Eels
Minor Premiers Penrith Panthers
Wooden spoon Central Coast Storm

The Jersey Flegg Cup was a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales, contested among teams made up of players aged under 20. The competition was administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and run concurrently with the National Rugby League (NRL). It ceased at the end of the 2007 season to make way for the NRL's new Under 20s tournament, the National Youth Competition (referred to as the Toyota Cup, now known as the Holden Cup), which commenced in 2008.

The Cup began as an Under 19s age group competition, changing to Under 20s with the advent of the NRL in 1998. It was originally held as part of the NSWRL's Junior Representative Competition, which was played over 9–12 weeks early in the season. It then evolved to become a full season competition played over 26 rounds, culminating with the Grand Final held on the same day as the First Grade Premiership decider.

The competition was named for Harry "Jersey" Flegg, a former player (playing in 1908 and 1909 for Eastern Suburbs) and prominent administrator of the game between 1909 and 1960. Traditionally the Jersey Flegg starts at two today.

The Clubs

In 2007, the Cup's final season, thirteen clubs fielded teams.

The St George Illawarra Dragons elected not to field a team in Jersey Flegg for 2007, in preparation for the Toyota Cup to start in 2008.

Jersey Flegg Premiers

Year Premiers
1961 Manly-Warringah
1962 South Sydney
1963 Canterbury-Bankstown
1964 South Sydney
1965 Western Suburbs
1966 South Sydney
1967 South Sydney
1968 South Sydney
1969 South Sydney
1970 Parramatta
1971 Canterbury-Bankstown
1972 South Sydney
1973 Balmain
1974 Manly-Warringah
1975 St. George
1976 Canterbury-Bankstown
1977 Penrith
1978 South Sydney
1979 Canterbury-Bankstown
1980 Balmain
1981 Balmain
1982 Balmain
1983 Canterbury-Bankstown
1984 Balmain
1985 Parramatta
1986 Penrith
1987 Manly-Warringah
1988 Balmain
1989 Canberra Raiders
1990 Parramatta
1991 Newcastle Knights
1992 Newcastle Knights
1993 Canberra Raiders
1994 Balmain
1995 Sydney Roosters
1996 St. George
1997 Balmain
1998 North Sydney
1999 Canterbury-Bankstown
2000 Canterbury-Bankstown
2001 Canterbury-Bankstown
2002 Sydney Roosters
2003 Canterbury-Bankstown
2004 Sydney Roosters (undefeated)
2005 St George Illawarra Dragons
2006 Penrith
2007 Penrith

National Youth Competition Minor Premiers

Year Winners
2008 Canberra Raiders
2009 Manly Sea Eagles
2010 South Sydney Rabbitohs

References

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