The Tarsha Gale Cup is one of the main
Women's rugby league
Women's rugby league is the female-only version of Rugby league. There are women's clubs in Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand, overseen internationally by the Women & Girls Rugby League.
Australia, France, England and New Zealand co ...
elite aged group competitions in Australia.
The
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ...
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.
However, since 2020, the tournament has been played as a full 13-a-side game, and is the main bridge between juniors and the
NSWRL Women's Premiership
The Harvey Norman Women's Premiership is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. It is the only state wide open age competition for women in New South Wales and is run by New South Wales Rugby League.
The NSWRL Women's Premiershi ...
in the state of
New South Wales
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History
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
The St. George Dragons is an Australian rugby league football club from St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales competition and Australian Rugby League competitions from the 1921 until th ...
and the
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...
entered teams into the competition for the first time.
Current clubs
Venues
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
Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final (sometimes colloquially abbreviated to "grannie") is a game that decides a sports league's premiership (or championship) winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals (or play-off) series. S ...
. The winner of this match is determined the competition's premier.
Results By Year
Premiership Tally
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
Selected games each week via NSWRL TV.
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
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Women's rugby league in Australia
Women's rugby league is a popular women's sports in Australia. The sport has a high level of participation in the country both recreational and professional. Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) is the national governing body of the sport in ...
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Women's rugby league
Women's rugby league is the female-only version of Rugby league. There are women's clubs in Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand, overseen internationally by the Women & Girls Rugby League.
Australia, France, England and New Zealand co ...
References
External links
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Women's rugby league competitions in Australia
Rugby league nines
Rugby league competitions in New South Wales
Rugby league in Sydney
2017 establishments in Australia
Sports leagues established in 2017