Winfield Cup

Winfield Cup

(ARL) Grand Final in 1995. Despite its name it was a trophy, not a cup.

The trophy was abolished after the 1995 season when cigarette manufacturer Winfield was forced to withdraw their sponsorship of the NSWRL Premiership, following the Australian Federal Government's introduction of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 which outlawed tobacco advertising in sports in Australia. Winfield were not the first tobacco company to sponsor the NSWRL Premiership, however; from 1960 to 1981 the pre-season competition was sponsored by W. D. & H. O. Wills.

A redesigned ARL Premiership trophy, known as the Optus Cup, was introduced in 1996 but lasted just two seasons.

The Gladiators

The Winfield Cup trophy was a three-dimensional bronze cast of a famous photo called "The Gladiators", [cite web
title=The Gladiators
publisher=St George Leagues Club
url=http://www.stgeorge.org.au/images/news/news_images/provan_summons_black200x330.jpg
accessdate=2008-05-14
] which depicted a mud-soaked Norm Provan of St. George and Arthur Summons of Western Suburbs embracing after the 1963 Grand Final. This image became symbolic of the camaraderie and 'mateship' in rugby league and the present-day National Rugby League Premiership Trophy (which evolved from the Winfield Cup) uses a similar design. The sculpture itself was designed by New Zealand-born sculptor Alan Ingham (b.1920 - 1994). [cite web
title=Biography
publisher=Alan Ingham
url=http://www.alaningham.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=26
accessdate=2008-05-14
]

Winners

ee also

*Winfield (cigarette)
*New South Wales Rugby League premiership [http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18279788352] 'Rugby League Was Better When It Was The Winfield Cup' A Facebook group dedicated to the years of the Winfield Cup

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