National Youth Competition (rugby league)

National Youth Competition (rugby league)
National Youth Competition
Current season or competition:
2011 National Youth Competition season (rugby league)
National Youth Competition logo
Sport Rugby league football
Instituted 2008
Inaugural season 2008
Number of teams 16
Countries  Australia (15 teams)
 New Zealand (1 team)
Premiers New Zealand Warriors (2011)
Most titles New Zealand Warriors (2 titles)
Website www.NRL.com
Broadcast partner
Related competition National Rugby League
"National Youth Competition" redirects here. For the Ukrainian association football competition see Ukrainian National Youth Competition

The National Youth Competition (sponsored as the Toyota Cup) is the official development competition for the Australian National Rugby League. It commenced in 2008.[1] The competition consists of teams from the 16 clubs that presently participate in the NRL competition, fielding squads made up of players between the ages of 17 and 19.[2] The draw and structure mirrors the NRL, with games played as lead-ins to the corresponding first-grade NRL games.[3] The competition uses a salary cap in the same way as first-grade NRL, and puts a heavy focus on life outside of football for the players.[4]

The New Zealand Warriors are the most successful club in the National Youth Competition's short history, with two premierships already to their name, both coming in 2010 and 2011.

Contents

History

Effect on existing competitions

There is ongoing speculation as to how the Queensland Cup will fare with the introduction of the National Rugby League's Under-20s competition in 2008.[5]

"The best Under-16s Harold Matthews and Under-18s SG Ball teams to compete with their Queensland counterparts for "National champion" status from 2008 onwards, with the added incentive of potential selection in Australian U16 and U18 sides to play New Zealand each year."[6]

"Kaspar Crawley was given the honour of refereeing the 2008 Grand Final."

National Youth Competition Premiers

Season Grand Final Information Minor Premiers
Premiers Score Runners-Up
2008 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 28 - 24
Golden Point		 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
2009 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 24 - 22 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles
2010 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 42 - 28 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
2011 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 31 - 30
Golden Point		 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors

Teams & Coaches

Brisbane colours.svg The Brisbane Broncos Under 20s side is be coached by Kurt Richards.
Canberra colours.svg The Canberra Raiders Under 20s side is coached by David Hamilton.
Canterbury colours.svg The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Under 20s side is coached by Andrew Patmore.
Cronulla colours.svg The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Under 20s side is coached by James Shepherd.
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg The Gold Coast Titans Under 20s side is coached by Rod Patison.
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Under 20s side is coached by former player David Penna.
Melbourne colours.svg The Melbourne Storm Under 20s side is coached by former player Dean Pay.
New Zealand colours.svg The New Zealand Warriors Under 20s side is coached by John Ackland
Newcastle colours.svg The Newcastle Knights Under 20s side is coached by Garth Brennan.
North Queensland colours.svg The North Queensland Cowboys Under 20s side is coached by Kristen Woolf.
Parramatta colours.svg The Parramatta Eels Under 20s Side is coached by Matt Cameron.
Panthers colours.svg The Penrith Panthers Under 20 side is coached by Alex Melville.[7]
South Sydney colours.svg The South Sydney Rabbitohs Under 20s side is coached by David Kidwell.
St. George colours.svg The St. George Illawarra Dragons Under 20s side is coached by Adrian Lam.
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg The Sydney Roosters Under 20s side is coached by Jason Taylor.
Wests Tigers colours.svg The Wests Tigers Under 20s side is be coached by Grant Jones.

Television Coverage

Australia

  • Free To Air: Channel 9 show a Player of the week on The Sunday Footy Show with Andrew Johns and the Grand Final as part of the Grand Final Coverage.[8]
  • Subscription television: FOX Sports show 2 games live every weekend, live coverage of the Toyota Cup precede Fox Sports' Super Saturday and Sunday live NRL coverage.[9]

New Zealand

All New Zealand Warriors home games in the U20's competition will be shown live by Sky NZ.[8] Māori Television also broadcasts Ngāti NRL, a series that focuses on young Māori and Pacific Islanders who travel to Australia and play in the Toyota Cup.[10]

Records

  • List of records in the National Youth Competition

Footnotes

  1. ^ Gallop, David (2007). "Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007" (pdf). Australian Rugby League Limited. pp. 6. http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/files/ARL_2007_Annrep_1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 
  2. ^ Toyota Cup to blood next group of Joeys : thewest.com.au
  3. ^ "ARL set to approve national youth comp". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2006-12-12. http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/arl-set-to-approve-national-youth-comp/2006/12/11/1165685617414.html. 
  4. ^ Toyota Cup to kick off in 2008, NRL.COM
  5. ^ Ricketts, Steve (2006-11-28). "National under-20 comp has support". The Courier-Mail. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20840238-5003409,00.html. 
  6. ^ Rleague.com - The World of Rugby League
  7. ^ "Penrith Panthers official website". http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/. Retrieved 3 September, 2007. 
  8. ^ a b 2007 Big League Annual (page 11)
  9. ^ Fox Sports to show Toyota Cup live - NRL - Fox Sports
  10. ^ NGATI NRL RETURNS TO MAORI TELEVISION at media.maoritelevision.com
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