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), 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.

The Clubs

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

• North Sydney Bears
• Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
• Penrith Panthers
• Parramatta Eels
• Newcastle Knights
• South Sydney Rabbitohs
• Canberra Raiders
• Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
• Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
• Central Coast Storm
• Balmain Tigers
• Western Suburbs Magpies
• Sydney Roosters

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

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