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NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League General Information First Season 1970 Website NSW Tertiary Student RL 2008 Season First Div. Premiers Norwest Polecats First Div. Runners Up West Sydney Blues Second Div. Premiers Newcastle Seahorses Second Div. Runners Up CSU Bathurst Mungoes Nines Premiers Sydney University Nines Runners Up UTS Jets 2007 Season First Div. Premiers UTS Jets First Div. Runners Up Nirimba Polecats Second Div. Premiers Sydney University Second Div. Runners Up UTS Jets Nines Premiers Sydney University Nines Runners Up CSU Bathurst 2006 Season First Div. Premiers UTS Jets First Div. Runners Up Macarthur Magpies Second Div. Premiers Macquarie Treefrogs Second Div. Runners Up Nirimba Polecats 2005 Season First Div. Premiers Nirimba Polecats First Div. Runners Up UTS Jets Second Div. Premiers Macarthur Magpies Second Div. Runners Up Macquarie Treefrogs The NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League is an affiliated body of the New South Wales Rugby League, established to promote the development of Rugby League within Universities, TAFE and other Tertiary Institutes within the state of NSW.
Formed in late 1969, the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League came about when the Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of NSW and University of Newcastle Rugby League clubs joined to create their own competition that was not restricted by the same boundaries as other senior open age competitions within Sydney.
In 2009 the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League will have 12 clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra and Newcastle, making it one of the most geographically spread competitions under the New South Wales Rugby League.
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History
Tertiary Nines
The Tertiary Nines was an annual pre-season competition run by the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League to kick start the Tertiary League season.
Year Premiers Runners Up 2006 University of Technology, Sydney Charles Sturt University, Bathurst 2007 Sydney University Charles Sturt University, Bathurst 2008 Sydney University University of Technology, Sydney Tertiary Championship: First Division
The original competition setup by the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League back in 1970, the Tertiary League is the premier week-to-week competition run in NSW for University, TAFE and other Tertiary college students.
CSU Bathurst take on Cumberland College in the NSWTSRL First Division competition
Year Premiers 1970 Sydney University 1971 Alexander Mackie College 1972 Alexander Mackie College 1973 Alexander Mackie College 1974 Alexander Mackie College 1975 Catholic College of Education 1976 Catholic College of Education 1977 Teachers Club 1978 Sydney University 1979 Nepean CAE, Kingswood 1980 Mount Saint Mary 1981 Mount Saint Mary 1982 Nepean CAE, Kingswood 1983 Catholic College of Education 1984 Macquarie University 1985 Catholic College of Education 1986 Wollongong University 1987 Catholic College of Education 1988 Macquarie University 1989 Catholic College of Education 1990 University of NSW 1991 University of NSW 1992 ACU Castle Hill 1993 ACU Castle Hill 1994 ACU Castle Hill 1995 University of Technology, Sydney 1996 ACU Castle Hill 1997 University of Technology, Sydney 1998 Cumberland College 1999 ACU Castle Hill 2000 Sydney University 2001 University of Technology, Sydney 2002 Sydney University 2003 UWS Nirimba 2004 University of Technology, Sydney 2005 UWS Nirimba 2006 University of Technology, Sydney 2007 University of Technology, Sydney 2008 Norwest Polecats Bill Buckley Memorial Trophy: Second Division
With a significant influx of teams joining the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League after the competition was originally created, it was deemed that in 1973 a Second Division competition would be created. The competition has been run every year since.
Nirimba make a hit up against Macquarie in the 2006 Second Division Grand Final at Leichhardt OvalYear Premiers 1973 NSW Institute of Technology 1974 Sydney University 1975 Sydney University 1976 Sydney University Vet Science 1977 Sydney University 1978 Sydney University 1979 Kuring-gai CAE 1980 Macquarie University 1981 Catholic College of Education 1982 State Rail 1983 NSW Institute of Technology 1984 State Rail 1985 North Sydney Technical College 1986 Macquarie University 1987 State Rail 1988 Macquarie University 1989 Catholic College of Education 1990 Macquarie University 1991 Cumberland College 1992 Newcastle University 1993 University of NSW 1994 University of NSW 1995 Sydney University 1996 ACU Castle Hill 1997 ACU Castle Hill 1998 Charles Sturt University Bathurst 1999 University of Technology, Sydney 2000 University of NSW 2001 Macquarie University 2002 UWS Macarthur 2003 Macquarie University 2004 Cumberland 2005 UWS Macarthur 2006 Macquarie University 2007 Sydney University 2008 Newcastle University John Pollard Trophy: Third Division
The NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League operated a Third Division competition from 1981to 2004. Originally the Third Division was operated as a completely separate competition from First and Second Division, however after the Super League war when a number of Tertiary institutes stopped playing Rugby League, the Third Division was made up of teams who failed to make the Second Division finals.
Year Premiers 1981 Macquarie University 1984 Catholic College of Education 1986 Catholic College of Education 1987 Nepean C.A.E 1988 Catholic College of Education 1989 Sydney University 1990 Catholic College of Education 1994 Cumberland College 1996 State Rail 1997 Macquarie University 1999 Sydney University 2000 State Rail 2001 UWS Nirimba 2002 UWS Nirimba 2003 University of Technology, Sydney 2004 UWS Macarthur Clubs
Twelve clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra Newcastle have confirmed their participation in the 2009 New South Wales Tertiary League season.[1]
Club Name Tertiary Institute Year Formed CSU Bathurst Mungoes Charles Sturt University, Bathurst 1974 Cumberland Beavers University of Western Sydney, Nepean Lewisham Old Boys Edmund College 2008 Macarthur Magpies University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Newcastle Seahorses University of Newcastle, Callaghan 1967 Norwest Polecats University of Western Sydney, Nirimba 1971 RailCorp Apprentices RailCorp Training 1975 Royal Australian Navy Titans Royal Australian Navy Joined 2008 Sydney University University of Sydney 1919 University of Canberra Cows University of Canberra Reformed 2008 UTS Tigers University of Technology, Sydney West Sydney Blues Charles Sturt University, Police 2007 Renamed Clubs
The following teams have changed their names over their life in the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League:
- Cumberland Beavers (Formerly: Cumberland College)
- Macquarie Warriors (Formerly: Macquarie Treefrogs)
- Norwest Polecats (Formerly: Catholic College of Education, Polding College Polecats, ACU Castle Hill Polecats, UWS Nirimba Polecats)[2]
- University of Canberra Cows (Formerly: Canberra Skolars, now play in the Canberra Raiders Cup)
- UTS Tigers (Formerly: UTS Bulls, UTS Jets)
- Railcorp Apprentices (Formally Public Transport Commission Apprentice College, State Rail Apprentice College).
UTS TigersFormer Clubs
The following Tertiary Institutes participated in one of the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League competitions in the past:
- Alexander Mackie College
- Hornsby TAFE (Also known as: Hornsby Technical College)
- Macquarie University
- Mount Saint Mary College
- North Sydney TAFE (Also known as: North Sydney Technical College)
- NSW Institute of Technology
- Sydney University Vet Science (Merged with Sydney University)
- Teachers Club
- University of New South Wales (Now play in the South Sydney District League)
- University of Technology, Kuring-gai (Also known as: Kuring-gai CAE)
- University of Western Sydney, Nepean (Also known as: Nepean CAE, Kingswood)
- Wollongong University (Now play in the Illawarra District League)
Tertiary League Governing Bodies
- NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League Official Site
- Universities Rugby League Queensland Official Site
- Australian Universities Rugby League Official Site
- 2008 Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup
Footnotes
- ^ West Sydney join the fold for season 2008 Retrieved on 5 January 2008
- ^ http://norwest.tertiaryleague.com.au/history/
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