NRL Under-20s

The NRL Under-20s (known commercially as the Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the top league of professional rugby league for players aged 20 years or younger in Australasia. Contested by sixteen teams, the Under-20s competition commenced in 2008 and was originally known as the Toyota Cup. The competition runs parallel to Australasia's professional competition, the National Rugby League, with NYC matches played immediately prior to the NRL games. Similar to the NRL, the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players.

The New Zealand Warriors were the most successful club in the competition's short history, with three premierships from four Grand Final appearances; in 2010, 2011 and 2014. In 2018, the NRL Under-20s was replaced by state-based under-20s competitions in New South Wales and Queensland.

History The NRL Under-20s succeeded the Jersey Flegg Cup in 2008, which existed from 1961 to 2007. The competition was administered by the New South Wales Rugby League as an under-19s competition, until it was changed to an under-20s competition in 1998. On October 28, 2016 it was announced that the 2017 season will be the last for the NRL Under-20s. It was to be replaced by stronger State-based competitions in NSW and QLD, these being the reformed Jersey Flegg Cup in NSW and the new Hastings Deering Colts in Queensland.

Teams ClubCity2017 coachPremierships Brisbane Broncos Brisbane, Queensland 0 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney, New South Wales 0 Canberra Raiders Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney, New South Wales 0 Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast, Queensland 0 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sydney, New South Wales 1 Melbourne Storm Melbourne, Victoria 1 Newcastle Knights Newcastle, New South Wales 0 New Zealand Warriors Auckland, New Zealand 3 North Queensland Cowboys Townsville, Queensland 0 Parramatta Eels Sydney, New South Wales 0 Penrith Panthers Sydney, New South Wales 2 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney, New South Wales 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons Wollongong, New South WalesSydney, New South Wales 0 Sydney Roosters Sydney, New South Wales 1 Wests Tigers Sydney, New South Wales 1

Premiership winners SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upRefereeVenueDateNational Youth Competition2008 Canberra Raiders28 – 24 Brisbane BroncosS. HayneANZ Stadium Sydney5 October 20082009 Melbourne Storm24 – 22 Wests TigersG. ReynoldsANZ Stadium Sydney4 October 20092010 New Zealand Warriors42 – 28 South Sydney RabbitohsG. ReynoldsANZ Stadium Sydney3 October 20102011 New Zealand Warriors (2)31 – 30 North Queensland CowboysD. MunroANZ Stadium Sydney2 October 20112012 Wests Tigers46 – 6 Canberra RaidersG. AtkinsANZ Stadium Sydney30 September 20122013 Penrith Panthers42 – 30 New Zealand WarriorsC. Butler D. MunroANZ Stadium Sydney6 October 20132014 New Zealand Warriors (3)34 – 32 Brisbane BroncosC. Butler C. SuttonANZ Stadium Sydney5 October 20142015 Penrith Panthers (2)34 – 18 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesA. Gee P. GoughANZ Stadium Sydney4 October 20152016 Sydney Roosters30 – 28 Penrith PanthersZ Przeklasa-Adamski

D. OultramANZ Stadium Sydney2 October 20162017 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles20 – 18 Parramatta EelsP. Henderson A. CassidyANZ Stadium Sydney1 October 2017

Team performance TeamPremiershipsRunners-upMinor premiershipsWooden spoonsTotalSeason(s)TotalSeason(s)TotalSeason(s)TotalSeason(s) Brisbane Broncos0–22008, 20140–0– Canberra Raiders120081201222008, 20130– Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs0–0–1201212014 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks0–0–1201712009 Gold Coast Titans0–0–0–12012 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles12017120151200932011, 2013, 2016 Melbourne Storm120090–0–0– New Zealand Warriors32010, 2011, 2014120131201112017 Newcastle Knights0–0–120140– North Queensland Cowboys0–120110–12008 Parramatta Eels0–120170–12011 Penrith Panthers22013, 20151201622015, 20160– South Sydney Rabbitohs0–120101201112015 St. George Illawarra Dragons0–0–0–0– Sydney Roosters120160–0–0– Wests Tigers12012120090–0–

Comprehensive regular season results

Comprehensive regular season results of the National Youth Competition by club.

Team2008200920102011201220132014 Brisbane Broncos2nd5th10th9th12th8th Canberra Raiders1st8th6th13th3rd1st Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs7th11th3rd6th1st4th Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks14th16th14th3rd10th13th Gold Coast Titans8th14th8th14th16th15th Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles11th1st7th16th14th16th Melbourne Storm13th3rd13th4th9th9th Newcastle Knights12th10th12th8th11th12th New Zealand Warriors3rd7th2nd1st2nd6th North Queensland Cowboys16th9th4th2nd13th10th Parramatta Eels5th12th16th12th15th14th Penrith Panthers4th13th15th10th5th2nd St. George Illawarra Dragons6th2nd11th11th8th11th South Sydney Rabbitohs10th6th1st15th6th7th Sydney Roosters15th15th5th5th7th3rd Wests Tigers9th4th9th7th4th5th

Awards Player of the Year The National Youth Competition Player of the Year award is the premier individual award in the National Youth Competition. The voting for the award is similar to the Dally M Medal voting, where after each National Youth Competition game 3 points are awarded to the best player on ground, 2 points to the second and 1 point to the third. As of 2017, every winner of the award has gone on to play first grade in the NRL. The inaugural winner was Ben Hunt from the Brisbane Broncos in 2008. Hunt is also the youngest player to win the award, at age 18 years, 5 months and 13 days.

Year Winner Position Team2008Ben Hunt Brisbane Broncos2009Beau Henry St. George Illawarra Dragons2010Tariq Sims Brisbane Broncos2011Jack De Belin St. George Illawarra Dragons2012David Klemmer Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2013Bryce Cartwright Penrith Panthers2014Kane Elgey Gold Coast Titans2015Ashley Taylor Brisbane Broncos2016Jayden Brailey Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks2017Jake Clifford North Queensland Cowboys

Jack Gibson Medal

The Jack Gibson Medal is awarded to the man of the match of the Toyota Cup grand final. The award is named after legendary rugby league coach, Jack Gibson. Gibson, who guided Eastern Suburbs to premierships in 1974 and 1975, the Parramatta Eels to three successive premierships from 1981 to 1983 and was named coach of the Team of the Century, died in 2008.

Year Winner Position Team2008Josh Dugan Canberra Raiders2009Luke Kelly Melbourne Storm2010Carlos Tuimavave New Zealand Warriors2011Jordan Meads New Zealand Warriors2012Matt Mulcahy Wests Tigers2013James Roberts Penrith Panthers2014Solomone Kata New Zealand Warriors2015Soni Luke Penrith Panthers2016Nat Butcher Sydney Roosters2017Cade Cust Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Television coverage

Australia Free to air: Channel 9 showed the Grand Final as part of the Grand Final Coverage.2007 Big League Annual (page 11) 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.Fox Sports to show Toyota Cup live - NRL - Fox Sports

New Zealand All New Zealand Warriors home games in the U20's competition are shown live by Sky NZ. 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.NGATI NRL RETURNS TO MAORI TELEVISION at media.maoritelevision.com

NRL Under-20s

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