NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League

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 had 12 clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra and Newcastle, making it one of the most geographically spread competitions under the New South Wales Rugby League.

History Arnold Stehr 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 Score Runners-up1973Macquarie University1974Macquarie University1975Catholic College of Education1976Catholic College of Education19771978Catholic College of Education1979Macquarie University19801981198219831984Catholic College of EducationNo Competition Between 1985 and 20052006University of Technology, Sydney Bathurst Mungoes2007 Sydney University Bathurst Mungoes2008 Sydney University University of Technology, Sydney2009Lewisham Old BoysRoyal Australian Navy Titans2010West Sydney BluesNorwest Polecats2011Lewisham Old BoysBathurst Mungoes2012Norwest PolecatsUniversity of Technology, Sydney2013RailCorp ApprenticesUniversity of Technology, Sydney2015University of Technology, SydneyUniversity of Western Sydney Ducks2016University of Technology, SydneyUniversity of Western Sydney Ducks2018Macquarie University10 – 8Sydney University2019UTS Leichhardt Wanderers34 – 14Sydney University

Tertiary Championship: First Division The original competition set up 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.

Year PremiersScoreRunner-up1970 Sydney University1971 Alexander Mackie College19-9Westmead Teachers College1972 Alexander Mackie College21-8Macquarie University1973 Alexander Mackie College21-14Catholic College of Education1974 Alexander Mackie College19-12Catholic College of Education1975Catholic College of EducationSydney University1976Catholic College of Education1977 Teachers Club1978 Sydney University1979 Nepean CAE, Kingswood1980 Mount Saint Mary1981 Mount Saint Mary1982 Nepean CAE, Kingswood1983Catholic College of EducationMacquarie University1984 Macquarie University17 – 14Catholic College of Education1985Catholic College of EducationWollongong University1986 Wollongong UniversityMacquarie University1987Catholic College of EducationMacquarie University1988 Macquarie University4 – 0Catholic College of Education1989Catholic College of EducationHornsby Technical College1990 University of NSW38 – 16Catholic College of Education1991 University of NSWCatholic College of Education1992ACU Castle HillCumberland College1993ACU Castle Hill1994ACU Castle HillUniversity of NSW1995 University of Technology, SydneyACU Castle Hill1996ACU Castle HillCumberland College1997 University of Technology, SydneyACU Castle Hill1998 Cumberland CollegeMacquarie University1999ACU Castle HillUniversity of Canberra2000 Sydney UniversityACU Castle Hill2001 University of Technology, SydneyUWS Nirimba2002 Sydney UniversityUWS Nirimba2003UWS Nirimba32 – 10UTS Jets2004 UTS JetsUWS Nirimba2005UWS NirimbaUWS Macarthur2006 UTS Jets48 – 4UWS Macarthur2007 UTS Jets40 – 30UWS Nirimba2008Norwest Polecats14 – 12West Sydney Blues2009 UTS Tigers24 – 22Lewisham Old Boys2010 West Sydney Blues19 – 18Norwest Polecats2011 Lewisham Old Boys22 – 20Norwest Polecats2012Norwest Polecats20 – 16UTS Tigers2013RailCorp Apprentices22 – 16UTS Tigers2014UTS Tigers28 – 18Sydney University2015Norwest Polecats20 – 16UTS Tigers2016UTS Tigers24 – 16TAFE Western Sydney Polecats2017TAFE NSW Polecats24 – 16UTS Tigers2018Sydney University18 – 12UTS Tigers2019TAFE NSW Polecats26 – 8UTS Leichhardt Wanderers2020UTS Leichhardt Wanderers46 – 18TAFE NSW 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.

Year PremiersScoreRunner-up1973 NSW Institute of Technology1974 Sydney University1975 Sydney University1976Sydney University Vet Science1977 Sydney University1978 Sydney University1979 Kuring-gai CAE1980 Macquarie University1981Catholic College of Education1982 State Rail AuthorityCatholic College of Education1983 NSW Institute of Technology1984 State Rail Authority1985 North Sydney Technical College1986 Macquarie University1987 State Rail1988 Macquarie University21 – 8Catholic College of Education1989Catholic College of EducationUniversity of NSW1990 Macquarie University18 – 14Catholic College of Education1991 Cumberland College1992 Newcastle University Seahorses1993 University of NSWACU Castle Hill1994 ACU Castle HillMitchell Old Boys1995 Sydney University1996ACU Castle Hill23 – 20University of Technology, Sydney1997ACU Castle Hill1998 Bathurst Mungoes1999University of Technology, SydneyACU Castle Hill2000 University of NSW2001 Macquarie University2002 UWS Macarthur2003 Macquarie University2004 Cumberland College2005 UWS Macarthur2006 Macquarie University24 – 14UWS Nirimba2007 Sydney UniversityUniversity of Technology, Sydney2008 Newcastle University Seahorses22 – 8Bathurst Mungoes2009 Bathurst Mungoes34 – 28UTS Tigers2010 Cumberland Beavers36 – 0Bathurst Mungoes2011 UTS Tigers28 – 18ANU Grizzlies2012 UTS Tigers24 – 18Norwest Polecats2013Cumberland Beavers40 – 6RailCorp Apprentices2014UWS Ducks36 – 10Sydney University2015Cumberland Beavers26 – 22UTS Tigers2016UC Grizzlies38 – 14TAFE Western Sydney Polecats2017UTS Tigers28 – 22TAFE NSW Polecats2018* Macquarie University26 – 16TAFE NSW Polecats2020* Sydney University46 – 28Western Sydney University Ducks * Bill Buckley Memorial Trophy 3rd v 4th Play-off match

John Pollard Trophy: Third Division The NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League operated a Third Division competition from 1981 to 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 PremiersScoreRunner-up1978Nepean CAE, KingswoodNorth Sydney Catholics197919801981 Macquarie University198219831984Catholic College of Education16 – 11Royal Australian Air Force1986Catholic College of EducationMacquarie University1987 Nepean C.A.ECatholic College of Education1988Catholic College of EducationState Rail Authority1989 Sydney University18 – 4Catholic College of Education1990Catholic College of Education32 – 0State Rail Authority1994 Cumberland College1996 State Rail Authority1997 Macquarie UniversityUniversity of Technology, Sydney1999Sydney University2000 State Rail AuthorityACU Castle Hill2001UWS Nirimba2002UWS Nirimba2003University of Technology, Sydney2004 UWS Macarthur

NSW Tertiary Representative Matches The Annual City v Country clash gives a chance for some of the best players from the NSW Tertiary Student League competition to battle it out for the City/Country Shield. Year WinnerScoreRunner-up2012Country24 – 22City2014City34 – 22Country2016Country22 – 22City2017City32 – 18Country2018East Metro18 – 14West Metro2019Metro West38 – 22Metro East

Clubs Twelve clubs from Sydney, Bathurst, Canberra Newcastle have confirmed their participation in the 2009 New South Wales Tertiary League season.West Sydney join the fold for season 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2008

Club Name Tertiary Institute Year formedAustralia Catholic University Australia Catholic University 2015Cumberland BeaversUniversity of Western Sydney, Nepean / Parramatta TAFE1991Macquarie University WarriorsMacquarie UniversityTAFE NSW PolecatsTAFE NSW1971Sydney University LionsUniversity of Sydney, Camperdown1920University of Canberra GrizzliesUniversity of Canberra2009UTS TigersUniversity of Technology, Sydney1970UWS DucksUniversity of Western Sydney2014

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) TAFE NSW Polecats (Formerly: Catholic College of Education, Polding College Polecats, ACU Castle Hill Polecats, UWS Nirimba Polecats, Norwest Polecats, WSI TAFE Polecats) 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).

Former clubs The following Tertiary Institutes participated in one of the NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League competitions in the past:

Alexander Mackie Teachers' College Australian Defence Force Academy 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)

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