The Mal Meninga Cup, known as the Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup due to sponsorship, is a junior rugby league football competition based in Queensland, Australia, played between teams made up of players aged under 18. The competition, administered by the Queensland Rugby League, features the junior representative teams of Queensland Cup clubs.
Since 2011, the winners of the Grand Final play the winners of the New South Wales’ under-18 competition, the S.G. Ball Cup, in the National Final.
The Mal Meninga Cup is named after Mal Meninga, a 32-game Queensland representative and the most successful State of Origin coach of all time.
Teams The Mal Meninga Cup consists of fifteen clubs: fourteen based in Queensland and one in New South Wales. The competition currently operates on a single group system, after using a pool system for eight seasons.
Fourteen of the fifteen clubs are junior representative teams for Queensland Cup clubs.The Wide Bay Bulls currently have no Queensland Cup affiliation.
Current clubs Mal Meninga Cup Club Est. City State Stadium Titles (Last) Brisbane Tigers 1917 Brisbane Queensland Totally Workwear Stadium 0 Burleigh Bears 1934 Gold Coast Queensland UAA Oval 0 Central Queensland Capras 1996 Rockhampton Queensland Browne Park 0 Ipswich Jets 1982 Ipswich Queensland North Ipswich Reserve 0 Mackay Cutters 2007 Mackay Queensland BB Print Stadium Mackay 0 Northern Pride 2007 Cairns Queensland Barlow Park 0 Norths Devils 1933 Brisbane Queensland Bishop Park 2 (2011) Redcliffe Dolphins 1947 Redcliffe Queensland Kayo Stadium 2 (2023) Souths Logan Magpies 1918 Brisbane Queensland Davies Park 2 (2022) Sunshine Coast Falcons 1996 Sunshine Coast Queensland Sunshine Coast Stadium 0 Townsville Blackhawks 1998 Townsville Queensland Jack Manski Oval 5 (2016) Tweed Seagulls 1909 Tweed Heads New South Wales Piggabeen Sports Complex 3 (2023) Western Clydesdales 1996 Toowoomba Queensland Clive Berghofer Stadium 1 (2017) Wide Bay Bulls 2009 Bundaberg Queensland Various Venues 0 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 1951 Brisbane Queensland BMD Kougari Oval 0
Previous clubs Mal Meninga Cup Club Seasons City State Stadium Titles (Last) Central Crows 2011–2017 Bundaberg Queensland Across the Waves Sportsground 0 Gold Coast Blue 2010 Gold Coast Queensland Merv Craig Sporting Complex 0 Gold Coast Gold 2011–2012 Gold Coast Queensland Pizzey Park 0 Gold Coast Green 2010–2016 Gold Coast Queensland Pizzey Park 0 Gold Coast Vikings 2009 Gold Coast Queensland Pizzey Park 0 Gold Coast White 2013–2016 Gold Coast Queensland Pizzey Park 0 Wests Panthers 2011–2012 Brisbane Queensland Purtell Park 0 Central Crows played as Central United from 2011 to 2013.
Grand Final results SeasonGrand FinalsPremiersScoreRunners-upVenue2009 Norths Devils 20–18 Townsville Stingers Bishop Park2010 Townsville Stingers 26–24 Norths Devils Langlands Park2011 Norths Devils 28–10 Townsville Stingers Langlands Park2012 Townsville Stingers 22–14 Redcliffe Dolphins BMD Kougari Oval2013 Redcliffe Dolphins 44–16 Gold Coast White Langlands Park2014 Townsville Stingers 22–18 Norths Devils Barlow Park2015 Townsville Stingers 30–24 Easts Tigers Tapout Energy Stadium2016 Townsville Blackhawks 38–16 Norths Devils Suzuki Stadium2017 Western Mustangs 40–30 Souths Logan Magpies Suzuki Stadium2018Souths Logan Magpies 18–16 Norths Devils Bishop Park2019Tweed Heads Seagulls 28–24 Wynnum Manly Seagulls Kougari Oval2020Season cancelled2021Tweed Heads Seagulls 30–24 Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval2022Souths Logan Magpies 38–26 Townsville Blackhawks Sunshine Coast Stadium2023Redcliffe Dolphins36-18 Townsville Blackhawks Totally Workwear Stadium2024Tweed Seagulls36-12 Burleigh Bears Kayo Stadium
See also
Rugby League Competitions in Australia
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