S. G. Ball Cup
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The S. G. Ball Cup is a junior rugby league football competition played predominantly in New South Wales, between teams made up of male players aged under 19. Teams from Canberra and Melbourne, and Auckland also participate. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales a team from Perth (West Coast) also participated. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League, and includes both junior representative teams of NRL and NSWRL clubs that do not field a team in the NRL.
The S. G. Ball Cup is named after S. G. "George" Ball, one of the five people responsible for the formation of South Sydney, and who was club secretary for over fifty years.
Clubs
In 2025, 16 clubs fielded teams in the NSWRL S G Ball Cup.
- Template:Leagueicon Balmain
- Template:Leagueicon Canberra
- Template:Leagueicon Canterbury
- Template:Leagueicon Cronulla
- Template:Leagueicon Illawarra
- Template:Leagueicon Manly
- Template:Leagueicon Melbourne
- Template:Leagueicon Newcastle
- Template:Leagueicon New Zealand (Auckland)
- Template:Leagueicon North Sydney
- Template:Leagueicon Parramatta
- Template:Leagueicon Penrith
- Template:Leagueicon Souths
- Template:Leagueicon St George
- Template:Leagueicon Sydney (Eastern Suburbs)
- Template:Leagueicon Western Suburbs
In 2020, 18 clubs fielded teams in the NSWRL S G Ball Cup. After the sixth round on March 14 & 15, the 2020 competition was suspended and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1] Three teams from 2020 that did not return in 2021 were:
- Template:Leagueicon Central Coast
- Template:Leagueicon West Coast
- Template:Leagueicon New Zealand (Auckland), who returned to the competition in 2023.
Previous teams that participated in the SG Ball Cup include: Template:Leagueicon Gold Coast (2008–09), Template:Leagueicon Newtown (1970s, early 1980s & 2009), Template:Leagueicon Western Sydney Academy of Sport (2007–17).
Melbourne Storm competed in the S.G. Ball Cup from 2009 to 2014, did not compete from 2015 to 2018, and competed as the Victoria Thunderbolts from 2020 to 2022. The club returned as the Melbourne Storm from the 2023 season.
S. G. Ball Cup Premiers
1965 to Current
- U16/s from 1965 until 2005
- U18/s from 2006 until 2020
- U19/s from 2021 onwards
Premiership Tally
| No. | Club | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Template:Leagueicon Manly | 0 |
| 0 | Template:Leagueicon Norths | 0 |
| 1 | Template:Leagueicon Parramatta | 14 (1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2017, 2023) |
| 2 | Template:Leagueicon South Sydney | 10 (1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1994, 1998) |
| 3 | Template:Leagueicon Penrith | 7 (1977, 1981, 2000, 2006, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
| 4 | Template:Leagueicon Sydney (Eastern Suburbs) | 5 (1997, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2025) |
| 5 | Template:Leagueicon Canberra | 4 (1995, 2003, 2005, 2021) |
| 5 | Template:Leagueicon Newcastle | 4 (1990, 2001, 2004, 2011) |
| 5 | Template:Leagueicon St George | 4 (1970, 1984, 1992, 2024) |
| 8 | Template:Leagueicon Canterbury | 3 (1972, 1978, 2009) |
| 8 | Template:Leagueicon Balmain | 3 (1982, 2012, 2013) |
| 8 | Template:Leagueicon Illawarra | 3 (1989, 1996, 2019) |
| 11 | Template:Leagueicon Western Suburbs | 2 (1971, 2002) |
| 12 | Template:Leagueicon Cronulla | 1 (2015) |
Bold means the team is currently taking part in the competition.
See also
- Harold Matthews Cup
- Laurie Daley Cup
- Mal Meninga Cup
- Tarsha Gale Cup
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
- Rugby League Competitions in New South Wales
- Rugby League Competitions in New Zealand
References
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