The Rugby League Cup is a New Zealand rugby league trophy that is contested between districts on a challenge basis. The trophy used to be known as the Northern Union Challenge Cup.[1]
It is the oldest rugby league competition in New Zealand.[2]
History
New Zealand rugby league was born with events such as the All Golds tour of England,[3] and matches in Wellington and Auckland in 1908.[4] John Coffey writes in Te Ara, "The Auckland Rugby League was formed in July 1909, and North Shore played City as the forerunner to an inter-club competition that started in 1910. By this time, league was also being played in Taranaki, Rotorua, Hawke’s Bay, Nelson, Marlborough and Southland."[4]
The Cup was made in Bradford and donated to Auckland for inter-provincial competition by the touring 1910 Great Britain Lions.[5]
The Cup was first contested in 1911, when Auckland successfully defended it four times.[6] The Cup was held by Auckland until 1922.[7]
Auckland are the current holders of the Cup after they defeated Canterbury in a one-off match on 4 June 2012. This was marked as a "centennial" match.[8]
Past winners
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See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rugby League Football An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. 1966
- ↑ Coffey, John (5 September 2013). "Rugby league overview". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: 1.
- ↑ Coffey, John (5 September 2013). "Origins of rugby league". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: 2.
- 1 2 Coffey, John (5 September 2013). "Arrival in New Zealand". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: 3.
- 1 2 Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4, p.39.
- 1 2 Bay crowned cup kings Hawke's Bay Today, 17 September 2007
- ↑ Coffey, John (5 September 2013). "Domestic competition: Rugby League Cup". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: 5.
- ↑ "Collection of rugby league programmes. 1950s, 1970, 2012". National Library of New Zealand.
- ↑ "Representative Match/Auckland V Hawke's Bay". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVI, no. 17235. 11 August 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- 1 2 3 4 History Of Wellington Rugby League Association Wellington Rugby League
- 1 2 Sharks put bite on Waikato Cougars Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1999
- ↑ "FLASHBACK FRIDAY: CANTERBURY WINS 1985 RUGBY LEAGUE CUP (August 30, 2019)". Canterbury Rugby League – Home to the Canterbury Bulls.
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990.
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1992 New Zealand Rugby League, 1992. p.130
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1993. p.137
- 1 2 Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4, p.317.
- 1 2 "Rugby League: Orcas give Mariners incentive for Challenge Cup". The New Zealand Herald. The Daily Post. 22 August 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ Orcas fired up to retain league cup The Nelson Mail, 7 September 2002
- ↑ Otago snatches cup from muddled Orcas The Nelson Mail, 10 September 2002
- ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4, p.357.
- ↑ Bulls regain league cup The Press, 24 August 2009
- ↑ Geoff Longley It's go the South Island, No Bull The Press, 4 June 2010
- ↑ League cup match returns to spiritual home in June The Press, 17 March 2012
- ↑ Auckland spoil Bulls coach's finale The Press, 5 June 2012
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