National Rugby League reserves affiliations
The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league clubs in Australasia. Run by the Australian Rugby League Commission, however, there has not been a league-wide Reserve Grade competition since 1988, when the former New South Wales Rugby League expanded interstate to make the first attempt at a national competition, with the NRL Reserve Grade competition being shut down at the end of the 2002 season.
As a result, NRL-listed players who are not selected in their senior teams are made eligible to play in one of the second-tier state leagues: the New South Wales Cup or the Queensland Cup. The system used to accommodate NRL-listed players within these leagues varies considerably from state to state.
Current affiliations
In the 2024 season, the seventeen National Rugby League clubs will have the following reserves arrangements.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- The
PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup are currently the only club in either state-based competition without an NRL affiliation.
Participating clubs by season
Bold=NSW Cup
Underline=Qld Cup
See also
Notes
- The Bulldogs have a partnership with the Clydesdales but do not send players to the club.
- The Rabbitohs have a partnership with the Blackhawks but do not send players to the club.
- The Roosters have a partnership with the Jets but do not send players to the club.
References
- http://www.nswrl.com.au/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/nswrl-clubs.html 2017 NSW Cup Feeder Clubs
- http://www.broncos.com.au/team/affiliates.html 2017 Broncos Feeder Clubs
- http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/gold-coast-titans-welcome-twoyear-partnership-with-new-feeder-club-central-queensland-capras/news-story/23aa6ef9b198fe2bd784ffd7f00c0a7c 2017 Titan Feeder Clubs
- https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2016/03/09/rd_2_feeder_team_ann.html 2017 Storm Feeder Clubs
- http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2014/09/10/new_feeder_club_for_toyota_cowboys.html 2017 Cowboy Feeder Clubs
- "Capras: Titans have missed big chance". Retrieved 1 February 2018.