S. G. Ball Cup

S. G. Ball Cup
Current season or competition: 2015 S. G. Ball Cup season
File:SG Ball Cup Logo.gif
Sport	Rugby league football
Instituted	1965
Inaugural season	1965
Number of teams	19
Country	Australia
Premiers	Sydney Roosters (4th title) (2014)
Most titles	South Sydney Rabbitohs (19 titles)
Website	S. G. Ball Cup website
Related competition	Harold Matthews Cup

The S. G. Ball Cup is a junior rugby league football competition played in New South Wales, played between teams made up of players aged under 18. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League. The competition includes both junior representative teams of NRL and NSW Cup clubs that do not field a team in the NRL competition. In 2009 the Melbourne Storm from Victoria, was admitted to the competition. In 2010 the competition continued its national growth with the introduction of the WA Reds from Perth.

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 2013, eighteen clubs fielded teams in the 'S. G. Ball Cup:

• Balmain Tigers
• Canberra Raiders
• Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
• Central Coast Centurions
• Cronulla Sharks
• Gold Coast Titans
• Illawarra Steelers
• Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
• Melbourne Storm
• Newcastle Knights
• North Sydney Bears
• Parramatta Eels
• Penrith Panthers
• St. George Dragons
• South Sydney Rabbitohs
• Sydney Roosters
• Western Suburbs Magpies
• Western Sydney (Academy)
• West Coast Pirates

S. G. Ball Cup premiers

1965 to 2007

Year	Premiers
1965	South Sydney
1966	Parramatta
1967	Parramatta
1968	Parramatta
1969	South Sydney
1970	St. George
1971	Western Suburbs
1972	Canterbury-Bankstown
1973	Parramatta
1974	South Sydney
1975	South Sydney
1976	South Sydney
1977	Penrith
1978	Canterbury-Bankstown
1979	South Sydney
1980	South Sydney
1981	Penrith
1982	Balmain
1983	Parramatta
1984	St. George
1985	Penrith
1986	South Sydney
1987	Parramatta
1988	Parramatta
1989	Illawarra
1990	Newcastle Knights
1991	Parramatta
1992	St. George
1993	Parramatta
1994	South Sydney
1995	Canberra
1996	Illawarra
1997	Sydney City Roosters
1998	South Sydney
1999	Parramatta
2000	Penrith
2001	Newcastle Knights
2002	Western Suburbs
2003	Penrith
2004	Newcastle Knights
2005	Canberra
2006	Penrith
2007	Parramatta

Results 2008 to Now

Year	Premiers	Runners Up	Minor Premiers	Wooden Spoon
2008	Sydney Roosters	Parramatta Eels	Canterbury Bulldogs	North Sydney Bears
2009	Canterbury Bulldogs	Melbourne Storm	St George Dragons	Western Suburbs Magpies
2010	Sydney Roosters	Parramatta Eels	Cronulla Sharks	Central Coast Centurions
2011	Newcastle Knights	Canterbury Bulldogs	Western Suburbs Magpies	Western Sydney Academy
2012	Balmain Tigers	Canberra Raiders	Balmain Tigers	Western Sydney Academy
2013	Balmain Tigers	Penrith Panthers	Penrith Panthers	West Coast Pirates
2014	Sydney Roosters	Penrith Panthers	Parramatta Eels	West Coast Pirates
2015	Cronulla Sharks	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Canberra Raiders	North Sydney Bears

External links

• S. G. Ball Cup at nswrl.com.au