Current season or competition: 2023 New South Wales Rugby League | |
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| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2017 |
| Inaugural season | 2017 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Premiers |  Illawarra Steelers (2024) |
| Most titles |  Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy Illawarra Steelers (2 titles) |
| Website | Tarsha Gale Cup |
| Related competition | NRL Women's Premiership NSWRL Women's Premiership |
The Tarsha Gale Cup is an elite under-19s Women's rugby league competition in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The competition was named after former captain of Australia and current NRLW commentator, Tarsha Gale, in honour of her impact on Women's rugby league as a pioneer of the sport.
In 2017, the New South Wales Rugby League announced the creation of a nine-a-side under-18s women's league, named the Tarsha Gale Nines after the former Australian Jillaroos and New South Wales captain of the 1990s.[1][2][3]
The tournament changed to eleven-a-side in the 2019.[4]
Since 2020, the tournament has been played as a full 13-a-side game.[5][6]
In the 2021 season, the age group changed from under under-18s to under-19s. The equivalent competition for males, the S.G. Ball Cup, was also changed from under-18s to under-19s at this time.
The Tarsha Gale Cup is the main bridge between juniors and the NSWRL Women's Premiership in the state of New South Wales.
- ^ "New comp a 'gamechanger' for women". 24 August 2016.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital (24 August 2016). "NSWRL Announces Tarsha Gale Nines".
- ^ "NSWRL targets elite women's competition".
- ^ "Tarsha Gale Cup GRAND FINAL Newcastle KNIGHTS v Illawarra Steelers". Our Footy Team Archives. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Teams: : NSWRL U18 Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup - 2020 Round 1". League Unlimited. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup - Raiders v Eels". NSWRL. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2024.