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Line 1: {{Short description\|Queensland junior rugby football competition}} ~~{{Redirect\|NRL}}~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=July ~~2016~~2023}} {{Use Australian English\|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox rugby league football competition \|name = Mal Meninga Cup \|current_season = \|logo = ~~Mal_Meninga_Cup_logo~~Mal Meninga Cup new logo 2021.png \|pixels = 150px \|alt = \|sport = [[Rugby league]] Line 16: \|ceotag = \|ceo = \|teams = [[#Teams\|1615]] \|country = ~~{{AUS}}~~Australia \|country2 = \| headquarters = Brisbane, Australia \|championtag = Premiers \|champion = {{~~league icon~~leagueicon\|~~Toowoomba~~Tweeds\|~~16px~~16}} [[~~Toowoomba~~Tweed ~~Clydesdales\|Western Mustangs~~Seagulls]] (~~1st~~3rd title) \|season = ~~2017~~ \|most_champs = {{league icon\|~~Ireland~~Townsville Blackhawks\|~~16px~~16}} [[Townsville ~~Stingers]]/[[Townsville Blackhawks\|~~Blackhawks]] \|count = 5 \|TV = \| website = [~~http~~https://www.qrl.com.au/news/topic/auswide-bank-mal-meninga-cup/ www.~~QRL~~qrl.com.au] \| related_comps = [[SG Ball Cup]] }} The '''Mal Meninga Cup''' is a junior [[rugby league football]] competition played in [[Queensland]], played between teams made up of players aged under 18. The competition is administered by the [[Queensland Rugby League]]. The competition includes the junior representative teams of [[Queensland Cup]] clubs and others that do not field a team in the competition. The competition currently features teams from [[New South Wales]] and [[Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]] and has formerly featured a team from the [[Northern Territory]]. Since 2011, the winners of the Grand Final play the winners of the New South Wales’ under-18 competition, the [[SG Ball Cup]], in the National Final. The '''Mal Meninga Cup''', known as the '''[[Auswide Bank]] Mal Meninga Cup''' due to sponsorship, is a junior [[rugby league]] football competition based in [[Queensland]], played between teams made up of players aged under 18. The competition, administered by the [[Queensland Rugby League]], features the junior representative teams of [[Queensland Cup]] clubs.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/11/13/david-fifita-follows-meningas-path-to-greatness/\|title=David Fifita follows Meninga's path to greatness\|date=9 November 2018\|website=NRL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/03/09/progress-in-focus-in-auswide-bank-mal-meninga-cup/\|title=Progress the focus in Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup\|date=9 March 2019\|website=QRL}}</ref> The Mal Meninga Cup is named after [[Mal Meninga]], a 32-game [[Queensland state rugby league team\|Queensland]] representative and the most successful [[State of Origin series\|State of Origin]] coach of all time. Since 2011, the winners of the Grand Final play the winners of the New South Wales’ under-18 competition, the [[S. G. Ball Cup\|S.G. Ball Cup]], in the National Final.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/history-against-tweed-in-under-18-league-final/3723063/\|title=History against Tweed in under-18 league final\|date=11 May 2019\|website=Queensland Times}}</ref> The Mal Meninga Cup is named after [[Mal Meninga]], a 32-game [[Queensland rugby league team\|Queensland]] representative and the most successful [[State of Origin series\|State of Origin]] coach of all time.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/12/13/auswide-bank-mal-meninga-cup-draw/\|title=Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup draw\|date=13 December 2019\|website=QRL}}</ref> ==Teams== The Mal Meninga Cup consists of ~~sixteen~~fifteen clubs: fourteen based ~~within~~ in [[Queensland]] and one ~~each~~ in [[New South Wales~~]] and [[Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria~~]]. The competition currently operates on a single group system, after using a pool system for eight seasons. ~~Thirteen~~Fourteen of the ~~sixteen~~fifteen clubs are junior representative teams for [[Queensland Cup]] clubs.<br />The ~~Central~~Wide ~~Crows,~~Bay ~~Victoria~~Bulls RLcurrently ~~and Western Mustangs are the only teams with~~have no Queensland Cup affiliation. ===Current clubs=== {\| class="wikitable" style="width: 99100%" \|- \| style="background:maroon; text-align:center;" colspan="7"\|'''<span style="color:white;">Mal Meninga Cup</span>''' Line 45 ⟶ 48: !style="background:white; width:22%" \| Club !style="background:white; width:7%" \| Established !style="background:white; width:2310%" \| City !style="background:white; width:10%" \| State !style="background:white; width:18%" \| Stadium !style="background:white; width:7%" \| ~~Premierships~~Tiles (Last) \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Easts Tigers\|16}} '''[[Brisbane Tigers]]''' \| align=center \| 1917 \| [[Brisbane]] \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Langlands Park\|Totally Workwear Stadium]] \| align=center \| 0 \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|16}} '''[[Burleigh Bears]]''' \| align=center \| 1934 \| [[Gold Coast, Queensland\|Gold Coast]], \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Pizzey Park\|UAA Oval]] ~~\| align=center \| 0~~ \|- ~~\| {{leagueicon\|Penrith\|16}} '''Central Crows'''~~ ~~\| align=center \| 2011~~ ~~\| [[Bundaberg]], [[Queensland]]~~ ~~\| Across the Waves Sportsground~~ \| align=center \| 0 \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Central Comets\|16}} '''[[Central Queensland Capras]]''' \| align=center \| 1996 \| [[Rockhampton]], \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Browne Park]] ~~\| align=center \| 0~~ \|- ~~\| {{leagueicon\|Easts Tigers\|16}} '''[[Easts Tigers]]'''~~ ~~\| align=center \| 1917~~ ~~\| [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]]~~ ~~\| [[Langlands Park\|Suzuki Stadium]]~~ \| align=center \| 0 \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Ipswich\|16}} '''[[Ipswich Jets]]''' \| align=center \| 1982 \| [[Ipswich, Queensland\|Ipswich]] \| [[Queensland]] \| [[North Ipswich Reserve]] \| align=center \| 0 Line 81 ⟶ 83: \| {{leagueicon\|Mackay Cutters\|16}} '''[[Mackay Cutters]]''' \| align=center \| 2007 \| [[Mackay, Queensland\|Mackay]] \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Stadium Mackay\|BB Print Stadium Mackay]] \| align=center \| 0 Line 87 ⟶ 90: \| {{leagueicon\|Northern Pride\|16}} '''[[Northern Pride RLFC\|Northern Pride]]''' \| align=center \| 2007 \| [[Cairns,]] \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Barlow Park]] \| align=center \| 0 Line 93 ⟶ 97: \| {{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|16}} '''[[Norths Devils]]''' \| align=center \| 1933 \| [[Brisbane]], \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Nundah, Queensland#Sport\|Bishop Park]] \| align=center \| 2 (2011) \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|16}} '''[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]''' \| align=center \| 1947 \| [[Redcliffe, Queensland\|Redcliffe]], \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Dolphin ~~Oval~~Stadium (Brisbane)\|Kayo Stadium]] \| align=center \| 12 (~~2013~~2023) \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Souths Logan Magpies\|16}} '''[[Souths Logan Magpies]]''' \| align=center \| 1918 \| [[Brisbane]], \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Davies Park]] \| align=center \| 02 (2022) \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Sunshine Coast\|16}} '''[[Sunshine Coast Falcons]]''' \| align=center \| 1996 \| [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland\|Sunshine Coast]] \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Sunshine Coast Stadium]] \| align=center \| 0 \|- \| {{leagueicon\|~~Ireland~~Townsville Blackhawks\|16}} '''[[Townsville Blackhawks]]''' \| align=center \| 1998 \| [[Townsville,]] \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Jack Manski Oval]] \| align=center \| 5 (2016) \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Tweed Heads\|16}} '''[[Tweed ~~Heads~~ Seagulls]]''' \| align=center \| 1909 \| [[Tweed Heads,]] \| [[New South Wales]] \| [[Piggabeen Sports Complex]] \| align=center \| 03 '''(2023)''' \|- ~~\| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne\|16}} '''[[Victoria Rugby League]]'''~~ ~~\| align=center \| 2015~~ ~~\| [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]]~~ ~~\| Casey Fields~~ ~~\| align=center \| 0~~ \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Toowoomba\|16}} '''[[Toowoomba Clydesdales\|Western ~~Mustangs~~Clydesdales]]''' \| align=center \| 1996 \| [[Toowoomba]], \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Clive Berghofer Stadium]] ~~\| Gold Park~~ \| align=center \| 1 (~~'''~~2017~~'''~~) \|- \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Leigh\|16}} '''[[Wide Bay Bulls]]''' \| align=center \| 2009 \| [[Bundaberg]] \| [[Queensland]] \| ''Various'' \| align=center \| 0 \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Wynnum\|16}} '''[[Wynnum Manly Seagulls]]''' \| align=center \| 1951 \| [[Brisbane]], \| [[Queensland]] \| [[Kougari Oval\|BMD Kougari Oval]] \| align=center \| 0 \|-class="sortbottom" \| colspan="7" style="font-size:10pt" \| {{smalldiv\| ~~<small>~~ * ~~Central~~Brisbane ~~Crows~~Tigers played as ~~Central~~Easts ~~United~~Tigers from ~~2011~~2009 to ~~2013~~2020. * CQ Capras played as Central Comets from 2009 to 2011. * Townsville Blackhawks played as Townsville Stingers from 2009 to 2015. * Western ~~Mustangs~~Clydesdales played as Toowoomba Clydesdales from 2009 to 2016 and Western Mustangs 2017 to 2021.~~</small>~~ * Wide Bay Bulls rejoined the competition in 2021.}} \|} ===~~Current~~Previous clubs=== {\| class="wikitable" style="width: 99%" \|- \| style="background:maroon; text-align:center;" colspan="7"\|'''<span style="color:white;">Mal ~~Menonga~~Meninga Cup</span>''' \|- !style="background:white; width:22%" \| Club Line 163 ⟶ 178: !style="background:white; width:18%" \| Stadium !style="background:white; width:7%" \| Premierships (Last) \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Penrith\|16}} '''Central Crows''' \| align=center \| 2011–2017 \| [[Bundaberg]], [[Queensland]] \| [[Across the Waves Sportsground]] \| align=center \| 0 \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Townsville Stingers\|16}} '''Gold Coast Blue''' \| align=center \| 2010 \| [[Gold Coast, Queensland\|Gold Coast]], [[Queensland]] \| [[Merv Craig Sporting Complex]] \| align=center \| 0 \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Cook Islands\|16}} '''Gold Coast Gold''' \| align=center \| ~~2011-2012~~2011–2012 \| [[Gold Coast, Queensland\|Gold Coast]], [[Queensland]] \| [[Pizzey Park]] Line 177 ⟶ 198: \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Ireland\|16}} '''Gold Coast Green''' \| align=center \| ~~2010-2016~~2010–2016 \| [[Gold Coast, Queensland\|Gold Coast]], [[Queensland]] \| [[Pizzey Park]] Line 189 ⟶ 210: \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Cairns\|16}} '''Gold Coast White''' \| align=center \| ~~2013-2016~~2013–2016 \| [[Gold Coast, Queensland\|Gold Coast]], [[Queensland]] \| [[Pizzey Park]] Line 195 ⟶ 216: \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Easts Tigers\|16}} '''[[Northern Territory Rugby League]]''' \| align=center \| ~~2009-2010~~2009–2010 \| [[Darwin, Northern Territory]] \| [[Richardson Park]] \| align=center \| 0 \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne\|16}} '''[[Victoria Rugby League]]''' \| align=center \| 2015–2018 \| [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]] \| [[Casey Fields]] \| align=center \| 0 \|- \| {{leagueicon\|Wests Panthers\|16}} '''[[Wests Panthers]]''' \| align=center \| ~~2011-2012~~2011–2012 \| [[Brisbane, Queensland]] \| [[Purtell Park]] \| align=center \| 0 \|-class="sortbottom" \|- \| colspan="7" style="font-size:10pt" \| ~~\| {{leagueicon\|Leigh\|16}} '''Wide Bay Bulls'''~~ * <small>Central Crows played as Central United from 2011 to 2013.</small> ~~\| align=center \| 2009~~ ~~\| [[Bundaberg]], [[Queensland]]~~ ~~\| -~~ ~~\| align=center \| 0~~ \|} Line 218 ⟶ 242: !rowspan=2 style="color:white;"\|Season !colspan=4 style="color:white;"\|Grand Finals \|- style="background:white;" !style="color:maroon;" "width:15%;" \|Premiers Line 228 ⟶ 253: \| style="text-align:center;"\| 20–18 \| align=left\|[[File:Hunter colours.svg\|16x16px]] [[Townsville Stingers]] \| align=left\| [[Nundah, Queensland#Sport\|Bishop Park]] \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \| align=center\|2010 Line 267 ⟶ 292: \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \| align=center\|2016 \| align=left\|~~[[File:Ireland~~{{leagueicon\|Townsville ~~colours.svg~~Blackhawks\|~~16x16px]]~~16}} '''[[Townsville Blackhawks]]''' \| style="text-align:center;"\| 38–16 \| align=left\|[[File:Norths Devils colours.svg\|16x16px]] [[Norths Devils]] Line 277 ⟶ 302: \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Souths-Logan Magpies\|16}} [[Souths Logan Magpies]] \| align=left\| [[Langlands Park\|Suzuki Stadium]] \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \| align=center\|2018 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Souths-Logan Magpies\|16}}'''[[Souths Logan Magpies]]''' \| style="text-align:center;"\| 18–16 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|16}} [[Norths Devils]] \| align=left\| [[Nundah, Queensland#Sport\|Bishop Park]] \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \| align=center\|2019 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Tweed Heads\|16}}'''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]''' \| style="text-align:center;"\| 28–24 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Wynnum\|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls]] \| align=left\| [[Kougari Oval]] \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \| align=center\|2020 \| colspan=4\|''Season cancelled'' \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \| align=center\|2021 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Tweed Heads\|16}}'''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]''' \| style="text-align:center;"\| 30–24 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Townsville Blackhawks\|16}} [[Townsville Blackhawks]] \| align=left\| [[Jack Manski Oval]] \|- \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \| align=center\|2022 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Souths-Logan Magpies\|16}}'''[[Souths Logan Magpies]]''' \| style="text-align:center;"\| 38–26 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Townsville Blackhawks\|16}} [[Townsville Blackhawks]] \| align=left\| [[Sunshine Coast Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Blackhawks v Magpies - Grand Final \|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/mal-meninga-cup/2022/grand-final/game-1/ \|website=qrl.com.au \|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \| align=center\|2023 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe Dolphins\|16}}'''[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]''' \| style="text-align:center;"\|36-18 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Townsville Blackhawks\|16}} [[Townsville Blackhawks]] \| align=left\| [[Langlands Park\|Totally Workwear Stadium]] \|- style="background:#f5faff;" \| align=center\|2024 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Tweeds\|16}}'''[[Tweed Seagulls]]''' \| style="text-align:center;"\|36-12 \| align=left\|{{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|16}} [[Burleigh Bears]] \| align=left\| [[Dolphin Stadium (Brisbane)\|Kayo Stadium]] \|} ==See also== {{Portal\|~~Rugby league~~Sports\|Queensland}} [[Rugby League Competitions in Australia]] ==References== Line 286 ⟶ 352: ==External links== {{Official website\|~~http~~URL=https://www.qrl.com.au/~~lower-grades~~news/topic/auswide-bank-mal-meninga-cup~~.html~~/}} {{Rugby League in Queensland}} Line 295 ⟶ 361: [[Category:2009 establishments in Australia]] [[Category:Sports leagues established in 2009]] [[Category:Junior rugby league]]