2025 NSWRL Major Competitions

The New South Wales Rugby League will administer several Major Competitions during the 2025 season. This will include six men's competitions, two women's competitions and an under 21s competition. Along with the Queensland Rugby League, these competitions feed into the National Rugby League.

Tier 1 Competitions

New South Wales Cup

The New South Wales Cup is the premier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. Nationally, Along with the Queensland Cup, the New South Wales Cup is a Tier 2 competition and feeds into the Tier 1 National Rugby League.

Teams

There will be 13 teams in the 2025 competition, the same number as 2024.
The competition features 10 reserve teams from the NRL competition and 3 standalone clubs who have feeder arrangements with NRL teams.
In April 2023, the Papua New Guinea based Port Moresby Vipers submitted a bid to join the NSW Cup. As of November 2024, that bid is still ongoing.
In September 2024, Manly Warringah announced they were ending their affiliation with Blacktown Workers so they could field their own reserves team in the 2025 NSW Cup.

Ladder

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Pos	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
1	New Zealand Warriors	2	4	6	8	10	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	41	43	43	45	47
2	St George Illawarra Dragons	2	4	6	6	7	9	9	11	13	15	17	19	21	23	25	27	27	29	31	33	33	34	34	34	36	36
3	Parramatta Eels	2	4	6	6	7	9	11	13	15	15	17	19	19	21	21	23	25	25	27	27	29	31	33	35	35	35
4	Newtown Jets	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	18	20	22	24	26	26	28	29	29	29	31	31
5	Canberra Raiders	0	2	2	2	4	4	6	8	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30
6	Penrith Panthers	0	2	4	6	6	8	10	10	10	12	14	14	16	18	18	18	20	22	22	24	24	26	28	30	30	30
7	Sydney Roosters	2	2	2	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	12	12	14	14	16	18	18	20	20	22	22	24	26	28	28	30
8	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	0	2	2	2	4	6	8	10	10	12	12	12	14	15	15	17	17	17	17	19	21	22	22	22	24	26
9	Western Suburbs Magpies	0	0	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	10	11	13	13	15	17	17	17	19	19	21	23	23	23
10	North Sydney Bears	0	0	0	2	4	6	8	8	8	10	10	10	12	12	14	14	16	16	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	22
11	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	0	0	2	4	6	6	6	6	8	8	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	22
12	Newcastle Knights	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	12	14	14	14	14	16	18	18
13	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	6	6	8	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14

New South Wales Women's Premiership

The New South Wales Women's Premiership is the premier women's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. Nationally, Along with the QRL Women's Premiership, the New South Wales Women's Premiership is a Tier 2 competition and feeds into the Tier 1 National Rugby League Women's Premiership.

Teams

There will be 12 teams in the 2025 competition, the same number as 2024.
The competition features 5 reserve teams from the NRLW competition, 5 standalone clubs who have feeder arrangements with NRLW teams and 2 standalone clubs.
Canterbury-Bankstown were accepted into the NRLW for the 2025 season meaning their women's premiership team will act as a reserves team.
Penrith announced they were joining the Women's Premiership for 2025 as a pathway towards future inclusion into the NRLW competition.
Manly Warringah pulled out of the 2025 competition.

Ladder

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

Pos	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	Newcastle Knights	2	4	6	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
2	Mount Pritchard Mounties	2	4	4	6	6	8	8	10	12	14	16
3	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	2	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	14	16
4	Illawarra Steelers	2	4	6	8	10	10	12	12	12	14	16
5	Parramatta Eels	0	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	16
6	South Sydney Rabbitohs	2	3	3	5	7	9	9	9	11	11	11
7	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	0	2	4	6	6	8	8	8	8	10	10
8	Wests Tigers	0	0	2	2	2	2	4	6	6	8	10
9	Penrith Panthers	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	6	6	8
10	Central Coast Roosters	0	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	6	6	6
11	Wentworthville Magpies	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	3
12	St George Dragons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tier 2 Competitions

Ron Massey Cup

The Ron Massey Cup is a second tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the top semi-professional competition in Sydney and acts as a feeder competition into the New South Wales Cup.

Teams

As of November 2024, there will be 10 teams in the competition, up 2 from 2024. There is also a yet to be approved bid from an 11th team.
After pulling out of the Ron Massey Cup in 2021, Cabramatta announced they would be returning in 2025.
Following their split from Manly Warringah, Blacktown Workers dropped the Sea Eagles moniker and pulled out of the NSW Cup. They will field their own standalone club in 2025. This is the first time Blacktown Workers will field their own standalone side since the inception of the Ron Massey Cup.
Following Round 2, Cabramatta Leagues Club announced that it was pulling funding from the Two Blues, forcing the Two Blues to exit the competition.

Ladder

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Pos	Team	1	2	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	3	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1	St Marys Saints	2	3	7	9	11	13	15	17	19	19	21	23	25	25	27	29	31	33	35	37
2	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	2	4	4	6	8	10	10	12	12	14	15	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	29	31
3	Mount Pritchard Mounties	2	3	5	7	11	13	15	17	19	19	21	21	23	24	24	26	26	28	28	30
4	Wentworthville Magpies	0	2	4	4	6	6	8	10	12	12	13	13	15	17	19	21	23	25	27	29
5	Glebe Dirty Reds	2	2	4	6	6	8	10	12	12	12	14	16	18	19	21	21	23	25	27	27
6	Penrith Brothers	2	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	10	12	12	14	16	18	20	20
7	Hills District Bulls	0	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	8	8	10	12	12	12	12	14	16	18
8	Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	10	12	12	12	12	14	14
9	Blacktown Workers	0	0	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	10	10

Following Round 7, the standings were amended to officially remove Cabramatta and award their matches as byes.

Newcastle Premiership

The Newcastle Premiership is a second tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the top semi-professional competition in Newcastle and is often regarded as the most competitive regional competition in the state.

Teams

All 11 teams that featured in 2024 will once again feature.

Colours	Club	NSW Cup Affiliate	Home ground	Head coach
	Central Newcastle Butcher Boys	Newcastle Knights	St John Oval	TBA
	Cessnock Goannas	Newcastle Knights	Cessnock Sportsground	TBA
	Kurri Kurri Bulldogs	Newcastle Knights	Kurri Kurri Sportsground	TBA
	Lakes United Seagulls	Newcastle Knights	Cahill Oval	TBA
	Macquarie Scorpions	Newcastle Knights	Lyall Peacock Field	TBA
	Maitland Pickers	Newcastle Knights	Maitland Sportsground	TBA
	Northern Hawks	Newcastle Knights	Tomaree Sportsground	TBA
	South Newcastle Lions	Newcastle Knights	Townson Oval	TBA
	The Entrance Tigers	Newcastle Knights	EDSAAC Oval	TBA
	Western Suburbs Rosellas	Newcastle Knights	Harker Oval	TBA
	Wyong Roos	Newcastle Knights	Morry Breen Oval	TBA

Ladder

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Pos	Team	1	3	5	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	2	14	15	6	4	17	16	18
1	Maitland Pickers	2	6	8	9	11	13	13	15	17	19	19	21	23	23	27	29	29	29
2	Cessnock Goannas	2	6	6	10	10	10	10	12	14	16	16	18	20	20	22	24	24	26
3	Wyong Roos	0	2	2	7	9	11	13	15	17	19	19	21	21	21	21	23	23	25
4	Western Suburbs Rosellas	2	6	8	10	10	12	12	14	14	16	16	16	18	20	20	20	22	24
5	Central Newcastle Butcher Boys	0	0	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	16	18	18	20	22	22	22
6	The Entrance Tigers	2	2	4	6	8	10	12	12	14	16	16	18	18	20	22	22	22	24
7	Kurri Kurri Bulldogs	2	4	6	8	8	8	10	10	12	14	14	14	16	16	18	20	20	22
8	South Newcastle Lions	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	18	18	18	18	18
9	Macquarie Scorpions	0	0	2	6	6	8	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	14	14	14
10	Lakes United Seagulls	0	4	4	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12
11	Northern Hawks	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4

Illawarra Premiership

The Illawarra Premiership is a second tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the top semi-professional competition in Wollongong and is regarded as one of the most competitive regional competitions in the state. In December 2024, the Illawarra League announced they'd be returning to Major Competition status for 2025. Previously, the Illawarra Premiership was a part of the Major Competitions between 2021–23, but due to issues over costs, the League dropped to the Premiership Division for 2024.

Teams

The same 6 teams that competed in 2024 will once again compete in 2024
In October 2024, De La Salle announced they would leaving the Illawarra competition and attempting to join the Ron Massey Cup. Upon Illawarra returning to Major Competition status, it was announced that De La Salle would remain in the competition for 2025.

Colours	Club	NSW Cup Affiliate	Home ground	Head coach
	Collegians Collie Dogs	St George Illawarra Dragons	Collegians Sports Stadium	TBA
	Corrimal Cougars	St George Illawarra Dragons	Ziems Park	TBA
	Dapto Canaries	St George Illawarra Dragons	Dapto Showground	TBA
	De La Salle Caringbah	Newtown Jets	Captain Cook Oval	TBA
	Thirroul Butchers	St George Illawarra Dragons	Thomas Gibson Park	TBA
	Western Suburbs Red Devils	St George Illawarra Dragons	Sid Parish Park	TBA

Ladder

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Pos	Team	1	2	3	4	6	7	8	9	10	5	11	12	13	14	15
1	Collegians Collie Dogs	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	14	16	18	20	22	24	26
2	Western Suburbs Red Devils	0	2	4	6	8	10	10	10	10	12	12	14	14	16	18
3	Dapto Canaries	2	2	2	2	4	6	8	8	10	10	12	14	16	16	16
4	De La Salle Caringbah	2	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	10	10	12	12	12	12	12
5	Corrimal Cougars	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	10
6	Thirroul Butchers	0	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	8	8

Tier 3 Competitions

Sydney Shield

The Sydney Shield is a third tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the reserve semi-professional competition in Sydney and acts as a feeder competition into the Ron Massey Cup.

Teams

There are 10 teams confirmed for the 2025 competition. 9 of them are reserve sides of Ron Massey Cup clubs, with the remaining team being an affiliated standalone club.
The only change from 2024 is due to Cabramatta joining the Ron Massey Cup, their reserve side will play in the Shield.
Following Round 2, Cabramatta Leagues Club announced that it was pulling funding from the Two Blues, forcing the Two Blues to exit the competition.

Ladder

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Pos	Team	1	2	4	5	7	8	9	10	3	11	12	13	6	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1	Wentworthville Magpies	2	4	6	8	13	15	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	33
2	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	16	18	18	20	22	22	22	24	24	26	28
3	St Marys Saints	2	4	6	6	10	10	12	12	12	14	14	16	16	16	16	18	20	22	24	26
4	Mount Pritchard Mounties	2	2	4	4	6	8	10	12	12	14	16	18	18	20	22	24	24	26	26	26
5	Hills District Bulls	2	2	4	6	9	11	11	13	15	15	17	19	19	21	21	21	21	23	25	25
6	Penrith Brothers	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22
7	Ryde-Eastwood Hawks	0	0	0	2	4	6	8	8	8	10	10	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	22
8	Glebe Dirty Reds	0	2	2	4	8	8	10	12	12	14	16	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	22	22
9	Moorebank Rams	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	8	8	10	12	12

Following Round 7, the standings were amended to officially remove Cabramatta and award their matches as byes.

Under 21s

Jersey Flegg Cup

The Jersey Flegg Cup is the premier under 21's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It feeds into the New South Wales Cup.

Teams

The 14 teams that competed in 2024 will again compete in 2025.

Ladder

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Pos	Team	1	2	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	4	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	23	24	25	22	26
1	Melbourne Storm	2	4	6	9	11	11	13	15	15	15	17	19	21	23	23	25	27	29	31	33	35	35	37	39	39	39
2	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	0	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	16	18	20	20	22	24	24	26	26	28	28	30	34	34	36	36	38
3	Canberra Raiders	2	4	6	8	8	10	10	12	14	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	27	27	29	29	31	31	33	35	35	37
4	Penrith Panthers	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	16	16	18	18	18	18	20	22	24	26	28	28	30	32	34	36	36	36
5	Parramatta Eels	2	2	4	6	8	10	12	12	12	14	16	18	20	22	22	22	22	24	24	26	28	32	34	34	34	36
6	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	2	2	2	6	8	8	8	10	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	21	21	23	25	27	27	29	29	31
7	Wests Tigers	0	2	2	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	11	13	13	15	16	16	18	18	20	22	26	28	28	28	30
8	New Zealand Warriors	0	0	0	3	3	5	6	6	6	6	8	10	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	22	22	22	24	25	27
9	Sydney Roosters	0	0	2	2	4	4	6	6	8	8	10	10	10	10	12	14	16	16	18	20	22	24	24	26	26	26
10	Newcastle Knights	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	7	7	9	11	11	11	11	13	14	15	15	17	19	23	25	25	25	25
11	St George Illawarra Dragons	0	2	2	3	3	3	5	7	7	7	9	9	11	13	13	14	16	17	17	19	21	23	23	23	24	24
12	South Sydney Rabbitohs	0	0	0	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	15
13	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	13	15	15	15	15	15
14	Kaiviti Silktails	0	0	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	12	12	12	13

Country Championships

Men's Country Championships

The Men's Country Championships is a statewide men's competition that features regional representative teams. This competition was previously run by the Country Rugby League until the CRL merged with the NSWRL in 2019.

Women's Country Championships

The Women's Country Championships is a statewide women's competition that features regional representative teams. This competition was previously run by the Country Rugby League until the CRL merged with the NSWRL in 2019.

Ladder

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Ladder Progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished first place on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.