Tarsha Gale Cup
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.
The tournament changed to eleven-a-side in the 2019.
Since 2020, the tournament has been played as a full 13-a-side game.
In the 2021 season, the age group changed from 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.
Clubs
The Tarsha Gale Cup operates on a single table system, with no divisions, conferences nor promotion and relegation from other leagues. In 2018, the St. George Dragons and the Newcastle Knights entered teams into the competition for the first time.Current clubs
| Club | Established | City | Stadium |
| Canberra Raiders | 1981 | Canberra, ACT | Raiders Club, Belconnen |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1934 | Belmore, NSW | Belmore Sports Ground |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 1967 | Woolooware, NSW | PointsBet Stadium |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 1946 | Brookvale, NSW | 4 Pines Park |
| Illawarra Steelers | 1981 | Wollongong, NSW | Collegians Sporting Complex, Figtree Sid Parrish Park, Figtree |
| Newcastle Knights | 1987 | Newcastle, NSW | Maitland Sports Ground Cessnock Sports Ground Kurri Kurri Sports Ground |
| North Sydney Bears | 1908 | North Sydney, NSW | North Sydney Oval |
| Parramatta Eels | 1947 | Cabramatta, NSW | New Era Stadium |
| Penrith Panthers | 1967 | Penrith, NSW | BlueBet Stadium, Windsor Sporting Complex |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1908 | Redfern, NSW | Ironmark High Performance Centre |
| St George Dragons | 1921 | Kogarah, NSW | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Mascot Oval |
| Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy | 1908 | Marrickville | Henson Park Mascot Oval Morry Breen Oval, Kanwal |
| Wests Tigers | 1999* | Concord, NSW | Leichhardt Oval Kirkham Oval, Camden Wests Tigers Centre of Excellence |
Season structure
Pre-season
Prior to the commencement of the home-and-away season teams are paired off to play an exhibition trial match. In 2017 these matches took place during varying weeks of January.Grand final
The two highest-place teams at the conclusion of the home-and-away season will qualify for the grand final. The winner of this match is determined the competition's premier.Premiership tally
Bold means the team still currently plays in the competition.Awards
The following major individual awards and accolades are presented each seasonTop scorers
Tries
Notes:- Players' tries and matches were tallied offline from match statistics for seasons 2018 to 2025 available on the and sorted to determine the top try scorers.
- For the 2017 season, tries were collated from scores published on the NSWRL and League Unlimited websites. For example: and .