The National Rugby League (NRL ) is the top league of professional rugby league clubs in Australasia . Run by the Australian Rugby League Commission , however, there has not been a league-wide Reserve Grade competition since 1988, when the former New South Wales Rugby League expanded interstate to make the first attempt at a national competition, with the NRL Reserve Grade competition being shut down at the end of the 2002 season.
As a result, NRL-listed players who are not selected in their senior teams are made eligible to play in one of the second-tier state leagues: the New South Wales Cup or the Queensland Cup . The system used to accommodate NRL-listed players within these leagues varies considerably from state to state.
Current affiliations [ edit ] In the 2024 season , the seventeen National Rugby League clubs will have the following reserves arrangements.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
NRL club Reserves arrangement Affiliated club Affiliated league Affiliated location Brisbane Broncos Club affiliation (split) Burleigh Bears Queensland Cup Miami (Gold Coast), Qld Club affiliation (split) Souths Logan Magpies Queensland Cup West End (Brisbane), Qld Club affiliation (split) Wynnum Manly Seagulls Queensland Cup Manly West (Brisbane), QLD Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Stand-alone reserves team Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs New South Wales Cup Belmore, NSW Club affiliation Western Clydesdales [note 1] Queensland Cup Toowoomba, Qld Canberra Raiders Stand-alone reserves team Canberra Raiders New South Wales Cup Canberra, ACT Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Club affiliation Newtown Jets New South Wales Cup Marrickville (Sydney), NSW Dolphins Club affiliation (split) Central Queensland Capras Queensland Cup Rockhampton, Qld Club affiliation (split) Norths Devils Queensland Cup Nundah (Brisbane), Qld Club affiliation (split) Redcliffe Dolphins Queensland Cup Moreton Bay, Qld Gold Coast Titans Club affiliation (split) Ipswich Jets Queensland Cup Ipswich, Qld Club affiliation (split) Tweed Heads Seagulls Queensland Cup Tweed Heads, NSW Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Club affiliation Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles New South Wales Cup Arndell Park (Sydney), NSW Melbourne Storm Club affiliation (split) Brisbane Tigers Queensland Cup Coorparoo (Brisbane), Qld Club affiliation (split) Sunshine Coast Falcons Queensland Cup Kawana Waters (Sunshine Coast), Qld Club affiliation (split) North Sydney Bears New South Wales Cup North Sydney, NSW Newcastle Knights Stand-alone reserves team Newcastle Knights New South Wales Cup Newcastle, NSW New Zealand Warriors Stand-alone reserves team New Zealand Warriors New South Wales Cup Auckland, New Zealand North Queensland Cowboys Club affiliation (split) Mackay Cutters Queensland Cup Mackay, Qld Club affiliation (split) Northern Pride Queensland Cup Cairns, Qld Parramatta Eels Stand-alone reserves team Parramatta Eels New South Wales Cup Parramatta (Sydney), NSW Penrith Panthers Stand-alone reserves team Penrith Panthers New South Wales Cup Penrith (Sydney), NSW South Sydney Rabbitohs Stand-alone reserves team South Sydney Rabbitohs New South Wales Cup Redfern (Sydney), NSW Club affiliation Townsville Blackhawks [note 2] Queensland Cup Townsville, Qld St George Illawarra Dragons Stand-alone reserves team St George Illawarra Dragons New South Wales Cup Wollongong, NSW & Carlton (Sydney), NSW Sydney Roosters Stand-alone reserves team Sydney Roosters New South Wales Cup Sydney , NSW Club affiliation Ipswich Jets [note 3] Queensland Cup Ipswich, Qld Wests Tigers Stand-alone reserves team Western Suburbs Magpies New South Wales Cup Leumeah (Sydney), NSW & Leichhardt (Sydney), NSW
The PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup are currently the only club in either state-based competition without an NRL affiliation. Participating clubs by season [ edit ] Bold=NSW Cup
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See also [ edit ] ^ The Bulldogs have a partnership with the Clydesdales but do not send players to the club. ^ The Rabbitohs have a partnership with the Blackhawks but do not send players to the club. ^ The Roosters have a partnership with the Jets but do not send players to the club. References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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