Winfield Cup

The Winfield Cup trophy

The Winfield Cup was an Australian rugby league trophy awarded to the winner of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership (NSWRL) Grand Final from 1982 to 1994, and then to the winner of the newly-founded Australian Rugby League (ARL) Grand Final in 1995.

Despite its name, the trophy was retired after the 1995 ARL season when cigarette manufacturer Winfield was forced to withdraw their sponsorship, following the Australian Federal Government's introduction of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 which outlawed tobacco advertising in sports in Australia. Winfield were not the first tobacco company to sponsor the NSWRL Premiership, however; from 1960 to 1981 the pre-season competition was sponsored by W. D. & H. O. Wills.

A redesigned ARL premiership trophy, the Optus Cup, was introduced in 1996 and lasted until 1997 before the ARL and Super League merged to form the National Rugby League (NRL) in 1998.

The Gladiators

The Winfield Cup trophy was a three-dimensional bronze cast of a famous photo called The Gladiators,^[1] which depicted a mud-soaked Norm Provan of St. George and Arthur Summons of Western Suburbs embracing after the 1963 Grand Final. This image became symbolic of the camaraderie and 'mateship' in rugby league and the present-day National Rugby League Premiership Trophy (which evolved from the Winfield Cup) uses a similar design. The sculpture itself was designed by New Zealand-born sculptor Alan Ingham (b. 1920 – 1994).^[2]

Winners

Year

Winners

Runners-Up

Final Score

Minor Premiers

1982

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Parramatta Eels

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

21–8

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Parramatta Eels

1983

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Parramatta Eels

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

18–6

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

1984

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

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Parramatta Eels

6–4

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

1985

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

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St. George Dragons

7–6

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St. George Dragons

1986

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Parramatta Eels

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

4–2

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Parramatta Eels

1987

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

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Canberra Raiders

18–8

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

1988

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

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Balmain Tigers

24–12

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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

1989

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Canberra Raiders

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Balmain Tigers

19–14

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South Sydney Rabbitohs

1990

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Canberra Raiders

Penrith Panthers

18–14

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Canberra Raiders

1991

Penrith Panthers

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Canberra Raiders

19–12

Penrith Panthers

1992

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Brisbane Broncos

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St. George Dragons

28–8

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Brisbane Broncos

1993

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Brisbane Broncos

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St. George Dragons

14–6

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

1994

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Canberra Raiders

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

36–12

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

1995

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Sydney Bulldogs

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

17–4

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

References

↑ "The Gladiators". St George Leagues Club. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
↑ "Biography". Alan Ingham. Retrieved 14 May 2008.

External links

'Rugby League Was Better When It Was The Winfield Cup' A Facebook group dedicated to the years of the Winfield Cup

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