Winfield Cup

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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 File:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 21–8 File:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1983 File:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18–6 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1984 File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs File:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 6–4 File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
1985 File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs File:St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 7–6 File:St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons
1986 File:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4–2 File:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
1987 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 18–8 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
1988 File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs File:Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 24–12 File:Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1989 File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders File:Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 19–14 File:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
1990 File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders File:Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers 18–14 File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
1991 File:Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 19–12 File:Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers
1992 File:Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos File:St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 28–8 File:Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
1993 File:Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos File:St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 14–6 File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
1994 File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 36–12 File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
1995 File:Canterbury colours.svg Sydney Bulldogs File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 17–4 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Gladiators". St George Leagues Club. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Biography". Alan Ingham. Retrieved 14 May 2008.

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