2012 New South Wales Cup
The 2012 New South Wales Cup was the 105th season of New South Wales's top-level statewide rugby league competition. The competition is contested by eleven teams over a 30 Week Long Season (including Finals), which concludes with the 2012 Grand Final at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
| 2012 New South Wales Cup | |
|---|---|
| League | New South Wales Cup |
| Teams | 13 |
| Premiers |  Newtown Jets |
| Runners-up |  Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers |
| Minor Premiers |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Wooden spoon |  Western Suburbs Magpies |
| Bundaberg Red Cup | |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Premiers |  Wentworthville Magpies |
| Minor Premiers | The Entrance Tigers |
| Runners-up | The Entrance Tigers |
| Sydney Shield | |
| Premiers | Wentworthville Magpies |
| Runners-up |  Cabramatta Two Blues |
Ladder
| 2012 New South Wales Cup season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 811 | 456 | 355 | 35 |
| 2 |  North Sydney Bears |
24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 709 | 513 | 196 | 35 |
| 3 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 782 | 577 | +205 | 33 |
| 4 | Wentworthville Magpies |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 792 | 534 | +258 | 32 |
| 5 |  Windsor Wolves |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 743 | 536 | +207 | 32 |
| 6 |  Illawarra Cutters |
24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 684 | 504 | +180 | 31 |
| 7 | Newtown Jets |
24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 686 | 540 | +146 | 31 |
| 8 | Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 724 | 608 | +116 | 30 |
| 9 | Mounties | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 637 | 616 | +21 | 29 |
| 10 |  Cronulla Sharks |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 541 | 717 | -176 | 28 |
| 11 | Auckland Vulcans |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 650 | 670 | -20 | 26 |
| 12 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 508 | 876 | -268 | 18 |
| 13 | Western Suburbs Magpies |
24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 280 | 1400 | -1120 | 4 |
Final Series Chart
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wentworthville Magpies | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wentworthville Magpies | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Windsor Wolves | 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers | 32 | Newtown Jets | 34 | |||||||||||||||
| Newtown Jets | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Illawarra Cutters | 30 | Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Newtown Jets | 36 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Newtown Jets | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Sydney Bears | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Sydney Bears | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Newcastle Knights | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
Grand final
Newtown 22 (Daniel Tupou, Jack Bosden, Francis Vaiotu, Nafe Seluini tries; Daniel Mortimer 3 goals) defeated Balmain Ryde-Eastwood 18 (Ava Seumanufagai, Sean Meaney, Josh Davis, Dane Chisholm tries; Sean Meaney goal) at ANZ Stadium, Homebush on 30 September 2012.[2]
Bundaberg Red Cup
The 2012 Bundaberg Red Cup season was the third tier rugby league competition held in New South Wales, after the National Rugby League and New South Wales Cup.
Ladder
| 2012 Bundaberg Red Cup - Final Table | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 | The Entrance Tigers | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 605 | 260 | +345 | 28 |
| 2 | Wentworthville Magpies | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 743 | 332 | +411 | 27 |
| 3 |  Windsor Wolves | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 682 | 358 | +324 | 27 |
| 4 | St Johns Eagles | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 586 | 457 | +129 | 26 |
| 5 | Cabramatta Two Blues | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 580 | 362 | +218 | 25 |
| 6 |  Mount Pritchard Mounties | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 642 | 471 | +171 | 22 |
| 7 |  Auburn Warriors | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 446 | 614 | -168 | 12 |
| 8 | Burwood North Ryde | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 400 | 720 | -320 | 6 |
| 9 |  Blacktown Workers | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 372 | 904 | -532 | 5 |
| 10 |  Kingsgrove Colts | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 244 | 822 | -578 | 2 |
Finals
| Qualifying / Elimination Finals | Major / Minor Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | The Entrance | 16 | The Entrance | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Wentworthville | 14 | Wentworthville | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wentworthville | 36 | Wentworthville | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Windsor | 16 | Cabramatta | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Windsor | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cabramatta | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | St Johns Eagles | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cabramatta | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand final
Wentworthville 16 (Cecil McKenzie, Mitch Stanfield, Pat Mataele tries; Aaron Fluke 2 goals) defeated The Entrance 14 (Mark Falaniko, Tim Nawaqatabu tries; Jake Fitzpatrick 3 goals) at St Mary's League Stadium on September 22, 2012.[3]
See also
References
- "rleague.com - 2012 NSW Cup". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- "NSW Cup Premiers". NSWRL News. Sydney: TL Sports Publications on behalf of New South Wales Rugby League. 8 (33): 17–19. September 27, 2015.
- "Ron Massey Cup - Previous Grand Finals". NSWRL News. Sydney: TL Sports Publications on behalf of New South Wales Rugby League. 8 (33): 37–39. September 27, 2015.