ANZAC Day Cup

ANZAC Day Cup
Sport	Rugby league football
Inaugural season	2002
Number of teams	2
Country	Australia (National Rugby League)
Cup holders	St. George Illawarra Dragons (2016)
Most titles	St. George Illawarra Dragons (9 titles)

The ANZAC Day Cup is a rugby league match contested annually in the National Rugby League between the Sydney Roosters and the St. George Illawarra Dragons. The ANZAC Day Cup was introduced in 2002 to honour the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

Results

The ANZAC Day Cup contested between the Sydney Roosters and the St. George Illawarra Dragons was introduced in the 2002 NRL season, it would gradually become an annual highlight in the NRL season.

As of 2015, the St. George Illawarra Dragons have recorded nine wins whilst the Sydney Roosters have recorded five wins. All ANZAC Day Cup matches have been played in Sydney, specifically the Sydney Football Stadium except the 2008 edition, which was played at Stadium Australia. The highest attendance for the ANZAC Day Cup was recorded in 2013 where the Sydney Roosters defeated the St. George Illawarra Dragons 34 – 10.

25 April 2002 Round 7	Sydney Roosters	24 – 20	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney
7:30 PM	Shannon Hegarty (1) Justin Holbrook (1) Luke Phillips (1) Craig Wing (1) Justin Holbrook Goals 4/5	Statistics	Trent Barrett (1) Willie Peters (1) Nathan Tutt (1) Aaron Gorrell Goals 3/3 Amos Roberts Goals 1/1	Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 20,588 Referee: Tony Archer

25 April 2003 Round 7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24 – 20	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
3:00 PM	Trent Barrett (1) Brett Firman (1) Chris Nero (1) Mark Riddell (1) Mark Riddell Goals 4/4	Statistics	Brett Finch (1) Brad Fittler (1) Shannon Hegarty (1) Justin Hodges (1) Craig Fitzgibbon Goals 2/4	Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 26,014 Referee: Shayne Hayne

25 April 2004 Round 7	Sydney Roosters	11 – 8	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney
3:00 PM	Brad Fittler (1) Michael Crocker Goals 2/3 Chris Walker Goals 1/1 Brett Finch Field Goals 1/1	Statistics	Reece Simmonds (1) Mathew Head Goals 2/2	Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 26,246 Referee: Steve Clark

25 April 2005 Round 7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	26 – 24	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
3:00 PM	Ben Hornby (2) Matt Cooper (1) Shaun Timmins (1) Mathew Head Goals 5/6	Statistics	Chris Walker (2) Ryan Cross (1) Anthony Minichiello (1) Craig Fitzgibbon Goals 3/3 Amos Roberts Goals 1/1	Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 32,270 Referee: Sean Hampstead

25 April 2006 Round 7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	22 – 12	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
3:00 PM	Wes Naiqama (2) Matt Bickerstaff (1) Mark Gasnier (1) Mathew Head Goals 3/5	Statistics	Amos Roberts (1) David Shillington (1) Craig Fitzgibbon Goals 2/2	Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 31,105 Referee: Steve Clark

25 April 2007 Round 7	Sydney Roosters	18 – 4	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney
3:00 PM	Shaun Kenny-Dowall (2) Sam Perrett (1) Craig Fitzgibbon Goals 3/5	Statistics	Chase Stanley (1)	Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 18,240 Referee: Paul Simpkins

25 April 2008 Round 7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	26 – 6	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
3:15 PM	Ben Hornby (1) Brett Morris (1) Josh Morris (1) Jason Nightingale (1) Jamie Soward Goals 5/6	Statistics	Anthony Tupou (1) Craig Fitzgibbon Goals 1/1	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 21,596 Referee: Sean Hampstead

25 April 2009 Round 7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	29 – 0	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
3:15 PM	Jamie Soward (2) Brett Morris (1) Jason Nightingale (1) Jamie Soward Goals 6/6 Jamie Soward Field Goals 1/1	Statistics		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 28,926 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Tony De Las Heras

25 April 2010 Round 7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	28 – 6	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
4:00 PM	Matt Cooper (2) Trent Merrin (1) Brett Morris (1) Luke Priddis (1) Jamie Soward Goals 4/5	Statistics	Mitchell Aubusson Todd Carney Goals 1/2	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 36,212 Referee: Tony Archer, Alan Shortall

25 April 2011 Round 7	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24 – 10	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
4:00 PM	Darius Boyd (1) Ben Creagh (1) Mark Gasnier (1) Brett Morris (1) Jamie Soward Goals 4/4	Statistics	Justin Carney (1) Mitchell Pearce (1) Braith Anasta Goals 1/2	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 34,976 Referee: Jared Maxwell, Alan Shortall

25 April 2012 Round 8	St. George Illawarra Dragons	28 – 24	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
4:00 PM	Ben Creagh (2) Matt Cooper (1) Matt Prior (1) Michael Weyman (1) Jamie Soward Goals 3/4 Ben Hornby Goals 1/1	Statistics	Braith Anasta (1) Aidan Guerra (1) Anthony Minichiello (1) Mitchell Pearce (1) Braith Anasta Goals 4/5	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 40,164 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Ben Cummins

25 April 2013 Round 7	Sydney Roosters	34 – 10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney
4:00 PM	Michael Jennings (2) Mitchell Aubusson (1) Martin Kennedy (1) Anthony Minichiello (1) Daniel Tupou (1) James Maloney Goals 5/6	Statistics	Matt Cooper (1) Jason Nightingale (1) Jamie Soward Goals 1/2	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 40,752 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton

25 April 2014 Round 8	Sydney Roosters	34 – 14	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Sydney
4:00 PM	Boyd Cordner (1) Jake Friend (1) Aidan Guerra (1) Shaun Kenny-Dowall (1) Anthony Minichiello (1) Daniel Tupou (1) James Maloney Goals 5/5	Statistics	Gerard Beale (1) Ben Creagh (1) Nathan Green (1) Gareth Widdop Goals 1/3	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 38,784 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gavin Morris

25 April 2015 Round 8	St. George Illawarra Dragons	14 – 12	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
4:00 PM	Peter Mata'utia (1) Mitch Rein (1) Gareth Widdop Goals 3/4	Statistics	Shaun Kenny-Dowall (1) Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (1) James Maloney Goals 2/2	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 35,110 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Reynolds

25 April 2016 Round 8	St. George Illawarra Dragons	20 - 18	Sydney Roosters	Sydney
4:20 PM				Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Ashton-Collier Medal

In 2013, the Ashton-Collier Medal was introduced to honour Ferris Ashton and Bill Collier, who represented the Roosters and Dragons respectively, and fought for the ANZACs during World War 2. The medal replaced the Spirit of ANZAC medal which had been awarded since 2010 and is awarded to the player of the match.

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Annual events: Dally M Awards; World Club Series (World Club Challenge); National Youth Competition; Foundation Cup; ANZAC Day Cup; Clive Churchill Medal; 1989 League Legends Cup; Charity Shield; Auckland Nines; All Stars; J. J. Giltinan Shield
Media: Big League; The Footy Show; The Sunday Footy Show; Thursday Night Football; Friday Night Football; Super Saturday; Sunday Football; Monday Night Football; Rugby League (video game series); Rugby League Week

Sydney Roosters

Est. 1908 in Paddington, New South Wales

The Club	History Records Honours Seasons Players Representatives Coaches

Home grounds	Current Sydney Football Stadium Past Royal Agricultural Society Ground Sydney Sports Ground Sydney Cricket Ground Henson Park

Culture	Nick Politis Brian Canavan Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club Royal Agricultural Society Shield ANZAC Day Cup Foundation Cup Jack Gibson Cup Ron Coote Cup The Roosters Girls

Hall of Fame	Arthur Beetson Brad Fittler Dally Messenger Dave Brown Dick Dunn Jack Gibson Kevin Hastings Ray Stehr Ron Coote

League	Current NRL Past NSWRL ARL

Titles	Premierships – 13 1911 1912 1913 1923 1935 1936 1937 1940 1945 1974 1975 2002 2013

Seasons – 108	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Other competitions	Current Auckland Nines National Youth Competition S. G. Ball Cup Harold Matthews Cup Past Amco Cup New South Wales Cup Jersey Flegg Cup

Affiliations	Sydney Roosters Juniors Wyong Roos

St. George Illawarra Dragons

Est. 1999 in Sydney and Wollongong, New South Wales

Club	History St. George Dragons Illawarra Steelers Records Players Representatives Coaches

Home grounds	Wollongong Showground Jubilee Oval

Culture	Charity Shield ANZAC Day Cup

Important figures	Nathan Blacklock Shaun Timmins Wayne Bennett Ben Hornby Matt Cooper Trent Barrett Anthony Mundine Mark Gasnier

League	National Rugby League

Titles	Premiership (1): 2010 World Club Challenge (1): 2011

Seasons (11)	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Other competitions	Current Holden Cup New South Wales Cup Past Jersey Flegg Cup

Affiliations	Shellharbour City Dragons (Shellharbour Sharks) Illawarra Cutters

Special National Rugby League fixtures

Derbies	1989 League Legends Cup ANZAC Day Cup Charity Shield (NRL) Foundation Cup Jack Gibson Cup Johnny Mannah Cup Queensland derby Ron Coote Cup South East Queensland Derby Western Sydney Derby

Other fixtures	Anzac Test The Ashes (rugby league) Australia vs New Zealand in rugby league City vs Country Origin State of Origin series

Themed rounds	Play NRL (Round 3) Women in League (Round 10) Men of League Foundation Heritage (Round 19) Indigenous Round (Round 22)

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