National Rugby League reserves affiliations

The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league clubs in Australasia. Run by the Australian Rugby League Commission, however, since the late 1980s, when the former New South Wales Rugby League expanded interstate to start the framework on what would become the modern National Rugby League, there has not been a league-wide reserves competition; and, since 2002, there has been no dedicated reserves competition of any kind. 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

In the 2016 season, the sixteen National Rugby League clubs have the following reserves arrangements.

NRL club Reserves arrangement Affiliated club Affiliated league
Brisbane Broncos Club affiliation (split) Central Queensland Capras
Ipswich Jets
Northern Suburbs Devils
Redcliffe Dolphins
Souths Logan Magpies
Wynnum Manly Seagulls		 Queensland Cup
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Stand-alone reserves team Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs New South Wales Cup
Canberra Raiders Club affiliation Mount Pritchard Mounties New South Wales Cup
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Club affiliation Newtown Jets New South Wales Cup
Gold Coast Titans Club affiliation (split) Burleigh Bears
Tweed Heads Seagulls		 Queensland Cup
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Stand-alone reserves team Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles New South Wales Cup
Melbourne Storm Club affiliation (split) Eastern Suburbs Tigers
Sunshine Coast Falcons		 Queensland Cup
New Zealand Warriors Stand-alone reserves team New Zealand Warriors New South Wales Cup
Newcastle Knights Stand-alone reserves team Newcastle Knights New South Wales Cup
North Queensland Cowboys Club affiliation (split) Mackay Cutters
Northern Pride
Townsville Blackhawks		 Queensland Cup
Parramatta Eels Club affiliation Wentworthville Magpies New South Wales Cup
Penrith Panthers Stand-alone reserves team Penrith Panthers New South Wales Cup
South Sydney Rabbitohs Club affiliation North Sydney Bears New South Wales Cup
St George Illawarra Dragons Club affiliation Illawarra Cutters New South Wales Cup
Sydney Roosters Club affiliation Wyong Roos New South Wales Cup
Wests Tigers Stand-alone reserves team Wests Tigers New South Wales Cup

See also

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