The New South Wales Rugby League administered several Major Competitions during the 2025 season. This included six men's competitions, two women's competitions and an under 21s competition. Along with the Queensland Rugby League, these competitions feed into the National Rugby League.
The New South Wales Cup (named the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the premier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. Nationally, Along with the Queensland Cup, the New South Wales Cup is a Tier 2 competition and feeds into the Tier 1 National Rugby League.
There will be 13 teams in the 2025 competition, the same number as 2024.
The competition features 10 reserve teams from the NRL competition and 3 standalone clubs who have feeder arrangements with NRL teams.
In April 2023, the Papua New Guinea based Port Moresby Vipers submitted a bid to join the NSW Cup. As of November 2024, that bid is still ongoing.
In September 2024, Manly Warringah announced they were ending their affiliation with Blacktown Workers so they could field their own reserves team in the 2025 NSW Cup.
The New South Wales Women's Premiership (named the Harvey Norman Women's Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the premier women's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. Nationally, Along with the QRL Women's Premiership, the New South Wales Women's Premiership is a Tier 2 competition and feeds into the Tier 1 National Rugby League Women's Premiership.
There will be 12 teams in the 2025 competition, the same number as 2024.
The competition features 5 reserve teams from the NRLW competition, 5 standalone clubs who have feeder arrangements with NRLW teams and 2 standalone clubs.
Canterbury-Bankstown were accepted into the NRLW for the 2025 season meaning their women's premiership team will act as a reserves team.
Penrith announced they were joining the Women's Premiership for 2025 as a pathway towards future inclusion into the NRLW competition.
Manly Warringah pulled out of the 2025 competition.
The Ron Massey Cup (named the Leagues Club Australia Ron Massey Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a second tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the top semi-professional competition in Sydney and acts as a feeder competition into the New South Wales Cup.
As of November 2024, there will be 10 teams in the competition, up 2 from 2024. There is also a yet to be approved bid from an 11th team.
After pulling out of the Ron Massey Cup in 2021, Cabramatta announced they would be returning in 2025.
Following their split from Manly Warringah, Blacktown Workers dropped the Sea Eagles moniker and pulled out of the NSW Cup. They will field their own standalone club in 2025. This is the first time Blacktown Workers will field their own standalone side since the inception of the Ron Massey Cup.
Following Round 2, Cabramatta Leagues Club announced that it was pulling funding from the Two Blues, forcing the Two Blues to exit the competition.
The Newcastle Premiership (named the Denton Engineering Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a second tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the top semi-professional competition in Newcastle and is often regarded as the most competitive regional competition in the state.
All 11 teams that featured in 2024 will once again feature.
The Illawarra Premiership (named the Harrigan Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a second tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the top semi-professional competition in Wollongong and is regarded as one of the most competitive regional competitions in the state. In December 2024, the Illawarra League announced they'd be returning to Major Competition status for 2025. Previously, the Illawarra Premiership was a part of the Major Competitions between 2021âÂÂ23, but due to issues over costs, the League dropped to the Premiership Division for 2024.
The same 6 teams that competed in 2024 will once again compete in 2024
In October 2024, De La Salle announced they would leaving the Illawarra competition and attempting to join the Ron Massey Cup. Upon Illawarra returning to Major Competition status, it was announced that De La Salle would remain in the competition for 2025.
The Sydney Shield is a third tier men's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It is the reserve semi-professional competition in Sydney and acts as a feeder competition into the Ron Massey Cup.
There are 10 teams confirmed for the 2025 competition. 9 of them are reserve sides of Ron Massey Cup clubs, with the remaining team being an affiliated standalone club.
The only change from 2024 is due to Cabramatta joining the Ron Massey Cup, their reserve side will play in the Shield.
Following Round 2, Cabramatta Leagues Club announced that it was pulling funding from the Two Blues, forcing the Two Blues to exit the competition.
The Jersey Flegg Cup is the premier under 21's Rugby League competition in New South Wales. It feeds into the New South Wales Cup.
The 14 teams that competed in 2024 will again compete in 2025.
The Men's Country Championships is a statewide men's competition that features regional representative teams. This competition was previously run by the Country Rugby League until the CRL merged with the NSWRL in 2019.
The Women's Country Championships is a statewide women's competition that features regional representative teams. This competition was previously run by the Country Rugby League until the CRL merged with the NSWRL in 2019.
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