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ANZAC Day Cup
SportRugby league
Inaugural season2002
Number of teams St. George Illawarra Dragons
Sydney Roosters
CountryAustralia (National Rugby League)
Cup holdersSydney Roosters (2023)
Most titles St. George Illawarra Dragons (12 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.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the cup was instead contested on 6 August, the anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine.[1]

Results

2002

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: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 20,588
Referee: Tony Archer

2003

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: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 26,014
Referee: Shayne Hayne

2004

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: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 26,246
Referee: Steve Clark

2005

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: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 32,270
Referee: Sean Hampstead

2006

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: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 31,105
Referee: Steve Clark

2007

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: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 18,240
Referee: Paul Simpkins

2008

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

2009

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

2010

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

2011

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

2012

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

2013

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

2014

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

2015

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

2016

25 April 2016 Round 8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 20–18 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

2017

25 April 2017 Round 8 Sydney Roosters 13–12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney
4:00 PM Blake Ferguson (1)
Mitchell Pearce (1)
Michael Gordon Goals 2/3
Mitchell Pearce Field goal (1)		 Statistics Joel Thompson (1)
Nene Macdonald (1)
Gareth Widdop Goals 1/1
Josh Dugan Goals 1/1		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,864
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall

2018

25 April 2018 Round 8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24–8 Sydney Roosters Sydney
4:10 PM Blake Ferguson (1)
Mitchell Pearce (1)
Michael Gordon Goals 2/3		 Statistics Joel Thompson (1)
Nene Macdonald (1)
Gareth Widdop Goals 1/1
Josh Dugan Goals 1/1		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 41,142
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall

2019

25 April 2019 Round 7 Sydney Roosters 20–10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney
4:00 PM Latrell Mitchell (1)
Angus Crichton (1)
Siosiua Taukeiaho (1)
Latrell Mitchell Goals 3/3
Latrell Mitchell Penalty Goals 1/1		 Statistics Matt Dufty (1)
Zac Lomax (1)
Zac Lomax Goals 1/2		 Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 38,414
Referee: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins

2020

6 August 2020 Round 13 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16–24 Sydney Roosters Wollongong
7:50 PM Zac Lomax (2)
Matthew Dufty (1)
Zac Lomax Goals 2/3		 Statistics Joseph Manu (2)
Mitchell Aubusson (1)
Sitili Tupouniua (1)
Luke Keary (1)
Sio Siua Taukeiaho Goals 2/3		 Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,141
Referee: Ashley Klein

2021

25 April 2021 Round 7 Sydney Roosters 34–10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney
4:05 PM Daniel Tupou (1)
Sitili Tupouniua (1)
Nat Butcher (1)
Sam Walker (1)
Lindsay Collins (1)
Joseph Manu (1)
Sam Walker Goals 5/7		 Statistics Tariq Sims (1)
Mikaele Ravalawa (1)
Zac Lomax Goals 1/2		 Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 37,620
Referee: Ashley Klein

2022

25 April 2022 Round 7 St George Illawarra Dragons 14–12 Sydney Roosters Sydney
4:05 PM Francis Molo (1)
Jaydn Su'a (1)
Zac Lomax Goals 3/3		 Statistics Sitili Tupouniua (1)
Joseph Manu (1)
Sam Walker Goals 2/2		 Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 35,273
Referee: Adam Gee

2023

25 April 2023 Round 8 Sydney Roosters 27–26 St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney
4:05 PM Tries:

James Tedesco 4'
Victor Radley 20'
Luke Keary 28'
Joseph Manu 45'

Goals:
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (5/5) 5', 21', 24', 30', 46'

Field Goals:

Luke Keary 73' (1pt)		 Statistics Tries:

Tautau Moga (3) 15', 50', 58'
Jack Bird 33'
Tyrell Sloan 52'
Goals:

Zac Lomax (3/5) 16', 33', 54'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,191
Referee: Adam Gee

Head To Head

The pre-match formalities taking place in 2018.
Team Played Games Won Games Lost Draws Cups PF PA PD
St. George Illawarra Dragons 22 12 10 0 12 383 364 +19
Sydney Roosters 22 10 12 0 10 364 383 -19


Ashton-Collier Medal

In 2013, the Ashton-Collier Medal was introduced as the award for player of the match. The award was named in honour of Ferris Ashton and Bill Collier, World War II veterans and former players of Eastern Suburbs and St George respectively.[2]

Year Recipient Team Position
2013 Boyd Cordner Sydney Roosters Second-row
2014 Jake Friend Sydney Roosters Hooker
2015 Benji Marshall St. George Illawarra Dragons Halfback
2016 Gareth Widdop St. George Illawarra Dragons Five-eighth
2017 Mitchell Pearce Sydney Roosters Halfback
2018 Tyson Frizell St. George Illawarra Dragons Second-row
2019 Boyd Cordner Sydney Roosters Second-row
2020 Not awarded
2021 Sam Walker Sydney Roosters Halfback
2022 Ben Hunt St George Illawarra Dragons Halfback

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dragons and Roosters to honour Battle of Lone Pine anniversary". National Rugby League. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Ashton Collier Spirit of ANZAC Medal announced". Sydney Roosters. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2021./

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