Alex McKinnon Cup
Alex McKinnon Cup
SportRugby league
Inaugural season2015
Number of teams2
Cup Holders Newcastle Knights (2023)
Most titles St. George Illawarra Dragons (7 titles)

The National Rugby League's Alex McKinnon Cup match is an annual game between the Newcastle Knights and St. George Illawarra Dragons played for on the first occasion the two sides meet in a season.[1] The trophy is named for former player Alex McKinnon, who suffered a career-ending injury during the 2014 NRL season, leaving him a quadriplegic.

McKinnon had played for both Newcastle and St. George Illawarra during his career, and the two clubs together instituted the trophy for the 2015 season.

Fixtures & Results

Winner Score Loser Match information
Date and time Venue Referee Crowd
St. George Illawarra Dragons 13–0[2] Newcastle Knights Saturday 4 April 2015 McDonald Jones Stadium Gavin Badger, Chris Sutton[3] 14,261
St. George Illawarra Dragons 30–18[4] Newcastle Knights Saturday 25 June 2016 McDonald Jones Stadium David Munro, Gavin Reynolds[5] 13,777
St. George Illawarra Dragons 32–28[6] Newcastle Knights Saturday 25 June 2017 Jubilee Oval Adam Gee, Gavin Reynolds[7] 10,174
St. George Illawarra Dragons 30–12[8] Newcastle Knights Sunday 1 April 2018 WIN Stadium Grant Atkins, Jon Stone[9] 18,589
St. George Illawarra Dragons 13–12[10] Newcastle Knights Sunday 7 April 2019 McDonald Jones Stadium Matt Cecchin, Adam Cassidy[11] 19,105
Newcastle Knights 42–18[12] St. George Illawarra Dragons Sunday 20 September 2020 McDonald Jones Stadium Grant Atkins[13] 6,659
St. George Illawarra Dragons 22–13[14] Newcastle Knights Sunday 4 April 2021 McDonald Jones Stadium Peter Gough[15] 21,770
St. George Illawarra Dragons 21–16[16] Newcastle Knights Sunday 17 April 2022 Win Stadium Ben Cummins[17] 11,113
Newcastle Knights 36-12[18] St. George Illawarra Dragons Saturday 2 September 2023 Jubilee Oval Ben Cummins[19] 10,137

Head To Head

TeamPlayed Games WonGames LostDraws PF PA PD
St. George Illawarra Dragons 9 7 2 0 191 173 +18
Newcastle Knights 9 2 7 0 173 191 -18

Statistics current as of the conclusion of the 2023 cup game.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs launch Alex McKinnon Cup | Newcastle Knights". www.newcastleknights.com.au. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Knights v Dragons - Round 5, 2015 - Match Centre - NRL | NRL". www.nrl.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "NRL 2015 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project | Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Knights v Dragons - Round 16, 2016 - Match Centre - NRL | NRL". www.nrl.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "NRL 2016 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project | Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dragons v Knights - Round 16, 2017 - Match Centre - NRL | NRL". www.nrl.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "NRL 2017 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project | Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Knights v Dragons - Round 4, 2018 - Match Centre - NRL | NRL". www.nrl.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "NRL 2018 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project | Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Knights v Dragons - Round 4, 2019 - Match Centre - NRL | NRL". www.nrl.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "NRL 2019 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project | Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Knights v Dragons - Round 19, 2020 - Match Centre - NRL | NRL". www.nrl.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "NRL 2020 - Round 19 - Rugby League Project | Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Knights v Dragons - Round 4, 2021 - Match Centre - NRL | NRL". www.nrl.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "NRL 2021 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project | Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Dragons v Knights - Round 6, 2022 - Match Centre - NRL | NRL". www.nrl.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "NRL 2022 - Round 6 - Rugby League Project | Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  18. ↑ "Dragons v Knights - Round 27, 2023 - Match Centre - NRL | NRL". www.nrl.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "NRL 2023 - Round 27 - Rugby League Project | Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.


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