The 2018 Jersey Flegg Minor Premiers Newcastle Knights will kick their season off against last years runners-up Penrith Panthers on Saturday, 23rd March after an all competition bye for Round 1.
The Panthers fell short against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in a memorable grand final last year, and will face tough opposition from the Knights for the Under 20s first hit-out.
2019 marks the second season since the Jersey Flegg Cup returned to the NSWRL major competitions calendar to replace the NRL Under-20s National Youth Competition.
The competition is named after Harry “Jersey” Flegg, who played for the Eastern Suburbs in 1908 and 1909, and was a prominent administrator of the game up until 1960.
Jersey Flegg Cup games will be played over two 35-minute halves, in line with the NSWRL's under-18s SG Ball Cup competition. It will run for 24 rounds with the grand final to be played on Sunday, 29th September.
ROUND 1 - BYES
ROUND 2
Newcastle Knights v Penrith Panthers
Saturday, 23rd March
Dudley Oval - 12pm
ROUND 3
Canberra Raiders v Newcastle Knights
Friday, 29th March
GIO Stadium, Canberra - 3.45pm
ROUND 4
Newcastle Knights v St George Illawarra Dragons
Saturday, 6th April
St Johns Oval, Charlestown - 3pm
ROUND 5
Newcastle Knights v Manly Sea Eagles
Saturday, 13th April
McDonald Jones Stadium - 3.05pm
ROUND 6
North Sydney Bears v Newcastle Knights
Friday, 19th April
North Sydney Oval - 1.15pm
ROUND 7
Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels
Sunday, 28th April
McDonald Jones Stadium - 12pm
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ROUND 8
New Zealand Warriors v Newcastle Knights
Sunday, 5th May
Mt Smart Stadium, NZ - 8am
ROUND 9
Newcastle Knights v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Sunday, 12th May
North Sydney Oval - 1pm
ROUND 10 - BYES
ROUND 11 - BYES
ROUND 12
Victoria Thunderbolts v Newcastle Knights
Sunday, 2nd June
Casey Fields, VIC - 2pm
ROUND 13
South Sydney Rabbitohs v Newcastle Knights
Saturday, 8th June
Redfern Oval, Sydney - 12.15pm
ROUND 14
Wests Tigers v Newcastle Knights
Sunday, 16th June
Campbelltown Stadium - 3.10pm
ROUND 15
St George Illawarra Dragons v Newcastle Knights
Saturday, 22nd June
Ziems Park, Wollongong - 12pm
ROUND 16
Newcastle Knights v Manly Sea Eagles
Saturday, 29th June
McDonald Jones Stadium - 3.15pm
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ROUND 17 - BYES
ROUND 18
Penrith Panthers v Newcastle Knights
Saturday, 20th July
Panthers Stadium, Penrith - 2.50pm
ROUND 19
Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers
Saturday, 27th July
St Johns Oval, Charlestown - 1.30pm
ROUND 20
Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights
Sunday, 4th August
North Sydney Oval - 11.15am
ROUND 21
Parramatta Eels v Newcastle Knights
Saturday, 10th August
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney - 1.30pm
ROUND 22
Newcastle Knights v North Sydney Bears
Saturday, 17th August
McDonald Jones Stadium - 11am
ROUND 23
Newcastle Knights v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Saturday, 24th August
St Johns Oval, Charlestown - 1.30pm
ROUND 24
Newcastle Knights v Cronulla Sharks
Saturday, 31st August
McDonald Jones Stadium - 12.45pm
Check out the complete 2019 Jersey Flegg draw here.
