Ian ConstantineThe Toyota Cup Broadcast Live on FOX SPORTS!! The new competition that has everyone talking
February 27th 2008 06:45
The new U20s competition is a one of its kind in this country – an elite semi professional youth competition where you can see all the game’s next biggest and brightest stars before they hit the big time… And Now Fox Sports has come to the party and will show games live!
You can now watch the next Israel Folau, Darren Lockyer or Jonathan Thurston running around before your very own eyes in a competition designed specifically for the young up and comers.
What is the competition? You haven’t heard of it?
The Toyota Cup U20s competition is a mirror competition of the NRL – (run by the NRL) for players under the age of 20… What does that mean?
It means 2 hours before every 1st grade game you can see the U20s run around… no more confusion with who is playing… All 16 NRL clubs have an U20s team and they will play the curtain raiser before each and every game…
Which means these players get the opportunity to travel around Australia and New Zealand - play on all the big grounds and get a taste of what its like to make it in the big time.
Semi-Professional I hear you ask?
Like the NRL the Toyota Cup teams have a Salary Cap – but they also have exceptions of up to $10,000 per player to invest in education, traineeships or cadetships…
Tuesday through Thursday players are not allowed to be training between 9-5 which gives them the opportunity to follow their careers – be it at Uni, or applying a trade somewhere.
Thus, the Toyota Cup is ensuring that these players are ready for life after football
“I think that is the key, that these guys are not disadvantaged to the peers that they left school with” Toyota Cup Manager Michael Buettner said.
So whether these players have long or short careers, they have something to fall back on when they hang up the boots.
Why U20s?
The NRL conducted thorough research and found that 70% of players running around in the NRL made their debut at 20 years or younger and 90% made it before 22.
So the news today that Fox Sports will cover the games is a massive boost to a competition in its Inaugural year. It is a very exciting year to be involved in League with the game celebrating its 100th season – it is also somewhat significant that this new elite competition is starting when the game is celebrating its centenary…
Fox Sports will show all of the finals live – and the Grand Final will be a joint telecast between Fox and Channel 9.
Got to love the footy, the season is almost here.
To read related articles on the Toyota Cup click Story 1, Story 2
To read the full story on the TV DEAL
To Read about the Battle of the Codes
To get all the latest Rugby League information log onto
www.nrl.com.au
You can now watch the next Israel Folau, Darren Lockyer or Jonathan Thurston running around before your very own eyes in a competition designed specifically for the young up and comers.
Future Stars
What is the competition? You haven’t heard of it?
The Toyota Cup U20s competition is a mirror competition of the NRL – (run by the NRL) for players under the age of 20… What does that mean?
It means 2 hours before every 1st grade game you can see the U20s run around… no more confusion with who is playing… All 16 NRL clubs have an U20s team and they will play the curtain raiser before each and every game…
Which means these players get the opportunity to travel around Australia and New Zealand - play on all the big grounds and get a taste of what its like to make it in the big time.
Semi-Professional I hear you ask?
Like the NRL the Toyota Cup teams have a Salary Cap – but they also have exceptions of up to $10,000 per player to invest in education, traineeships or cadetships…
Tuesday through Thursday players are not allowed to be training between 9-5 which gives them the opportunity to follow their careers – be it at Uni, or applying a trade somewhere.
Thus, the Toyota Cup is ensuring that these players are ready for life after football
“I think that is the key, that these guys are not disadvantaged to the peers that they left school with” Toyota Cup Manager Michael Buettner said.
So whether these players have long or short careers, they have something to fall back on when they hang up the boots.
Why U20s?
The NRL conducted thorough research and found that 70% of players running around in the NRL made their debut at 20 years or younger and 90% made it before 22.
So the news today that Fox Sports will cover the games is a massive boost to a competition in its Inaugural year. It is a very exciting year to be involved in League with the game celebrating its 100th season – it is also somewhat significant that this new elite competition is starting when the game is celebrating its centenary…
Fox Sports will show all of the finals live – and the Grand Final will be a joint telecast between Fox and Channel 9.
Got to love the footy, the season is almost here.
To read related articles on the Toyota Cup click Story 1, Story 2
To read the full story on the TV DEAL
To Read about the Battle of the Codes
To get all the latest Rugby League information log onto
www.nrl.com.au
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