1989 League Legends Cup

The 1989 League Legends Cup is an annual rugby league match between NRL clubs the Canberra Raiders and the Wests Tigers. The match is played to commemorate the 1989 Grand Final, which has been called the greatest Grand Final ever.[1] The grand final was actually between the Raiders and the Balmain Tigers, but since the Tigers merged with the Western Suburbs Magpies in 2000, the 1989 League Legend Cup match is played between the Raiders and the joint venture. The cup is contested only once per season, so in the years where the Raiders and Tigers are scheduled to meet twice, the clubs decide which of those two matches will decide the winner of the trophy. The first Cup match was in Round 5 of the 2008 NRL season.[2]

1989 League Legends Cup
TeamsCanberra Raiders
Wests Tigers
First meeting13 April 2008
Latest meetingWests Tigers
Next meeting2011
Statistics
Meetings total3
Most winsWests Tigers (2)
Largest victory13 - Raiders 22-35 Tigers (4 April 2010)

Games Played

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HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee(s)Crowd
Canberra Raiders
30-24 Wests Tigers13 April 2008, 2:00pmCanberra StadiumSean Hampstead12,240 [3]
Wests Tigers
34-26 Canberra Raiders16 March 2009, 7:00pmCampbelltown StadiumJared Maxwell
Gerard Sutton
17,392[4]
Canberra Raiders
22-35 Wests Tigers4 April 2010, 3:00pmCanberra StadiumShayne Hayne
Brett Suttor
17,112[5]
Wests Tigers
34-24 Canberra Raiders26 March 2011, 7:30pmCampbelltown StadiumBen Cummins
Brett Suttor
14,091[6]
Canberra Raiders
22-35 Wests Tigers1 May 2011, 2:00pmCanberra StadiumAshley Klein
Gerard Sutton
13,425[7]

Head To Head

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PlayedRaidersDrawsTigers
5104

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Winning Raiders recapture glory day - Local News - News - General - the Canberra Times". www.canberratimes.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "1989 League Legends Cup". raiders.com.au. 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  3. ^ "CARNEY SHINES AS RAIDERS DOWN TIGERS". www.rleague.com. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  4. ^ Adam Lucius (16 March 2009). "Tigers win it late". sportal. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  5. ^ Andrew Webster (5 April 2010). "Wests Tigers beat Canberra Raiders 35-22 with Benji Marshall inspirational in second half". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  6. ^ Simon McGuinness (26 March 2011). "Ferguson hat trick cant save mistaken riddled Raiders". Raiders.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Tigers too strong for Raiders". Raiders.com.au. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
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