Ceased 1996 Number of teams 12 | Inaugural season 1994 Replaced by Bartercard Cup | |
The Lion Red Cup was a New Zealand domestic rugby league competition that ran from 1994–1996 sponsored by brewers Lion Nathan. It was created due to the increase in public awareness of domestic rugby league due to the Auckland Warriors being accepted into the Winfield Cup. The competition was a huge success in its inaugural year, although it made a massive loss financially. Throughout its three-year history it continued to make a loss, eventually being scrapped by the New Zealand Rugby League.
Teams
The teams that participated were:
References
Lion Red Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA