NRL Under-20s
Year Winner Position Team
2008 Josh Dugan Fullback Canberra Raiders
2009 Luke Kelly Halfback Melbourne Storm
2010 Carlos Tuimavave Five-eighth New Zealand Warriors
2011 Jordan Meads Halfback New Zealand Warriors
2012 Matt Mulcahy Five-eighth Wests Tigers
2013 James Roberts Centre Penrith Panthers
2014 Solomone Kata Centre New Zealand Warriors
2015 Soni Luke Hooker Penrith Panthers
2016 Nat Butcher Lock Sydney Roosters
2017 Cade Cust Halfback Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Awards -- Jack Gibson Medal
The Jack Gibson Medal is awarded to the man of the match of the Toyota Cup grand final . The award is named after legendary rugby league coach , Jack Gibson . Gibson , who guided Eastern Suburbs to premierships in 1974 and 1975 , the Parramatta Eels to three successive premierships from 1981 to 1983 and was named coach of the Team of the Century , died in 2008 .
The NRL Under-20s (known commercially as the Holden Cup due to sponsorship from Holden) was the top league of professional rugby league for players aged 20 years or younger in Australasia. Contested by sixteen teams, the Under-20s competition commenced in 2008 and was originally known as the Toyota Cup. The competition runs parallel to Australasia's professional competition, the National Rugby League, with NYC matches played immediately prior to the NRL games. Similar to the NRL, the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players. The New Zealand Warriors were the most successful club in the competition's short history, with three premierships from four Grand Final appearances; in 2010, 2011 and 2014. In 2018, the NRL Under-20s was replaced by state-based under-20s competitions in New South Wales and Queensland.