The ANZAC Day Cup is a rugby league match contested annually in the National Rugby League between the Sydney Roosters and the St. George Illawarra Dragons. The ANZAC Day Cup was introduced in 2002 to honour the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the cup was instead contested on 6 August, the anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine. This match is therefore not considered to be an Anzac Cup match, but rather a Battle of Lone Pine Cup game, as it wasn’t played on Anzac Day and the Ashton-Collier Spirit of Anzac Medal for Player of the Match was not awarded.
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Team PlayedGames wonGames lostDrawsCupsPFPAPD St. George Illawarra Dragons251213012453592 -139 Sydney Roosters251312013592453 +139
Ashton-Collier Medal In 2013, the Ashton-Collier Spirit of ANZAC Medal was introduced as the award for player of the match. The award was named in honour of Ferris Ashton and Bill Collier, World War II veterans and former players of Eastern Suburbs and St. George respectively./ A previous award, simply titled the Spirit of ANZAC Medal, was awarded between 2010 and 2012. Winners were Dragons players Darius Boyd (2010 and 2011) and Ben Hornby (2012).
Year Recipient Team Position2013Boyd Cordner Sydney Roosters 2014Jake Friend Sydney Roosters2015Benji Marshall St. George Illawarra Dragons2016Gareth Widdop St. George Illawarra Dragons2017Mitchell Pearce Sydney Roosters2018Tyson Frizell St. George Illawarra Dragons2019Boyd Cordner Sydney Roosters2020 Not awarded2021Sam Walker Sydney Roosters2022Ben Hunt St George Illawarra Dragons2023Luke Keary Sydney Roosters2024Sam Walker Sydney Roosters2025Sandon Smith Sydney Roosters
See also
Rivalries in the National Rugby League
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