List of rugby league competitions in Australia
This is a list of rugby league competitions in Australia with their respective premiers. This list contains only the first-grade tier for professional competitions as well as country and statewide semi-professional youth competitions.
Domestic
National
| Name | Location | Teams | Founded | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Rugby League | Australia, New Zealand | 16 | 19981 |  |
21-6 |  |
| NRL State Championship | Australia | 22 | 2014 |  |
42-18 |  |
| NRL Women's Premiership | Australia, New Zealand | 4 | 2018 |  |
34-12 | |
- The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was formed in 1908 and was the major rugby league competition of New South Wales from its inception in 1908 until 1994, by which time its powers had expanded to run the code as a nationwide competition, eventually leading to the competition being played under the auspices of the Australian Rugby League in 1995. The success of Rugby League in Australia attracted the attention of global media organisation, News Corporation which led to the advent of the Super League war. Super League (Australia) ran a competition in 1997 which attracted 10 teams throughout the nation in 1997, but was insuccessful and merged with the Australian Rugby League to form the National Rugby League for the following season.[1]
- The NRL State Championship is an annual match between he champion clubs from the New South Wales Cup and Queensland Cup a week prior to this matchup.
Men's Competitions
New South Wales
- Merger of Group 1 Rugby League and Group 18 Rugby League(1914-05) which both field junior competitions.
- Formed as Group 18 in 1946 but when the boundaries were re-drawn in 1966 to include three new clubs the group's name was changed to Group 3.
- Group 5 was the local competition from 1961 until it merged with another local competition to form Group 19 in 1980.
- This competition was formed by Group 8 and Group 19 which were formed in 1932 and 1946 respectively.
- Formed as Berrima District Rugby League and changed its name to Group 6 in 1946.
- Formed as South Coast Rugby League and changed its name to Group 7 in 1955.
- Formed in 1947 as a junior competition for Newcastle club, Lakes United. It was upgraded to full CRL membership as Group 12 in 1967 then renamed in 1981.
Queensland
| Name | Location | Teams | Founded | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intrust Super Cup | Statewide & PNG | 14 | 1996 | |
36-22 |  |
| South East Division | ||||||
| Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League | Brisbane & Districts | 6 | 2014 |  |
28-20 | |
| Gold Coast A-Grade | Gold Coast & Districts | 8 | 1996 | |
36-10 |  |
| Ipswich A-Grade | Ipswich & Districts | 6 | 1992 |  |
32-10 | |
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Cairns A-Grade | Cairns & Districts | 11 | 1918 |  |
36-12 | |
| Mackay & Districts A-Grade | Mackay & Districts | 8 | ? | |
34-16 |  |
| Townsville & District Rugby League | Gulf Country | 7 | 1978 | |
46-22 | |
| Central Division - Capricorn Region | ||||||
| Central Highlands A-Grade | Central Highlands | 7 | ? | |
24-16 | |
| Central Division - South West Region | ||||||
| Roma District Rugby League | Roma | 6 | ? |  |
28-14 |  |
| Toowoomba Rugby League | Toowoomba | 11 | ? |  |
24-22 |  |
| Central Division - Wide Bay Region | ||||||
| Bundaberg A-Grade | Bundaberg & Districts | 7 | ? | |
23-20 | |
| South Burnett Rugby League | South Burnett | 5 | ? | |
48-0 | |
| Sunshine Coast-Gympie Rugby League | Sunshine Coast & Gympie | 8 | ? |  |
22-20 | |
Other States
| Name | Location | Teams | Founded | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia (WARL) | ||||||
| Smarter Than Smoking Premiership | Pilbara Region | 6 | ? | |
32-10 | |
| Northern Territory (NTRL) | ||||||
| First Grade Premiership | Darwin & Katherine | 7 | 1950 | |
28-4 | |
| South Australia (SARL) | ||||||
| NRL SA Metro First Grade | Adelaide | 4 | ? |  |
26-22 | |
| Victoria (VRL) | ||||||
| NRL VIC First Grade | Melbourne | 8 | ? |  |
12-8 | |
| Tasmania (TRL) | ||||||
| Tasmanian Rugby League1 | Hobart | 5 | 2009 | |
38-182 |  |
1 Due to insufficient interest and cooperation into the Tasmanian Rugby League competition, the competition was scrapped and did not continue after the 2013/14 season.
2 2013/14 Tasmanian Rugby League Finals Result
Youth
1 2017 Holden Cup Finals Result.
2 2016 Under 16 National Finals Result.
3 2016 Cyril Connell Finals Result.
Women's Competitions
New South Wales & Queensland
Other States
| Name | Location | Founded | Teams | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia (WARL) | ||||||
| All Flags Signs & Banners Women's Rugby League | Pilbara Region | ? | 4 | |
20-16 |  |
| Northern Territory (NTRL) | ||||||
| Women's Premiership | Darwin & Katherine | 1950 | 5 | |
18-12 | |
| Victoria (VRL) | ||||||
| NRL VIC Women's First Grade | Melbourne | ? | 6 | |
14-12 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Origins of the Game of Rugby League". Darryl's Rugby League. 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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