Goulburn Murray Rugby League

Last updated
Storm Goulburn Murray Premiership
Sport Rugby league
Inaugural season1991
Ceased2009
Re-formed2014
Number of teams8
Premiers Haven colours.svg Shepparton (2024)
Most titles New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg Corowa Cougars (7 titles)

The Goulburn Murray Premiership is a rugby league competition on the border of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Initially the competition was established in 1991 as the Goulburn Murray Rugby League by the Country Rugby League and the Victorian Rugby League. The league was disbanded in 2009 before being re-established as the Murray Cup in 2014. As of 2022 there is a competition for both Senior Men's and Women's Tag football. [1] In 2023, as part of a branding arrangement, the competition is known as the Storm Goulburn Murray Premiership.

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Current clubs

There are currently eight clubs affiliated with the Goulburn Murray Rugby League competition, with three based in New South Wales and five based in Victoria. Shepparton, Wodonga and Wangaratta have all succeeded former teams based in their respective cities.

ClubsMonikerEstablishedGroundPremierships
North Sydney colours.svg Border Bears2024Baranduda Recreation ReserveNone
Batley colours.svg Charles Sturt University Mud Dogs2014Sarvaas Park, North Albury None
Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars 1986Airport Oval, Corowa 5 (1999, 2001, 2004–06)
Haven colours.svg Shepparton Eagles2024Pee Wee Oval, Mooroopna 1 (2024)
Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens1934Tumbarumba Showground1 (2019)
Newcastle colours.svg Wangaratta Knights2017Glenrowan Recreation ReserveNone
Ireland colours.svg Wodonga Wombats2018Baranduda Recreation Reserve1 (2022)
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wolfpack RLFC Wolfpack2016Eldorado Recreation Reserve1 (2023)

Former Teams

There are more than a dozen clubs which formerly competed in the Goulburn Murray Rugby League.

ClubsMonikerJoinedPremiershipsFate
St. George colours.svg AlburyRoos19922 (1996, 1998)Folded 2003
New Zealand colours.svg Benalla Vikings2004NoneFolded 2008
Scorpions.png Bonegilla Gorillas2014NoneFolded 2022
Western Suburbs colours.svg Chiltern Chiltern2000sNoneFolded 2000s
Balmain colours.svg Cobram Cobs1994NoneFolded 1990s
Canberra colours.svg Deniliquin Raiders1991NoneFolded 2000s
Parramatta colours.svg Murray River Warriors2015NoneFolded 2019
Western Suburbs colours.svg Puckapunyal-Seymour Army1991NoneFolded 2007
Auckland colours.svg Shepparton Warriors1990sNoneFolded 2008
Newtown colours.svg Tocumwal/Southern Riverina Jets19914 (1993, 1994, 1997, 2002)Folded 2005
Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets20002 (2000, 2003)Folded 2005
Australian colours.svg Wangaratta Scorpions/Tigers1991NoneFolded 2008
North Sydney colours.svg Westside Brothers2014NoneFolded 2014
North Sydney colours.svg Wodonga Bears19911 (1995)Folded 2006
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm2014NoneFolded 2022
St. George colours.svg Yarrawonga-Mulwala Dragons1993NoneFolded 1990s

Goulburn Murray Rugby League/Murray Cup Champions

This is a list of the Goulburn Murray Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each seasons the competition existed.

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners Up
Goulburn Murray Rugby League
1991 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars 15 – 7 Australian colours.svg Wangaratta
1992 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars 20 – 6 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets
1993 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets22 – 16 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
1994 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
1995 North Sydney colours.svg Wodonga Bears Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
1996 St. George colours.svg Albury Roos Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets
1997 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
1998 St. George colours.svg Albury Roos21 – 20 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets
1999 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars 26 – 14 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets
2000 Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets28 – 24 St. George colours.svg Albury Roos
2001 [2] Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars 44 – 12 Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets
2002 [3] Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets40 – 12 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
2003 Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets24 – 22 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
2004 [4] Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars 38 – 10 Canterbury colours.svg Twin City Hornets
2005 [5] Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars 50 – 6 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets
2006 [6] Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars 96 – 6 New Zealand colours.svg Benalla Vikings RLFC
2007 [7]
2008 [8] Wests Tigers colours.svg Wangaratta Tigers North Sydney colours.svg Wodonga
Hiatus 2009-2013
Murray Cup
2014 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm14 – 8 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
2015 Parramatta colours.svg Murray River Warriors40 – 12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm
2016 Parramatta colours.svg Murray River Warriors26 – 18 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
2017 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm14 – 4 Bullscolours.svg CSU Mud Dogs
2018 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm
2019 Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens32 – 12 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
2020–2021 No Premiers; unfinished seasons due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Ireland colours.svg Wodonga Wombats40 – 4 Scorpions.png Bonegilla Gorillas
Goulburn Murray Premiership
2023 [9] Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wolfpack RLFC22 – 20 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars
2024 Haven colours.svg Shepparton Eagles24 – 22 Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens

Ladies League Tag Premiers

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners Up
???-2019 unknown
2020–2021 No Premiers; unfinished seasons due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Bullscolours.svg CSU Mud Dogs
2023 [9] Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba8 – 6 Bullscolours.svg CSU Mud Dogs
2024 Newcastle colours.svg Wangaratta Knights20 – 0 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars

References

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