Goulburn Murray Rugby League

Last updated
Murray Cup Rugby League
Sport Rugby league
Instituted1998
Inaugural season1998
Ceased2009
Re-formed2014
Number of teams8
Country Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Premiers North Sydney colours.svg Wolfpack RLFC (2023)
Most titles New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg Corowa Cougars (5 titles)

The Goulburn Murray Premiership is a rugby league competition on the border of Victoria and New South Wales. Initially the competition was established in 1998 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 seven clubs affiliated with the Murray Cup competition.

ClubsMonikerGroundMen'sLLT
North Sydney colours.svg Border BearsHaydon Park, West AlburyYesYes
Bullscolours.svg Charles Sturt University Mud DogsSarvaas Park, North AlburyYesYes
Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa CougarsAirport Oval, CorowaYesYes
Haven colours.svg Shepparton EaglesVibert Street OvalYesYes
Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba GreensTumbarumba ShowgroundYesYes
Newcastle colours.svg Wangaratta KnightsGlenrowan Recreation ReserveYesYes
Ireland colours.svg Wodonga WombatsBaranduda Recreation ReserveYesYes
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wolfpack RLFC WolfpackEldorado Recreation ReserveYesYes

Former Teams

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

ClubsMonikerNotes
St. George colours.svg AlburyRoosJoined from Group 13 when it merged with Group 9, Folded
St. George colours.svg Ballarat HighlandersFolded
Scorpions.png Bonegilla GorillasFolded
Western Suburbs colours.svg Chiltern RLFC ChilternFolded
Canberra colours.svg Deniliquin RaidersFolded
Wests Tigers colours.svg Finley TigersFolded
Parramatta colours.svg Murray River WarriorsFolded 2019
Western Suburbs colours.svg Puckapunyal Seymour ArmyFolded 2007
Newtown colours.svg Southern RiverinaJetsFolded 2005
Canterbury colours.svg Twin City HornetsFolded 2005
New Zealand colours.svg Vikings RLFCVikingsFolded
Australian colours.svg WangarattaScorpionsFolded 2008
Wests Tigers colours.svg WangarattaTigersFolded
North Sydney colours.svg Westside BrothersFolded 2014
North Sydney colours.svg WodongaBearsFolded
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg WodongaStormFolded 2022

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
1998 St. George colours.svg Albury Roos21 – 20 Newtown colours.svg Southern Riverina Jets
1999 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars 26 – 14 Wests Tigers colours.svg Finley Tigers
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] Wests Tigers colours.svg Finley Tigers40 – 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 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 New Zealand colours.svg Vikings RLFC
2007 [7] Unknown
2008 [8] Wests Tigers colours.svg Wangaratta Tigers Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm
Hiatus 2009-2014
Murray Cup
2015 Parramatta colours.svg Murray River Warriors40 – 12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm
2016 Parramatta colours.svg Murray River Warriors26 – 18 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Wodonga Storm
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 Tumbarumba32 – 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
2023 [9] Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wolfpack RLFC22 – 20 Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars

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

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