List of rugby league competitions in Australia

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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.

Contents

Domestic

National

NameLocationTeamsFoundedWinnerScoreRunners-up
National Rugby League Australia, New Zealand 171998 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 28-12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
NRL State Championship Australia 22014 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers44-10 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
NRL Women's Premiership Australia 102018 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 32-12 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels

Updated 2022

Men's Competitions

New South Wales

NameLocationFoundedTeamsWinnerScoreRunners-up
Knock-On Effect NSW Cup NSW & ACT 190812 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 20-15 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wentworthville Magpies
City (NSWRL)
Ron Massey Cup Sydney 200310 Hullcolours.svg Wentworthville Magpies 38-4 Ireland colours.svg St Mary's Saints
Sydney Shield Sydney 201212 St. George colours.svg East Campbelltown Eagles 32-22 Giantscolours.svg Guildford Owls
Sydney Combined - Northern Open Age Northern Beaches  ?6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Narrabeen Sharks26-6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Berowra Wallabies
Sydney Combined - South Eastern Open Age Gold Sutherland 19645 Adelaide colours.svg De La Salle Caringbah 20-8 Newcastle colours.svg Engadine Dragons
South Sydney District A Grade Inner-City 19087 Western Suburbs colours.svg Redfern All Blacks 28-12 New South Wales colours.svg Mascot Jets
Penrith & District A Grade Western Sydney 19678 Australian colours.svg Windsor Wolves 28-4 Brisbane colours.svg Glenmore Park Brumbies
Parramatta District A-Grade Western Sydney 19486 Adelaide colours.svg St Johns Eagles 34-24 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wentworthville Magpies
Country (CRL)
Northern Rivers Rugby League Northern Rivers 2005111 Australian colours.svg Cudgen Hornets 18-4 Cronulla colours.svg Ballina Seagulls
Group 2 Rugby League Mid North Coast 19669 Cronulla colours.svg Woolgoolga Seahorses26-10 St. George colours.svg South Grafton Rebels
Group 3 Rugby League Mid North Coast 194628 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Old Bar Pirates22-10 Cronulla colours.svg Port Maquarie Sharks
Group 4 Rugby League New England 19136 North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears 26-16 Canterbury colours.svg Moree Boars
Group 19 Rugby League New England 198039 Parramatta colours.svg Narwan Eels34-22 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Inverell Hawks
Group 21 Rugby League Hunter 19556 Canterbury colours.svg Scone Thoroughbreds 30-28 Canterbury colours.svg Greta Branxton Colts
Canberra Raiders Cup ACT & surroundings199849 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Queanbeyan Roos34-14 South Queensland colours.svg Tuggeranong Bushrangers
George Tooke Shield ACT & surroundings19959 Australian colours.svg Boorowa Rovers22-8 Ireland colours.svg Crookwell Green Devils
Group 9 Rugby League Wagga & districts192311 New South Wales colours.svg Tumut Blues23-18 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Wagga Kangaroos
Group 20 Rugby League Griffith & districts19549 Ireland colours.svg Leeton Greenies28-24 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters
Peter McDonald Premiership (10/11) Central West 202212 Ireland colours.svg Dubbo CYMS25-12 St. George colours.svg Mudgee Dragons
Castlereagh Cup Central West 20018 Cronulla colours.svg Gulgong Terriers10-6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Cobar Roosters
Woodbridge Cup Central West 19919 Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos18-16 Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers
Outback Rugby League Broken Hill & districts19806 South Sydney colours.svg Wilcannia Boomerangs23-22 Ipswich Colours.svg Menindee Yabbies
Illawarra Rugby League Illawarra 19117 Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers 24-18 North Sydney colours.svg Collegians
Group 6 Rugby League Southern Highlands & Macarthur 191458 Annandale colours.svg Thirlmere-Tahmoor Roosters 28-26 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Camden Rams
Group 7 Rugby League South Coast 1914611 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Gerringong Lions 32-22 Annandale colours.svg Shellharbour Sharks
Group 16 Rugby League Far South Coast 19468 Canterbury colours.svg Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs 38-18 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League Newcastle & Hunter 201038 Dora Creek.png Dora Creek Swampies20-14 Annandale colours.svg Waratah Mayfield Cheetahs
Tooheys Newcastle Cup Newcastle 19108 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Maitland Pumpkin Pickers 46-10 St. George colours.svg South Newcastle
Central Coast Rugby League Central Coast, New South Wales 194710 Parramatta colours.svg Toukley Hawks 8-6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina Eagles

City Updated 2019, Country Updated 2023

  1. Merger of Group 1 Rugby League and Group 18 Rugby League(1914-05) which both field junior competitions.
  2. 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.
  3. Group 5 was the local competition from 1961 until it merged with another local competition to form Group 19 in 1980.
  4. This competition was formed by Group 8 and Group 19 which were formed in 1932 and 1946 respectively.
  5. Formed as Berrima District Rugby League and changed its name to Group 6 in 1946.
  6. Formed as South Coast Rugby League and changed its name to Group 7 in 1955.
  7. 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

NameLocationTeamsFoundedWinnerScoreRunners-up
Hostplus Cup Queensland & PNG 141996 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 36-22 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
South East Region
Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League Brisbane & Districts62014 South Sydney colours.svg Bayside Seagulls28-20 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins
Gold Coast A-Grade Gold Coast & Districts81996 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Runaway Bay Seagulls 36-10 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls
Ipswich A-Grade Ipswich & Districts61992 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Fassifern Bombers 32-10 Balmain colours.svg Norths Tigers
Northern Region
Cairns District Rugby League Cairns & Districts111918 Cronulla colours.svg Mossman Port Douglas Sharks36-12 Balmain colours.svg Tully Tigers
Mackay & District Rugby League Mackay & Districts81919 Balmain colours.svg Wests Tigers42-18 Workingtoncolours.svg Mackay Brothers
Mid West Rugby League
Mount Isa Rugby League Mount Isa31953 Brisbane colours.svg Town Lions26-20 North Queensland colours.svg Wanderers
Townsville District Rugby League Gulf Country 71978 Balmain colours.svg Centrals Tigers46-22 Canterbury colours.svg Townsville Brothers
Remote Areas Rugby League
Central Region
Border Rivers Rugby League
Central Burnett Rugby League North Burnett 31921 Australian colours.svg Gayndah Gladiators38-34 Balmain colours.svg Mundubbera Tigers
Central Highlands Rugby League Central Highlands 81983 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Blackwater Crushers24-16 South Sydney colours.svg Bluff Rabbitohs
Central West Rugby League Central West 51900s Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Barcaldine Sandgoannas14-10 Western Suburbs colours.svg Blackall Magpies
Gladstone District Rugby League Gladstone 51918 Valleys colours.svg Valleys14-10 Balmain colours.svg Wallabys
Northern Districts Rugby League Wide Bay 61900s Western Suburbs colours.svg Miriam Vale Magpies34-24 Cronulla colours.svg South Kolan Sharks
Rockhampton District Rugby League Rockhampton 61918 Parramatta colours.svg Yeppoon Seagulls26-16 Brothers Colours.svg Rockhampton Brothers
Roma District Rugby League Roma & Districts71914 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Chinchilla Bulldogs28-14 Queensland colours.svg Wallumbilla-Surat Red Bulls
Toowoomba Rugby League Toowoomba 111919 North Sydney colours.svg Toowoomba Valleys Roosters24-22 Australian colours.svg Wattles Warriors
Bundaberg Rugby League Bundaberg & Districts61913 Balmain colours.svg Waves Tigers23-20 Canterbury colours.svg Wallaroos
South Burnett Rugby League South Burnett 51923 Canterbury colours.svg Nanango Stags48-0 St. George colours.svg Kingaroy Red Ants
Sunshine Coast-Gympie Rugby League Sunshine Coast & Gympie 81919 Ireland colours.svg Maroochydore Swans22-20 Canterbury colours.svg Beerwah Bulldogs

Updated 2018

Other States

NameLocationTeamsFoundedWinnerScoreRunners-up
Western Australia (NRL WA)
Smarter Than Smoking Premiership Perth 61948 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg North Beach Sea Eagles 26-24 St. George colours.svg South Perth Lions
Pilbara Rugby League Pilbara 52000s
Northern Territory (NRL NT)
Quitline A Grade Premiership Darwin 61950 Cronulla colours.svg Northern Sharks RLFC 14-8 Canberra colours.svg Palmerston Raiders
Central Australian Rugby Football League Alice Springs 41963 St. George colours.svg Wests Dragons 30-38 Brothers Colours.svg Alice Springs Brothers
South Australia (NRL SA)
NRL SA Metro First Grade Adelaide 51976 Parramatta colours.svg Eastern Eels 26-22 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Central Districts Roosters
Limestone Coast Rugby League Mount Gambier 5 Bullscolours.svg Gunditjmara Bulls22-8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Stawell Mounties
Victoria (NRL Victoria)
Storm Premiership Melbourne 61952 South Sydney colours.svg Truganina Rabbitohs 52-16 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Altona Roosters
Murray Cup Wodonga 81998 Ireland colours.svg Wodonga Wombats 40-4 Scorpions.png Bonegilla Gorillas

Updated 2022

Women's Competitions

New South Wales & Queensland

NameLocationTeamsFoundedWinnerScoreRunners-up
New South Wales (NSWWRL)
NSWRL Women's Premiership Statewide 92005 Wellington colours.svg Mount Pritchard Mounties 12-10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tarsha Gale Cup (U/18s) Statewide 102017 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 24-12 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Country (CRL)
Northern Rivers Rugby League Northern Rivers 112005 Parramatta colours.svg Marist Brothers Rams14-6 Redcliffe colours.svg Byron Bay Red Devils
Group 2 Rugby League Mid North Coast 8? St. George colours.svg South Grafton Rebels8-4 Bullscolours.svg Sawtell Panthers
Group 3 Rugby League Mid North Coast 81946 Brothers Valleys Colours.svg Port City Breakers22-10 Cronulla colours.svg Port Maquarie Sharks
Group 4 Rugby League West New England 11? Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters12-11 North Sydney colours.svg North Tamworth Bears
Group 19 Rugby League New England 71980 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Inverell Hawks18-4 Western Suburbs colours.svg Glen Innes Magpies
Group 21 Rugby League Hunter 81955 Canterbury colours.svg Scone Thoroughbreds 38-4 Muswellbrook.png Muswellbrook Rams
Katrina Fanning Shield ACT & surroundings82017 Wolvescolours.svg Goulburn Workers Bulldogs20-8 Western Suburbs colours.svg Yass Magpies
Group 9 Rugby League Wagga & districts101923 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Wagga Brothers 18-0 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Albury Thunder
Group 20 Rugby League Griffith & districts9? Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & White Panthers36-18 Western Suburbs colours.svg Hay Magpies
Group 10 Rugby League Central West 91958 Canterbury colours.svg Bathurst Saint Patricks16-6 New South Wales colours.svg Orange Hawks
Group 11 Rugby League Dubbo 81946 France colours.svg Parkes Spacecats 22-10 South Sydney colours.svg Dubbo Westside
Castlereagh Cup Central West 92001 Hullcolours.svg Baradine Magpies6-0 North Sydney colours.svg Coonamble Bears
Woodbridge Cup Central West 91991 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers20-18 Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles
Barwon Darling?6? St. George colours.svg Walgett Dragons4-0 Muswellbrook.png Brewarrina Golden Googettes
Illawarra Rugby League Illawarra 7? South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars 28-0 Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers
Group 6 Rugby League Southern Highlands & Macarthur 111914 Rhinoscolours.svg City Kangaroos Blue18-16 Newtown colours.svg Narellan Jets
Group 7 Rugby League South Coast 71914 North Sydney colours.svg Kiama Knights 20-18 South Sydney colours.svg Jambaroo Superoos
Group 16 Rugby League Far South Coast 81946 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigerettes Tigers18-0 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala High Heelers
Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League Hunter 7? Aberglasslyn.png Aberglasslyn Ants18-4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg University of Newcastle Seahorses
Queensland (QWRL)
Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League Brisbane 2004 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 14-0 North Sydney colours.svg West Brisbane Panthers

Other States

NameLocationFoundedTeamsWinnerScoreRunners-up
Western Australia (WARL)
All Flags Signs & Banners Women's Rugby League Perth  ?4 South Sydney colours.svg Ellenbrook Rabbitohs 20-16 Giantscolours.svg Joondalup Giants
South Australia (SARL)
NRL South Australia Women's Adelaide 20233
Northern Territory (NTRL)
Women's Premiership Darwin & Katherine 19505 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Nightcliff Dragons 18-12 Cronulla colours.svg Northern Sharks
Victoria (VRL)
NRL VIC Women's First Grade Melbourne  ?6 North Sydney colours.svg Werribee Bears 14-12 South Sydney colours.svg Truganina Rabbitohs

Updated 2018

Youth competitions

NameLocationTeamsFoundedWinnerScoreRunners-up
Holden Cup U20s Australia, New Zealand 162008 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-181 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Under 18 National Final Australia 22011 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (NSWRL)38-32 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies (QLD)
Under 16 National Final Australia 22011 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 32-02 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks
GIO Schoolboy Cup Australia 1975 Redcliffe colours.svg Palm Beach Currumbin SHS 20-12 Parramatta colours.svg Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
New South Wales (NSWRL)
Jersey Flegg Cup (U/20s) Statewide, VIC & WA 121961 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22-12 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
SG Ball Cup (U/18s) Statewide, VIC & WA 171965 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers 34-23 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Harold Matthews Cup (U/16s) Statewide 151970 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 28-8 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Under 16 NSW State Final Australia 22018 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (NSWRL)32-12 Australian colours.svg Western Rams (CRL)
Queensland (QRL)
Hastings Deering Colts (U/20s) Statewide, NSW 152018 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 20-16 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks
Mal Meninga Cup (U/18s) Statewide, NSW 162009 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 18-16 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
Cyril Connell Cup (U/16s) Statewide & NT 152009 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 20-183 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies

1 2017 Holden Cup Finals Result.

2 2016 Under 16 National Finals Result.

3 2016 Cyril Connell Finals Result.

Updated 2017

See also

References

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