| Sport | Rugby league |
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| Instituted | 1919 [1] |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Website | www.qrl.com.au Rugby League Mackay & District |
Mackay & District Rugby League is the governing body for rugby league and the principal competition in Mackay, Queensland. Founded in 1919, the competition contains eight clubs who compete across three men's grades and one women's grade. [2]
Mackay & District Rugby League selects representative sides for the Queensland Cup and Mal Meninga Cup (Under 18's) state leagues, known as the Mackay Cutters. They were formerly known as the Mackay Sea Eagles during the 1990s.
The Mackay & District Rugby League (the Sea Eagles) runs an eight club senior competition of three men's grades, A-Grade, Reserve Grade and Colts (under 18's). [3]
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| Club | City | Home ground(s) | No. of A-Grade Premierships | A-Grade Premiership Years |
 Brothers Mackay | Mackay | Leprechaun Park | ||
 Carltons | Mackay | Mackay JRL Grounds | ||
 Magpies RLFC | Mackay | Sologinkin Oval | ||
 Moranbah Miners | Moranbah | Darryl Bourke Oval | ||
 Sarina Crocodiles | Sarina | Ray Edwards Oval | ||
 Souths Sharks | Mackay | Shark Park | ||
 Wests Tigers | Mackay | Tiger Park | ||
 Whitsundays Brahmans | Proserpine | Les Stagg Oval | ||
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners-Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wests Tigers | 42 – 18 | Brothers Mackay | Stadium Mackay |
| 2021 | Sarina Crocodiles | 24 – 20 | Wests Tigers | Stadium Mackay |
| 2022 | Wests Tigers | 40 – 24 | Magpies RLFC | Stadium Mackay |
Source: [5]
The Mackay Junior Rugby League (the Junior Sea Eagles) runs a nine club juniors competitions with grades ranging from under 6's to under 16's. [6] Mackay's juniors competed in the Cyril Connell Cup state league as the Mackay Cutters.
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