Outback Rugby League

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Outback Rugby League
Outback Rugby League logo.jpg
Sport Rugby league
Instituted1980
Inaugural season2007
Number of teams4
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Website Outback RL Homepage

The Outback Rugby League Cup is a NSW Rugby League (NSWRL) Group Competition which is based in Broken Hill in the far west of New South Wales and surrounding districts such as Wilcannia and Menindee.

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The competition folded in 1998 but was revived in 2007.

Teams

TeamMonikerTownGround
South Sydney colours.svg Wilcannia BoomerangsBoomers Wilcannia, New South Wales Burke Oval
Australian colours.svg Menindee YabbiesYabbiesMenindee, New South WalesMenindee Oval
North Sydney colours.svg Silver CityScorpions Broken Hill, New South Wales Lamb Oval

Former Clubs

The founding clubs of the competition were:

History

The Outback Rugby League was formed in 2007 after a long absence of regular A-Grade rugby league from Broken Hill. The last regular rugby league competition in the area was in 1997 as the Group 12 competition which also included clubs from Broken Hill, Menindee & Wilcannia.

The new competition features clubs from the same areas. A new club was formed before the opening season, the Wilcannia Tigers. The inaugural competition saw a total of 266 registered players across all grades, from under-sixes up. Broken Hill is traditionally dominated by Australian Rules Football. [1]

The 2007 Grand final was a close game between Wilcannia Tigers and Menindee Yabbies. The Yabbies eventually won by one point, 36–35, at Lamb Park in Broken Hill in front of 1,000 spectators. [2] Recently, for the 2008 Outback Rugby League Season, CFMEU (the major sponsor of such teams as the Canberra Raiders) has signed on to become the competition's major sponsor from 2008 and beyond. This will be a massive boost for the competition, financially speaking. [3]

First grade premiership

The premiers of the group competition since 1980: [4]

SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-up
1980Broken Hill Saints
1981Broken Hill Saints
1982Broken Hill SaintsMenindee
1983Broken Hill Saints22–12Menindee
1984Broken Hill United19–0Broken Hill Saints
1985Broken Hill United21–20Wilcannia Tigers
1986Wilcannia BoomerangsBroken Hill United
1987Broken Hill United15–12Wilcannia Boomerangs
1988Broken Hill United31–20Wilcannia Boomerangs
1989Broken Hill SaintsBroken Hill United
1990Broken Hill Saints18–0Broken Hill United
1991Wilcannia34–20Menindee
1992
1993Menindee36–20Wilcannia
1994Broken Hill United46–18Wilcannia Boomerangs
1995Broken Hill United28–20Wilcannia Boomerangs
1996Wilcannia Boomerangs38–34Broken Hill Geebungs
1997Wilcannia Boomerangs56–48Menindee
1998–2006 – No competition
2007Menindee Yabbies36–35Wilcannia Tigers
2008Broken Hill SaintsWilcannia Boomerangs
2009 [5] Wilcannia BoomerangsBroken Hill Geebungs
2010Wilcannia BoomerangsBroken Hill Geebungs
2011 [6] Menindee YabbiesBroken Hill Geebungs
2012 [7] Menindee Yabbies36–32 OTWilcannia Boomerangs
2013 [8] Broken Hill Saints44–20Wilcannia Boomerangs
2014 [9] Wilcannia Boomerangs34–18Broken Hill Geebungs
2015 [10] Wilcannia Boomerangs34–22Menindee Yabbies
2016Parntu Warriors28–14Wilcannia Boomerangs
2017 [11] Broken Hill Saints24–22Wilcannia Boomerangs
2018Wilcannia Boomerangs24–22Menindee Yabbies
2019 Season Unknown
2020Parntu Warriors40–18Menindee Yabbies
2021Parntu Warriors40–18Wilcannia Boomerangs
2022 Season Cancelled
2023 [12] Wilcannia Boomerangs23–22 OTMenindee YabbiesWilcannia Boomerangs

See also

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