| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1991 |
| Ceased | 1995 |
| Re-formed | 2011 |
| President | Trevor Ryan |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Country | Sunraysia, Victoria, Australia |
| Holders | Mildura Warriors |
| Most titles | Robinvale Storms (6 titles) |
| Related competition | NRL Victoria |
The Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League is a rugby league football competition in Victoria, Australia held by NRL Victoria. The league was formed in 1991 representing 5 clubs in the far south-west corner of New South Wales, along with 1 club from Victoria. During its first 4 seasons, the league was overseen by both the Country Rugby League & Victorian Rugby League, before the competition was disbanded in 1995.
The league was reformed in 2011 with five clubs, however as of 2022, this has been reduced to 2 clubs both located in Victoria. As both clubs remaining are from Victoria, sole control of the league passed to NRL Victoria. This changed however when the league entered a temporary amalgamation with the NSWRL's Outback Rugby League for 2022 due to a lack of numbers, with joint control returning once more. This arrangement ended after the two leagues demalgamated in 2023.
| Colours | Club | Town | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mildura Tigers | Mildura | Nichols Point Reserve, Nichols Point |
 | Mildura Warriors | Mildura | Nichols Point Reserve, Nichols Point |
 | Robinvale Storms | Robinvale | Robinvale Sports Ground |
| Known Teams [1] | Championships | Existence |
|---|---|---|
| Buronga | 1 | 1991–? |
| Dareton Dragons | 0 | ?–1995 |
| Euston Robinvale Sea Eagles | 3 | ?–1995 |
| Mildura City | 1 | 1991–1995 |
| Murray Darling Eels | 0 | 1991–1995 |
| Wentworth | 0 | ?–1995 |
This is a list of the Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each of the 5 Seasons the competition existed. There was also other competitions which existed below the 1st Grade competition such as the Reserve Grade competition which operated a feeder-league to the 1st Grade competition.
| Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  Murray-Darling Eels | 34 – 32 |  Mildura City Rabbitohs | |
| 1991 |  Buronga Bulldogs | 22 – 16 | Euston Robinvale | |
| 1992 | Euston Robinvale | 54 – 10 | Buronga Bulldogs | |
| 1993 | Euston Robinvale | 52 – 20 | Murray Darling Eels | |
| 1994 | Euston Robinvale | 36 – 12 | Murray Darling Eels | |
| 1995 | Mildura City Tigers | 30 – 22 | Murray Darling Eels | |
| Hiatus 1996–2009 | ||||
| 2010 | Mildura Tigers | |||
| 2011 |  Mildura Tigers | Robinvale Storm | ||
| 2012 | Mildura Warriors | 24 – 17 | Mildura Tigers | |
| 2013 [2] |  Chaffey Titans | 22 – 20 | Mildura City Tigers | |
| 2014 [3] | Robinvale Storm | 20 – 6 | Mildura Warriors | |
| 2015 [4] | Robinvale Storm | 22 – 16 | Chaffey Titans | |
| 2016 [5] | Robinvale Storm | 28 – 20 | Mildura Tigers | |
| 2017 [6] | Chaffey Titans | 14 – 12 | Mildura City Tigers | |
| 2018 | Mildura Tigers | 16 – 4 | Robinvale Storm | |
| 2019 | Mildura Warriors | 14 – 4 | Mildura Tigers | |
| 2020 | 2020 and 2021 seasons cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | ||||
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