| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1919 |
| Inaugural season | 1919 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | Australia |
| Premiers |  Wattles Warriors |
| Most titles |  Valleys Roosters (35 titles) |
| Website | TRL at SportsTG |
The Toowoomba Rugby League is a competition involving football clubs from the city of Toowoomba and surrounding towns and districts.
It is run under the auspices of Queensland Rugby League Central Division.
Clubs with A-Grade team
Dalby Diehards
Gatton Hawks
Goondiwindi Boars
Highfields Eagles
Newtown Lions
Oakey Bears
Pittsworth Danes
South Toowoomba Tigers
Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns
Valleys Roosters
Warwick Cowboys
Wattles WarriorsAll the clubs with A-Grade sides also field Reserve Grade sides.
Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week.
| Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Report | ||
| 1980 |  Oakey Bears | 28–2 |  Millmerran Rams | ||
| 1981 | Millmerran Rams | 25–7 | Valleys Roosters | ||
| 1982 | Millmerran Rams | 13–10 | Valleys Roosters | ||
| 1983 |  Newtown Lions | 38–20 | Wattles Warriors | ||
| 1984 | Valleys Roosters | 19–14 | Oakey Bears | ||
| 1985 | Newtown Lions | 18–8 |  Toowoomba All Whites | Newtown Lions | |
| 1986 |  Pittsworth Danes | 17–6 |  Souths Tigers | Pittsworth Danes | |
| 1987 |  Warwick Cowboys | 12–10 | Pittsworth Danes | Warwick Cowboys | |
| 1988 | Warwick Cowboys | 30–12 | Toowoomba All Whites | ||
| 1989 |  Gatton Hawks | 30–18 | Toowoomba All Whites | Millmerran Rams | |
| 1990 | Toowoomba All Whites | 18–10 | Souths Tigers | ||
| 1991 | Toowoomba All Whites | 24–22 | Valleys Roosters | Oakey Bears | |
| 1992 | Valleys Roosters | 26–23 | Newtown Lions | Valleys Roosters | |
| 1993 | Toowoomba All Whites | 26–23 | Oakey Bears | Wattles Warriors | |
| 1994 | Oakey Bears | 24–18 | Toowoomba All Whites | ||
| 1995 | Toowoomba All Whites | 36–20 | Oakey Bears | ||
| 1996 | Souths Tigers | 12–10 |  Dalby Diehards | Valleys Roosters | |
| 1997 | Wattles Warriors | 42–8 | Newtown Lions | Wattles Warriors | |
| 1998 | Oakey Bears | 39–16 | Wattles Warriors | Oakey Bears | |
| 1999 | Oakey Bears | 34–16 | Warwick Cowboys | ||
| 2000 | Toowoomba All Whites | 24–6 | Inglewood Roosters |  Goondiwindi Boars | |
| 2001 | Toowoomba All Whites | 20–18 | Valleys Roosters | ||
| 2002 | Newtown Lions | 30–18 | Valleys Roosters | ||
| 2003 |  Brisbane Broncos Colts | 34–26 | Valleys Roosters | ABC [1] | Valleys Roosters |
| 2004 | Pittsworth Danes | – | Goondiwindi Boars | Goondiwindi Boars | |
| 2005 | Goondiwindi Boars | 36–24 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns | STG [2] | Goondiwindi Boars |
| 2006 | Valleys Roosters | 24–14 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns | Valleys Roosters | |
| 2007 | Valleys Roosters | 42–18 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns | Valleys Roosters | |
| 2008 | Valleys Roosters | 68–16 | Newtown Lions | Valleys Roosters | |
| 2009 | Valleys Roosters | 18–16 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns | STG [3] | Valleys Roosters |
| 2010 | Valleys Roosters | 34–16 | Dalby Diehards | Dalby Diehards | |
| 2011 | Valleys Roosters | 37–30 | Oakey Bears | TC [4] | Oakey Bears |
| 2012 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns | – | Souths Tigers | QT [5] TC [6] | Valleys Roosters |
| 2013 | Gatton Hawks | 32–20 | Valleys Roosters | TC [7] QRL [8] | Souths Tigers |
| 2014 | Wattles Warriors | 36–12 | Gatton Hawks | Wattles Warriors | |
| 2015 | Wattles Warriors | 52–26 | Dalby Diehards | TC [9] WDN [10] | Wattles Warriors |
| 2016 | Pittsworth Danes | 18–12 | Warwick Cowboys | QRL [11] TC [12] | Warwick Cowboys |
| 2017 | Dalby Diehards | 48–4 | Pittsworth Danes | TC [13] QRL [14] | Valleys Roosters |
| 2018 | Valleys Roosters | 24–22 | Wattles Warriors | WDN [15] QRL [16] | |
| 2019 | Valleys Roosters | 24–16 | Warwick Cowboys | YT [17] | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID | ||||
| 2021 | Goondiwindi Boars | 26–20 |  Highfields Eagles | Goondiwindi Boars | |
| 2022 | Wattles Warriors | 51–20 | Gatton Hawks | Gatton Hawks | |
Premiers published in The Chronicle. [18]
| Year | Decade | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | |
| 0 | Roosters | Leprechauns |  Carlton | All Whites | All Whites | Warriors | Bears | All Whites | All Whites | Roosters |  Cancelled |
| 1 | Leprechauns | Roosters | Roosters | Tigers | Tigers | Roosters | Rams | Roosters | All Whites | Roosters | |
| 2 | Roosters | Roosters | Roosters | Roosters | All Whites | Roosters | Rams | Lions | All Whites | Leprechauns | |
| 3 | Leprechauns | Lions | All Whites | All Whites | Roosters | Lions | Lions | All Whites | Broncos (C) | Hawks | |
| 4 | Roosters | Roosters | All Whites | All Whites | Roosters | Danes | Roosters | Bears | Danes | Warriors | TBA |
| 5 | Roosters | Leprechauns | All Whites | All Whites | Roosters | Bears | Lions | All Whites | Boars | Warriors | TBA |
| 6 | Roosters | Leprechauns | Roosters | All Whites | Roosters | Danes | Danes | Tigers | Roosters | Danes | TBA |
| 7 | Roosters | Roosters | Roosters | Tigers | Danes | Bears | Cowboys | Warriors | Roosters | Diehards | TBA |
| 8 | Brothers | Roosters | All Whites | Lions | Roosters | Tigers | Cowboys | Bears | Roosters | Roosters | TBA |
| 9 | Roosters | Roosters | All Whites | All Whites | Roosters | Bears | Hawks | Bears | Roosters | Roosters | TBA |
The Border Rivers Rugby League is a Division 2 competition within the same geographical region, that is also administered by the Toowoomba Rugby League. [19]
| Colours | Club | Town | Home ground(s) | No. of A-Grade Premierships | A-Grade Premiership Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Eastern Suburbs Hornets | Warwick | East Warwick | ||
 | Inglewood Roosters | Inglewood | MacIntyre Sports Complex | ||
 | MacIntyre Warriors | Boggabilla (NSW) | Boggabilla Sports Ground | ||
 | Stanthorpe Gremlins | Stanthorpe | Sullivan Oval | ||
 | Tenterfield Tigers | Tenterfield (NSW) | Rugby League Park | ||
 | Texas Terriers | Texas | Reg Saunders Oval |
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