Toowoomba Rugby League
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
[edit]All the clubs with A-Grade sides also field Reserve Grade sides.
Toowoomba Rugby League | |||||
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Colours | Club | City | Home ground(s) | No. of A-Grade
Premierships |
A-Grade
Premiership Years |
Dalby Devils | Dalby | Dalby Leagues Club, Dalby | 1 | 2017 | |
Gatton Hawks | Gatton | Cahill Park Sporting Complex, Gatton | 2 | 1989, 2014 | |
Goondiwindi Boars | Goondiwindi | Gilbert Oval, Goondiwindi | 2 | 2005, 2021 | |
Highfields Eagles | Toowoomba | Kuhls Road Oval, Toowoomba | 0 | None | |
Newtown Lions | Toowoomba | Jack Martin Centre, Toowoomba | 3 | 1983, 1985, 2002 | |
Oakey Bears | Oakey | Oakey Rugby League Fields | 4 | 1980, 1994, 1998–99 | |
Pittsworth Danes | Pittsworth | Pittsworth Rugby League Oval | 2 | 1986, 2016 | |
Southern Suburbs Tigers | Toowoomba | Gold Park, Toowoomba | 1 | 1996 | |
Brothers Toowoomba | Toowoomba | Glenholme Park, Toowoomba | 6 | 1990-91, 1995, 2000–01, 2012 | |
Toowoomba Valleys Roosters | Toowoomba | John McDonald Sports Complex, Toowoomba | 10 | 1984, 1992, 2006–11, 2018–19 | |
Warwick Cowboys | Warwick | Collegians Junior Rugby League Oval, Warwick | 2 | 1987-88 | |
Wattles Warriors | Toowoomba | Platz Oval, Toowoomba | 4 | 1997, 2014–15, 2022 |
Toowoomba Rugby League Grand Final results (1980-present)
[edit]Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week.
Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | |||
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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 |
Toowoomba Rugby League Premiers (1920-present)
[edit]Premiers published in The Chronicle.[18]
- (C) = Colts
Border Rivers Rugby League
[edit]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]
Clubs
[edit]Colours | Club | Town | Home ground(s) | No. of A-Grade
Premierships |
A-Grade
Premiership Years |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Colts outlast Valleys to score grand final win". Australian Broadcasting Commission. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Goondiwindi win TRL premiership". Gatton RLFC at SportsTG. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "2009 Finals Series Results". TRL at SportsTG. 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Drewe, Ben (19 September 2011). "Valleys end Oakeys run". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Drewe, Ben (23 July 2012). "Brothers hold on for TRL title". Queensland Times. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "TRL Grand Final 2012". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). 24 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Gatton celebrates its first TRL premiership in 24 years". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Gatton Hawks Fight Back to Claim Grand Final Win". Queensland Rugby League. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Wattles win high-scoring TRL grand final". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). 27 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "A+ play by Wattles brings TRL grand final domination". Warwick Daily News. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Andrew (20 September 2016). "Toowoomba Rugby League grand final wrap". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Drewe, Ben (18 September 2016). "Pittsworth downs Warwick in dogged TRL decider". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Drewe, Ben (3 July 2017). "Dalby wins first TRL A grade premiership". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Schofield, Bill (7 September 2017). "Highlights: Toowoomba Grand Final". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Walsh, Gerard (2 September 2018). "Cliff hanger in TRL A-grade grand final in Toowoomba". Warwick Daily News. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Andrew (4 September 2018). "Valleys crow in Toowoomba thriller". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "TRL A-Grade Final 2019". YouTube. PTV Channel 0. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Leslie, Cameron (15 September 2010). "Past Premiers – History beckons in TRL final". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Competition: Border Rugby League Mens 2023 Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
External Links and Sources
[edit]- Rugby League Week at State Library of NSW Research and Collections
- The centenary of the greatest game under the sun : one hundred years of Rugby League in Queensland, Prof. Maxwell Howell, Celebrity Books, 2008.