Goulburn Murray Rugby League
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 1991 |
Inaugural season | 1991 |
Ceased | 2009 |
Re-formed | 2014 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Country | Wodonga, Victoria, Australia |
Premiers | File:Haven colours.svg Shepparton (2023) |
Most titles | File:New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg Corowa Cougars (5 titles) |
The Goulburn Murray Premiership is a rugby league competition on the border of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Initially the competition was established in 1998 as the Goulburn Murray Rugby League by the Country Rugby League and the Victorian Rugby League. The league was disbanded in 2009 before being re-established as the Murray Cup in 2014. As of 2022 there is a competition for both Senior Men's and Women's Tag football.[1] In 2023, as part of a branding arrangement, the competition is known as the Storm Goulburn Murray Premiership.
Current Clubs
There are currently eight clubs affiliated with the Goulburn Murray Rugby League competition, with four based in New South Wales and four based in Victoria. Shepparton, Wodonga and Wangaratta have all succeeded former teams based in their respective cities.
Clubs | Moniker | Established | Ground | Premierships |
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File:North Sydney colours.svg Border | Bears | 2024 | Haydon Park, West Albury | None |
File:Bullscolours.svg Charles Sturt University | Mud Dogs | 2014 | Sarvaas Park, North Albury | None |
File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa | Cougars | 1986 | Airport Oval, Corowa | 5 (1999, 2001, 2004–06) |
File:Haven colours.svg Shepparton | Eagles | 2024 | Pee Wee Oval, Mooroopna | 1 (2024) |
File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba | Greens | 1934 | Tumbarumba Showground | 1 (2019) |
File:Newcastle colours.svg Wangaratta | Knights | 2017 | Glenrowan Recreation Reserve | None |
File:Ireland colours.svg Wodonga | Wombats | 2018 | Baranduda Recreation Reserve | 1 (2022) |
File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wolfpack RLFC | Wolfpack | 2016 | Eldorado Recreation Reserve | 1 (2023) |
Former Teams
There are more than a dozen clubs which formerly competed in the Goulburn Murray Rugby League.
Goulburn Murray Rugby League/Murray Cup Champions
This is a list of the Goulburn Murray Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each seasons the competition existed.
Ladies League Tag Premiers
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners Up |
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???-2019 unknown | |||
2020–2021 No Premiers; unfinished seasons due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2022 | File:Bullscolours.svg CSU Mud Dogs | ||
2023[9] | File:Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba | 8 – 6 | File:Bullscolours.svg CSU Mud Dogs |
2024 | File:Newcastle colours.svg Wangaratta Knights | 20 – 0 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Corowa Cougars |
References
- ↑ "Association: Murray Cup". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Smith, Tallon (2023-08-29). "Grand Final Watch: Kendall, Narwan, Merimbula, Wolfpack all crowned premiers in respective competitions". Battlers For Bush Footy. Retrieved 2023-08-29.