Bulimba Cup

Bulimba Cup
Sport	Rugby league football
Instituted	1925
Ceased	1972
Country	Australia
Last winners	Brisbane (1972)
Most titles	Brisbane (19 titles)

The Bulimba Cup was an Australian rugby league football competition contested by the Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba representative rugby league sides during the mid 20th century. In 1931, a team from Lismore participated. It was first contested in 1925 but was cancelled in 1972 due to waning public interest.

The competition was normally played as a round-robin with each team playing each other twice. On the rare occasions when teams finished evenly at the conclusion of 6 games, a playoff was held to determine the winner. From 1969 onwards, a final was held.

In 2005 the Queensland Rugby League issued a commemorative jersey to celebrate the 80th anniversary of this competition.

Winners

The competition has been won by Brisbane 19 times, Toowoomba 16 times and Ipswich 11 times.

1925: Toowoomba
1926: Ipswich
1927: Toowoomba
1928: Toowoomba
1929: Ipswich
1930: Brisbane
1931: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 24-13
1932: Brisbane
1933: Ipswich
1934: Ipswich
1935: Ipswich
1936: Toowoomba
1937: Ipswich
1938: Ipswich
1939: Ipswich
1940: Brisbane
1941: Brisbane
1942: Not contested
1943: Not contested
1944: Toowoomba
1945: Toowoomba
1946: Brisbane
1947: Brisbane
1948: Brisbane
1949: Brisbane
1950: Brisbane
1951: Toowoomba
1952: Toowoomba
1953: Toowoomba
1954: Toowoomba
1955: Toowoomba
1956: Toowoomba
1957: Ipswich
1958: Ipswich defeated Toowoomba 15-10
1959: Toowoomba defeated Ipswich 10-7
1960: Toowoomba
1961: Brisbane
1962: Brisbane
1963: Brisbane
1964: Brisbane
1965: Toowoomba
1966: Ipswich defeated Brisbane 7-2
1967: Brisbane
1968: Brisbane
1969: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 27-8
1970: Toowoomba defeated Brisbane 18-17
1971: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 22-13
1972: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 55-2 at Lang Park^[1]

Most games played

Games played	Player	Team
59	Herb Steinohrt	Toowoomba
53	Les "Monty" Heidke	Ipswich
52	Mick Madsen	Toowoomba
48	Kev Boshammer	Toowoomba
47	Bill "Circy" Smith	Ipswich

Most tries scored

Tries scored	Player	Team
27	Des McGovern	Toowoomba
24	Denis "Flaggy" Flannery	Ipswich
24	Ed "Babe" Collins	Brisbane
24	Herb Steinohrt	Toowoomba
23	Lionel Morgan	Brisbane

Most points scored

Tries scored	Player	Team
186	Bill "Bricky" Ryan	Ipswich
181	Norm Pope	Brisbane
147	Lionel Morgan	Brisbane
135	Danny O'Connor	Brisbane
107	Peter Lobegeiger	Brisbane
106	Alan Rissman	Toowoomba

References

↑ Middleton, David (31 July 2011). "Lang v Bennett: the final duel". NRL.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

J E Christison (2009). Ipswich Rugby League: The Bulimba Cup Era 1925 to 1972. ISBN 978-0-9806074-0-6.

Rugby League in Queensland

Federation	Queensland Rugby League

Representative Teams	Queensland Maroons Queensland Residents Queensland U-20 Queensland U-18 Queensland U-16 Queensland women's

NRL clubs	Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys Former Clubs: Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers (1988-1998) South Queensland Crushers (1995-1997)

Competitions	State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) Cyril Connell Cup (U16s) Queensland City vs Country Origin Winfield State League (1982-1995) Other leagues: Masters Police Services Primary School Secondary School Universities Women's

Northern Division	Foley Shield Bowen Cairns Mackay Midwest Mount Isa Remote Areas Townsville

Central Division	Regions: Capricorn Region / South West Region / Wide Bay Region 47th Battalion Shield Balonne-Barwon Jr. Border Bundaberg Callide-Dawson Jr. Central Burnett Central Highlands Central West Fraser Coast Gladstone District Northern Districts Rockhampton District Roma Dictrict South Burnett Sunshine Coast-Gympie Toowoomba Warwick & District Jr. Western

South-East Division	Bulimba Cup Brisbane Brisbane A-Grade Brisbane Second Division Brisbane Women Ipswich Gold Coast Gold Coast Second Division FOGS Colts (U20's)

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