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.

Most games played

Games played Player Team
59Herb SteinohrtToowoomba
53Les "Monty" HeidkeIpswich
52Mick MadsenToowoomba
48Kev BoshammerToowoomba
47Bill "Circy" SmithIpswich

Most tries scored

Tries scored Player Team
27Des McGovernToowoomba
24Denis "Flaggy" FlanneryIpswich
24Ed "Babe" CollinsBrisbane
24Herb SteinohrtToowoomba
23Lionel MorganBrisbane

Most points scored

Tries scored Player Team
186Bill "Bricky" RyanIpswich
181Norm PopeBrisbane
147Lionel MorganBrisbane
135Danny O'ConnorBrisbane
107Peter LobegeigerBrisbane
106Alan RissmanToowoomba

References

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