Canberra Rugby League

This page is for the premierships and governing body of rugby league in the Canberra Region.
For information about the National Rugby League (NRL) side, see Canberra Raiders.

Canberra Region Rugby League

Sport	Rugby league football
Formerly known as	ACTRL (1982-1997)
Instituted	1982 Formed from Group 8 (1932-1981) and ACTDRL/Group 19 (1946-1981)
Inaugural season	1982
Replaced by	x
Number of teams	9
Country	Australia
Premiers	Queanbeyan Blues (2014)
Website	Official website

The Canberra Region Rugby League competition is more commonly known as the Canberra Raiders Cup, covering the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding New South Wales towns Queanbeyan, Goulburn and Yass. The competition is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League and players are eligible for selection in the Canberra Division of the CRL Tier 1 Divisional Championships. The Canberra district competition has an under 18's, reserve and first grade competitions.

History

Rugby League in the Canberra District stems back to the late 1910s. Various Cups were held over the following decades, but the first round robin tournament in the area was competed in 1928 under the Federal Capital Territory and District Rugby League banner. The Group 8 Premiership began in 1932. The Australian Capital Territory and District Rugby League (ACTDRL) ran a second division in support of Group 8. By 1974, the CRL officially recognised this competition distinct from Group 8 and gave them a number, Group 19.^[1]^[2]

In 1980, Group 19 changed their name back to ACTRL and Group 8 to Canberra District Rugby League (CDRL) in 1981. With the inclusion of the Canberra Raiders in the NSWRL premiership in 1982, the control of senior rugby league in the area reverted to ACTRL, who now ran 3 competitions. The premier division played for the Molonglo Shield and the second divisions (North and South) played for the Canberra Cup.^[1]^[2]

As of 1998, the first grade teams compete for the Canberra Raiders Cup, with minor premiers being awarded the Molonglo Shield.^[1]^[2]

The 2013 Canberra Raiders Cup Premiers are the Queanbeyan Kangaroos.

Teams

Team	Home Ground	Colours
Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	Workers Arena
Gungahlin Bulls	Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
Belconnen United Scholars	Northbourne Oval
Queanbeyan Blues	Seiffert Oval
Queanbeyan Kangaroos	Freebody Oval
Tuggeranong Bushrangers	Greenway Enclosed Oval
West Belconnen Warriors	West Belconnen Leagues Club
Woden Rams	Phillip District Ovals
Yass Magpies	Walker Park

First Grade Premiers

Molonglo Shield

Season	Grand Final Information			Minor Premiers
Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-Up	Minor Premiers
1982	Goulburn Workers	14-5	Goulburn United
1983	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	16-10	Queanbeyan United
1984	Goulburn Workers	10-8	Queanbeyan Kangaroos
1985	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	11-0	West Belconnen
1986	West Belconnen	17-0	Woden Valley Rams
1987	Queanbeyan United	6-4	Queanbeyan Kangaroos
1988	Woden Valley Rams	23-18	West Belconnen
1989	West Belconnen	26-4	Woden Valley Rams
1990	West Belconnen	21-13	Woden Valley Rams
1991	West Belconnen	14-4	Woden Valley Rams
1992	Queanbeyan United	9-6	West Belconnen
1993	West Belconnen	30-20	Queanbeyan United+
1994	Queanbeyan United	17-16	West Belconnen
1995	West Belconnen	26-14	Queanbeyan Kangaroos
1996	Woden Valley Rams	14-10	West Belconnen
1997	West Belconnen	26-8	Goulburn

Canberra Raiders Cup

Season	Grand Final Information			Minor Premiers
Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-Up	Minor Premiers
1998	West Belconnen	44-14	Queanbeyan United
1999	Gungahlin Bulls	42-28	Queanbeyan United
2000	Queanbeyan United	44-12	Gungahlin Bulls
2001	Gungahlin Bulls	18-14	Queanbeyan United
2002	Queanbeyan United	34-20	West Belconnen
2003	Queanbeyan United	30-28	West Belconnen
2004	West Belconnen	38-10	Queanbeyan United
2005	Queanbeyan United	38-34	West Belconnen
2006	Yass United	44-18	Queanbeyan United
2007	West Belconnen Warriors	24-10	Tuggeranong Bushrangers
2008	Queanbeyan Blues	46-18	Gungahlin Bulls
2009	Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	29-24	West Belconnen Warriors
2010	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	41-16	Belconnen United Scholars
2011	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	20-16	Queanbeyan Blues
2012	Belconnen United Scholars	0-0	Queanbeyan Kangaroos
2013	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	21-20	Queanbeyan Blues

References

1 2 3 "A Brief History of Rugby League in the Canberra District". SportingPulse.
1 2 3 "History of Rugby League in the Canberra District". Canberra and District Rugby League Association Inc.

External links

Rugby league in New South Wales

Representative competition

City vs Country Origin
Women's City vs Country Origin

NSWRL

Representative teams	New South Wales Blues City Origin Team

Other competitions	New South Wales Cup Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield SG Ball Harold Matthews Cup

Discontinued competitions	Jersey Flegg Cup NSWRL premiership Amco Cup

CRL

Representative team	Country Origin

CRL divisions	Canberra Central Coast Illawarra Newcastle Northern Rivers Sunraysia-Riverlands

CRL groups	Region 1: 2 3 Region 2: 4 19 21 Region 3: 9 20 Region 4: 10 11 14 Region 5: 6 7 16

Illawarra teams	Berkeley Eagles Collegians Corrimal Cougars Dapto Canaries Helensburgh Tigers Shellharbour Workers Thirroul Butchers UOW Titans Wests Red Devils

Newcastle teams	Central Charlestown Butcher Boys Cessnock Goannas Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Lakes United Seagulls Macquarie Scorpions Maitland Pickers Northern Blues South Newcastle Lions Western Suburbs Rosellas Wyong Roos

Group 7 teams	Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles Batemans Bay Tigers Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies Gerringong Lions Jamberoo Superoos Kiama Knights Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Warilla-Lake South Gorillas

Other cups	Castlereagh Cup Woodbridge Cup Clayton Cup Outback RL Mid-West Cup

New South Wales
Women's Rugby League

Representative team	New South Wales Women's rugby league team

Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League teams	Auburn Warriors Canley Heights Dragons Forestville Ferrets Maitland Pickers Penrith Waratahs Redfern All Blacks

Other competitions	Country Rugby League Women's RL competitions

New South Wales
Tertiary Student
Rugby League

Clubs	CSU Bathurst Mungoes Cumberland Beavers Lewisham Old Boys Macarthur Magpies Newcastle Seahorses Norwest Polecats RailCorp Apprentices Royal Australian Navy Tridents Sydney University University of Canberra Cows UTS Tigers West Sydney Blues

Previous clubs	Alexander Mackie College Hornsby TAFE Macquarie University Mount Saint Mary College North Sydney TAFE NSW Institute of Technology Sydney University Vet Science Teachers Club University of New South Wales University of Technology, Kuring-gai University of Western Sydney, Nepean Wollongong University

Rugby league in Australia

National Federation	Australian Rugby League Commission

National teams	Kangaroos Jillaroos Prime Minister's XIII Aboriginal Junior Kangaroos Schoolboys

State Federations	New South Wales NSW Country Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

Other Federations	University Masters Police Women

Events	All Stars Auckland Nines City vs Country State of Origin World Club Challenge

Competitions	National Rugby League National Youth Competition State Championship Affiliated States Championship Schoolboy Cup

Honours	Clive Churchill Medal Dally M Medal Hall of Fame The Immortals

Media	Big League Rugby League Week The Footy Show Friday Night Football NRL video games

Lists	Clubs Venues (stadiums by capacity) Premiers Wooden spooners

Rugby league in Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

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