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
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	West Belconnen Warriors (2016)
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 Warriors
1986	West Belconnen	17-0	Woden Valley Rams
1987	Queanbeyan United	6-4	Queanbeyan Kangaroos
1988	Woden Valley Rams	23-18	West Belconnen Warriors
1989	West Belconnen Warriors	26-4	Woden Valley Rams
1990	West Belconnen Warriors	21-13	Woden Valley Rams
1991	West Belconnen Warriors	14-4	Woden Valley Rams
1992	Queanbeyan United	9-6	West Belconnen Warriors
1993	West Belconnen Warriors	30-20	Queanbeyan United+
1994	Queanbeyan United	17-16	West Belconnen Warriors
1995	West Belconnen Warriors	26-14	Queanbeyan Kangaroos
1996	Woden Valley Rams	14-10	West Belconnen Warriors
1997	West Belconnen Warriors	26-8	Goulburn

Canberra Raiders Cup

Season	Grand Final Information			Minor Premiers
Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-Up	Minor Premiers
1998	West Belconnen Warriors	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 Warriors
2003	Queanbeyan United	30-28	West Belconnen Warriors
2004	West Belconnen Warriors	38-10	Queanbeyan United
2005	Queanbeyan United	38-34	West Belconnen Warriors
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	38-26	Queanbeyan Kangaroos
2013	Queanbeyan Kangaroos	21-20 (aet)	Queanbeyan Blues
2014	Queanbeyan Blues	24-20 (aet)	Goulburn Workers Bulldogs
2015	Queanbeyan Blues	24-14 (aet)	Goulburn Worker Bulldogs
2016	West Belconnen Warriors	22-20	Queanbeyan Kangaroos

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

Country Rugby League

Federation	Country Rugby League

Representative Teams	Country Origin (City vs 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

Rugby league in Australia

National Federation	Australian Rugby League Commission

National teams	Kangaroos Jillaroos Prime Minister's XIII Indigenous 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 Stadiums Premiers Wooden spooners

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