The Toowoomba Rugby League is a competition involving football clubs from the city of Toowoomba and surrounding towns and districts.
It is run under the auspices of Queensland Rugby League Central Division.
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1919 |
| Inaugural season | 1919 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | Australia |
| Premiers |  Wattles Warriors |
| Most titles |  Valleys Roosters (35 titles) |
| Website | TRL at SportsTG |
Clubs
editAll the clubs with A-Grade sides also field Reserve Grade sides.
| Toowoomba Rugby League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colours | Club | City | Home ground(s) | No. of A-Grade
Premierships |
A-Grade
Premiership Years |
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Dalby Devils | Dalby | Dalby Leagues Club, Dalby | 1 | 2017 |
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Gatton Hawks | Gatton | Cahill Park Sporting Complex, Gatton | 2 | 1989, 2014 |
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Goondiwindi Boars | Goondiwindi | Gilbert Oval, Goondiwindi | 2 | 2005, 2021 |
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Highfields Eagles | Toowoomba | Kuhls Road Oval, Toowoomba | 0 | None |
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Newtown Lions | Toowoomba | Jack Martin Centre, Toowoomba | 3 | 1983, 1985, 2002 |
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Oakey Bears | Oakey | Oakey Rugby League Fields | 4 | 1980, 1994, 1998–99 |
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Pittsworth Danes | Pittsworth | Pittsworth Rugby League Oval | 2 | 1986, 2016 |
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Southern Suburbs Tigers | Toowoomba | Gold Park, Toowoomba | 1 | 1996 |
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Brothers Toowoomba | Toowoomba | Glenholme Park, Toowoomba | 6 | 1990-91, 1995, 2000–01, 2012 |
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Toowoomba Valleys Roosters | Toowoomba | John McDonald Sports Complex, Toowoomba | 10 | 1984, 1992, 2006–11, 2018–19 |
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Warwick Cowboys | Warwick | Collegians Junior Rugby League Oval, Warwick | 2 | 1987-88 |
| |
Wattles Warriors | Toowoomba | Platz Oval, Toowoomba | 4 | 1997, 2014–15, 2022 |
Toowoomba Rugby League Grand Final results (1980-present)
editGrand Final results compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week.
| Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Report | ||
| 1980 |  Oakey Bears
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28–2 |  Millmerran Rams
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| 1981 | Millmerran Rams
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25–7 | Valleys Roosters
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| 1982 | Millmerran Rams
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13–10 | Valleys Roosters
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| 1983 | Newtown Lions
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38–20 | Wattles Warriors
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| 1984 | Valleys Roosters
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19–14 | Oakey Bears
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| 1985 | Newtown Lions
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18–8 | Toowoomba All Whites
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Newtown Lions
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| 1986 | Pittsworth Danes
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17–6 |  Souths Tigers
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Pittsworth Danes
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| 1987 | Warwick Cowboys
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12–10 | Pittsworth Danes
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Warwick Cowboys
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| 1988 | Warwick Cowboys
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30–12 | Toowoomba All Whites
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| 1989 | Gatton Hawks
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30–18 | Toowoomba All Whites
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Millmerran Rams
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| 1990 | Toowoomba All Whites
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18–10 | Souths Tigers
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| 1991 | Toowoomba All Whites
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24–22 | Valleys Roosters
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Oakey Bears
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| 1992 | Valleys Roosters
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26–23 | Newtown Lions
|
Valleys Roosters
| |
| 1993 | Toowoomba All Whites
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26–23 | Oakey Bears
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Wattles Warriors
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| 1994 | Oakey Bears
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24–18 | Toowoomba All Whites
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| 1995 | Toowoomba All Whites
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36–20 | Oakey Bears
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| 1996 | Souths Tigers
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12–10 | Dalby Diehards
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Valleys Roosters
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| 1997 | Wattles Warriors
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42–8 | Newtown Lions
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Wattles Warriors
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| 1998 | Oakey Bears
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39–16 | Wattles Warriors
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Oakey Bears
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| 1999 | Oakey Bears
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34–16 | Warwick Cowboys
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| 2000 | Toowoomba All Whites
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24–6 | Inglewood Roosters
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Goondiwindi Boars
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| 2001 | Toowoomba All Whites
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20–18 | Valleys Roosters
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| 2002 | Newtown Lions
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30–18 | Valleys Roosters
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| 2003 |  Brisbane Broncos Colts
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34–26 | Valleys Roosters
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ABC[1] | Valleys Roosters
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| 2004 | Pittsworth Danes
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– | Goondiwindi Boars
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Goondiwindi Boars
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| 2005 | Goondiwindi Boars
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36–24 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns
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STG[2] | Goondiwindi Boars
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| 2006 | Valleys Roosters
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24–14 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns
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Valleys Roosters
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| 2007 | Valleys Roosters
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42–18 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns
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Valleys Roosters
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| 2008 | Valleys Roosters
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68–16 | Newtown Lions
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Valleys Roosters
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| 2009 | Valleys Roosters
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18–16 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns
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STG[3] | Valleys Roosters
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| 2010 | Valleys Roosters
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34–16 | Dalby Diehards
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Dalby Diehards
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| 2011 | Valleys Roosters
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37–30 | Oakey Bears
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TC[4] | Oakey Bears
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| 2012 | Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns
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– | Souths Tigers
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QT[5] TC[6] | Valleys Roosters
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| 2013 | Gatton Hawks
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32–20 | Valleys Roosters
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TC[7] QRL[8] | Souths Tigers
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| 2014 | Wattles Warriors
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36–12 | Gatton Hawks
|
Wattles Warriors
| |
| 2015 | Wattles Warriors
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52–26 | Dalby Diehards
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TC[9] WDN[10] | Wattles Warriors
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| 2016 | Pittsworth Danes
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18–12 | Warwick Cowboys
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QRL[11] TC[12] | Warwick Cowboys
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| 2017 | Dalby Diehards
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48–4 | Pittsworth Danes
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TC[13] QRL[14] | Valleys Roosters
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| 2018 | Valleys Roosters
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24–22 | Wattles Warriors
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WDN[15] QRL[16] | |
| 2019 | Valleys Roosters
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24–16 | Warwick Cowboys
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YT[17] | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID | ||||
| 2021 | Goondiwindi Boars
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26–20 | Highfields Eagles
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Goondiwindi Boars
| |
| 2022 | Wattles Warriors
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51–20 | Gatton Hawks
|
Gatton Hawks
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Toowoomba Rugby League Premiers (1920-present)
editPremiers published in The Chronicle.[18]
| Year | Decade | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | |
| 0 | Roosters
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Leprechauns
|
 Carlton
|
All Whites
|
All Whites
|
Warriors
|
Bears
|
All Whites
|
All Whites
|
Roosters
|
 Cancelled
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| 1 | Leprechauns
|
Roosters
|
Roosters
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Tigers
|
Tigers
|
Roosters
|
Rams
|
Roosters
|
All Whites
|
Roosters
|
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| 2 | Roosters
|
Roosters
|
Roosters
|
Roosters
|
All Whites
|
Roosters
|
Rams
|
Lions
|
All Whites
|
Leprechauns
|
|
| 3 | Leprechauns
|
Lions
|
All Whites
|
All Whites
|
Roosters
|
Lions
|
Lions
|
All Whites
|
Broncos (C)
|
Hawks
|
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| 4 | Roosters
|
Roosters
|
All Whites
|
All Whites
|
Roosters
|
Danes
|
Roosters
|
Bears
|
Danes
|
Warriors
|
TBA
|
| 5 | Roosters
|
Leprechauns
|
All Whites
|
All Whites
|
Roosters
|
Bears
|
Lions
|
All Whites
|
Boars
|
Warriors
|
TBA
|
| 6 | Roosters
|
Leprechauns
|
Roosters
|
All Whites
|
Roosters
|
Danes
|
Danes
|
Tigers
|
Roosters
|
Danes
|
TBA
|
| 7 | Roosters
|
Roosters
|
Roosters
|
Tigers
|
Danes
|
Bears
|
Cowboys
|
Warriors
|
Roosters
|
Diehards
|
TBA
|
| 8 | Brothers
|
Roosters
|
All Whites
|
Lions
|
Roosters
|
Tigers
|
Cowboys
|
Bears
|
Roosters
|
Roosters
|
TBA
|
| 9 | Roosters
|
Roosters
|
All Whites
|
All Whites
|
Roosters
|
Bears
|
Hawks
|
Bears
|
Roosters
|
Roosters
|
TBA
|
- (C) = Colts
Border Rivers Rugby League
editThe Border Rivers Rugby League is a Division 2 competition within the same geographical region, that is also administered by the Toowoomba Rugby League.[19]
Clubs
edit| Colours | Club | Town | Home ground(s) | No. of A-Grade
Premierships |
A-Grade
Premiership Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Eastern Suburbs Hornets | Warwick | East Warwick | ||
| |
Inglewood Roosters | Inglewood | MacIntyre Sports Complex | ||
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MacIntyre Warriors | Boggabilla (NSW) | Boggabilla Sports Ground | ||
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Stanthorpe Gremlins | Stanthorpe | Sullivan Oval | ||
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Tenterfield Tigers | Tenterfield (NSW) | Rugby League Park | ||
| |
Texas Terriers | Texas | Reg Saunders Oval |
References
edit- ^ "Colts outlast Valleys to score grand final win". Australian Broadcasting Commission. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Goondiwindi win TRL premiership". Gatton RLFC at SportsTG. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "2009 Finals Series Results". TRL at SportsTG. 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Drewe, Ben (19 September 2011). "Valleys end Oakeys run". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Drewe, Ben (23 July 2012). "Brothers hold on for TRL title". Queensland Times. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "TRL Grand Final 2012". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). 24 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Gatton celebrates its first TRL premiership in 24 years". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Gatton Hawks Fight Back to Claim Grand Final Win". Queensland Rugby League. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Wattles win high-scoring TRL grand final". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). 27 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "A play by Wattles brings TRL grand final domination". Warwick Daily News. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Andrew (20 September 2016). "Toowoomba Rugby League grand final wrap". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Drewe, Ben (18 September 2016). "Pittsworth downs Warwick in dogged TRL decider". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Drewe, Ben (3 July 2017). "Dalby wins first TRL A grade premiership". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Schofield, Bill (7 September 2017). "Highlights: Toowoomba Grand Final". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Walsh, Gerard (2 September 2018). "Cliff hanger in TRL A-grade grand final in Toowoomba". Warwick Daily News. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Andrew (4 September 2018). "Valleys crow in Toowoomba thriller". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "TRL A-Grade Final 2019". YouTube. PTV Channel 0. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Leslie, Cameron (15 September 2010). "Past Premiers – History beckons in TRL final". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Competition: Border Rugby League Mens 2023 Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
External Links and Sources
edit- Rugby League Week at State Library of NSW Research and Collections
- The centenary of the greatest game under the sun : one hundred years of Rugby League in Queensland, Prof. Maxwell Howell, Celebrity Books, 2008.