Rockhampton District Rugby League

Rockhampton District Rugby League
Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	1918
Number of teams	10
Country	Australia
Premiers	Yeppoon Seagulls (2023)
Website	www.qrl.com.au ; Rockhampton District RL
Related competition	Gladstone District Rugby League

The Rockhampton District Rugby League (RDRL) is the administrative body for the game of rugby league football in Rockhampton, Queensland. Formed in 1918 and a part of the Queensland Rugby League's Central Division, the RDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Browne Park. The competition changed its name to Rockhampton Senior Local Rugby League in 2018.^[1]

Representative Team

Rockhampton is represented by the Central Queensland Capras, who compete in the Queensland Rugby League's statewide Queensland Cup competition, and are an affiliate of National Rugby League club Dolphins.^[2]

The local leaue's representative team is the Rockhampton Rustlers who participate in QRL Carnivals and events. The team formerly competed in the Winfield State League before the advent of the Capras and the Queensland Cup and won the competition in 1995 over the Gold Coast Vikings 26–22.

Rockhampton Senior Local Rugby League

Current Clubs

Club	Established	City / Town	Home ground(s)
Rockhampton Senior Local Rugby League^[3]*Previously known as "Rockhampton District Rugby League"*
Brothers Rockhampton	1918	Rockhampton	Victoria Park
Biloela Panthers	1954	Biloela	Biloela Oval
Emu Park Emus	2015	Emu Park	Bicentennial Park
Fitzroy Gracemere Sharks	2004 (1886)	Rockhampton & Gracemere	Saleyards Park & Cedric Archer Park
Past Brothers Gladstone	1930	Gladstone	Briffney Creek Fields
Tannum Sands Seagulls	1994	Boyne Island-Tannum Sands	Dennis Park
Valleys Diehards	1919	Gladstone	Valleys Grounds
Norths Chargers	1921	Rockhampton	Browne Park
Yeppoon Seagulls	1968	Yeppoon	Webb Park
Women's Only Clubs
Wallabys	1923	Gladstone	Albion Park

Former Clubs

Railways

Recent Premiers (1992–present)

Rockhampton Senior Local Rugby League Premierships^[4]

A-Grade (Established: 1918)

1992: Norths Chargers
1993: Norths Chargers
1994: Norths Chargers
1995: Brothers Rockhampton
1996: Brothers Rockhampton
1997: Yeppoon Seagulls
1998: Brothers Rockhampton
1999: Brothers Rockhampton
2000: Brothers Rockhampton
2001: Brothers Rockhampton
2002: Yeppoon Seagulls
2003: Norths Chargers
2004: Norths Chargers
2005: Norths Chargers
2006: Brothers Rockhampton
2007: Norths Chargers
2008: Brothers Rockhampton
2009: Brothers Rockhampton
2010: Brothers Rockhampton
2011: Yeppoon Seagulls
2012: Fitzroy-Gracemere Sharks
2013: Brothers Rockhampton
2014: Yeppoon Seagulls
2015: Yeppoon Seagulls
2016: Norths Chargers
2017: Brothers Rockhampton
2018: Brothers Rockhampton
2019: Yeppoon Seagulls
2020: No Premier due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021: Yeppoon Seagulls
2022: Yeppoon Seagulls
2023: Yeppoon Seagulls

Womens (Established: 2016)

2016: Wallabys Gladstone
2017: Emu Park Emus
2018: Tannum Sands
2019: Rockhampton Brothers
2020: No Premier due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021: Rockhampton Brothers
2022: Rockhampton Brothers
2023: Rockhampton Brothers

Juniors

There are two junior competitions in the Rockhampton District, the Rockhampton & District Junior Rugby League and the Callide Dawson Junior Rugby League.

Club	Established	City / Town	Home ground(s)	Boys U18's	Boys U16's	Boys U14's	Girls U17's	Girls U14's
Rockhampton & District Junior Rugby League (2018)
Brothers Rockhampton	1918	Rockhampton	Victoria Park			2
Capricorn Coast Brothers	2007	Pacific Heights	St Benedicts		^
Emu Park Emus	2015	Emu Park	Bicentennial Park
Fitzroy Sharks	?	Rockhampton	Saleyards Park
Gladstone Raiders	?	Gladstone	Marley Brown Oval
Gracemere Lions	?	Gracemere	Cedric Archer Park
North Rockhampton Knights	1921	Rockhampton	Jimmy Grounds	2
Rockhampton Tigers	?	Rockhampton	Elizabeth Park				^	^
Woorabinda Warriors	?	Woorabinda	"Woorabinda"
Yeppoon Seagulls	1968	Yeppoon	Webb Park