The Roma District Rugby League is a competition in the Maranoa district of South West Queensland, Australia, run under the auspices of the Queensland Rugby League.
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1914 |
| Inaugural season | 1914 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Premiers |  Chinchilla Bulldogs (2018) |
| Most titles |  Roma Cities Gladiators (22 titles) |
| Website | SportsSG – Roma |
History
editThe Roma District Rugby League was established in 1914.
Rugby League Immortal Arthur Beetson played for the Roma Cities Gladiators, before moving to play for Redcliffe in the Brisbane Rugby League and Balmain, Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta in the NSWRFL Premiership, in addition to captaining New South Wales in the residency-based Interstate Series, Queensland in State of Origin, and becoming the first ever Indigenous captain of the Kangaroos.
The Western Rugby League folded in 2021, with the remaining clubs, Charleville and Cunnamulla, forming a combined side, known as the Western Ringers, who entered into the Roma competition from 2022.
Clubs
editCurrent
edit| Club | City | Home ground(s) | No. of A-Grade
Premierships |
A-Grade
Premiership Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinchilla Bulldogs
|
Chinchilla | Bulldog Park | 7 | 1996, 1998, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2018 |
| Roma Cities Gladiators
|
Roma | Arthur Beetson Oval | 9 | 1983, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2003–04, 2016–17 |
 Miles Devils
|
Miles | Centenary Oval | 1 | 2013 |
 Mitchell Magpies
|
Mitchell | Mitchell RSL Sporting Complex | 1 | 2002 |
 St George Dragons
|
St George | Rowden Park | 4 | 2001, 2005, 2007–09 |
 Taroom-Wandoan Battlers
(Reserves Only) |
Taroom & Wandoan | Ross Bourke Oval, Taroom | 2 | 1988-89 |
 Wallumbilla-Surat Red Bulls
|
Wallumbilla & Surat | Wallumbilla Football Ground | 3 | 1997, 2006, 2012 |
Former
edit| Club | City | Home ground(s) | No. of A-Grade
Premierships |
A-Grade
Premiership Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wattles RLFC
|
Roma | Arthur Beetson Oval | 8 | 1984-87, 1991, 1993–94, 1999 |
| Western Ringers
|
Charleville & Cunnamulla | Charleville Showgrounds | 0 | None |
Premiers
editGrand Final results compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week.
| Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Report | ||
| 1983 | Cities
|
61–30 |  Wallumbilla
|
||
| 1984 | Wattles
|
32–16 | Wallumbilla
|
||
| 1985 | Wattles
|
31–12 | Cities
|
||
| 1986 | Wattles
|
20–18 | Taroom
|
Taroom
| |
| 1987 | Wattles
|
18–2 | Taroom
|
Mitchell
| |
| 1988 | Taroom
|
28–22 | Wattles
|
||
| 1989 | Taroom-Wondoan
|
18–14 | Wattles
|
||
| 1990 | Cities
|
23–12 | Wattles
|
YT[1] | |
| 1991 | Wattles
|
48–0 | Taroom
|
||
| 1992 | Cities
|
18–16 | Wattles
|
Cities
| |
| 1993 | Wattles
|
22–10 | Taroom
|
Taroom
| |
| 1994 | Wattles
|
21–10 | Wallumbilla
|
||
| 1995 | Cities
|
26–10 | Wattles
|
||
| 1996 | Chinchilla
|
32–22 | Wallumbilla
|
||
| 1997 | Wallumbilla
|
40–36 | St George
|
||
| 1998 | Chinchilla
|
22–20 | St George
|
||
| 1999 | Wattles
|
32–20 | St George
|
||
| 2000 | Cities
|
28–24 | Chinchilla
|
||
| 2001 | St George
|
46–26 | Cities
|
||
| 2002 | Mitchell
|
41–35 | St George
|
||
| 2003 | Cities
|
38–32 | St George
|
||
| 2004 | Cities
|
45–14 | Wallumbilla-Surat
|
Wallumbilla-Surat
| |
| 2005 | St George
|
44–28 | Mitchell
|
St George
| |
| 2006 | Wallumbilla-Surat
|
32–24 | Mitchell
|
St George
| |
| 2007 | St George
|
42–30 | Cities
|
Chinchilla
| |
| 2008 | St George
|
68–30 | Chinchilla
|
St George
| |
| 2009 | St George
|
36–34 | Wallumbilla-Surat
|
St George
| |
| 2010 | Chinchilla
|
46–16 | Wallumbilla-Surat
|
Chinchilla
| |
| 2011 | Chinchilla
|
19–18 | St George
|
Miles
| |
| 2012 | Wallumbilla-Surat
|
36–30 | Cities
|
Wallumbilla-Surat
| |
| 2013 | Miles
|
44–12 | St George
|
St George
| |
| 2014 | Chinchilla
|
44–18 | St George
|
Chinchilla
| |
| 2015 | Chinchilla
|
24–16 | Cities
|
MPM[2] | Chinchilla
|
| 2016 | Cities
|
34–10 | Chinchilla
|
QRL[3] | Cities
|
| 2017 | Cities
|
32–14 | Miles
|
Cities
| |
| 2018 | Chinchilla
|
28–14 | Wallumbilla-Surat
|
QRL[4] | Chinchilla
|
References
edit- ^ "Cities vs Wattles 1990 A Grade Grand Final". Blake, LJ. 23 April 2012 [1990]. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Footy Finals Fever in Roma". Maranoa Plus More. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Roma Cities celebrate title". Queensland Rugby League. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Rafter, Peter (30 August 2018). "Chinchilla clip Red Bulls' wings". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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.