Roma District Rugby League

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.

Roma District Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1914
Inaugural season1914
Country Australia
Premiers Chinchilla Bulldogs (2018)
Most titles Roma Cities Gladiators (22 titles)
WebsiteSportsSG – Roma

History

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The 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

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Current

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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

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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

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Grand 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Footy Finals Fever in Roma". Maranoa Plus More. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Roma Cities celebrate title". Queensland Rugby League. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
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