Toowoomba Rugby League

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.

Toowoomba Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1919
Inaugural season1919
Number of teams12
CountryAustralia
Premiers Wattles Warriors
Most titles Valleys Roosters (35 titles)
WebsiteTRL at SportsTG

Clubs

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All 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

 
Dalby Devils Dalby Dalby Leagues Club, Dalby 1 2017
 
Gatton Hawks Gatton Cahill Park Sporting Complex, Gatton 2 1989, 2014
 
Goondiwindi Boars Goondiwindi Gilbert Oval, Goondiwindi 2 2005, 2021
 
Highfields Eagles Toowoomba Kuhls Road Oval, Toowoomba 0 None
 
Newtown Lions Toowoomba Jack Martin Centre, Toowoomba 3 1983, 1985, 2002
 
Oakey Bears Oakey Oakey Rugby League Fields 4 1980, 1994, 1998–99
 
Pittsworth Danes Pittsworth Pittsworth Rugby League Oval 2 1986, 2016
 
Southern Suburbs Tigers Toowoomba Gold Park, Toowoomba 1 1996
 
Brothers Toowoomba Toowoomba Glenholme Park, Toowoomba 6 1990-91, 1995, 2000–01, 2012
 
Toowoomba Valleys Roosters Toowoomba John McDonald Sports Complex, Toowoomba 10 1984, 1992, 2006–11, 2018–19
 
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)

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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
1980   Oakey Bears 28–2   Millmerran Rams
1981   Millmerran Rams 25–7   Valleys Roosters
1982   Millmerran Rams 13–10   Valleys Roosters
1983   Newtown Lions 38–20   Wattles Warriors
1984   Valleys Roosters 19–14   Oakey Bears
1985   Newtown Lions 18–8   Toowoomba All Whites   Newtown Lions
1986   Pittsworth Danes 17–6   Souths Tigers   Pittsworth Danes
1987   Warwick Cowboys 12–10   Pittsworth Danes   Warwick Cowboys
1988   Warwick Cowboys 30–12   Toowoomba All Whites
1989   Gatton Hawks 30–18   Toowoomba All Whites   Millmerran Rams
1990   Toowoomba All Whites 18–10   Souths Tigers
1991   Toowoomba All Whites 24–22   Valleys Roosters   Oakey Bears
1992   Valleys Roosters 26–23   Newtown Lions   Valleys Roosters
1993   Toowoomba All Whites 26–23   Oakey Bears   Wattles Warriors
1994   Oakey Bears 24–18   Toowoomba All Whites
1995   Toowoomba All Whites 36–20   Oakey Bears
1996   Souths Tigers 12–10   Dalby Diehards   Valleys Roosters
1997   Wattles Warriors 42–8   Newtown Lions   Wattles Warriors
1998   Oakey Bears 39–16   Wattles Warriors   Oakey Bears
1999   Oakey Bears 34–16   Warwick Cowboys
2000   Toowoomba All Whites 24–6   Inglewood Roosters   Goondiwindi Boars
2001   Toowoomba All Whites 20–18   Valleys Roosters
2002   Newtown Lions 30–18   Valleys Roosters
2003   Brisbane Broncos Colts 34–26   Valleys Roosters ABC[1]   Valleys Roosters
2004   Pittsworth Danes   Goondiwindi Boars   Goondiwindi Boars
2005   Goondiwindi Boars 36–24   Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns STG[2]   Goondiwindi Boars
2006   Valleys Roosters 24–14   Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns   Valleys Roosters
2007   Valleys Roosters 42–18   Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns   Valleys Roosters
2008   Valleys Roosters 68–16   Newtown Lions   Valleys Roosters
2009   Valleys Roosters 18–16   Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns STG[3]   Valleys Roosters
2010   Valleys Roosters 34–16   Dalby Diehards   Dalby Diehards
2011   Valleys Roosters 37–30   Oakey Bears TC[4]   Oakey Bears
2012   Toowoomba Brothers Leprechauns   Souths Tigers QT[5] TC[6]   Valleys Roosters
2013   Gatton Hawks 32–20   Valleys Roosters TC[7] QRL[8]   Souths Tigers
2014   Wattles Warriors 36–12   Gatton Hawks   Wattles Warriors
2015   Wattles Warriors 52–26   Dalby Diehards TC[9] WDN[10]   Wattles Warriors
2016   Pittsworth Danes 18–12   Warwick Cowboys QRL[11] TC[12]   Warwick Cowboys
2017   Dalby Diehards 48–4   Pittsworth Danes TC[13] QRL[14]   Valleys Roosters
2018   Valleys Roosters 24–22   Wattles Warriors WDN[15] QRL[16]
2019   Valleys Roosters 24–16   Warwick Cowboys YT[17]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID
2021   Goondiwindi Boars 26–20   Highfields Eagles   Goondiwindi Boars
2022   Wattles Warriors 51–20   Gatton Hawks   Gatton Hawks

Toowoomba Rugby League Premiers (1920-present)

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Premiers published in The Chronicle.[18]

Year Decade
1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
0   Roosters   Leprechauns   Carlton   All Whites   All Whites   Warriors   Bears   All Whites   All Whites   Roosters   Cancelled
1   Leprechauns   Roosters   Roosters   Tigers   Tigers   Roosters   Rams   Roosters   All Whites   Roosters  
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  
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

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The 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

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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
MacIntyre Warriors Boggabilla (NSW) Boggabilla Sports Ground
 
Stanthorpe Gremlins Stanthorpe Sullivan Oval
 
Tenterfield Tigers Tenterfield (NSW) Rugby League Park
 
Texas Terriers Texas Reg Saunders Oval

References

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  1. ^ "Colts outlast Valleys to score grand final win". Australian Broadcasting Commission. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Goondiwindi win TRL premiership". Gatton RLFC at SportsTG. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ "2009 Finals Series Results". TRL at SportsTG. 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ Drewe, Ben (19 September 2011). "Valleys end Oakeys run". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ Drewe, Ben (23 July 2012). "Brothers hold on for TRL title". Queensland Times. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ^ "TRL Grand Final 2012". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). 24 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Gatton celebrates its first TRL premiership in 24 years". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Gatton Hawks Fight Back to Claim Grand Final Win". Queensland Rugby League. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Wattles win high-scoring TRL grand final". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). 27 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  10. ^ "A+ play by Wattles brings TRL grand final domination". Warwick Daily News. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. ^ O'Brien, Andrew (20 September 2016). "Toowoomba Rugby League grand final wrap". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  12. ^ Drewe, Ben (18 September 2016). "Pittsworth downs Warwick in dogged TRL decider". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  13. ^ Drewe, Ben (3 July 2017). "Dalby wins first TRL A grade premiership". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  14. ^ Schofield, Bill (7 September 2017). "Highlights: Toowoomba Grand Final". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  15. ^ Walsh, Gerard (2 September 2018). "Cliff hanger in TRL A-grade grand final in Toowoomba". Warwick Daily News. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  16. ^ O'Brien, Andrew (4 September 2018). "Valleys crow in Toowoomba thriller". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  17. ^ "TRL A-Grade Final 2019". YouTube. PTV Channel 0. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  18. ^ Leslie, Cameron (15 September 2010). "Past Premiers – History beckons in TRL final". The Chronicle (Toowoomba). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Competition: Border Rugby League Mens 2023 Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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