The Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League is a rugby league football competition in Victoria, Australia held by NRL Victoria. The league was formed in 1991 representing 5 clubs in the far south-west corner of New South Wales, along with 1 club from Victoria. During its first 4 seasons, the league was overseen by both the Country Rugby League & Victorian Rugby League, before the competition was disbanded in 1995.
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1991 |
| Ceased | 1995 |
| Re-formed | 2011 |
| President | Trevor Ryan |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Country | Sunraysia, Victoria, Australia |
| Holders | Mildura Warriors |
| Most titles | Robinvale Storms (6 titles) |
| Related competition | NRL Victoria |
The league was reformed in 2011 with five clubs, however as of 2022, this has been reduced to 2 clubs both located in Victoria. As both clubs remaining are from Victoria, sole control of the league passed to NRL Victoria. This changed however when the league entered a temporary amalgamation with the NSWRL's Outback Rugby League for 2022 due to a lack of numbers, with joint control returning once more. This arrangement ended after the two leagues demalgamated in 2023.
Clubs
edit| Colours | Club | Town | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mildura Tigers | Mildura | Nichols Point Reserve, Nichols Point |
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Mildura Warriors | Mildura | Nichols Point Reserve, Nichols Point |
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Robinvale Storms | Robinvale | Robinvale Sports Ground |
Former Clubs
edit| Known Teams[1] | Championships | Existence |
|---|---|---|
| Buronga | 1 | 1991–? |
| Dareton Dragons | 0 | ?–1995 |
| Euston Robinvale Sea Eagles | 3 | ?–1995 |
| Mildura City | 1 | 1991–1995 |
| Murray Darling Eels | 0 | 1991–1995 |
| Wentworth | 0 | ?–1995 |
Champions
editThis is a list of the Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each of the 5 Seasons the competition existed. There was also other competitions which existed below the 1st Grade competition such as the Reserve Grade competition which operated a feeder-league to the 1st Grade competition.
| Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  Murray-Darling Eels
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34 – 32 |  Mildura City Rabbitohs
| |
| 1991 |  Buronga Bulldogs
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22 – 16 | Euston Robinvale
| |
| 1992 | Euston Robinvale
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54 – 10 | Buronga Bulldogs
| |
| 1993 | Euston Robinvale
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52 – 20 | Murray Darling Eels
| |
| 1994 | Euston Robinvale
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36 – 12 | Murray Darling Eels
| |
| 1995 | Mildura City Tigers
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30 – 22 | Murray Darling Eels
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| Hiatus 1996–2009 | ||||
| 2010 | Mildura Tigers
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| 2011 |  Mildura Tigers
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Robinvale Storm
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| 2012 | Mildura Warriors
|
24 – 17 | Mildura Tigers
| |
| 2013[2] |  Chaffey Titans
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22 – 20 | Mildura City Tigers
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| 2014[3] | Robinvale Storm
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20 – 6 | Mildura Warriors
| |
| 2015[4] | Robinvale Storm
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22 – 16 | Chaffey Titans
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| 2016[5] | Robinvale Storm
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28 – 20 | Mildura Tigers
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| 2017[6] | Chaffey Titans
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14 – 12 | Mildura City Tigers
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| 2018 | Mildura Tigers
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16 – 4 | Robinvale Storm
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| 2019 | Mildura Warriors
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14 – 4 | Mildura Tigers
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| 2020 | 2020 and 2021 seasons cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | ||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ 1994 Sunraysia-Riverlands Season
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Mathieson, Andrew (1 September 2014). "Storm make History". Sunraysua Daily. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ DiFabrizio, Michael (25 August 2015). "Purple Reign as Storm Seal back to back titles". Sunraysia Daily. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ DiFabrizio, Michael (15 August 2016). "Robinvale Storm breaks Mildura Tigers". Sunraysia Daily. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Titans tough in grand win". Sunraysua Daily. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
External links
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