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This article is about winners of the current National Rugby League competition. For information on winners of the previous competitions, please see Australian rugby league champions. Image:NRL Trophy.jpg


National Rugby League champions is a title given to the winning team of the National Rugby League, an Australian rugby league competition. The tournament started in 1998.

The tournament consists of each team playing the other in a round robin. The final table position at the end of the round robin determines the teams that go through to the semi finals. 2 points are awarded for a win and 0 for a loss. The 8 highest ranked teams at the end of the round robin go through to the semi finals, consisting of first hosting fourth and second hosting third. The two winning teams would then go through to the grand final, held at Sydney's Telstra Stadium.

The NRL was created by the merger of the Australian Rugby League and Super League (Australia). The tournament involves 16 teams. As of 2006 the NRL has had almost as many cham,pions as it has had seasons. The most successful of which was the Brisbane Broncos, who have won the tournament 3 times.


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[edit] Qualification for finals series

The eight highest placed teams at the end of the regular season have the opportunity to compete in the finals series, which is contested using the McIntyre System. This system has been used for every National Rugby League season with the exception of the first, in 1998.[1]. The system consists of a number of knockout and sudden-death games over four weeks between the top eight teams in August and September until there are only two teams remaining. These two teams then play in the Grand Final, on the first Sunday of October. In the first week, the top four seeds play at their respective home grounds. In week two, matches are played within the home city of the two lower seeded winning teams from week one. In week three, teams will play within the home regions of the two seeded winning teams from week one.

In 1998 the Grand Final was held at Sydney Football Stadium. Since 1999 the Grand Final has been contested at Telstra Stadium, the primary athletics venue during the 2000 Olympic Games held in Sydney.[2] In June 2006, the NRL announced that the National Rugby League Grand Final will continue to be held at Sydney's Telstra Stadium until at least 2012, when it will be considered to be moved interstate if certain circumstances arose.[3]


[edit] Results

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[edit] Competition scoring

  • win = 2 points
  • loss = 0 points
  • for = Total points scored
  • against = Total points conceded
  • difference = Subtraction of against from for
  • Golden Point Extra Time:

[edit] Tournaments (1998-present)

Teams mentioned are those which finished in the top 8, qualifying them for the semi-finals. Scores mentioned are written so that the team in that column is mentioned first. The highlighted team won that season's Super 12 final.[4][5][6]

Year Duration Table
position		 Team Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points		 Semi
score		 Final
score
played won drawn lost for against diff
1996 February 28 –
May 31		 1 Reds 11 9 0 2 320 247 +73 5 41 25-43 N/A
2 Blues 11 8 0 3 408 354 +54 9 41 48-11 45-12
3 Northern Transvaal 11 8 0 3 329 208 +121 6 38 11-48 N/A
4 Natal Sharks 11 6 0 5 389 277 +112 9 33 43-25 12-45
1997 March 1 –
May 25
1 Blues 11 10 1 0 435 283 +152 8 50 55-36 23-7
2 Brumbies 11 8 0 3 406 291 +115 9 41 33-20 7-23
3 Hurricanes 11 6 0 5 416 314 +102 10 34 20-33 N/A
4 Natal Sharks 11 5 2 4 321 350 -29 6 30 36-55 N/A
1998 February 27 –
May 30		 1 Blues 11 9 0 2 388 296 +92 7 43 37-31 13-20
2 Crusaders 11 8 0 3 340 260 +80 9 41 36-32 20-13
3 Coastal Sharks 11 7 0 4 329 263 +66 8 36 32-36 N/A
4 Highlanders 11 7 0 4 343 279 +64 6 34 31-37 N/A
1999 February 26 –
May 30		 1 Reds 11 8 1 2 233 170 +63 2 36 22-28 N/A
2 Stormers 11 8 0 3 290 244 +46 4 36 18-33 N/A
3 Highlanders 11 8 0 3 280 203 +77 3 35 33-18 19-24
4 Crusaders 11 7 1 3 322 262 +60 3 33 28-22 24-19
2000 February 25 –
May 27		 1 Brumbies 11 9 0 2 393 196 +197 9 45 28-5 19-20
2 Crusaders 11 8 0 3 369 293 +76 7 39 37-15 20-19
3 Highlanders 11 6 0 5 310 280 +30 8 32 15-37 N/A
4 Cats 11 7 0 4 320 334 -14 4 32 5-28 N/A
2001 February 23 –
May 26
1 Brumbies 11 8 0 3 348 204 +144 8 40 36-6 36-6
2 Sharks 11 8 0 3 322 246 +76 6 38 30-12 6-36
3 Cats 11 7 0 4 285 244 +41 6 34 12-30 N/A
4 Reds 11 6 0 5 300 277 +23 8 32 6-36 N/A
2002 February 22 –
May 25
1 Crusaders 11 11 0 0 469 264 +205 7 51 34-23 31-13
2 Waratahs 11 8 0 3 337 284 +53 7 39 10-51 N/A
3 Brumbies 11 7 0 4 374 230 +144 10 38 51-10 13-31
4 Highlanders 11 8 0 3 329 207 +122 6 38 23-34 N/A
2003 February 21 –
May 24
1 Blues 11 10 0 1 393 185 +208 9 49 42-21 21-17
2 Crusaders 11 8 0 3 358 263 +95 8 40 39-16 17-21
3 Hurricanes 11 7 0 4 324 284 +40 7 35 16-39 N/A
4 Brumbies 11 6 0 5 358 313 +45 7 31 21-42 N/A
2004 February 20 –
May 22
1 Brumbies 11 8 0 3 408 269 +139 8 40 32-17 47-38
2 Crusaders 11 7 0 4 345 303 +42 6 34 27-16 38-47
3 Stormers 11 7 0 4 286 260 +26 5 33 16-27 N/A
4 Chiefs 11 7 0 4 274 251 +23 5 33 17-32 N/A
2005 February 25 –
May 28
1 Crusaders 11 9 0 2 459 281 +178 9 45 47-7 35-25
2 Waratahs 11 9 0 2 322 174 +148 8 44 23-13 35-25
3 Bulls 11 7 0 4 301 229 +72 6 34 13-23 N/A
4 Hurricanes 11 8 0 3 281 248 +33 2 34 7-47 N/A

[edit] Total wins

Team Championships[6]
Brisbane Broncos 3
Melbourne Storm 1
Newcastle Knights 1
Sydney Roosters 1
Penrith Panthers 1
Bulldogs 1
Wests Tigers 1

[edit] National Rugby League (1998-present)

Season Winners Runners-up Minor Premiers
1998 Brisbane Canterbury-Bankstown Brisbane
1999 Melbourne St. George Illawarra Cronulla
2000 Brisbane Sydney Roosters Brisbane
2001 Newcastle Parramatta Parramatta
2002 Sydney Roosters[4] New Zealand New Zealand
2003 Penrith Sydney Roosters Penrith
2004 Bulldogs[3] Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters
2005 Wests Tigers North Queensland Parramatta
2006 Brisbane Melbourne Melbourne

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rugby League Tables - Notes. Rugby League Tables & Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
  2. ^ Aussie Stadium. Australian Stadiums. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
  3. ^ Australian Associated Press. "Sydney locks in grand final for six years", The Sydney Morning Herald, June 2, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-22. 
  4. ^ Super 12 Rugby Union standings. Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
  5. ^ Sports Australia - Rugby Union Super 12 Season 2005 Results. Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
  6. ^ a b McIlraith, Matt (2005). Ten Years of Super 12. Hodder Moa. ISBN 1-86971-025-8. 

[edit] See also