Canberra Rugby League

Canberra Region Rugby League
Sport	Rugby league football
Formerly known as	ACTRL (1982-1997)
Instituted	1982 Formed from Group 8 (1932-1981) and ACTDRL/Group 19 (1946-1981)
Inaugural season	1982
Replaced by	x
Number of teams	9
Country	Australia
Premiers	Queanbeyan Blues (2014)
Website	Official website

The Canberra Region Rugby League competition is more commonly known as the Canberra Raiders Cup, covering the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding New South Wales towns Queanbeyan, Goulburn and Yass. The competition is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League and players are eligible for selection in the Canberra Division of the CRL Tier 1 Divisional Championships. The Canberra district competition has an under 18's, reserve and first grade competitions.

History

Rugby League in the Canberra District stems back to the late 1910s. Various Cups were held over the following decades, but the first round robin tournament in the area was competed in 1928 under the Federal Capital Territory and District Rugby League banner. The Group 8 Premiership began in 1932. The Australian Capital Territory and District Rugby League (ACTDRL) ran a second division in support of Group 8. By 1974, the CRL officially recognised this competition distinct from Group 8 and gave them a number, Group 19.^[1][2]

In 1980, Group 19 changed their name back to ACTRL and Group 8 to Canberra District Rugby League (CDRL) in 1981. With the inclusion of the Canberra Raiders in the NSWRL premiership in 1982, the control of senior rugby league in the area reverted to ACTRL, who now ran 3 competitions. The premier division played for the Molonglo Shield and the second divisions (North and South) played for the Canberra Cup.^[1][2]

As of 1998, the first grade teams compete for the Canberra Raiders Cup, with minor premiers being awarded the Molonglo Shield.^[1][2]

The 2013 Canberra Raiders Cup Premiers are the Queanbeyan Kangaroos.

Teams

Team	Home Ground	Colours
Goulburn Workers Bulldogs	Workers Arena
Gungahlin Bulls	Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
Belconnen United Scholars	Northbourne Oval
Queanbeyan Blues	Seiffert Oval
Queanbeyan Kangaroos	Freebody Oval
Tuggeranong Bushrangers	Greenway Enclosed Oval
West Belconnen Warriors	West Belconnen Leagues Club
Woden Rams	Phillip District Ovals
Yass Magpies	Walker Park

First Grade Premiers

Molonglo Shield

Canberra Raiders Cup

References

External links

• Official website
• Canberra Raiders Cup page on the Canberra Raiders official site

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