Murri Rugby League Carnival

The Murri Rugby League Carnival (QAIHC Arthur Beetson Foundation Murri Rugby League Carnival) is an annual four-day rugby league carnival for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Queensland rugby league teams. Queensland Rugby League (QRL) has awarded the Arthur Beetson Foundation with the tender for the next few years. The Foundation has employed MRL (Qld Pty Ltd) to event manage the Murri Rugby League carnival.

About

The Carnival has certain basic rules. An adult person cannot play in the Carnival unless they:

• undergo a health check; and
• enrol to vote or, if enrolled, make sure that their enrolment details are current.

An under 15 player cannot play in the Carnival unless they:

• undergo a health check; and
• have a 90% school attendance record from 1 July to the date of the Carnival.^[1]

The Queensland Aboriginal & Islander Health Council have established a partnership with the Arthur Beetson Foundation, to support the organisation and running of the Qld Murri Rugby League Carnivals.

Murri Carnival Winners

QLD Murri vs. NSW Koori Interstate Challenge

The QLD Murri vs. NSW Koori Interstate Challenge is an annual rugby league game played between the winners of the NSW Koori Knockout and Murri Rugby League Carnival

Representative Sides

Festival of Indigenous Rugby League

The NRL launched a Festival of Indigenous Rugby League program to take the place of the prestigious pre-season Rugby League All Stars game following every World Cup year.The 2014 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League featured a trial match between the Newcastle Knights and a Indigenous team, drawn from the NSW Koori Rugby League Knockout and Murri Carnivals in Queensland, as well as the NRL Indigenous Player Cultural Camp, Murri vs Koori women's and Under 16s representative games, a Murri v Koori match, a jobs expo and community visits.^[2]

Queensland Murri Vs New Zealand Maori

On October 2013, a Queensland Murri representative side toured New Zealand to play A New Zealand Maori team in a two-game series. The Maori side won the first game 48–18 at Davies Park, Huntly. The second game was played at Puketawhero Park, Rotorua and was won by the Maori side, 32–16.^[3]

2014 Representative squad

Indigenous NRL players to play in Murri Carnival

• Ben Barba
• Nathan Blacklock
• Dane Gagai
• Yileen Gordon
• Rod Jensen
• Brenko Lee
• Robert Lui
• David Peachey
• Steve Renouf
• Chris Sandow
• Travis Waddell

Major Sponsors

• QAIHC
• Closing the Gap
• Deadly Choices
• IUIH
• Australian Electoral Commission
• Australian Federal Police
• Ipswich City Council
• Coke Zero
• Triple Play
• National Indigenous Times
• 98.9
• Griffith University
• Streets
• Steggles
• Queensland University of Technology
• Queensland Government –
• FOGS^[4]

See also

• Murri Rugby League Team
• Indigenous Australians
• Murri people
• Torres Strait Islanders
• NSW Koori Knockout

References

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