The Townsville District Rugby League (TDRL) is a rugby league football competition in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The competition is run under the Queensland Rugby League, and features nine clubs, who contest a Premiership season across four senior men's and one senior women's grade from April until August.[1]
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1920s |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Website | www.qrl.com.au Rugby League Townsville & District |
Representative Team edit
The local representative team in the Queensland Cup is the Townsville Blackhawks, who play at Jack Manski Oval. Junior squads are nicknamed the Townsville Stingers, which was also the name of the former representative team in the Queensland Cup. RLTD selects representative teams to compete in the yearly Foley Shield and Mal Meninga Cup (Under 18's) state league as the Townsville Stingers/Townsville Blackhawks.[2]
Senior Clubs edit
The Townsville & District Rugby League runs an eight club senior competition comprising four men's grades:
- A-Grade (Senior Grade),
- Reserve Grade,
- Under 19's
- Colts (Under 18's).
| Townsville & District Rugby League[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | City | Home ground(s) | No. of A-Grade Premierships | A-Grade Premiership Years |
 Bowen Seagulls * | Bowen | Denison Park | ||
 Townsville Brothers Leprechauns | Townsville | Jack Manski Oval | ||
 Burdekin Roosters | Ayr | Rugby Park | ||
 Centrals ASA Tigers | Townsville | Townsville Sports Reserve | ||
 Charters Towers Miners | Charters Towers | Bill Lewis Oval | ||
 Herbert River Crushers | Ingham | Artie Gofton Oval | ||
 Northern Suburbs Devils | Townsville | Peggy Banfield Park | ||
| Southern Suburbs Bulls | Townsville | Ross River Sports Ground | ||
 Western Suburbs Lions | Townsville | Townsville Sports Reserve | ||
- Bowen Seagulls compete only in the Reserve Grade
Recent Grand Finals edit
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners-Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 | N/A | ||
| 2021 | Townsville Brothers Leprechauns | 32 – 0 | Centrals ASA Tigers | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| 2022 | Herbert River Crushers | 24 – 14 | Townsville Brothers Leprechauns | Townsville Sports Reserve |
Source:[4]
Townsville District Juniors edit
The Townsville & District Junior Rugby League (the Kangaroos) runs a ten club juniors competitions with grades ranging from under 6's to under 16's.[5] Townsville's juniors competed in the Cyril Connell Cup state league formerly as the Townsville Stingers, but now go by Mendi Townsville & Districts Blackhawks.
The TDJRL clubs are shown below.
| Townsville District JRL clubs[3] |
|---|
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Home - Rubgy League Townsville & Districts". www.rltd.com.au. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=0-2269-0-210439-0&a=LADDER [dead link]
- ^ a b "Association: Townsville District Junior Rugby League". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "Competition: 2022 RLTD A GRADE Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=7-2240-0-223220-0&pool=1&round=0&a=LADDER [dead link]