| Limestone Coast Rugby League | |
| Pixels: | 150px |
| Founded: | 2017 |
| Inaugural: | 2017 |
| Ceotag: | Chief executive |
| Teams: | 5 |
| Country: | Victoria |
| Championtag: | Premiers |
| Champion: | Gunditjmara Bulls |
| Season: | 2019 |
| Most Champs: | Naracoorte Jets |
| Count: | 2 |
| Website: | NRL Victoria website |
The Limestone Coast Rugby League is a rugby league competition held in the Wimmera and South West regions of Victoria and Eastern South Australia. The competition is co-administered by NRL South Australia and NRL Victoria, and features five clubs (three from Victoria and two from South Australia).[1]
The competition was founded in 2017, with four inaugural clubs; the Blue Lake Knights, Horsham Panthers, Naracoorte Jets and Warrnambool Raiders.[2]
The competition was initially dominated by the Naracoorte Jets, who won the first two titles, before Warrnambool broke through for their maiden premiership in 2019.[3]
The competition garnered national attention in 2022 after the ABC News channel ran a series of stories on the Stawell Mounties team which entered the competition for their inaugural season.[4] [5] The side made their way into the Grand Final, where they were defeated 22-8 by the Gunditjmara Bulls.[6]
Five clubs are competing in the 2022 season; Blue Lake (Mount Gambier), Gunditjmara (Warrnambool), Naracoorte, Stawell and Warrnambool.[7]
| Club | Moniker | Home Ground | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lake | Knights | Apollo Soccer Grounds | Mount Gambier, South Australia | |
| Gunditjmara | Bulls | Deakin University | Warrnambool, Victoria | |
| Naracoorte | Jets | Naracoorte United Soccer Ground | Naracoorte, South Australia | |
| Stawell | Mounties | North Park | Stawell, Victoria | |
| Warrnambool | Raiders | Friendly Societies Park | Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Club | Moniker | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsham | Panthers | Horsham, Victoria | |
| North Warrnambool | Warriors | Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Year | Winner | Score | Loser | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Naracoorte Jets | 26-24 | Warrnambool Raiders | Naracoorte United Soccer Ground, Naracoorte | |
| 2018 | Naracoorte Jets | 32-30 | Warrnambool Raiders | Deakin University, Warrnambool | |
| 2019 | Warrnambool Raiders | 46-22 | Naracoorte Jets | Apollo Soccer Grounds, Mount Gambier | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria | ||||
| 2021 | |||||
| 2022 | Gunditjmara Bulls | 22-8 | Stawell Mounties | North Park, Stawell | |