Goulburn Murray Rugby League Explained

Storm Goulburn Murray Premiership
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Founded:1991
Inaugural:1991
Folded:2009
Ceotag:Chief executive
Teams:8
Country:Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Championtag:Premiers
Champion: Wolfpack RLFC
Season:2023
Most Champs: Corowa Cougars
Count:5
Re-Formed:2014

The Goulburn Murray Premiership is a rugby league competition on the border of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Initially the competition was established in 1998 as the Goulburn Murray Rugby League by the Country Rugby League and the Victorian Rugby League. The league was disbanded in 2009 before being re-established as the Murray Cup in 2014. As of 2022 there is a competition for both Senior Men's and Women's Tag football.[1] In 2023, as part of a branding arrangement, the competition is known as the Storm Goulburn Murray Premiership.

Current Clubs

There are currently eight clubs affiliated with the Goulburn Murray Rugby League competition, with four based in New South Wales and four based in Victoria. Shepparton, Wodonga and Wangaratta have all succeeded former teams based in their respective cities.

ClubsMonikerEstablishedGroundPremierships
BorderBears2024Haydon Park, West AlburyNone
Charles Sturt UniversityMud Dogs2014Sarvaas Park, North AlburyNone
CorowaCougars1986Airport Oval, Corowa5 (1999, 2001, 2004-06)
SheppartonEagles2024Pee Wee Oval, MooroopnaNone
TumbarumbaGreens1934Tumbarumba Showground1 (2019)
WangarattaKnights2017Glenrowan Recreation ReserveNone
WodongaWombats2018Baranduda Recreation Reserve1 (2022)
Wolfpack RLFCWolfpack2016Eldorado Recreation Reserve1 (2023)

Former Teams

There are more than a dozen clubs which formerly competed in the Goulburn Murray Rugby League.

ClubsMonikerNotes
Goulburn Murray Rugby League era
AlburyRoosJoined from Group 13 when it merged with Group 9, Folded
BallaratHighlandersMoved to Central Highlands Rugby League in 2005
Chiltern RLFCChilternFolded 2000s
DeniliquinRaidersFolded 2000s
Puckapunyal-SeymourArmyFolded 2007
SheppartonWarriorsFolded 2008
Tocumwal/Southern RiverinaJetsFolded 2005
Twin CityHornetsFolded 2005
Vikings RLFCVikingsFolded 2000s
WangarattaScorpionsFolded 2008
WangarattaTigersFolded 2008
WodongaBearsFolded 2006
Yarrawonga-MulwalaDragonsFolded
Murray Cup/Goulburn Murray Premiership era
BonegillaGorillasFolded 2022
Murray RiverWarriorsFolded 2019
WodongaStormFolded 2022
WestsideBrothersFolded 2014

Goulburn Murray Rugby League/Murray Cup Champions

This is a list of the Goulburn Murray Rugby League 1st Grade competition champions and the runners-up for each seasons the competition existed.

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners Up
Goulburn Murray Rugby League
1991
1992
1993
1994 Southern Riverina Jets Corowa Cougars
1995
1996
1997 Southern Riverina Jets Corowa Cougars
1998 Albury Roos21 – 20 Southern Riverina Jets
1999 Corowa Cougars26 – 14 Southern Riverina Jets
2000 Twin City Hornets28 – 24 Albury Roos
2001[2] Corowa Cougars44 – 12 Twin City Hornets
2002[3] Southern Riverina Jets40 – 12 Corowa Cougars
2003 Twin City Hornets24 – 22 Corowa Cougars
2004[4] Corowa Cougars Twin City Hornets
2005[5] Corowa Cougars50 – 6 Southern Riverina Jets
2006[6] Corowa Cougars Vikings RLFC
2007[7] Unknown
2008[8] Wangaratta Tigers Wodonga Storm
Hiatus 2009-2013
Murray Cup
2014
2015 Murray River Warriors40 – 12 Wodonga Storm
2016 Murray River Warriors26 – 18 Wodonga Storm
2017 Wodonga Storm14 – 4 CSU Mud Dogs
2018 Wodonga Storm
2019 Tumbarumba32 – 12 Corowa Cougars
2020–2021 No Premiers; unfinished seasons due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Wodonga Wombats40 – 4 Bonegilla Gorillas
Goulburn Murray Premiership
2023[9] Wolfpack RLFC22 – 20 Corowa Cougars

Ladies League Tag Premiers

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners Up
???-2019 unknown
2020–2021 No Premiers; unfinished seasons due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 CSU Mud Dogs
2023 Tumbarumba8 – 6 CSU Mud Dogs

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  9. Web site: Smith . Tallon . 2023-08-29 . Grand Final Watch: Kendall, Narwan, Merimbula, Wolfpack all crowned premiers in respective competitions . 2023-08-29 . Battlers For Bush Footy . en-GB.