Roma District Rugby League Explained

Roma District Rugby League
Founded:1914
Inaugural:1914
Ceotag:Operations manager
Championtag:Premiers
Champion: Chinchilla Bulldogs
Season:2018
Most Champs: Roma Cities Gladiators
Count:22
Website:SportsSG – Roma

The Roma District Rugby League is a competition in the Maranoa district of South West Queensland, Australia, run under the auspices of the Queensland Rugby League.

History

The Roma District Rugby League was established in 1914.

Rugby League Immortal Arthur Beetson played for the Roma Cities Gladiators, before moving to play for Redcliffe in the Brisbane Rugby League and Balmain, Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta in the NSWRFL Premiership, in addition to captaining New South Wales in the residency-based Interstate Series, Queensland in State of Origin, and becoming the first ever Indigenous captain of the Kangaroos.

The Western Rugby League folded in 2021, with the remaining clubs, Charleville and Cunnamulla, forming a combined side, known as the Western Ringers, who entered into the Roma competition from 2022.

Clubs

Current

ClubCityHome ground(s)No. of A-GradePremiershipsA-GradePremiership Years
Chinchilla BulldogsChinchillaBulldog Park71996, 1998, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2018
Roma Cities GladiatorsRomaArthur Beetson Oval91983, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2003–04, 2016–17
Miles DevilsMilesCentenary Oval12013
Mitchell MagpiesMitchellMitchell RSL Sporting Complex12002
St George DragonsSt GeorgeRowden Park42001, 2005, 2007–09
Taroom-Wandoan Battlers(Reserves Only)Taroom & WandoanRoss Bourke Oval, Taroom21988-89
Wallumbilla-Surat Red BullsWallumbilla & SuratWallumbilla Football Ground31997, 2006, 2012

Former

ClubCityHome ground(s)No. of A-GradePremiershipsA-GradePremiership Years
Wattles RLFCRomaArthur Beetson Oval81984-87, 1991, 1993–94, 1999
Western RingersCharleville & CunnamullaCharleville Showgrounds0None

Premiers

Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week.

SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-upReport
1983 Cities61–30 Wallumbilla
1984 Wattles32–16 Wallumbilla
1985 Wattles31–12 Cities
1986 Wattles20–18 Taroom Taroom
1987 Wattles18–2 Taroom Mitchell
1988 Taroom28–22 Wattles
1989 Taroom-Wondoan18–14 Wattles
1990 Cities23–12 WattlesYT[1]
1991 Wattles48–0 Taroom
1992 Cities18–16 Wattles Cities
1993 Wattles22–10 Taroom Taroom
1994 Wattles21–10 Wallumbilla
1995 Cities26–10 Wattles
1996 Chinchilla32–22 Wallumbilla
1997 Wallumbilla40–36 St George
1998 Chinchilla22–20 St George
1999 Wattles32–20 St George
2000 Cities28–24 Chinchilla
2001 St George46–26 Cities
2002 Mitchell41–35 St George
2003 Cities38–32 St George
2004 Cities45–14 Wallumbilla-Surat Wallumbilla-Surat
2005 St George44–28 Mitchell St George
2006 Wallumbilla-Surat32–24 Mitchell St George
2007 St George42–30 Cities Chinchilla
2008 St George68–30 Chinchilla St George
2009 St George36–34 Wallumbilla-Surat St George
2010 Chinchilla46–16 Wallumbilla-Surat Chinchilla
2011 Chinchilla19–18 St George Miles
2012 Wallumbilla-Surat36–30 Cities Wallumbilla-Surat
2013 Miles44–12 St George St George
2014 Chinchilla44–18 St George Chinchilla
2015 Chinchilla24–16 CitiesMPM[2] Chinchilla
2016 Cities34–10 ChinchillaQRL[3] Cities
2017 Cities32–14 Miles Cities
2018 Chinchilla28–14 Wallumbilla-SuratQRL[4] Chinchilla

External Links and Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cities vs Wattles 1990 A Grade Grand Final. 23 April 2012. 1990. YouTube. Blake, LJ. 5 April 2019. 26 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220626050549/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBF0HYzlfA4%2F. live.
  2. Web site: Footy Finals Fever in Roma. 3 September 2015. Maranoa Plus More. 5 April 2019. 16 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416004808/http://maranoaplusmore.com.au/footy-finals-fever-in-roma/. live.
  3. Web site: Roma Cities celebrate title. 1 September 2016. Queensland Rugby League. 5 April 2019. 24 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024070055/https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2016/09/01/roma-cities-celebrate-title/. live.
  4. Web site: Chinchilla clip Red Bulls' wings. Rafter. Peter. 30 August 2018. Queensland Rugby League. 5 April 2019. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811164146/https://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/08/30/chinchilla-tame-red-bulls-to-claim-roma-title/. live.