Tasmanian Rugby League
The Tasmanian Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Australian state of Tasmania. Tasmania is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the Australian Rugby League.
| Tasmanian Rugby League | |
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| TRL | |
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| Responsibility | Tasmania, Australia |
| Website | Tasmanian Rugby League |
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As of 2 December 2009 | |
History
The Tasmanian Rugby League was founded at a meeting at Heathorn's Hotel, Hobart on 2 December 1953 and the first competition was held in 1954 with teams including Bellerive (Eastern suburbs), Taroona, Newtown and Canterbury. Players were initially recruited from Hobart Rugby Union teams and the first matches were played on 3 April 1954 at the South St Grounds, Bellerive. The first premiership was won by Taroona[1] [2] The first interstate match was played against Victoria on 12 June 1954 with Tasmania winning 18-8.[3]
By the mid 1990s the Tasmanian Rugby League was running a statewide competition[4] which included Six Hobart teams:
- Glenorchy Stingrays
- Panthers (possibly Sandy Bay Panthers)
- Eastern Suburbs Eagles
Logo prior to 2013 - Northern Suburbs Tigers (not connected to the current Hobart Tigers)
- Hobart City Falcons
- Derwent valley Sharks
and three regional teams:
- Launceston Clippers ( the Australian Maritime College)
- North-West Raiders (Based in Burnie)
- Smithton
The Tasmanian Rugby League also ran a Northern Tasmanian vs Southern Tasmanian competition during this period. Ben Mckinnon from the Launceston Clippers is the only player to have won the statewide best + fairest on two occasions both in his debut season in 1995 and then again in 1997.
Due to dwindling player numbers the competition contracted to four Hobart teams during the early 2000s and midway through the 2003-04 season the senior amateur competition folded as a result of rising public liability insurance costs.
In late 2009 a new senior competition was established through the efforts of local 7HO FM Radio Personality Jason 'Wolfie' Wolfgram (President 09/10), and in conjunction with ARL Rugby League Development Officer, Graham McNaney. The decision to re-establish the competition followed a public forum at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Hobart on Thursday 25 June 2009.
The revised summer competition initially included four teams:
Gala Days and Under 17s junior exhibition matches have also been a feature of the revised competition. In February 2012 a National Rugby League trial match between Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm was held in Hobart.
The Launceston Warriors were admitted to the competition during the 2012-13 season. A North West Titans team is due to join the competition in 2013-2014 representing North West Tasmania "Titans fill statewide picture". The Mercury..
For the 2013-2014 season, the competition consists of 5 teams:
2013-14 Season
| 2013-14 TRL season | ||||||||||
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| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | |
10 | 6* | 0 | 3 | 1 | 422 | 232 | +190 | 14 |
| 2 | |
10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 358 | 222 | +136 | 14 |
| 3 | |
10 | 5* | 0 | 4 | 1 | 240 | 306 | -66 | 12 |
| 4 | |
10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 182 | 378 | -196 | 6 |
| 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 94 | -64 | 2 |
Note: * - Indicates that wins include forfeited matches
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||
| Round One | ||||
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20 – 32 | |
2 November 2013, 2:30pm | University |
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30 – 54 | |
2 November 2013, 4:30pm | University |
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- | Bye | - | - |
| Round Two | ||||
|
28 – 18 | |
9 November 2013, 2:30pm | Royal Park |
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62 – 18 | |
9 November 2013, 2:30pm | University |
|
- | Bye | - | - |
| Round Three | ||||
|
40 - 0 | |
16 November 2013, 2:30pm | Burnie |
|
58 – 4 | |
16 November 2013, 2:30pm | University |
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- | Bye | - | - |
Southern Rabbitohs folded from the league
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||
| Round Four | ||||
|
64 – 4 | |
23 November 2013, 2:30pm | University |
|
34 – 22 | |
23 November 2013, 4:30pm | University |
| Round Five | ||||
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16 – 32 | |
30 November 2013, 2:30pm | Royal Park |
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30 – 42 | |
30 November 2013, 2:30pm | University |
| Round Six | ||||
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16 – 58 | |
7 December 2013, 2:30pm | Burnie |
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44 – 22 | |
7 December 2013, 2:30pm | University |
| Round Seven | ||||
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34 – 20 | |
14 December 2013, 2:30pm | Burnie |
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40 - 0 | |
14 December 2013, 2:30pm | University |
| Round Eight | ||||
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52 – 22 | |
11 January 2014, 2:30pm | Burnie |
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22 – 36 | |
11 January 2014, 2:30pm | University |
| Round Nine | ||||
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12 – 56 | |
18 January 2014, 2:30pm | Royal Park |
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78 – 12 | |
18 January 2014, 2:30pm | University |
| Round Ten | ||||
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56 – 44 | |
25 January 2014, 2:30pm | Royal Park |
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Bye | |
- | - |
2013-14 Finals Series
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (Local) | Venue | |||||||
| QUALIFYING FINAL | ||||||||
|
46 – 44 | |
1 February 2014, 3:00pm | University | ||||
| ELIMINATION FINAL | ||||||||
|
16 – 50 | |
1 February 2014, 2:30pm | Devonport | ||||
| PRELIMINARY FINAL | ||||||||
|
54 – 6 | |
8 February 2014, 2:30pm | University | ||||
| GRAND FINAL | ||||||||
|
18 – 38 | |
15 February 2014, 2:30pm | University | ||||
2014-15 Season
Current season or competition: | |
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Holders | South Hobart Storm Reformed 2013 (Formerly Eastern Shore Thunder) (2013–14 Mens Tasmanian Mens Rugby League Competition: 1st title) |
| Most titles | |
As of the start of the 2014-15 season a new team from the Northern Suburbs of Hobart joined the comp, The team was named the [Claremont Cowboys]. Due to lack of players Launceston Warriors did not take part in the 2014-15 season.
| 2014-15 TRL season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| * | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Premierships
| Season | Grand Final | Minor Premiership | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiers | Score | Runners-Up | ||
| 2009 - 10 | |
54-14 | |
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| 2010 - 11 | |
42-24 | |
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| 2011 - 12 | |
36-20 | |
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| 2012 - 13 | |
40-30 | |
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| 2013 - 14 | |
38-18 | |
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See also
References
- "Rugby League for State". Hobart Mercury. 27 November 1953. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- "Rugby League to Start Tomorrow". Hobart Mercury. 2 April 1954. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- "Tasmania's victory in Rugby League". Hobart Mercury. 14 June 1954. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
External links
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