Murray Cup (rugby league)

The Murray Cup is a rugby league competition on the border of Victoria and New South Wales. 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.

Murray Cup Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1998
Inaugural season1998
Ceased2009
Re-formed2014
Number of teams7
CountryWodonga, Victoria, Australia
Premiers Wodonga Wombats (1st title)
Most titles Corowa Cougars (4 titles)

Current Clubs

There are currently seven clubs affiliated with the Murray Cup competition.

Clubs Moniker Ground Men's LLT
Charles Sturt University Mud Dogs Sarvaas Park, North Albury Yes Yes
Corowa Cougars Airport Oval, Corowa Yes Yes
Shepparton Warriors TBA In Recess 2023
(Benalla) Wolfpack Glenrowan Recreation Reserve Yes Yes
Tumbarumba Greens Tumbarumba Showground No Yes
Wangaratta Knights Glenrowan Recreation Reserve Yes Yes
Wodonga Wombats Baranduda Recreation Reserve Yes Yes

Former Teams

There are more than a dozen clubs which formerly competed in either the Murray Cup or its predecessor, the Goulburn Murray Rugby League.

Clubs Moniker Notes
Murray Cup Era
Bonegilla Gorillas Baranduda Recreation Reserve
Murray River Warriors Folded in 2019
Westside Brothers Folded
Wodonga Storm Folded 2022
Goulburn Murray Rugby League Era
Albury Roos Roos Joined from Group 13 when it merged with Group 9
Chiltern RLFC Chiltern Unknown
Finley Tigers
Ballarat Highlanders RLFC Highlanders
Puckapunyal Seymour Army Folded 2007
Southern Riverina Jets Folded 2005
Twin City Hornets Folded 2005
Vikings RLFC Vikings
Wangaratta Scorpions Folded 2008
Wangaratta Tigers Folded
Wodonga Bears Folded

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.

Season Premiers Score Runners-Up
Goulburn Murray Rugby League
1998 Albury Roos 21-20 Southern Riverina Jets
1999 Corowa Cougars 26-14 Finley Tigers
2000 Twin City Hornets 28-24 Albury Roos
2001[2] Corowa Cougars 44-12 Twin City Hornets
2002[3] Finley Tigers 40-12 Corowa Cougars
2003 Twin City Hornets 24-22 Corowa Cougars
2004[4] Corowa Cougars Twin City Hornets
2005[5] Corowa Cougars 50–6 Southern Riverina Jets
2006[6] Corowa Cougars Vikings RLFC
2007[7] Unknown
2008[8] Wangaratta Tigers Wodonga Storm
Hiatus 2009-2014
Murray Cup
2015 Parramatta|16 Murray River Warriors 40-12

Wodonga Storm

2016 Parramatta|16 Murray River Warriors 26-18
2017 Wodonga Storm 14-4 CSU Mud Dogs
2018 Wodonga Storm
2019 Tumbarumba 32-12 Corowa Cougars
2020-2021 No Premiers; unfinished seasons due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2022 Wodonga Wombats 40-4 Bonegilla Gorillas

References
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