The Outback Rugby League Cup is a NSW Rugby League (NSWRL) Group Competition which is based in Broken Hill in the far west of New South Wales and surrounding districts such as Wilcannia and Menindee.
The competition folded in 1998 but was revived in 2007.
Teams Team Moniker Town Ground Premierships Broken Hill Scorpions Broken Hill, New South Wales Lamb Oval & Memorial Oval0 (None) MilduraWarriorsMildura, VictoriaMildura1 (2026) MenindeeYabbiesMenindee, New South WalesBurke & Wills Park4 (1993, 2007, 2011, 2012) Wilcannia Parntu WarriorsWilcannia, New South WalesBurke Oval3 (2016, 2020, 2021)
Former clubs
Broken Hill Cowboys Broken Hill Geebungs Broken Hill Saints Wilcannia Boomerangs Wilcannia Tigers Paarka Broncos
History
The Outback Rugby League was formed in 2007 after a long absence of regular A-Grade rugby league from Broken Hill. The last regular rugby league competition in the area was in 1997 as the Group 12 competition which also included clubs from Broken Hill, Menindee & Wilcannia.
The new competition features clubs from the same areas. A new club was formed before the opening season, the Wilcannia Tigers. The inaugural competition saw a total of 266 registered players across all grades, from under-sixes up. Broken Hill is traditionally dominated by Australian Rules Football.
The 2007 Grand final was a close game between Wilcannia Tigers and Menindee Yabbies. The Yabbies eventually won by one point, 36–35, at Lamb Park in Broken Hill in front of 1,000 spectators. Recently, for the 2008 Outback Rugby League Season, CFMEU (the major sponsor of such teams as the Canberra Raiders) has signed on to become the competition's major sponsor from 2008 and beyond. This will be a massive boost for the competition, financially speaking.The Outback Rugby League sponsorship Coup
First grade premiership The premiers of the group competition since 1980:
SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor PremiersPremiersScoreRunners-up 1980 Broken Hill Saints 1981 Broken Hill Saints 1982 Broken Hill Saints Menindee Yabbies 1983 Broken Hill Saints 22–12 Menindee Yabbies 1984 Broken Hill United 19–0 Broken Hill Saints 1985 Broken Hill United 21–20 Wilcannia Tigers 1986 Wilcannia Boomerangs Broken Hill United 1987 Broken Hill United 15–12 Wilcannia Boomerangs 1988 Broken Hill United 31–20 Wilcannia Boomerangs 1989 Broken Hill Saints Broken Hill United 1990 Broken Hill Saints 18–0 Broken Hill United 1991 Wilcannia 34–20 Menindee Yabbies 1992 1993 Menindee Yabbies 36–20 Wilcannia 1994 Broken Hill United 46–18 Wilcannia Boomerangs 1995 Broken Hill United 28–20 Wilcannia Boomerangs 1996 Wilcannia Boomerangs 38–34 Broken Hill Geebungs 1997 Wilcannia Boomerangs 56–48 Menindee Yabbies1998–2006 – No competition 2007 Menindee Yabbies 36–35 Wilcannia Tigers 2008 Broken Hill Saints Wilcannia Boomerangs 2009 Wilcannia Boomerangs Broken Hill Geebungs 2010 Wilcannia Boomerangs Broken Hill Geebungs 2011 Menindee Yabbies Broken Hill Geebungs2012 Menindee Yabbies 36–32 OT Wilcannia Boomerangs2013 Broken Hill Saints 44–20 Wilcannia Boomerangs2014 Wilcannia Boomerangs 34–18 Broken Hill Geebungs2015 Wilcannia Boomerangs 34–22 Menindee Yabbies2016 Parntu Warriors 28–14 Wilcannia Boomerangs2017 Broken Hill Saints 24–22 Wilcannia Boomerangs2018 Wilcannia Boomerangs 24–22 Menindee Yabbies 2019 Season Unknown2020 Parntu Warriors40–18 Menindee Yabbies 2021 Parntu Warriors40–18 Wilcannia Boomerangs 2022 Season Cancelled2023 Wilcannia Boomerangs23–22 OT Menindee Yabbies Wilcannia Boomerangs2024 & 2025 Seasons Cancelled2026 Mildura38–8 Parntu Warriors Mildura
See also
Rugby League Competitions in Australia
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