The Qld Murri Carnival (QAIHC Arthur Beetson Foundation Murri Rugby League Carnival) is an annual four-day rugby league carnival for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Queensland rugby league teams. Queensland Rugby League (QRL) has awarded the Arthur Beetson Foundation with the tender for the next few years to host the Qld State Championships as part of the Carnival. The Foundation has employed MRL Qld Pty Ltd to event manage the Murri Rugby League carnival.
About
The carnival has certain basic rules. An adult person cannot play in the carnival unless they: undergo a health check; and enrol to vote or, if enrolled, make sure that their enrolment details are current.
An under 15 player cannot play in the carnival unless they: undergo a health check; and have a 90% school attendance record from 1 July to the date of the Carnival.
The Queensland Aboriginal & Islander Health Council have established a partnership with the Arthur Beetson Foundation, to support the organisation and running of the Qld Murri Carnival so that it is as an alcohol, smoke, drug and sugar-free event to help better health outcomes for the community.
Murri Carnival Winners YearMens Murri Carnival WinnersTeam2011 Southern Dingoes2012 Argun Warriors2013 Southern Dingoes2014 Badu Kulpiyam2015 Southern Dingoes2016 Cherboug Hornets2017 Dhadhin Geai Warriors
QLD Murri vs. NSW Koori Interstate Challenge The QLD Murri vs. NSW Koori Interstate Challenge is an annual rugby league game played between the winners of the NSW Koori Knockout and Murri Rugby League Carnival. It is played each year (except in a World Cup year) in Queensland as part of the Indigenous All Stars event and is delivered by the Arthur Beetson Foundation like the Qld Murri Carnival as an alcohol, smoke, drug and sugar-free event to help better health outcomes for the community. YearMurri vs. Koori Interstate ChallengeWinnersScoreRunners-up2012 Mindaribba Warriors 40–18 Southern Dingoes2013 Argun Warriors 28–24 Newcastle Yowies2014 Newcastle Yowies 18–12 Southern Dingoes2015 Badu Kulpiyam 30–22 Walgett Aboriginal Connection2016 Southern Dingoes 26–12 Redfern All Blacks2017 Redfern All Blacks 34–12 Cherbourg Hornets2018 Newcastle Yowies 38–26 Dhadhin Geai Warriors
Representative Sides
Festival of Indigenous Rugby League The NRL launched a Festival of Indigenous Rugby League program to take the place of the prestigious pre-season Rugby League All Stars game following every World Cup year. The 2014 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League featured a trial match between the Newcastle Knights and an Indigenous team, drawn from the NSW Koori Rugby League Knockout and Murri Carnivals in Queensland, as well as the NRL Indigenous Player Cultural Camp, Murri vs Koori women's and Under 16s representative games, a Murri v Koori match, a jobs expo and community visits.
2018 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League The 2018 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League was held at on February 10, 2018. The event replaced the annual NRL All Stars match for that year and was organized to highlight Indigenous and Māori heritage through sport.
The festival featured a triple-header of matches, preceded by cultural ceremonies including a Welcome to Country and traditional war cries from the participating teams.
2014 Representative squad
Indigenous NRL players to play in Murri Carnival Ben Barba Nathan Blacklock Dane Gagai Yileen Gordon Rod Jensen Brenko Lee Edrick Lee Robert Lui David Peachey Steve Renouf Chris Sandow Sam Thaiday Travis Waddell Kierran Moseley
See also
Murri Rugby League Team Indigenous Australians Murri people Torres Strait Islanders NSW Koori Knockout
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