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-Grade PremiershipsA-Grade Premiership Years Chinchilla BulldogsChinchillaBulldog Park71996, 1998, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2018 Roma Cities GladiatorsRomaArthur Beetson Oval131983, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2003–04, 2016–17, 2019, 2021–22, 2024 Miles DevilsMilesCentenary Oval12013 Mitchell MagpiesMitchellMitchell RSL Sporting Complex22002,2023 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 Ground41997, 2006, 2012,2025
Former ClubCityHome ground(s)No. of A-Grade PremiershipsA-Grade Premiership 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 PremiersPremiersScoreRunners-upReport 1983 Cities 61–30 Wallumbilla 1984 Wattles 32–16 Wallumbilla 1985 Wattles 31–12 Cities 1986 Wattles 20–18 Taroom Taroom 1987 Wattles 18–2 Taroom Mitchell 1988 Taroom 28–22 Wattles 1989 Taroom-Wondoan 18–14 Wattles 1990 Cities 23–12 Wattles YT 1991 Wattles 48–0 Taroom 1992 Cities 18–16 Wattles Cities 1993 Wattles 22–10 Taroom Taroom 1994 Wattles 21–10 Wallumbilla 1995 Cities 26–10 Wattles 1996 Chinchilla 32–22 Wallumbilla 1997 Wallumbilla 40–36 St George 1998 Chinchilla 22–20 St George 1999 Wattles 32–20 St George 2000 Cities 28–24 Chinchilla 2001 St George 46–26 Cities 2002 Mitchell 41–35 St George 2003 Cities 38–32 St George 2004 Cities 45–14 Wallumbilla-Surat Wallumbilla-Surat 2005 St George 44–28 Mitchell St George 2006 Wallumbilla-Surat 32–24 Mitchell St George 2007 St George 42–30 Cities Chinchilla 2008 St George 68–30 Chinchilla St George 2009 St George 36–34 Wallumbilla-Surat St George 2010 Chinchilla 46–16 Wallumbilla-Surat Chinchilla 2011 Chinchilla 19–18 St George Miles 2012 Wallumbilla-Surat 36–30 Cities Wallumbilla-Surat 2013 Miles 44–12 St George St George 2014 Chinchilla 44–18 St George Chinchilla 2015 Chinchilla 24–16 Cities MPM Chinchilla 2016 Cities 34–10 Chinchilla QRL Cities 2017 Cities 32–14 Miles Cities 2018 Chinchilla 28–14 Wallumbilla-Surat QRL Chinchilla2019 Cities30–10 Wallumbilla-Surat2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Cities34–10 Wallumbilla-Surat Cities2022 Cities38–10 Mitchell2023 Mitchell18–12 Wallumbilla-Surat2024 Cities34–22 St George Cities
References
External Links and Sources Rugby League Week at State Library of NSW Research and Collections The centenary of the greatest game under the sun : one hundred years of Rugby League in Queensland, Prof. Maxwell Howell, Celebrity Books, 2008.