NRL Victoria (abbreviated as NRLVic, and formerly the Victorian Rugby League) is responsible for administering the game of

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in the Australian state of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

. Victoria is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the

National Rugby League The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...

. The VRL commenced in 1952 and has been running each year since. NRL Victoria solely administers the Storm Premiership in Melbourne, the

Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League The Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League is a rugby league football competition in Victoria, Australia held by NRL Victoria. The league was formed in 1991 representing 5 clubs in the far south-west corner of New South Wales, along with 1 club from ...

, and the Murray Cup Rugby League competitions. It also jointly administers the Limestone Coast Rugby League with

NRL South Australia NRL South Australia (abbreviated as NRLSA, formerly the South Australian Rugby League) is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the state of South Australia. It was formed on 28 July 1976 and is ...

. Prior to 2013 NRL Victoria was known as the Victorian Rugby League before the NRL completed a full rebranding exercise and renamed all affiliate states. Over the years the VRL have produced a number of juniors for the

Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. ...

, SG Ball, NYC and NRL teams.

Storm Premiership

The

Melbourne Rugby League The Melbourne Rugby League, (currently the Storm Premiership for branding reasons), is a rugby league football competition located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and run by NRL Victoria. As of the 2022 season, there are currently 17 competin ...

has been running since the 1950s. RAAF Ballarat were the inaugural premiers with the Truganina Rabbitohs being the most recent in 2022. The competition was rebranded in 2022 to become the Storm Premiership, aligning with the strong Storm identity for Rugby League in Victoria.

Melbourne Rugby League Clubs

Defunct Clubs

Murray Cup

The Murray Cup is a

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 The Country Rugby League of New South Wales (CRL), formed in 1934 and disbanded in 2019, was the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in areas of New South Wales outside the Sydney metropolitan area until it merged with NSW Rug ...

and the Victorian Rugby League. The league was disbanded in 2009 before being re-established as the Murray Cup in 2015. As of 2022 there is a competition for both Senior Men's and Women's Tag football.

Current Clubs

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

Former Teams

Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League

Clubs

The

is a

competition held in North-Western Victoria.

Former Clubs

Limestone Coast Rugby League

The Limestone Coast Rugby League is a

competition held in the

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and

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regions of

and Eastern

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. The competition is co-administered by NRL SA and NRL Victoria, and features five clubs (three from Victoria and two from South Australia).

Clubs

Former Clubs

Former Competitions

Central Highlands Rugby League Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

The Central Highlands Rugby League (CHRL) was a rugby league competition in western

. It covered an area centred on

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Within months of Vi ...

, stretching north to

Creswick Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia, 18 kilometres north of Ballarat and 122 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, in the Shire of Hepburn. It is 430 metres above sea level. At the 2016 census, Creswick had a populati ...

, south to

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, east to

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, and west to

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. The CHRL competition started with two junior age levels but in 2008 due to the 11-year drought finally taking its toll on Central Victoria the council deemed the sports grounds used in the competition too dangerous for use. This temporarily ended competition for the CHRL (and some clubs in other sports too). After another two years of the fields not being used the councils re-allocated the fields to other purposes, ending the ability for clubs in the CHRL to continue until new home grounds are established.

Former
Central Highlands Rugby League Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
Clubs

Proposed Clubs

NRL Victoria are currently looking for opportunities for Rugby League in this region.

Victoria Rugby League Notable Juniors

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* Gareth Widdop *

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (born 2 August 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer from New Zealand who plays as a for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and the ...

* Kurt Bernard *

* Ben Nakubuwai *

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* Troy Hanita-Paki (u20s)

Casey Warriors Casey Warriors Rugby League Club are an Australian rugby league football club based in Clyde, Victoria formed in late 2013. They conduct teams for both junior and senior ≠—teams. In 2016, the premier of reality television show The NRL Rook ...

Kelma Tuilagi Kelma Tuilagi (born 16 February 1999) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Samoa at international level. He previously played for the Manly W ...

North West Wolves North West Wolves are a rugby league club in Niddrie, Victoria. The club takes part in the Victorian Rugby League and conducts junior, senior men, senior women's and Masters (over 35yrs) teams. Current president is Anthony Murrells. Notable J ...

Greg Marzhew Greg Marzhew (''né'' Lelesiuao, born 4 April 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. B ...

Northern Thunder *

Young Tonumaipea Yee-Huang "Young" Tonumaipea (born 6 September 1992) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Melbourne Storm. His regular playing positions are Wing, Centre and Fullback. Tonumaipea previously played rugby union for ...

* Richard Kennar South Eastern Titans *

Mahe Fonua Mahe Fonua (born 24 December 1992) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a or er for Doncaster RLFC in the RFL League 1. He has previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Wests Tigers in the NRL and Hull FC ...

* Francis Tualau

Waverley Oakleigh Panthers Waverley Oakleigh Panthers Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Clayton, Victoria, that currently plays in the Melbourne Rugby League competition under the NRL Victoria. Founded in 1976 by a group of ...

* Drury Low *

Denny Solomona Denny Solomona (born 27 September 1993) is a rugby footballer who played rugby union as a Wing (rugby union), winger for England national rugby union team, England at international level. He previously played rugby union for Sale Sharks in Pre ...

* Pride Petterson-Robati *

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* Kalin Ropata *

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Sunbury Tigers * Dean Ieremia * Fonua Pole Casey Warriors * Connor Donehue

References

External links

*
Central Highlands Rugby League official site

Goulburn Murray Rugby League official site

Rugby League clubs in Victoria
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Storm Premiership

Melbourne Rugby League Clubs

Defunct Clubs

Murray Cup

Current Clubs

Former Teams

Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League

Clubs

Former Clubs

Limestone Coast Rugby League

Clubs

Former Clubs

Former Competitions

Central Highlands Rugby League Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

Former Central Highlands Rugby League Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ... Clubs

Proposed Clubs

Victoria Rugby League Notable Juniors

See also

References

External links

Former
Central Highlands Rugby League Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
Clubs