# Townsville District Rugby League

The Townsville District Rugby League (TDRL) is a rugby league football competition in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The competition is run under the Queensland Rugby League, and features nine clubs, who contest a Premiership season across four senior men's and one senior women's grade from April until August.

## Representative Team

The local representative team in the Queensland Cup is the Townsville Blackhawks, who play at Jack Manski Oval. Junior squads are nicknamed the Townsville Stingers, which was also the name of the former representative team in the Queensland Cup. RLTD selects representative teams to compete in the yearly Foley Shield and Mal Meninga Cup (Under 19's) state league as the Townsville Stingers/Townsville Blackhawks.

## Senior Clubs

The Townsville & District Rugby League runs an eight club senior competition comprising four men's grades:
* A-Grade (Senior Grade),
* Reserve Grade,
* Under 20's
* Womens.
Townsville & District Rugby League :
| Club | City | Home ground(s) |
| Bowen Seagulls * | Bowen | Denison Park |
| Townsville Brothers Leprechauns | Townsville | Jack Manski Oval |
| Burdekin Roosters | Ayr | Rugby Park |
| Centrals ASA Tigers | Townsville | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| Charters Towers Miners | Charters Towers | Bill Lewis Oval |
| Herbert River Crushers | Ingham | Artie Gofton Oval |
| Northern Suburbs Devils | Townsville | Peggy Banfield Park |
| Southern Suburbs Bulls | Townsville | Ross River Sports Ground |
| Western Suburbs Lions | Townsville | Neil Stewart Park |
* Bowen Seagulls compete only in the Reserve Grade and Under 20's

## Recent Grand Finals

Townsville & District Rugby League Grand Finals :
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runners-Up | Venue |
| 2013 | Herbert River | 24 – 12 | Townsville Brothers | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| 2014 | Townsville Brothers | 22 – 8 | Burdekin Roosters | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| 2015 | Burdekin Roosters | 20 – 18 | Herbert River | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| 2016 | Herbert River | 32 – 20 | Centrals ASA Tigers | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| 2017 | Townsville Brothers | 18 – 16 | Herbert River | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| 2018 | Centrals ASA Tigers | 46 – 22 | Townsville Brothers | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| 2019 | Townsville Brothers | 42 – 10 | Herbert River | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| 2020 | Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 | N/A |
| 2021 | Townsville Brothers | 32 – 0 | Centrals ASA Tigers | Townsville Sports Reserve |
| 2022 | Herbert River | 24 – 14 | Townsville Brothers | Townsville Sports Reserve |
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## Townsville District Juniors

The Townsville & District Junior Rugby League (the Kangaroos) runs a ten club juniors competitions with grades ranging from under 6's to under 18's. Townsville's juniors competed in the Cyril Connell Cup state league formerly as the Townsville Stingers, but now go by Mendi Townsville & Districts Blackhawks.
The TDJRL clubs are shown below.
* Townsville District JRL clubs
* Abergowrie
* Bowen
* Burdekin
* Centrals A.S.A
* Charters Towers
* Herbert River
* North Thuringowa Devils
* Townsville Brothers
* United Suburbs
* Upper Ross
* Western Lions
* Palm Island Barracudas