The Northern Territory Rugby League (NTRL) is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Northern Territory

Rugby league in the Northern Territory

Rugby league is administered by the Northern Territory Rugby League. Rugby league in the Darwin is played at Richardson Park, whilst Rugby league in Alice Springs is played at Anzac Oval.-History:...

. It controls the Darwin Rugby League, Darwin Junior Rugby League and the Central Australian Rugby Football League.

Northern Territory is an affiliated state of the overall Australian governing body the Australian Rugby League

Australian Rugby League

The Australian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. It is made up of state bodies, including the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League...

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History

The first Rugby League competition in Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...

 took place in 1941. This competition was among servicemen stationed in Darwin during World War 2

World War II

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. The competition was suspended following the Japanese air raids on 19 February 1942 and did not recommence until 1943.

The game was not played on an organised basis after servicemen left the city at the end of the war until the formation of the Northern Territory Rugby Football League Association in 1950. The newly formed association's first game was held on 14 January 1951. Rugby League in the Northern Territory is being played at Richardson Park.

Representative Fixtures

The Northern Territory competed in the Amco Cup

Amco Cup

The Amco Cup was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia between 1974 and 1989. The format was usually a straight knock-out, but various group formats were used between 1979 and 1982...

 in 1977

1977 Amco Cup

-Format:Random draw, straight knock-out with 38 teams, 12 of which played off in a preliminary round.-Preliminary round:-Round 1:-Round 2:-Quarter finals:-Semi finals:-Final:* *- Advanced on penalty count-back-Sources:...

, 1978

1978 Amco Cup

-Format:The competition was again played as a straight knock-out, but some teams received byes through to the second, third or even fourth round.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:-Quarter finals:-Semi finals:-Final:-Sources:...

 and 1987

1987 National Panasonic Cup

The National Panasonic Cup was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia. For background information about this competition, please refer to the Amco Cup main page.-Format:...

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Darwin Rugby League

Club	Suburb	Ground
Brothers (Darwin)	Winnellie	Anula Oval
Katherine Wests Tigers	Katherine	Sports & Recreation Club
Litchfield Bears	Litchfield	Freds Pass Reserve
Nightcliff Dragons	Nightcliff	Dripstone High School Oval
[Palmerston Raiders]http://www.palmerstonraiders.org.au	Palmerston	Archer Oval
South Darwin Rabbitohs	South Darwin	Mararra Sporting Complex
University Sharks	Casuarina	University Oval

Central Australian Rugby Football League

Club	Suburb	Ground
Central Memorial Bulls	Alice Springs	ANZAC Oval
United Magpies	Alice Springs	ANZAC Oval
Vikings (Alice Springs)	Alice Springs	ANZAC Oval
Wests Dragons	Alice Springs	ANZAC Oval

Katherine Rugby League

Club	Suburb	Ground
Katherine Bushrangers	Katherine	Sports & Recreation Club
Katherine Raiders	Katherine	Sports & Recreation Club
Katherine Wests Tigers	Katherine	Sports & Recreation Club

Gove Rugby League

Club	Suburb	Ground
Gove Rugby League	Gove / Nhulunbuy

External links

• The Northern Territory Rugby League
• Rugby League clubs in the Northern Territory