ARL Premiership

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Australian Rugby League Premiership
SportRugby league
Instituted1995
Inaugural season1995
Ceased1997
Replaced byNational Rugby League
Number of teams20 (1995–1996)
12 (1997)
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Broadcast partnerNine Network
C7 Sport
Related competitionNew South Wales Rugby League premiership

The ARL Premiership was Australia's first grade rugby league competition between 1995 and 1997. It replaced the previous competition, the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, after the competition expanded to 20 teams with the admittance of four additional clubs to the competition; the North Queensland Cowboys (Townsville, Queensland), South Queensland Crushers (Brisbane, Queensland), Western Reds (Perth, Western Australia), and Auckland Warriors (Auckland, New Zealand).

History

During the Super League war of the mid-1990s the Australian Rugby League (ARL) took over control of Australia's first grade competition from the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) who had run the Premiership since its inception in 1908. As the premiership expanded to Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, and New Zealand, the NSWRL relinquished its control to the ARL.

Although they only won one ARL Premiership in 1996, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles dominated the competition in its three years under the ARL name, winning each minor premiership (1995–1997), and appearing in all three Grand Finals.

The Super League War reached its peak in 1997 with News Corporation following through on plans to run its rival Super League in direct competition with the Premiership. As a result, the ARL Premiership lost eight clubs to the newly formed league: Auckland Warriors, Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders, Canterbury Bulldogs, Cronulla Sharks, North Queensland Cowboys, Penrith Panthers, and Perth Reds.

At the end of 1997, after an agreement was reached between the ARL and Super League owners News Corporation, the two competitions were absorbed into the newly created National Rugby League,[1] resulting in the immediate shut down of financially troubled clubs the Hunter Mariners (Super League), Perth Reds (Super League), and South Queensland Crushers (ARL).

Teams

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File:Auckland colours.svg Auckland Warriors Template:Flagicon Auckland Ericsson Stadium 1995 1995 19964
File:Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Template:Flagicon Brisbane ANZ Stadium 1988 1995 19964
File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Template:Flagicon Canberra Bruce Stadium 1981 1995 19964
File:Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Template:Flagicon Sydney (Sutherland Shire) Endeavour Park 1967 1995 19964
File:Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers1 Template:Flagicon Tweed Heads

Template:Flagicon Gold Coast

Seagulls Stadium (1995)

Carrara Stadium (1996–1997)

1987 1995 1997
File:Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Steelers Template:Flagicon Wollongong Wollongong Stadium 1980 1995 1997
File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Template:Flagicon Sydney (Northern Beaches) Brookvale Oval 1947 1995 1997
File:Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Template:Flagicon Newcastle Marathon Stadium 1988 1995 1997
File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Template:Flagicon Townsville Stockland Stadium 1995 1995 19964
File:North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears Template:Flagicon Sydney North Sydney Oval 1908 1995 1997
File:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels Template:Flagicon Sydney (Parramatta) Parramatta Stadium 1947 1995 1997
File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Template:Flagicon Sydney (Penrith) Penrith Stadium 1967 1995 19964
File:South Queensland colours.svg South Queensland Crushers Template:Flagicon Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 1995 1995 1997
File:South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Template:Flagicon Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 1908 1995 1997
File:St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons Template:Flagicon Sydney (St. George) Kogarah Oval 1998 1995 1997
File:Canterbury colours.svg Sydney Bulldogs2 Template:Flagicon Sydney (Canterbury-Bankstown) Parramatta Stadium 1934 1995 19964
File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney City Roosters Template:Flagicon Sydney Sydney Football Stadium 1908 1995 1997
File:Balmain colours.svg Sydney Tigers3 Template:Flagicon Sydney (Balmain) Parramatta Stadium 1908 1995 1997
File:Western Reds colours.svg Western Reds Template:Flagicon Perth WACA Ground 1992 1995 19964
File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Template:Flagicon Sydney Campbelltown Stadium 1908 1995 1997

1 Played as the Gold Coast Seagulls in 1995 before being rebranded ahead of the 1996 season.

2 Rebranded from Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 1995 as a result of the Super League war.

3 Rebranded from Balmain Tigers in 1995 during the Super League war but reverted back for the 1997 season.

4 Exited to join the rival Super League for the 1997 season.

Premiers

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Season Grand Finals Minor Premiers
Premiers Score Runners-up
1995 File:Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 17–4 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah
1996 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 20–8 File:St. George colours.svg St. George File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah
1997 File:Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 22–16 File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah

References

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