Affiliated States Championship
Encyclopedia
The Affiliated States Championship is an annual rugby league
competition run by the Australian Rugby League
involving the four affiliated states (Victoria, South Australia
, Northern Territory
and Western Australia
) plus the Australian Police and Australian Defence Force
.
Following the Championship, an Australian representative side is selected from the teams to tour the Pacific islands.
and Newcastle in it because they were the two strongest competitions outside of the Queensland Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League.
The Championship resumed in 2003 with just the four Affiliated states. The PRLA Australian team joined the competition in 2005.
Day 1 WA def SA 60 - 10 NT def VIC 24 - 4
Day 2
| WA def VIC
| WA def NT 16 - 15
| VIC def SA 56 - 14
| NT def SA
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
competition run by 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...
involving the four affiliated states (Victoria, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
and Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
) plus the Australian Police and Australian Defence Force
Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy , Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units...
.
Following the Championship, an Australian representative side is selected from the teams to tour the Pacific islands.
History
The initial Championship had Australian Capital TerritoryAustralian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
and Newcastle in it because they were the two strongest competitions outside of the Queensland Rugby League and New South Wales Rugby League.
The Championship resumed in 2003 with just the four Affiliated states. The PRLA Australian team joined the competition in 2005.
Winners
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Western Australia |
| 1995 | Newcastle |
| 1996 | Western Australia |
| 1997 | Australian Capital Territory |
| 2003 | Western Australia |
| 2004 | Northern Territory |
| 2005 | Western Australia |
| 2006 | Western Australia |
| 2007 | Western Australia |
| 2008 | Western Australia |
| 2009 | Victoria |
| 2010 | Western Australia |
| 2011 | Western Australia |
Results
| 2011Day 1 WA def SA 60 - 10 NT def VIC 24 - 4
Day 2
| WA def VIC
| WA def NT 16 - 15
| VIC def SA 56 - 14
| NT def SA
See also
- State of OriginRugby League State of OriginState of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
- Rugby league in the Northern TerritoryRugby league in the Northern TerritoryRugby 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:...
- Rugby league in VictoriaRugby league in VictoriaRugby league football has been played and watched by people in the Australian state of Victoria since the early 20th century. While for most of its history there the game's popularity has been marginal due to Australian rules football's dominance in southern states, rugby league's popularity has...
- Rugby league in South AustraliaRugby league in South AustraliaRugby league in South Australia is a minority sport, played at amateur level.-History:Rugby league in the state traces its roots in the state back to the 1940s, when the Port Adelaide rugby union team split, and defected to rugby league....
- Rugby league in Western AustraliaRugby league in Western AustraliaRugby league in Western Australia describes the sport of rugby league, which is currently a minority sport, as it is played at amateur level and watched by people in Western Australia. The state was once represented at the highest level, by the Western Reds/Perth Reds until it was decided they...