The Tasmanian Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league

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...

 in the Australian state of Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

. Tasmania is an Affiliated State of the overall Australian governing body the Australian Rugby League

Australian Rugby League

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Midway through the 2003-04 season the senior amateur competition folded due to rising public liability insurance costs and dwindling player numbers. In late 2009 a new senior competition was established.

2010-2011 Competition

A Gala Day with teams with senior and under 17s from throughout the island was held at Rugby Park Hobart on 16 October 2010.

The Hobart Senior Competition commenced on 6 November 2010.

Results

Round 1

6 November 2010

• Southern Rabbitohs 26 d Hobart Tigers 14
• Eastern Thunder 34 d Northern Suburbs Cowboys 18

Round 2

13 November 2010

• Southern Rabbitohs 40 d Eastern Thunder 30
• Hobart Tigers 50 d Northern Suburbs Cowboys 16

Round 3

20 November 2010

• Hobart Tigers 44 d Eastern Thunder 16
• Southern Rabbitohs 40 d Northern Suburbs Cowboys 22

Round 4

27 November 2010

Round 5

4 December 2010

• Hobart Tigers 34 d Southern Rabbitohs 28
• Eastern Thunder 34 d Northern Suburbs Cowboys 18

2009 Competition

Through the efforts of local 7HO FM Radio Personality Jason 'Wolfie' Wolfgram (President 09/10), and in conjunction with ARL Rugby League Development Officer, Graham McNaney, a Public Forum was held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor

Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart

The Hotel Grand Chancellor is a twelve-storey hotel located on the waterfront of Hobart, Tasmania. The hotel opened in 1987 as the Sheraton and has since been taken over by the Grand Hotels International group. The Sheraton opened with 2 restaurants and 2 bars, however only 1 restaurant and 1 bar...

in Hobart on Thursday June 25 2009 to re-establish Rugby League in Hobart.

A summer competition between teams from Southern Tasmania was held from November 2009 until February 2010. The four teams in the initial revised competition were:
Hobart Tigers;
Northern Suburbs Broncos;
Eastern Thunder; and
Southern Rabbitohs

The competition was hard fought and all the teams were competitive. The Grand Final was held at Hobart Rugby Park on 20 February 2010 between the Hobart Tigers and Eastern Thunder. The Tigers won 54-14 and they became the inaugural competition premiers.

2003-2004

Prior to the competition folding there was a four-team Hobart competition between:

• Eastern Suburbs Panthers
• Hobart City Tigers
• Sandy Bay Falcons
• Derwent valley Sharks

1996-1997

Between 1994 and 1997, the Tasmanian Rugby League ran a state-wide competition which included the above plus the following three teams:

• Launceston Clippers (Played through the Australian Maritime College)
• North-West (Based in Burnie)
• Smithton

During this period the Tasmanian Rugby League ran a Northern Tasmanian vs Southern Tasmanian competition.

Ben Mckinnon from the Launceston Clippers is the only player to have won the statewide best + fairest on two occasions both in his debut season in 1995 and then again in 1997.