Bulimba Cup

The Bulimba Cup was an Australian rugby league football competition contested by the Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba representative rugby league sides during the mid 20th century. In 1931, a team from Lismore, New South Wales participated. It was first contested in 1925 but was cancelled in 1972 due to waning public interest caused by a greater focus on Brisbane club football.

Bulimba Cup
SportRugby league
Instituted1925
Ceased1972
Country Australia
Last winnersBrisbane (1972)
Most titlesBrisbane (19 titles)

The Bulimba Cup trophy was provided by the Queensland Brewery.[1]

The competition was normally played as a round-robin with each team playing each other twice. On the rare occasions when teams finished evenly at the conclusion of 6 games, a playoff was held to determine the winner. From 1969 onwards, a final was held.

In 2005 the Queensland Rugby League issued a commemorative jersey to celebrate the 80th anniversary of this competition.

Winners

The competition has been won by Brisbane 19 times, Toowoomba 16 times and Ipswich 11 times.

Herb Steinohrt tackling a Brisbane player in the Bulimba Cup in the 1920s

List of Bulimba Cup Champions:

  • 1925: Toowoomba
  • 1926: Ipswich
  • 1927: Toowoomba
  • 1928: Toowoomba
  • 1929: Ipswich
  • 1930: Brisbane
  • 1931: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 24 – 13
  • 1932: Brisbane
  • 1933: Ipswich
  • 1934: Ipswich
  • 1935: Ipswich
  • 1936: Toowoomba
  • 1937: Ipswich
  • 1938: Ipswich
  • 1939: Ipswich
  • 1940: Brisbane
  • 1941: Brisbane
  • 1942: Not contested due to WWII
  • 1943: Not contested due to WWII
  • 1944: Toowoomba
  • 1945: Toowoomba
  • 1946: Brisbane
  • 1947: Brisbane
  • 1948: Brisbane
  • 1949: Brisbane
  • 1950: Brisbane
  • 1951: Toowoomba
  • 1952: Toowoomba
  • 1953: Toowoomba
  • 1954: Toowoomba
  • 1955: Toowoomba
  • 1956: Toowoomba
  • 1957: Ipswich
  • 1958: Ipswich defeated Toowoomba 15 – 10
  • 1959: Toowoomba defeated Ipswich 10 – 7
  • 1960: Toowoomba
  • 1961: Brisbane
  • 1962: Brisbane
  • 1963: Brisbane
  • 1964: Brisbane
  • 1965: Toowoomba
  • 1966: Ipswich defeated Brisbane 7 – 2
  • 1967: Brisbane
  • 1968: Brisbane
  • 1969: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 27 – 8
  • 1970: Toowoomba defeated Brisbane 18 – 17
  • 1971: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 22 – 13
  • 1972: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 55 – 2 at Lang Park[2]

Records

Most games played
Games playedPlayerTeam
59Herb SteinohrtToowoomba
53Les "Monty" HeidkeIpswich
52Mick MadsenToowoomba
48Kev BoshammerToowoomba
47Bill "Circy" SmithIpswich

Most tries scored
Tries scoredPlayerTeam
27Des McGovernToowoomba
24Denis "Flaggy" FlanneryIpswich
24Ed "Babe" CollinsBrisbane
24Herb SteinohrtToowoomba
23Lionel MorganBrisbane

Most points scored
Tries scoredPlayerTeam
186Bill "Bricky" RyanIpswich
181Norm PopeBrisbane
147Lionel MorganBrisbane
135Danny O'ConnorBrisbane
107Peter LobegeigerBrisbane
106Alan RissmanToowoomba

References
  1. "TOOWOOMBA". Daily Mail. No. 7412. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 24 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Middleton, David (31 July 2011). "Lang v Bennett: the final duel". NRL. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  • J E Christison (2009). Ipswich Rugby League: The Bulimba Cup Era 1925 to 1972. ISBN 978-0-9806074-0-6.


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