Murri Rugby League Carnival

The Qld Murri Carnival (QAIHC Arthur Beetson Foundation Murri Rugby League Carnival) is an annual four-day rugby league carnival for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Queensland rugby league teams. Queensland Rugby League (QRL) has awarded the Arthur Beetson Foundation with the tender for the next few years to host the Qld State Championships as part of the Carnival. The Foundation has employed MRL Qld Pty Ltd to event manage the Murri Rugby League carnival.

About

The carnival has certain basic rules. An adult person cannot play in the carnival unless they:

• undergo a health check; and
• enrol to vote or, if enrolled, make sure that their enrolment details are current.

An under 15 player cannot play in the carnival unless they:

• undergo a health check; and
• have a 90% school attendance record from 1 July to the date of the Carnival.^[1]

The Queensland Aboriginal & Islander Health Council have established a partnership with the Arthur Beetson Foundation, to support the organisation and running of the Qld Murri Carnival so that it is as an alcohol,smoke,drug and sugar free event to help better health outcomes for the community.

Murri Carnival Winners

QLD Murri vs. NSW Koori Interstate Challenge

The QLD Murri vs. NSW Koori Interstate Challenge is an annual rugby league game played between the winners of the NSW Koori Knockout and Murri Rugby League Carnival. It is played each year (except in a World Cup year) in Queensland as part of the Indigenous All Stars event and is delivered by the Arthur Beetson Foundation like the Qld Murri Carnival as an alcohol,smoke,drug and sugar free event to help better health outcomes for the community.

Representative Sides

Festival of Indigenous Rugby League

The NRL launched a Festival of Indigenous Rugby League program to take the place of the prestigious pre-season Rugby League All Stars game following every World Cup year.The 2014 Festival of Indigenous Rugby League featured a trial match between the Newcastle Knights and an Indigenous team, drawn from the NSW Koori Rugby League Knockout and Murri Carnivals in Queensland, as well as the NRL Indigenous Player Cultural Camp, Murri vs Koori women's and Under 16s representative games, a Murri v Koori match, a jobs expo and community visits.^[2]

Queensland Murri Vs New Zealand Maori

On October 2013, a Queensland Murri representative side toured New Zealand to play A New Zealand Maori team in a two-game series. The Maori side won the first game 48–18 at Davies Park, Huntly. The second game was played at Puketawhero Park, Rotorua and was won by the Maori side, 32–16.^[3]

2014 Representative squad

Indigenous NRL players to play in Murri Carnival

• Ben Barba
• Nathan Blacklock
• Dane Gagai
• Yileen Gordon
• Rod Jensen
• Brenko Lee
• Edrick Lee
• Robert Lui
• David Peachey
• Steve Renouf
• Chris Sandow
• Sam Thaiday
• Travis Waddell
• Kierran Moseley

Major Sponsors

• QAIHC
• Closing the Gap
• Deadly Choices
• IUIH
• Australian Electoral Commission
• Australian Federal Police
• Ipswich City Council
• Coke Zero
• Triple Play
• National Indigenous Times
• 98.9
• Griffith University
• Streets
• Steggles
• Queensland University of Technology
• Queensland Government –
• FOGS^[4]

See also

• Murri Rugby League Team
• Indigenous Australians
• Murri people
• Torres Strait Islanders
• NSW Koori Knockout

References

Rugby League in Queensland
Federation	Queensland Rugby League
Representative Teams	Queensland Maroons Queensland Residents Queensland U-20 Queensland U-18 Queensland U-16 Queensland women's
NRL clubs	Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys Former Clubs: Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers (1988-1998) South Queensland Crushers (1995-1997)
Competitions	State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) Cyril Connell Cup (U16s) Queensland City vs Country Origin Winfield State League (1982-1995) Other leagues: Masters Police Services Primary School Secondary School Universities Women's
Northern Division	Foley Shield Bowen Cairns Mackay Midwest Mount Isa Remote Areas Townsville
Central Division	Regions: Capricorn Region / South West Region / Wide Bay Region 47th Battalion Shield Balonne-Barwon Jr. Border Bundaberg Callide-Dawson Jr. Central Burnett Central Highlands Central West Fraser Coast Gladstone District Northern Districts Rockhampton District Roma Dictrict South Burnett Sunshine Coast-Gympie Toowoomba Warwick & District Jr. Western
South-East Division	Bulimba Cup Brisbane Brisbane A-Grade Brisbane Second Division Brisbane Women Ipswich Gold Coast Gold Coast Second Division FOGS Colts (U20's)

Rugby league in Australia
National Federation	Australian Rugby League Commission
National teams	Kangaroos Jillaroos Prime Minister's XIII Indigenous Junior Kangaroos Schoolboys
State Federations	New South Wales NSW Country Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Other Federations	University Masters Police Women
Events	All Stars Auckland Nines City vs Country State of Origin World Club Challenge
Competitions	National Rugby League National Youth Competition State Championship Affiliated States Championship Schoolboy Cup
Honours	Clive Churchill Medal Dally M Medal Hall of Fame The Immortals
Media	Big League Rugby League Week The Footy Show Friday Night Football NRL video games
Lists	Clubs Stadiums Premiers Wooden spooners
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