The 2019 Mount Isa Rugby League season kicks off this weekend with the four Mount Isa clubs in action at Alec Inch Oval on Saturday.
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The season opener sees Black Stars take on Brothers at 2.50pm.
That will be followed by the clash between Wanderers and Town at 4.30pm with the Devils hoping to send a message to the back-to-back premiers that they are back in business in 2019.
Fifth team Cloncurry have the bye this weekend.
The rest of the draw (all games at Alec Inch Oval unless stated otherwise)
May 11 (no games Labour Day long weekend) Town v Black Stars 4.30pm, Wanderers v Cloncurry 3pm TBA (in Cloncurry).
May 18 Black Stars v Wanderers, Brothers v Cloncurry (plus Legends of League game).
May 25 Black Stars v Cloncurry, Brothers v Town
June 1 Town v Cloncurry (in Cloncurry) Brothers v Wanderers
June 9 (Sunday due to Mount Isa Cup) Black Stars v Brothers, Wanderers v Town
Jun 15 Outback carnival, Barcaldine
June 22 Wanderers v Cloncurry, Town v Black Stars
June 29 Mount Isa Nines
July 6 Black Stars v Wanderers, Brothers v Cloncurry (in Cloncurry)
July 13 Brothers v Town Black Stars v Cloncurry (in Cloncurry)
July 20 InTrust Cup game in Cloncurry
July 28 (Sunday due to Quamby Rodeo) Town v Cloncurry, Brothers v Wanderers
There are no games on Cloncurry or Mount Isa rodeo weekends and the finals will be played August 17,24 and 31.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
