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New South Wales competitions
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Although rugby league was first played in Sydney,
it did not take long for it to spread to other areas of
the state. Indeed league has a long and noble tradition
in country New South Wales.
Newcastle was the first city outside Sydney to start a
league competition, being involved in the Sydney Premiership
in 1908-09 and then starting their own competition in 1910.
In 1911 a Goldfields' League was formed in West Wyalong,
and games were played in Tamworth, Aberdeen, and along the
South Coast. The game was introduced to Orange in 1912 and
spread quickly through the western districts.
In 1913 branch leagues were formed at Bathurst, Dubbo, Nowra,
and Tamworth.
In 1920 the NSWRL set up a Country Committee.
NSW Country was divided into six sections: South Coast,
Northern Districts, Central Northern Districts,
Western Districts, Southern, and North Coast.
The group system was introduced in 1922, with neighbouring
towns being organised into 12 groups.
The Country Rugby League (CRL) was formed in 1934,
"subject to the NSW Rugby League still being the paramount
institution."
In 1939 a dispute arose between the CRL and the NSWRL.
The CRL wanted a new administration structure, an equal
partnership in which the NSWRL looked after league in Sydney,
and the CRL looked after it in the bush. When their proposal
was rejected the CRL broke away from the NSWRL for a week,
but returned to the fold with a promise that a committee
would be set up to sort things out. Eventually the CRL
gave in on the grounds that it was in no one's best interests
to have the game divided during the war.
The results given below are those of grand finals,
or of finals in years when there was no grand final,
or as indicated.
A "+" indicates the club awarded the minor premiership.
The Clayton Cup is awarded each season to the best
performing first division first grade premiership-winning
team in country New South Wales.
Tweed Heads Seagulls have won the cup three times (1963, 1983,
1989), and four clubs have won it twice: Young (1953, 1955),
Cobar (1971, 1972), Tumbarumba (1985, 1986),
and Forster-Tuncurry (1994, 1995).
1937 West Tamworth
1938 Nimmitabel
1939 Wagga Magpies (Group 9)
1940 Henty
1941-45 no competition
1946 Port Kembla (Illawarra)
1947 Bombala
1948 Cootamundra
1949 Tumut
1950 Bathurst Railway (Group 10)
1951 North Tamworth
1952 Gundagai
1953 Young
1954 Orange CYMS (Group 10)
1955 Young
1956 Maitland United (Newcastle)
1957 Temora
1958 Coonamble
1959 Dubbo Macquarie (Group 11)
1960 Goulburn Workers (Group 8)
1961 Ballina
1962 Warialda
1963 Tweed Heads Seagulls
1964 Oberon (Group 10)
1965 Tullibigeal (Group 17)
1966 Picton Magpies (Group 6)
1967 Casino (Group 1)
1968 Darlington Point
1969 Tarcutta (Group 13)
1970 Delegate (Group 19)
1971 Cobar (Group 15)
1972 Cobar (Group 15)
1973 Gunnedah (Group 4)
1974 Queanbeyan United (Group 8)
1975 Albury Blues (Group 13)
1976 Bombala (Group 16)
1977 Belconnen United (Group 19)
1978 Sawtell (Group 2)
1979 Scone (Group 21)
1980 Narwan (Group 19)
1981 Bellingen (Group 2)
1982 Warilla (Group 7)
1983 Tweed Heads Seagulls (Group 18)
1984 Bourke (Group 15)
1985 Tumbarumba (Group 13)
1986 Tumbarumba (Group 13)
1987 Lismore Marist Brothers (Group 1)
1988 Bega (Group 16)
1989 Tweed Heads Seagulls (Group 18)
1990 Singleton (Group 21)
1991 Mittagong (Group 6)
1992 Western Suburbs (Newcastle)
1993 Rankin Springs (Group 17)
1994 Forster-Tuncurry (Group 3)
1995 Forster-Tuncurry (Group 3)
1996 Werris Creek (Group 4)
1997 Eden (Group 16)
1998 Cobar (Group 11)
This group covers the area around Wollongong and Port Kembla.
When the Illawarra Steelers were formed in 1982, Illawarra
withdrew from the CRL and became part of the Sydney Juniors
competitions. They were not readmitted to the CRL until
the 1994 season.
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Illawarra First Grade Premiership
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1964 ???
1965 Port Kembla 6-4 Wollongong
1966 Dapto 13-6 Collegians
1967 ???
1968 Dapto 17-11 Port Kembla
1969 Western Suburbs 11-2 Port Kembla
1970 Western Suburbs 12-4 Dapto (Thirroul+)
1971 Western Suburbs 18-11 Thirroul+
1972 Western Suburbs 23-9 Thirroul (Dapto+)
1973 Thirroul 8-6 Western Suburbs
1974 ???
1975 Dapto 15-2 Thirroul
1976 Dapto 22-6 Corrimal
1977 Dapto 18-5 Port Kembla
1978 ???
1979 ???
1980 Western Suburbs 6-0 Port Kembla
1981 ???
1982 ???
1983 ???
1984 ???
1985 ???
1986 Helensburgh
1987 ???
1988 Helensburgh
1989 ???
1990 ???
1991 ???
1992 ???
1993 Helensburgh 22-8 Western Suburbs
1994 Dapto 22-14 Western Suburbs
1995 Thirroul 23-22 Western Suburbs
1996 Collegians+ 11-2 Thirroul
1997 Collegians 32-16 Dapto+
1998 Collegians+ 34-10 University
Group 1 covers the coastal area around Lismore and Grafton,
in the far north of the state.
There were two separate leagues running in this area in
1969. What happened?
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Group 1 First Grade Premiership (Bonalbo League)
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1969 Mallanganee 23-15 Baryulgil
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Group 1 First Grade Premiership (Richmond Clarence League)
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1964 ???
1965 ???
1966 ???
1967 Casino RSM
* Casino RSM also won the Clayton Cup.
1968 Casino RSM 32-10 South Lismore
1969 Ballina 7-3 Casino RSM
1970 Grafton 12-5 South Grafton
1971 Kyogle+ 14-9 Lower Clarence
1972 ???
1973 Lower Clarence 27-13 Lismore Marist Brothers
1974 Western Suburbs 24-0 South Lismore-Woodburn
1975 South Grafton 17-8 South Lismore-Evans Head
1976 Casino RSM 22-7 South Grafton
1977 Grafton 16-14 South Grafton
1978 South Lismore-Evans Head
18-14 Casino RSM
1979 Casino RSM 33-10 South Grafton
1980 Lismore Marist Brothers
24-8 South Grafton
1981 Lismore Marist Brothers
20-2 Western Suburbs-Alstonville
1982 Ballina 14-4 Casino RSM
1983 Kyogle 14-12 Lower Clarence
1984 Lower Clarence 25-8 Grafton
1985 Casino RSM 17-10 Lismore Marist Brothers (AET)
1986 Lismore Marist Brothers
19-14 South Grafton
1987 Lismore Marist Brothers
22-6 Kyogle
* Lismore Marist Brothers also won the Clayton Cup.
1988 Grafton 14-8 Lismore Marist Brothers
1989 ???
1990 Casino RSM 38-29 Kyogle
1991 Grafton 29-14 Ballina
1992 ???
1993 Ballina 12-8 Lismore Marist Brothers
1994 Lismore Marist Brothers
13-6 South Grafton
1995 Byron Bay 17-10 South Grafton
1996 Byron Bay+ 11-10 Lismore Marist Brothers (AET)
1997 Lismore Marist Brothers+
20-10 Ballina
1998 Lismore Marist Brothers+
46-6 Byron Bay
Group 2 covers the coastal area around Coffs Harbour,
in the north of the state.
After a shakeup in boundaries by the CRL in 1966, Group 2
lost some area to the new Group 3, including Port Macquarie,
Wauchope and Camden Haven.
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Group 2 First Grade Premiership
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1925 Smithtown
1926 ???
1927 ???
1928 ???
1929 ???
1930 ???
1931 ???
1932 Smithtown
1933 Smithtown
1934 Smithtown
1935 Smithtown
1936 Smithtown
1937 Smithtown
1938 Smithtown
1939 ???
1940 ???
1941 ???
1942 ???
1943 ???
1944 ???
1945 ???
1946 ???
1947 ???
1948 ???
1949 ???
1950 ???
1951 ???
1952 ???
1953 ???
1954 ???
1955 ???
1956 ???
1957 ???
1958 ???
1959 ???
1960 ???
1961 ???
1962 ???
1963 Smithtown
1964 ???
1965 Lower River 21-5 Coffs Harbour
1966 Smithtown 24-12 Macksville
1967 Smithtown 32-3 Coffs Harbour
1968 Smithtown
1969 Nambucca Heads 10-6 Central Kempsey
1970 Coffs Harbour 12-4 Central Kempsey
1971 Coffs Harbour 20-9 Nambucca Heads
1972 Nambucca Heads 15-10 Coffs Harbour
1973 Coffs Harbour 20-13 Nambucca Heads
1974 Coffs Harbour 6-2 Bellingen
1975 Nambucca Heads 19-4 Kempsey
1976 Nambucca Heads 19-2 Bellingen
1977 Smithtown 18-7 Nambucca Heads
1978 Sawtell 14-13 Smithtown
* Sawtell also won the Clayton Cup.
1979 ???
1980 ???
1981 Bellingen
* Bellingen also won the Clayton Cup.
1982 Bellingen beat Ngaku Warriors
1983 ???
1984 ???
1985 ???
1986 ???
1987 Bellingen Valley-Dorrigo
23-6 Nambucca Heads
1988 Bellingen Valley-Dorrigo
50-24 Kempsey Dragons
1989 Bellingen Valley-Dorrigo
1990 Bellingen Valley-Dorrigo
22-20 Orara Valley (Smithtown+)
1991 Macksville 26-16 Coffs Harbour
1992 ???
1993 Nambucca Heads 26-10 Macksville
1994 Orara 30-18 Nambucca Heads
1995 Macksville 24-16 Coffs Harbour
1996 Nambucca Heads+ 36-34 Orara Valley (AET)
1997 Orara Valley 40-32 Coffs Harbour+ (AET)
1998 Port Macquarie 26-25 Nambucca Heads+
Group 3 covers the coastal area around Taree.
Group 3 were formed as Group 18 after WWII. Initial
teams were Camden Haven, Bulahdelah, Forster, Gloucester,
Wallombah and several from Taree.
After a shakeup in boundaries by the CRL in 1966, Group
18 was renamed Group 3 and expanded to include parts of
Group 2, including Port Macquarie, Wauchope and Camden Haven.
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Group 18 First Grade Premiership
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1946 Taree Old Bar Surf
1964 ???
1965 ???
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Group 3 First Grade Premiership
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1966 Gloucester 29-2 Wingham
1967 Wauchope 10-9 Forster-Tuncurry
1968 ???
1969 Wauchope 14-4 Forster Tuncurry
1970 Forster-Tuncurry 14-4 Port Macquarie
1971 ???
1972 ???
1973 Taree United 8-3 Taree Old Bar Surf
1974 ???
1975 ???
1976 ???
1977 ???
1978 Taree Old Bar Surf 24-20 Taree United
1979 Taree Old Bar Surf 24-10 Port Macquarie
1980 Taree Old Bar Surf 12-6 Port Macquarie
1981 Taree Old Bar Surf 19-4 Wingham
1982 Taree Old Bar Surf 10-7 Wingham
1983 Taree United 14-6 Wauchope+
1984 ???
1985 ???
1986 ???
1987 Taree Old Bar Surf 9-2 Port Macquarie
1988 Taree Old Bar Surf 50-8 Camden Haven
1989 ???
1990 Port Macquarie 10-2 Wauchope+
1991 Port Macquarie 24-7 Forster-Tuncurry
1992 ???
1993 Port Macquarie 30-14 Wauchope
1994 Forster-Tuncurry 20-4 Wauchope
* Forster-Tuncurry also won the Clayton Cup.
1995 Forster-Tuncurry 44-6 South Taree
* Forster-Tuncurry also won the Clayton Cup.
1996 Old Bar Beach 24-2 Wingham District+
1997 Wingham District 26-16 Forster Tuncurry (Camden Haven+)
1998 Forster-Tuncurry+ 24-14 Old Bar Beach
Group 4 covers an inland area in the north of the state
including the cities of Tamworth, Gunnedah and Narrabri.
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Group 4 First Grade Premiership
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1964 ???
1965 Gunnedah 29-4 Quirindi
1966 West Tamworth 11-9 Gunnedah
1967 West Tamworth 25-13 Manilla
1968 West Tamworth
1969 West Tamworth 5-2 Gunnedah
1970 Narrabri 32-9 West Tamworth
1971 ???
1972 West Tamworth 22-14 Gunnedah
1973 Gunnedah 25-5 West Tamworth
* Gunnedah also won the Clayton Cup.
1974 West Tamworth 21-8 Werris Creek
1975 Walcha 12-4 Werris Creek
1976 Narrabri 28-10 West Tamworth
1977 West Tamworth 29-10 Narrabri
1978 Tamworth City RSL 15-7 Gunnedah RSL+
1979 ???
1980 North Tamworth 23-15 Narrabri
1981 West Tamworth 22-16 Werris Creek
1982 Tamworth City RSL 21-2 Moree Boomerangs
1983 Gunnedah RSL 26-22 Tamworth City RSL
1984 Gunnedah RSL 35-20 North Tamworth
1985 Gunnedah RSL+ 19-12 Narrabri+
1986 West Tamworth+ 6-4 Inverell RSM
1987 West Tamworth 10-0 Gunnedah RSL
1988 Moree 32-28 Gunnedah RSL
1989 Moree 16-15 Narrabri
1990 Narrabri 18-14 West Tamworth
1991 West Tamworth 21-6 Narrabri
1992 ???
1993 Werris Creek 20-16 Gunnedah RSL
1994 Tamworth City 24-14 Gunnedah RSL
1995 Werris Creek 16-14 Gunnedah RSL
1996 Werris Creek+ 45-14 Gunnedah RSL
1997 Wee Waa 32-32 Werris Creek (AET) (Gunnedah+)
* Werris Creek won the replay 22-21.
1998 Gunnedah 33-14 Wee Waa+
Group 6 covers an area just south of Sydney.
In 1984? Sydney Western Suburbs moved to Campbelltown, and
the Campbelltown area became part of the Sydney Juniors
competition under Wests' control.
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Group 6 First Grade Premiership
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1964 Mittagong 8-2 Bowral
1965 Bowral 14-3 Campbelltown City
1966 Picton 7-0 Mittagong
* Picton also won the Clayton Cup.
1967 Mittagong 8-0 Picton
1968 Bowral 4-2 Mittagong
1969 Campbelltown City 22-7 Bowral
1970 Campbelltown City 6-4 Oakdale (Mittagong+)
1971 Campbelltown City 15-13 Campbelltown RSL
1972 Campbelltown RSL 22-12 Camden
1973 Campbelltown City 22-3 Campbelltown Collegians
1974 Campbelltown City 23-9 Ingleburn
1975 Campbelltown City 12-8 Ingleburn
1976 The Oaks 16-10 Camden
1977 The Oaks 22-3 Camden
1978 Camden 5-2 Campbelltown Warriors
1979 Campbelltown Warriors+ 9-0 Camden
1980 Campbelltown City 25-9 Picton
1981 Picton
1982 Moss Vale 28-13 Campbelltown City
1983 Campbelltown City 24-6 The Oaks (Moss Vale+)
1984 Moss Vale 36-12 Camden
1985 Picton 16-8 Moss Vale
1986 Picton+ 8-7 Camden
1987 Picton 24-16 Mittagong
1988 Mittagong 18-17 Bowral
1989 Warragamba 22-12 Oakdale
1990 Moss Vale 18-8 Mittagong
1991 Mittagong 10-6 Oakdale
* Mittagong also won the Clayton Cup.
1992 The Oaks 15-4 Picton
1993 Oakdale 29-14 Camden
1994 Camden 26-4 Appen
1995 Mittagong 12-11 Narellan
1996 Narellan+ 40-8 Thirlmere
1997 Camden+ 27-21 Picton (AET)
1998 Camden+ versus The Oaks
Group 7 (South Coast) covers an area stretching along the south
coast of NSW from Nowra to Batemans Bay.
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Group 7 First Grade Premiership
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1964 Albion Park-Oak Flats 6-5 Berry
1965 Gerringong 14-9 Albion Park-Oak Flats
1966 Berry 4-0 Shellharbour Workers
1967 Berry 15-7 Nowra
1968 Gerringong 15-9 Shellharbour Workers
1969 Kiama 2-2 Bomaderry
* Kiama won replay 14-2.
1970 Gerringong 17-15 Shellharbour Workers (AET)
1971 ???
1972 Gerringong+ 13-7 Shellharbour Workers
1973 ???
1974 Jamberoo 13-5 Albion Park-Oak Flats
1975 Albion Park-Oak Flats 19-8 Gerringong
1976 Bomaderry 14-12 Albion Park-Oak Flats
1977 Nowra Warriors 21-7 Kiama
1978 Warilla 10-2 Bomaderry (Nowra Warriors+)
1979 Batemans Bay 10-0 Milton-Ulladulla
1980 Warilla+ 14-10 Shellharbour
1981 Nowra Warriors 20-3 Warilla+
1982 Warilla 27-7 Nowra Saints
* Warilla also won the Clayton Cup.
1983 Kiama 38-6 Shellharbour Workers
1984 Warilla 30-6 Kiama
1985 Kiama+ 22-18 Nowra Warriors
1986 Batemans Bay 10-8 Warilla
1987 Milton-Ulladulla 13-12 Gerringong
1988 Batemans Bay 19-12 Gerringong
1989 Milton-Ulladulla 8-4 Gerringong
1990 Gerringong 29-16 Kiama (Berry-Shoalhaven Heads+)
1991 Warilla 22-10 Kiama
1992 Batemans Bay 26-8 Warilla
1993 Nowra Warriors 16-12 Bomaderry
1994 Gerringong 9-6 Warilla
1995 Warilla 12-0 Nowra
1996 Nowra+ 42-6 Shellharbour Workers
1997 Warilla+ 18-16 Albion Park-Oak Flats
1998 ???
Group 9 covers an area in the south of the state,
including Young, Temora, Cootamundra, Wagga Wagga and Albury.
The southern part used to be a separate group --
Group 13.
Group 9 was formed in 1923, playing mostly social matches
and challenge cups. The first premiership competition was
played in 1933.
There was a split between the CRL and some league teams in
the Riverina area between 1967 and 1970. The teams that broke
away formed the Murrumbidgee Rugby League. Those that remained
played in one of Riverina Zone 3, Group 9/20 or Group 8/9.
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Group 9 First Grade Premiership
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1933 Temora Cowra
1934
1935
1936
1937 no competition
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947 Cootamundra
1948 Cootamundra
1949
1950 Cootamundra
1951 Cootamundra
1952
1953
1954 Cootamundra
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963 Gundagai
1964 Junee 17-7 Harden-Murrumburrah
1965 West Wyalong 17-12 Tumut
1966 West Wyalong 23-2 Temora
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Riverina Zone 3 First Grade Premiership
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1967
1968
1969 Wagga Kangaroos 10-5 Wagga Magpies
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Murrumbidgee First Grade Premiership
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1970 Tumut 8-4 Wagga Kangaroos
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Group 9 First Grade Premiership
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1971 Wagga Kangaroos 26-8 Tumut
1972 Turvey Park 19-5 Tumut
1973 Tumut 24-4 Wagga Kangaroos
1974 Young 30-5 Cootamundra+
1975 Turvey Park 26-6 Harden-Murrumburrah
1976 Turvey Park 13-8 Temora
1977 Temora 18-5 Cootamundra
1978 Wagga Kangaroos 26-7 Tumut
1979 Wagga Kangaroos 20-7 Harden-Murrumburrah
1980 Wagga Magpies+ 27-19 Young
1981 Harden-Murrumburrah 18-15 Wagga Kangaroos
1982 Cootamundra 14-8 Tumut
1983 Gundagai+ 40-14 Young
1984 Young 32-12 Gundagai
1985 Wagga Kangaroos 28-12 Wagga Magpies+
1986 Junee 10-6 Young
1987 Wagga Kangaroos 37-8 Temora
1988 Cootamundra 22-16 Temora+ (AET)
1989 Wagga Magpies 24-23 Temora
1990 Cootamundra 16-8 Temora
1991 Young 16-6 Wagga Magpies
1992 Wagga Magpies 16-4 Tumut
1993 Turvey Park 24-10 Gundagai
1994 Wagga Kangaroos 24-20 Gundagai
1995 Wagga Brothers 42-16 Wagga Magpies
1996 Adelong-Batlow+ 20-10 Harden-Murrumburrah
1997 Tumbarumba 28-22 Harden-Murrumburrah+ (AET)
1998 Temora+ 38-22 Young
1996 Turvey Park 26-10 Wagga Kangaroos
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West Wyalong Preseason Knockout
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1970 West Wyalong (Group 20)
1971 (no competition)
1972 (no competition)
1973 Bathurst Railway (Group 10)
1974 Temora (Group 9)
1975 Dubbo CYMS (Group 11)
1976 Cootamundra (Group 9)
1977 Forbes (Group 11)
1978 Dubbo Macquarie (Group 11)
1979 Dubbo Macquarie (Group 11)
1980 Dubbo Macquarie (Group 11)
1981 Dubbo Westside (Group 11)
1982 Dubbo Macquarie (Group 11)
1983 Darlington Point-Coleambally (Group 20)
1984 ???
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Group 10 covers an area to the west of Sydney,
including Bathurst, Orange, Cowra and Lithgow.
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Group 10 First Grade Premiership
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1958 Orange CYMS Oberon
1959
1960 Lithgow Workmans Club Oberon
1961 Oberon Lithgow Workmans Club
1962 Oberon Lithgow Workmans Club
1963 Oberon Lithgow Workmans Club
1964 Oberon 30-2 Lithgow Workmans Club
* Oberon also won the Clayton Cup.
1965 Oberon 29-5 Lithgow Workmans Club
1966 Oberon 23-10 Bathurst Charlestons
1967 Oberon 23-2 Bathurst Charlestons
1968 Bathurst St Patricks 9-8 Oberon
1969 Oberon 7-3 Orange Ex-Services
1970 Oberon 7-6 Cowra+
1971 Oberon 12-5 Cowra
1972 Bathurst Railway 14-5 Lithgow Workmans Club
1973 Bathurst St Patricks 20-14 Orange Ex-Services
1974 Bathurst Railway 12-11 Orange Ex-Services
1975
1976
1977
1978 Cowra 12-9 Lithgow Workmans Club
1980 Bathurst Chaleston 11-7 Cowra
1981 Bathurst Railway 19-16 Lithgow Shamrocks+
1982 Lithgow Shamrocks 16-15 Bathurst St Patricks
1983 Cowra 31-8 Lithgow Shamrocks+
1984 Lithgow Shamrocks 19-12 Mudgee
1985 Lithgow Shamrocks 47-8 Mudgee
1986 Mudgee 16-14 Blayney United
1987 Orange CYMS 18-9 Mudgee
1988 Orange CYMS 20-19 Lithgow
1989 Bathurst St Patricks 31-14 Cowra
1990 Blayney United 29-10 Lithgow
1991 Lithgow 22-13 Bathurst Penguins
1992 Cowra 16-6 Bathurst Penguins
1993 Blayney United 54-28 Cowra
1994 Bathurst Penguins 16-12 Blayney United
1995 Cowra 19-16 Bathurst Penguins
1996 Blayney United 34-23 Cowra+
1997 Bathurst Penguins 12-9 City of Orange+ (AET)
1998 Blayney United 29-18 Lithgow Workmans Club (City of Orange+)
Group 11 covers an area in the middle of the state
around Dubbo, including Forbes, Parkes, Wellington and Cobar.
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Group 11 First Grade Premiership
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1948 Wellington
1949 ???
1950 ???
1951 ???
1952 ???
1953 Narromine
1954 Narromine (or Parkes?)
1955 ???
1956 Narromine
1957 ???
1958 ???
1959 ???
1960 Dubbo Macquarie
1961 Dubbo Macquarie
1962 Dubbo Macquarie
1963 ???
1964 ???
1965 Eugowra 28-2 Narromine
1966 Eugowra 22-3 Canowindra
1967 ???
1968 Narromine
1969 Dubbo CYMS 16-12 Parkes
1970 Forbes 7-3 Dubbo CYMS
1971 Dubbo CYMS 23-20 Parkes (Canowindra+)
1972 Parkes 21-12 Dubbo Macquarie
1973 Parkes 21-6 Canowindra
1974 Narromine 18-12 Dubbo CYMS
1975 ???
1976 Narromine
1977 Forbes 17-5 Dubbo Macquarie
1978 Dubbo Macquarie 40-18 Narromine
1979 ???
1980 Narromine 18-10 Dubbo Macquarie
1981 Dubbo Westside 24-2 Dubbo Macquarie
1982 Dubbo Westside 19-12 Narromine
1983 Parkes 14-12 Wellington
1984 Parkes 14-4 Dubbo Westside
1985 Dubbo Macquarie 28-24 Dubbo Westside (AET)
1986 Dubbo CYMS 56-0 Forbes
1987 Forbes 23-20 Narromine
1988 Parkes 15-10 Dubbo Macquarie
1989 ???
1990 Wellington 24-22 Cobar
1991 Wellington 16-12 Forbes
1992 Wellington
1993 Cobar 18-16 Wellington
1994 Wellington 57-34 Parkes
1995 Narromine 35-10 Dubbo CYMS
1996 Parkes+ 28-18 Narromine
1997 Cobar+ 42-10 Parkes
1998 Cobar+ 39-14 Parkes
* Cobar also won the Clayton Cup.
Group 12 covers an area in the far west of the state around
the mining town of Broken Hill.
The name Group 12 was previously used for what is now the
Central Coast group.
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Broken Hill and District First Grade Premiership
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1980 Broken Hill Saints
1981 Broken Hill Saints
1982 Broken Hill Saints Menindee
1983 Broken Hill Saints+ 22-12 Menindee
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Group 12 First Grade Premiership
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1984
1985
1986
1987 Broken Hill United 15-12 Wilcannia
1988 Broken Hill United 31-20 Wilcannia
1989
1990 Broken Hill Saints 18-0 Broken Hill United
1991 Wilcannia+ 34-20 Menindee
1992
1993 Menindee 36-20 Wilcannia
1994 Broken Hill United 46-18 Wilcannia
1995 Broken Hill United 28-20 Wilcannia
1996 Wilcannia+ 38-34 Broken Hill Geebungs
1997 Wilcannia+ 56-48 Menindee
1998 no competition
Group 13 covered an area in the south of the state, down
to the Victorian border.
It was disbanded after the 1991 season.
Its teams now play in Group 9.
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Group 13 First Grade Premiership
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1938 Wagga Magpies
1939 Wagga Magpies
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969 Tarcutta 10-9 Army
* Tarcutta also won the Clayton Cup.
1970 Albury Roos
1971 Lockhart versus Tumbarumba
1972 Batlow 10-5 Albury Blues
1973
1974 Albury Blues 24-6 Albury Roos
1975 Albury Blues 17-5 Batlow
* Albury Blues also won the Clayton Cup.
1976 Batlow 19-7 Albury Blues
1977 Tumbarumba 13-11 Adelong
1978 Albury Blues 31-16 Albury Roos
1979 Albury Blues 22-12 Albury Roos
1980 Albury Blues 26-10 Tumbarumba
1981
1982 Wagga Brothers 17-11 Batlow
1983 Albury Roos 22-10 Tumbarumba
1984 Wagga Brothers 26-2 Batlow
1985 Tumbarumba 32-8 Wagga Brothers
* Tumbarumba also won the Clayton Cup.
1986 Tumbarumba 21-4 Wagga Brothers
* Tumbarumba also won the Clayton Cup.
1987 Tumbarumba 12-10 Wagga Brothers
1988 Albury Blues 28-8 Batlow
1989 Albury Blues 16-7 Tumbarumba
1990 Wagga Brothers 38-6 Batlow
1991 Tumbarumba 18-8 Batlow
Group 14 covers an area in the middle of the state north
of Group 11.
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Group 14 First Grade Premiership
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1956 Gilgandra 13-6 Binnaway
1957 ???
1958 ???
1959 ???
1960 ???
1961 Coonabarabran
1962 Coonabarabran
1963 ???
1964 Coonabarabran 10-7 Gilgandra
1965 ???
1966 Coonabarabran
1967 Dunedoo 18-18 Coonabarabran (AET)
* Dunedoo won replay 16-8.
1968 Baradine 17-10 Dunedoo
1969 Baradine 10-9 Coonabarabran
1970 Coonabarabran 22-7 Gulgong
1971 Coonamble 31-4 Coonabarabran+
1972 Coonabarabran 26-8 Baradine
1973 ???
1974 Coonamble 19-14
1975 ???
1976 ???
1977 ??? Gilgandra
1978 ???
1979 ???
1980 ??? Gilgandra
1981 Gilgandra 25-5 Barradine
1982 Coonamble Coonabarabran
1983 ???
1984 ???
1985 ???
1986 ???
1987 Gilgandra 23-16 Nyngan (AET)
1988 Coonabarabran 38-18 Dunedoo
1989 ???
1990 Coonabarabran 32-22 Orana
1991 Coonamble 30-26 Baradine
1992 ???
1993 Baradine 16-14 Coonamble
1994 Coonabarabran 22-18 Coonamble
1995 Baradine 40-14 Coonamble
1996 Coonamble+ 36-28 Nyngan
1997 Gilgandra 29-20 Walgett+
1998 No competition
Group 15 covers an area in the far north west of the state.
The competition is currently suspended due to the inordinate
amount of abuse heaped on referees in the area. An attempt
was made to restart it in 1994, but it appears to have died.
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Group 15 First Grade Premiership
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1964 ???
1965 ???
1966 ???
1967 ???
1968 ???
1969 Brewarrina 27-14 Bourke
1970 Bourke 12-9 Nyngan
1971 Cobar
* Cobar also won the Clayton Cup.
1972 Cobar 29-22 Walgett
* Cobar also won the Clayton Cup.
1973 ???
1974 ???
1975 Walgett 15-11 Brewarrina
1976 ???
1977 ???
1978 ???
1979 ???
1980 ???
1981 ???
1982 Bourke Nyngan
1983 ???
1984 Bourke
* Bourke also won the Clayton Cup.
1985 ???
1986 ???
1987 Bourke 40-20 Walgett
1988 Goodooga 44-32 Bourke
1989 ???
1990 Bourke 48-12 Barwon United
1991 Walgett 20-17 Lightning Ridge
1992 no competition
1993 no competition
1994 ???
Group 16 covers the coastal area in the far south of the state.
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Group 16 First Grade Premiership
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1946 Eden
1947 Eden
1948 ???
1949 Eden
1950 ???
1951 ???
1952 ???
1953 ???
1954 Eden
1955 ???
1956 ???
1957 ???
1958 ???
1959 Eden
1960 ???
1961 ???
1962 ???
1963 Eden
1964 Bodalla 4-2 Bemboka
1965 Candelo 17-9 Bemboka
1966 Bega 9-7 Moruya
1967 Bateman's Bay 7-0 Bega
1968 Pambula 13-8 Bateman's Bay
1969 Candelo-Bemboka Utd 16-4 Moruya
1970 Candelo-Bemboka Utd 15-8 Bega
1971 ???
1972 ???
1973 Candelo-Bemboka Utd 13-3 Bombala
1974 Candelo-Bemboka Utd 26-10 Bombala
1975 Candelo-Bemboka Utd 13-10 Bombala
1976 Bombala 12-4 Delegate
1977 Bombala 9-8 Eden
1978 Eden 24-3 Cooma United+
1979 Bombala 14-2 Bega
1980 Merimbula-Pambula 19-7 Snowy River
1981 Eden 8-6 Bega
1982 Eden 7-4 Snowy River
1983 Bombala-Delegate 15-7 Bega
1984 Cooma United 12-9 Bombala-Delegate
1985 Bega 14-8 Narooma
1986 Bega 9-8 Bombala-Delegate (AET)
1987 Bega 20-16 Merimbula-Pambula
1988 Bega 30-6 Cooma United
* Bega also won the Clayton Cup.
1989 Moruya 34-10 Cooma United
1990 Bega 14-6 Snowy River
1991 Bombala-Delegate 28-22 Bega
1992 Eden
1993 Merimbula-Pambula 13-4 Eden
1994 Cooma United 14-8 Bega
1995 Eden 28-2 Cooma
1996 Snowy River 18-0 Eden+
1997 Eden+ 23-8 Moruya
1998 Moruya+ 36-14 Eden
Preseason Competition
(Tarra Ford Cup)
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1996 Eden 38-22 Cooma
1997 Eden beat Moruya
Group 17 covers an area in the south west of the state,
partly overlapping Group 20.
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Group 17 First Grade Premiership
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1964 ???
1965 Tullibigeal
* Tullibigeal also won the Clayton Cup.
1966 ???
1967 ???
1968 ???
1969 Tullibigeal 18-8 Euabalong (???)
1970 ???
1971 ???
1972 Hay 26-9 Deniliquin
1973 Barellan 41-2 Goolgowi
1974 Barellan 27-8 Hay
1975 Hay 27-11 Goolgowi
1976 Barellan 9-3 Goolgowi
1977 Goolgowi-Merriwagga 23-19 Hay
1978 Barellan 9-5 Hillston
1979 Hillston+ 16-10 Rankin Springs
1980 Hillston 27-19 Rankin Springs
1981 Barellan 27-3 Hillston
1982 Hay Hillston
1983 Hillston 38-36 Weethalle Valley
1984 Barellan 14-2 Goolgowi-Merriwagga
1985 Goolgowi-Merriwagga 8-6 Hay
1986 Hillston 16-5 Barellan
1987 Hillston 34-29 Ivanhoe
1988 Hillston 18-8 Goolgowi-Merriwagga
1989 ???
1990 Hay 18-14 Goolgowi-Merriwagga
1991 Hay 14-6 Hillston
1992 Goolgowi-Merriwagga 14-0 Rankin Springs
1993 Rankin Springs 34-16 Hay
* Rankin Springs also won the Clayton Cup.
1994 Hay 27-18 Hillston
1995 Hay 38-10 Rankin Springs
1996 Hillston 22-18 Whitton+
1997 Rankin Springs+ 50-10 Whitton
1998 Whitton+ 20-12 Barellan
Group 18 covers an area on the coast around
the Queensland-NSW border.
After a shakeup in boundaries by the CRL in 1966, the area
was renamed Group 18 (which had formerly been the area around
Taree).
After 1981 it merged with Queensland's Gold Coast group
to become Gold Coast-Group 18. It is the group in which
Tweed Heads Seagulls, the oldest registered country league
team, plays.
1963 Tweed Heads Seagulls
* Tweed Heads Seagulls also won the Clayton Cup.
1964 ???
1965 ???
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Group 18 First Grade Premiership
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1966 ???
1967 ???
1968 ???
1969 Murwillumbah Brothers 11-0 Cudgen Headland
1970 Cudgen Headland 20-7 Tweed Heads Seagulls
1971 South Murwillumbah+ 21-10 Burleigh Heads
1972 Gold Coast 16-11 Tweed Heads Seagulls
1973 Tweed Heads Seagulls 45-5 Murwillumbah Brothers
1974 Tweed Heads Seagulls 16-8 Mullumbimby
1975 Tweed Heads Seagulls 12-11 South Murwillumbah
1976 Cudgen Headland 19-7 Tweed Heads Seagulls
1977 Tweed Heads Seagulls 47-0 South Murwillumbah
1978 Murwillumbah Old Boys 20-11 Tweed Heads Seagulls
1979 Murwillumbah Old Boys 16-5 Tweed Heads Seagulls
1980 Bilambil-Terranora Lakes
23-11 Murwillumbah Old Boys
1981 Byron Bay 13-19 Tweed Heads Seagulls
1982 Bilambil-Terranora Lakes
22-12 Tweed Heads Seagulls
1983 Tweed Heads Seagulls+ 30-1 Bilambil-Terranora Lakes
* Tweed Heads Seagulls also won the Clayton Cup.
1984 Tweed Heads Seagulls 35-18 Cudgen Headland
1985 ???
1986 ???
1987 South Tweed 20-18 Cudgen Headland
1988 Cudgen Headland 8-4 Tweed Heads Seagulls
1989 Tweed Heads Seagulls 36-16 Southport
* Tweed Heads Seagulls also won the Clayton Cup.
1990 Beaudesert 20-18 Bilambil-Terranora Lakes
1991 Beaudesert 32-18 Runaway Bay
1992 Bilambil-Terranora Lakes
24-0 Nerang (Cudgen Headland+)
1993 Bilambil-Terranora Lakes
26-4 Beaudesert
1994 Tweed Heads Seagulls 27-26 Nerang
1995 Burleigh Heads 26-6 South Tweed
1996 South Tweed 16-10 Burleigh Heads+
1997 Runaway Bay+ 18-17 Cudgen Headland
The Southern Monaro District League was formed in 1946, gaining
group status in 1949 as Group 19. 12 clubs played for the inaugural
Group 19 premiership: Adaminaby, Berridale, Bibbenluke, Bombala,
Cooma Public Service, Cooma Rovers, Cooma St Patrick, Cooma Snowy,
Delegate, Jyndabine, Nimmitabel, and Utah-Island Bend.
Group 19 was axed in 197?. Bibbenluke, Bombala, Cooma United,
and Delegate joined the Group 16 competition, and the other clubs
went to Group 8.
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Southern Monaro District League First Grade Premiership
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1946
1947
1948
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Group 19 First Grade Premiership
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1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956 Cooma Rovers
1957 Cooma Public Service
1958 Cooma Rovers
1959 Cooma St Patrick
1960 Cooma Rovers
1961 Cooma St Patrick
1962
1963
1964
1965 ???
1966 ???
1967 ???
1968 ???
1969 Delegate 20-13 Bombala (AET)
1970 Delegate
* Delegate also won the Clayton Cup.
Group 19 covers the northern part of the
New England tableland.
Most of the teams originally played in Group 5,
which covered the same area.
That group was disbanded after the 1981 season,
when there were no longer enough teams in it for it
to remain viable.
Group 19 was formed for the 1979 or 1980 season.
Prior to that, the Group 19 name was used for the local Canberra
competiton.
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Group 5 First Grade Premiership
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1964 Warialda 21-2 Guyra
1965 Warialda 28-9 Armidale
1966 Armidale 15-10 Warialda
1967 Armidale 7-6 Glen Innes
1968 Armidale 9-4 Moree
1969 Guyra 20-7 Warialda
1970 Armidale 13-3 Glen Innes
1971 Armidale 4-2 Guyra
1972 Moree+ 11-7 Inverell RSM+
* Joint minor premiership.
1973 ???
1974 Warialda 17-8 Glen Innes
1975 Inverell RSM 9-8 Moree
1976 Armidale 12-11 Moree
1977 Moree 18-13 Inverell
1978 Moree 37-10 Glen Innes
1979 Moree 12-5 Glen Innes
1980 Warialda 14-9 Glen Innes
1981 Moree 30-13 Inverell
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Group 19 First Grade Premiership
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1980 Narwan 23-11 Armidale
* Narwan also won the Clayton Cup.
1981 Narwan 23-8 Wright College
1982 Narwan beat Glen Innes
1983 Narwan 16-12 Walcha (Armidale+)
1984 Narwan 50-12 Guyra
1985 ???
1986 ???
1987 YCW 20-18 Uralla
1988 Guyra 36-18 Tingha
1989 ???
1990 Uralla 12-4 Glen Innes
1991 Glen Innes 28-12 Moree Boomerangs
1992 Moree Boomerangs 26-18 Glen Innes
1993 Moree Boomerangs 22-20 Armidale
1994 Moree Boomerangs 30-20 Inverell
1995 Armidale 36-28 Glen Innes
1996 Warialda 36-20 Inverell RSM+
1997 Armidale 34-24 Guyra+
1998 ???
Group 20 covers an area in the south west of the state,
between Groups 17 and 9.
Group 20 kicked off in 1954. Inaugural clubs were Griffith,
Leeton, Narrandera, Wagga Kangaroos, Wagga Magpies, Wamoon and
Yenda.
Between 1967 and 1970, several teams from Group 9 joined
Group 20 and it was known as Group 9/20.
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Group 20 First Grade Premiership
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1954 ???
1955 ???
1956 ???
1957 ???
1958 ???
1959 ???
1960 Tumbarumba 2-2 Yenda
* Tumbarumba won replay 8-4.
1961 ???
1962 ???
1963 ???
1964 ???
1965 ???
1966 Leeton 24-2 Yenda
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Group 9/20 First Grade Premiership
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1967 Griffith Waratahs 32-2 Leeton
1968 West Wyalong 15-4 Griffith Waratahs
1969 Griffith Waratahs 18-9 Griffith
1970 West Wyalong 19-18 Temora
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Group 20 First Grade Premiership
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1971 Griffith Waratahs 13-11 Griffith
1972 Griffith Waratahs 8-2 Griffith
1973 Yanco-Wamoon 16-11 Tullibigeal-Lakes United
1974 Tullibigeal-Lakes United+
11-8 Griffith
1975 Griffith 22-7 Yanco-Wamoon
1976 Griffith Waratahs 16-6 Griffith
1977 Griffith Waratahs 34-15 Griffith
1978 Griffith Waratahs 29-10 Leeton
1979 Tanco-Wamoon 19-14 Griffith Waratahs+
1980 Darlington Point-Coleambally
16-15 Yanco-Wamoon
1981 Leeton 30-11 Yenda
1982 Yenda 23-22 West Wyalong
1983 Darlington Point-Coleambally+
25-2 Yenda
1984 West Wyalong 14-2 Darlington Point-Coleambally
1985 ???
1986 ???
1987 Darlington Point-Coleambally
18-6 Tullibigeal-Lakes United
1988 Darlington Point-Coleambally
14-8 West Wyalong
1989 West Wyalong 24-2 Tullibigeal-Lakes United
1990 Griffith 22-16 West Wyalong
1991 Narrandera 25-23 Griffith
1992 Yanco-Wamoon 18-17 Griffith
1993 Yanco-Wamoon 14-10 Griffith Waratahs
1994 Yanco-Wamoon 32-10 Griffith Waratahs
1995 Yanco-Wamoon 28-16 Griffith Waratahs
1996 Yanco-Wamoon 21-20 Narranderra (Griffith Waratahs+)
1997 Leeton+ 25-18 Griffith Waratahs
1998 ????
Group 21 covers the upper end of the Hunter Valley.
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Group 21 First Grade Premiership
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1960 Muswellbrook+ 13-5 Merriwa
1961 Denman+ 7-2 Merriwa
1962 Denman 6-2 Merriwa
1963 Denman 20-13 Singleton
1964 Merriwa 8-5 Denman
1965 Merriwa 23-7 Denman
1966 Scone 12-5 Merriwa
1967 Muswellbrook 6-5 Merriwa
1968 Denman 5-2 Scone
1969 Scone 14-2 Singleton
1970 Scone+ 19-3 Singleton
1971 Singleton 21-11 Denman
1972 Scone 21-9 Singleton
1973 Singleton 17-10 Scone+
1974 ???
1975 ???
1976 ???
1977 ???
1978 ???
1979 Scone
* Scone also won the Clayton Cup.
1980 ???
1981 ???
1982 Werris Creek Muswellbrook
1983 Muswellbrook 32-22 Scone
1984 Muswellbrook 13-12 Denman
1985 Aberdeen 4-2 Muswellbrook
1986 Werris Creek 24-15 Aberdeen
1987 Aberdeen 24-12 Muswellbrook
1988 Scone 13-12 Singleton
1989 Aberdeen 21-20 Singleton
1990 Singleton 22-6 Aberdeen
* Singleton also won the Clayton Cup.
1991 Aberdeen 14-13 Muswellbrook
1992 Aberdeen 22-12 Muswellbrook
1993 Aberdeen 14-12 Muswellbrook
1994 Scone 30-18 Aberdeen
1995 Scone 20-8 Singleton
1996 Scone 27-14 Singleton (Denman+)
1997 Denman+ 34-16 Muswellbrook
1998 Scone+ 40-2 Denman
The Mid West competition was originally the Group 10 second
division. It broke away from the CRL in the mid-80s, but rejoined
a couple of years later as the Mid West competition.
1993 Blackheath 16-14 Portland Colts
1994 Carcoar 20-16 Blackheath
1995 Lithgow Bears 8-2 Blackheath
1996 Mudgee 22-16 Cargo
1997 ???
1998 Portland 40-28 Binaway
This group covered an area in the far south west corner of
the state, along with parts of Victoria.
In 1997 Sunraysia entered a combined team in the Group 12
competition.
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Sunraysia Riverlands First Grade Premiership
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Premiership:
1991 Buronga Euston Robinvale
1992 Euston Robinvale
1993 Euston Robinvale 52-20 Murray Darling
1994 Euston Robinvale 36-12 Murray Darling
1995 Mildura City 30-22 Murray Darling