Group 1 Rugby League

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Group 1 Rugby League

Sport	Rugby league
Ceased	2005
Replaced by	Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League
Country	Australia
Website	Group 1 Juniors at SportsTG

Group 1 Rugby League was a rugby league competition held in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The group, however, still runs a junior rugby league competition. When the Group 18-Gold Coast competition dissolved in 2005, the New South Wales sides joined together with Group 1 to form a divisional league, Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL). Group 18 also still holds its own individual junior rugby league competition.

Teams[]

The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, and fielded teams in 2018 competitions, but run senior teams in the NRRRL competition:

• Ballina Seagulls
• (as Lower Clarence in NRRRL)
• Kyogle Turkeys

The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, and fielded teams in 2018 competitions, but run senior teams in the Group 2 Rugby League competition.

• Grafton Ghosts

The following clubs fielded junior teams in Group 1 competitions earlier in the 2010s

• Lennox Head Dolphins

Notable Juniors[]

Ballina Seagulls[]

• Frank Curran (1931-37 South Sydney Rabbitohs)
• Mitchell Aubusson (2007-Sydney Roosters)
• James Aubusson (2007-10 Melbourne Storm & Sydney Roosters)
• James Roberts (2011- South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers, Gold Coast Titans & Brisbane Broncos)
• Caleb Binge (2014 Gold Coast Titans)
• Brian Kelly (2017- Manly Sea Eagles & Gold Coast Titans)
• Nick Meaney (2018- Newcastle Knights & Canterbury Bulldogs)
• Tyrone Roberts (2011- Newcastle Knights, Warrington Wolves & Gold Coast Titans)

Casino RSM[]

• Matt King
• Brian Smith
• Tony Smith
• Ben Kennedy
• Albert Torrens
• John Elford
• Cody Walker (rugby league)

Clarence Coast Magpies (Lower Clarence Coast Magpies)[]

• Luke Douglas
• Tony Priddle
• Nathan Brown
• Daine Laurie (born 1999)
• Daniel Wagon
• Daine Laurie (born 1984)
• Kevin Plummer

Kyogle Turkeys[]

• Ken Nagas - Former Canberra Raiders (1992-02) player.
• Nigel Roy - Former Illawarra Steelers (1993–94), North Sydney Bears (1995-99), Northern Eagles (2000) & London Broncos (2001-4) player.
• Will Mathews - Former Gold Coast Titans (2008-11,2018-19) & St George Illawarra Dragons (2012-17) player.
• Shannon Walker - Former Gold Coast Titans (2008-10) & Australia Rugby 7’s (20012-17) player.
• Jone Macilai- Former Fiji Bati (2008-09) player.
• David Grant - Former Canberra Raiders (1982-85) Balmain Tigers (1978-81) , Eastern Suburbs Roosters (1977) & South Sydney Rabbitohs (1976) player.
• Paul Doolan - Former St George Dragons (1990), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (1991-93) and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1994-95) player

Lismore Marist Brothers Rams[]

• Andrew King (rugby league)
• Chris King (rugby league)
• David Mead (rugby league)

First Grade Premierships[]

Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week.

Season	Grand Final Information			Minor Premiers
	Premiers	Score	Runners-up
1984	Lower Clarence Mapgies	25-8	Grafton Ghosts
1985	Casino Cougars	17-10 [a.e.t.]	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	Casino Cougars
1986	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	19-14	South Grafton Rebels	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1987	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	22-6	Kyogle Turkeys	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1988	Grafton Ghosts	14-8	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	Grafton Ghosts
1989	Ballina Seagulls	12-10	Grafton Ghosts	Ballina Seagulls
1990	Casino Cougars	38-29	Kyogle Turkeys	Casino Cougars
1991	Grafton Ghosts	29-14	Ballina Seagulls	Grafton Ghosts
1992	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	6-4	Ballina Seagulls
1993	Ballina Seagulls	12-8	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1994	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	13-6	South Grafton Rebels	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1995	Byron Bay Red Devils	17-10	South Grafton Rebels
1996	Byron Bay Red Devils	11-10	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1997	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	20-10	Ballina Seagulls
1998	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	46-6	Byron Bay Red Devils
1999	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	29-16	Casino Cougars
2000	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	34-10	Byron Bay Red Devils
2001	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	26-2	Ballina Seagulls
2002	Grafton Ghosts	22-20	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	Grafton Ghosts
2003	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	42-41	South Grafton Rebels
2004	Mullumbimby Giants	14-12	Lismore Marist Brothers Rams	Mullumbimby Giants

References[]

External Links and Sources[]

• Rugby League Week at State Library of NSW Research and Collections

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