Group 3 Rugby League
Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Group 18 Rugby League, Manning River Rugby League |
Instituted | 1946 (as Group 18) |
Inaugural season | 1966 (as Group 3) |
Number of teams | 7 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | Macleay Valley Mustangs (2019) |
Most titles | Forster Tuncurry Hawks Wingham District Tigers (9 titles) |
Website | Group 3 on facebook |
Group 3 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 3 area runs from Kempsey in the north to Forster in the south.
History[]
The league began in 1946, with Taree Old Bar winning the first ever premiership. At the time, this league was known as Group 18. In 1966, the boundaries were re-drawn to include three new clubs (Camden Haven, Port Macquarie, and Wauchope) and the group's name was changed to Group 3.[1]
In 1995, Port Macquarie and Wauchope joined Group 2 in another re-zoning, with teams from Group 3 Saturday League joining the competition. In 2003, Port City RLFC joined the competition on loan from Group 2. In 2004, Wauchope re-joined the league after departing at the end of the 1994 season.[1]
The current First Grade premiers are the Macleay Valley Mustangs.
The 2020 Group 3 competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[2] Junior competitions were postponed, eventually commencing in July. The highest age group competition winners were Wingham Tigers (Under 18 boys) and Port Macquarie Sharks (Under 17 Ladies League Tag).[3][4]
Teams[]
The following clubs field teams in the Group 3 First Grade competition.
Club | Founded | Home Ground | No. of Titles | Premierships |
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Forster Tuncurry Hawks | 1946 | Harry Elliot Oval | 9 | 1947, 1968, 1970, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2011 |
Macleay Valley Mustangs | 1995 | Verge Street Oval | 2 | 2014, 2019 |
Old Bar Beach Pirates | 1995 | Old Bar Reserve | 2 | 1996, 1999 |
Port City Breakers | 2002 | Regional Stadium | 5 | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017 |
Port Macquarie Sharks | 1940 | Regional Stadium | 7 | 1976, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015, 2018 |
Taree City Bulls | 1998 | Jack Neal Oval | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2007 |
Wauchope Blues | 1920 | Lank Bain Oval | 8 | 1967, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1984, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
Wingham Tigers | Wingham Sporting Complex | 9 | 1950, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003 |
Former Teams[]
- Halliday Point Makos (Folded 2009)
- Gloucester Magpies (withdrew from first grade in 2002)
- Forster Dragons (Folded)
Map[]
Local Area | in New South Wales |
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Premierships[]
First Grade[]
Separate teams in 1946, Forster and Tuncurry combined as Cape Hawke in 1947, then played as Foster-Tuncurry from 1953.
Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | |||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Report | ||
1946 | Taree Old Bar | 9-5 | Forster | NC[5] MRT[6] | Forster |
1947 | Cape Hawke | 10-4 | Taree Old Bar | NC[7] | Cape Hawke |
1948 | Taree Browns Creek | 8-7 | Cape Hawke | NC[8] MRT[9] | |
1949 | Taree Browns Creek | 18-2 | Cape Hawke | MRT[10] | Taree Browns Creek |
1950 | Wingham District | 7-3 | Taree Browns Creek | WC[11] | Wingham District |
1951 | Taree Browns Creek | 5-4 | Taree Old Bar | MRT[12] | Taree Browns Creek |
1952 | Wingham District | 14-5 | Taree Browns Creek | WC[13] | Wingham District |
1953 | Wingham District | 10-0 | Taree Old Bar | WC[14] | Wingham District |
1954 | Gloucester | 10-2 | Taree Browns Creek | MRT[15] | Gloucester |
1955 | Taree Browns Creek | Wingham District | |||
1956 | Taree Browns Creek | Wingham District | |||
1957 | Gloucester | Wingham District | |||
1958 | Gloucester | Taree Old Bar | |||
1959 | Gloucester | Cundletown | |||
1960 | Gloucester | Wingham District | |||
1961 | Wingham District | 9-5 | Taree United | ||
1962 | Wingham District | 15-12 | Gloucester | ||
1963 | Gloucester | Wingham District | |||
1964 | Gloucester | Wingham District | |||
1965 | Gloucester | Taree Old Bar |
Group 3[]
Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | |||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Report | ||
1966 | Gloucester | – | Wingham District | Gloucester | |
1967 | Wauchope | 10–9 | Forster Tuncurry | Wauchope | |
1968 | Forster Tuncurry | 21–0 | Taree United | Forster Tuncurry | |
1969 | Wauchope | 14–4 | Forster Tuncurry | Wauchope | |
1970 | Forster Tuncurry | – | Port Macquarie | Forster Tuncurry | |
1971 | Taree United | 44–8 | Taree Old Bar | Taree United | |
1972 | Wauchope | 24–7 | Wingham District | Wauchope | |
1973 | Taree United | 8–3 | Taree Old Bar | Taree United | |
1974 | Taree United | 18–15 | Forster Tuncurry | Forster Tuncurry | |
1975 | Wauchope | 18–8 | Taree United | Port Macquarie | |
1976 | Port Macquarie | 24–10 | Wingham District | Port Macquarie | |
1977 | Taree United | – | Forster Tuncurry | Taree United | |
1978 | Taree Old Bar | 24–20 | Taree United | Wingham District | |
1979 | Taree Old Bar | – | Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | |
1980 | Taree Old Bar | 12–6 | Port Macquarie | Taree Old Bar | |
1981 | Taree Old Bar | 19–4 | Wingham District | Taree Old Bar | |
1982 | Taree Old Bar | 10–7 | Wingham District | Taree Old Bar | |
1983 | Taree United | 14–6 | Wauchope | Wauchope | |
1984 | Wauchope | 18–12 | Taree Old Bar | Taree Old Bar | |
1985 | Taree United | 22–10 | Wauchope | Wauchope | |
1986 | Forster Tuncurry | 18–6 | Wingham District | Forster Tuncurry | |
1987 | Taree Old Bar | 9–2 | Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | |
1988 | Taree Old Bar | 50–8 | Camden Haven | Taree Old Bar | |
1989 | Wingham District | 28–8 | Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | |
1990 | Port Macquarie | 10–2 | Wauchope | Wauchope | |
1991 | Port Macquarie | 24–7 | Forster Tuncurry | Port Macquarie | |
1992 | Port Macquarie | 20–14 | Wingham District | Port Macquarie | |
1993 | Port Macquarie | 30–14 | Wauchope | Wauchope | |
1994 | Forster Tuncurry | 20–4 | Wauchope | Forster Tuncurry | |
1995 | Forster Tuncurry | 44–6 | South Taree | Forster Tuncurry | |
1996 | Old Bar Beach | 24–2 | Wingham District | Wingham District | |
1997 | Wingham District | 26–16 | Forster Tuncurry | Camden Haven | |
1998 | Forster Tuncurry | 24–14 | Old Bar Beach | Forster Tuncurry | |
1999 | Old Bar Beach | 26–6 | Wingham District | Old Bar Beach | |
2000 | Taree City | 40–20 | Old Bar Beach | Old Bar Beach | |
2001 | Taree City | 52–9 | Forster Dragons | Taree City | |
2002 | Wingham District | 30–26 | Taree City | Taree City | |
2003 | Wingham District | 30–20 | Forster Tuncurry | Wingham District | |
2004 | Forster Tuncurry | 50–6 | Wingham District | Forster Tuncurry | |
2005 | Camden Haven | 31–22 | Taree City | Taree City | |
2006 | Camden Haven | 26–10 | Wauchope | Camden Haven | |
2007 | Taree City | 28–20 | Port City | Taree City | |
2008 | Port City | 40–16 | Forster Tuncurry | Port City | |
2009 | Wauchope | 32–10 | Port City | Wauchope | |
2010 | Port City | 30–6 | Forster Tuncurry | Port City | |
2011 | Forster Tuncurry | 30–16 | Port City | Port City | |
2012 | Wauchope | 24–20 | Port City | WG[16] | Wauchope |
2013 | Wauchope | 49–18 | Old Bar Beach | WG[17] | Wauchope |
2014 | Macleay Valley | 25–24 | Wauchope | PN[18] | Wauchope |
2015 | Port Macquarie | 20–8 | Port City | PN[19] | Port Macquarie |
2016 | Port City | 26–6 | Port Macquarie | NBN[20] | Port Macquarie |
2017 | Port City | 28–20 | Macleay Valley | PN[21] | Port City |
2018 | Port Macquarie | 18–10 | Port City | PN[22] | Port City |
2019 | Macleay Valley | 34–24 | Wauchope | MRT[23] | Macleay Valley |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia |
Source: Group 3 History Grand Final scores compiled from results published in the Rugby League Week.
Leaderboard[]
(Correct as of 28 September 2020)
Club | Premierships | Runners-Ups | Minor Premierships |
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Camden Haven | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Cundletown | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Forster Dragons | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Forster Tuncurry | 9 | 12 | 8 |
Gloucester | 9 | 1 | ? |
Old Bar Beach | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Port City | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Port Macquarie Sharks | 7 | 6 | 9 |
South Taree | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Taree City | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Taree Browns Creek | 5 | 3 | ? |
Taree Old Bar | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Taree United | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Wauchope District | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Wingham District | 9 | 16 | 3 |
Macleay Valley Mustangs | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Juniors[]
Forster Tuncurry Hawks[]
Macleay Valley Mustangs[]
Old Bar Beach Pirates[]
Port City Breakers[]
Port Macquarie Sharks[]
Taree City Bulls[]
Wauchope Blues[]
Wingham Tigers[]
See also[]
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
References[]
- ^ a b Group 3 History
- ^ Coffey, Lara (25 April 2020). "Group 3 Rugby League Season Cancelled". NBN TV. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Spencer, Mark (28 September 2020). "Wingham Rugby League Under 18's grand final win". Wingham Chronicle. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Jobber, Paul (28 September 2020). "Port Macquarie Sharks under-17s and Wauchope Blues under-13s claim 2020 league tag premierships". Port News. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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- ^ "Football". Manning River Times. Taree: National Library of Australia. 28 September 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Football". The Northern Champion. Taree: National Library of Australia. 20 August 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Football". The Northern Champion. Taree: National Library of Australia. 8 September 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Football". Manning River Times. Taree: National Library of Australia. 8 September 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "M.R. Rugby Football League". Manning River Times. Taree: National Library of Australia. 5 October 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Wingham 1950 Football Premiers". The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer. Wingham: National Library of Australia. 29 August 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Round-up of District Sport". Manning River Times. Taree: National Library of Australia. 22 August 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Football". The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer. Wingham: National Library of Australia. 23 September 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Wingham Is Top Town In Football". The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer. Wingham: National Library of Australia. 1 September 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Dual Premiership To Gloucester "Skipper" Tuile & Greg Parrish". Manning River Times. Taree: National Library of Australia. 6 September 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Daniels, Pete (26 August 2012). "RSL Blues win Group 3 grand final". Wauchope Gazette. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Blues defeat Pirates in Group 3 grand final". Wauchope Gazette. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ McLennan, Matthew (15 September 2014). "Macleay Valley Mustangs win classic Group 3 grand final". Port News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ McLennan, Matthew (29 August 2015). "Port Macquarie Sharks take out Group 3 grand final 20–8 against Port City Breakers". Port News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Rene, Louise (19 September 2016). "PORT CITY CLAIMS GROUP 3 PREMIERSHIP". NBN News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Jobber, Paul (27 August 2017). "Group 3 rugby league first grade grand final 2017: Port City Breakers vs Macleay Valley Mustangs". Port News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Jobber, Paul (26 August 2018). "Port Sharks win 2018 Group 3 first grade grand final over Port City Breakers". Port News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ McGregor, Callum (25 August 2019). "Group 3 rugby league grand final 2019: How it happened". Manning River Times. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
External links[]
- Group 3 on Country Rugby League's official site
- Rugby league competitions in New South Wales