Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League

Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League
Sport	Rugby league
Formerly known as	Group 1 Rugby League / Group 18 Rugby League
Instituted	2005
Inaugural season	2005
Number of teams	12 (11 in First Grade)
Country	Australia
Premiers	Ballina Seagulls (2019)
Most titles	Ballina Seagulls (5 titles)
Website	NRRRL on facebook

The Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL) is a rugby league competition run in the far north of New South Wales, Australia. It is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The league formed in 2005 as an extended Group 1 Rugby League competition, featuring teams from Group 18 Rugby League. Prior to this, teams from Group 18 played in a competition with teams from the Gold Coast region of Queensland. Both Group 1 and Group 18 continue to run junior competitions.

The competitions run by NRRRL include: First grade, Reserve grade, Under-18's and Ladies League Tag.

As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 competition was suspended until August, with four clubs withdrawing. When it resumed, the competition was split in two due to Queensland border restrictions. The former Group 18 teams contested the Green competition, with the former Group 1 teams contesting the Gold competition.

Teams[]

The following clubs in NRRRL fielded teams in the 2019 Senior Mens and Ladies League Tag competitions, with Bilambil joining in 2020:

Club	Men	Ladies
Ballina Seagulls	1sts	Yes
Bilambil Jets	1sts	Yes
Byron Bay Red Devils	1st	Yes
Casino Cougars	1st	Yes
Cudgen Hornets	1st	Yes
	1st	Yes
Kyogle Turkeys	1st	Yes
	1st	Yes
	2nd	Yes
Mullumbimby Giants	1st	Yes
	1st	Yes
	1st	Yes
Tweed Coast Raiders	1st	Yes

Juniors[]

The following clubs fielded teams in 2018 Group 1 junior competitions: Ballina Seagulls, Casino Cougars, Clarence Coast Magpies, Grafton Ghosts, Kyogle Tukeys, Lismore Marist Brothers Rams, South Grafton Red Devils

The following clubs fielded teams in 2019 Group 18 junior competitions: Bilambil Terranora Jets, Byron Bay Lennox Head Red Devils/Dolphins, Cudgen Headland Hornets, Mullumbimby Giants, Murwillimbah Colts, South Tweed Koala Bears/Ospreys, Tugun Seahawks, Tweed Coast Raiders, Tweed Heads Seagulls

First Grade Premierships[]

Season	Grand Final Information				Minor Premiers
Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Reports	Minor Premiers
2005	Tweed Heads Seagulls	44–18	Murwillumbah Mustangs	MDN^[1]	Tweed Heads Seagulls^[2]
2006	Cudgen Hornets	19–16	Murwillumbah Mustangs		Murwillumbah Mustangs^[3]
2007	Mullumbimby Giants	34–30	Ballina Seagulls	Star^[4]	Mullumbimby Giants^[5]
2008	Byron Bay Red Devils	25–24	Grafton Ghosts	FNC^[6]	Grafton Ghosts^[7]
2009	Lower Clarence Magpies	21–20	Northern United	ABC^[8]	Lower Clarence Magpies^[9]
2010	Grafton Ghosts	14–6	Ballina Seagulls	FNC^[10]	Grafton Ghosts^[11]
2011	Grafton Ghosts	10–6	Murwillumbah Mustangs	FNC^[12]	Murwillumbah Mustangs^[13]
2012	Murwillumbah Mustangs	27–26	Grafton Ghosts	MDN^[14]	Murwillumbah Mustangs^[13]
2013	Ballina Seagulls	30–24	Murwillumbah Mustangs	Star^[15]	Murwillumbah Mustangs
2014	Ballina Seagulls	17–6	Byron Bay Red Devils	Star^[16]	Ballina Seagulls
2015	Ballina Seagulls	34–6	Murwillumbah Mustangs	Star^[17]	Murwillumbah Mustangs
2016	Murwillumbah Mustangs	16–14	Cudgen Hornets	ABC^[18]	Murwillumbah Mustangs
2017	Ballina Seagulls	36–28	Cudgen Hornets	Star^[19]	Ballina Seagulls
2018	Tweed Coast Raiders	24–4	Ballina Seagulls	TDN^[20]	Tweed Coast Raiders
2019	Ballina Seagulls	38–18	Murwillumbah Mustangs	NBN^[21] Star^[22]	Ballina Seagulls
2020 (Green)	Tweed Coast Raiders	24–18	Murwillumbah Mustangs	NBN^[23]	Tweed Coast Raiders
2020 (Gold)	Ballina Seagulls	30-16	Lismore Marist Brothers	NBN^[24]	Ballina Seagulls

Ladies League Tag[]

Season	Grand Final Information				Minor Premiers
Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Reports	Minor Premiers
2017	Byron Bay Red Devils	12–8
2018		22–4	Byron Bay Red Devils
2019	Tweed Coast Raiders	12–10
2020 (Green)	Tweed Coast Raiders	4-2	Cudgen Hornets		Cudgen Hornets
2020 (Gold)	Lismore Marist Brothers	18-0	Ballina Seagulls		Lismore Marist Brothers

Sources[]

Years	Acronym	Item	Available Online	Via
1967-69, 1971-96	-	Country Rugby League Annual Report	No	State Library of NSW
2003 to 2014	RLW	Rugby League Week	Yes	eResources at State Library of NSW
2007 to 2019	Star	The Northern Star	Yes	Northern Star website
2005 to 2019	-	Various Newspaper Websites	Yes	As referenced

References[]

^ Final Triumph
^ Tweed (12 September 2005). "Mustangs host Tweedshowdown | Tweed Daily News". Mydailynews.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Lismore (19 August 2006). "Bros have the experience". Northern Star. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Lismore (28 July 2009). "Drought's drug ban". Northern Star. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Northern Rivers (29 August 2007). "Stirring Seagulls win one man down | Lismore Echo". Echonews.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Byron Bay wins rugby league grand final | Far North Coaster Magazine". Farnorthcoaster.com.au. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ "Grafton Ghosts, Byron Bay battle it out to host NRRRL grand final | Far North Coaster Magazine". Farnorthcoaster.com.au. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Lower Clarence celebrate the 2009 NRRRL Grand Final at the Maclean Showground
^ "Minor premiers meet defending premiers | Far North Coaster Magazine". Farnorthcoaster.com.au. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ 2010 NRRRL Grand Final Results
^ Ballina and Grafton Ghosts to meet in NRRRL grand final
^ NRRRL Grand Final Results
^ ^a ^b "Mustangs backed to beat Ghosts | Tweed Daily News". Mydailynews.com.au. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ gmartin (3 September 2012). "Mustangs are grand final champs | Tweed Daily News". Mydailynews.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ mcraig (5 September 2013). "Ballina Seagulls set to break 20-year Premiership drought". Northern Star. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^ Craig, Mitchell (17 September 2014). "Brothers key to Ballina's grand final win over Red Devils". Northern Star. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
^ Craig, Mitchell. "NRRRL's 2015 highlights and our pick for team of the year". Northern Star. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ "Emotions overflow as Murwillumbah Mustangs honour fallen team mate". ABC News. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ Craig, Mitchell (11 September 2017). "Hard-fought win for Seagulls in NRRRL grand final". Northern Star. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
^ Vivian, Steve (9 September 2018). "Raiders conquer Ballina in historic NRRRL grand final win". Tweed Daily News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
^ "Fairytale Season Ends In Grand Final Win For Ballina". NBN News. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "Seagulls win another NRRRL grand final". 8 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "TWEED COAST RAIDERS TAKE HOME PREMIERSHIP IN NRRRL GREEN COMP". 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "BALLINA SEAGULLS WIN NRRRL GRAND FINAL AGAINST MARIST BROTHERS". 18 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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[Final_Triumph-1] Final Triumph

[2] Tweed (12 September 2005). "Mustangs host Tweedshowdown | Tweed Daily News". Mydailynews.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[3] Lismore (19 August 2006). "Bros have the experience". Northern Star. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[4] Lismore (28 July 2009). "Drought's drug ban". Northern Star. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[5] Northern Rivers (29 August 2007). "Stirring Seagulls win one man down | Lismore Echo". Echonews.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[6] "Byron Bay wins rugby league grand final | Far North Coaster Magazine". Farnorthcoaster.com.au. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[7] "Grafton Ghosts, Byron Bay battle it out to host NRRRL grand final | Far North Coaster Magazine". Farnorthcoaster.com.au. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[2009_GF-8] Lower Clarence celebrate the 2009 NRRRL Grand Final at the Maclean Showground

[9] "Minor premiers meet defending premiers | Far North Coaster Magazine". Farnorthcoaster.com.au. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[2010_GF-10] 2010 NRRRL Grand Final Results

[11] Ballina and Grafton Ghosts to meet in NRRRL grand final

[12] NRRRL Grand Final Results

[mydailynews.com.au-13] "Mustangs backed to beat Ghosts | Tweed Daily News". Mydailynews.com.au. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[14] rtin (3 September 2012). "Mustangs are grand final champs | Tweed Daily News". Mydailynews.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[15] raig (5 September 2013). "Ballina Seagulls set to break 20-year Premiership drought". Northern Star. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

[16] Craig, Mitchell (17 September 2014). "Brothers key to Ballina's grand final win over Red Devils". Northern Star. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

[17] Craig, Mitchell. "NRRRL's 2015 highlights and our pick for team of the year". Northern Star. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

[18] "Emotions overflow as Murwillumbah Mustangs honour fallen team mate". ABC News. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

[19] Craig, Mitchell (11 September 2017). "Hard-fought win for Seagulls in NRRRL grand final". Northern Star. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

[20] Vivian, Steve (9 September 2018). "Raiders conquer Ballina in historic NRRRL grand final win". Tweed Daily News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

[21] "Fairytale Season Ends In Grand Final Win For Ballina". NBN News. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[22] "Seagulls win another NRRRL grand final". 8 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[23] "TWEED COAST RAIDERS TAKE HOME PREMIERSHIP IN NRRRL GREEN COMP". 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[24] "BALLINA SEAGULLS WIN NRRRL GRAND FINAL AGAINST MARIST BROTHERS". 18 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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v t Country Rugby League
Federation	Country Rugby League
Representative Teams	Country Origin (City vs Country Origin)
CRL Divisions	Canberra Central Coast Illawarra Newcastle Northern Rivers Sunraysia-Riverlands Western Conference (10, 11)
CRL Groups	Region 1: (2, 3) Region 2: (4, 19, 21) Region 3: (9, 20, 17) Region 4: (14) Region 5: (6, 7, 16)
Illawarra Teams:	Berkeley Eagles Collegians Corrimal Cougars Dapto Canaries Helensburgh Tigers Shellharbour Workers Thirroul Butchers UOW Titans Wests Red Devils
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Other Cups	Woodbridge Cup Clayton Cup Outback RL Mid West Cup NSW Challenge Cup

v t Rugby league in New South Wales
Federations	New South Wales Rugby League Country Rugby League New South Wales Women's Rugby League NSW Physical Disability Rugby League
Representative competitions	City vs Country Origin Women's City vs Country Origin
Representative teams	New South Wales Blues City Origin Team Country Origin Team New South Wales Residents New South Wales Women New South Wales U20's New South Wales U18's New South Wales U16's
NRL clubs	Canberra Raiders Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers
Competitions	NSWRL: NSW Cup Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield Presidents Cup Jersey Flegg Cup S.G. Ball Cup Laurie Daley Cup Harold Matthews Cup Andrew Johns Cup NSW Challenge Cup CRL: Canberra Central Coast Illawarra Newcastle Northern Rivers Sunraysia-Riverlands Region 1: 2 3 Region 2: 4 19 21 Region 3: 9 17 20 Region 4: 10 11 14 Region 5: 6 7 16 Women's: NSWRL Women's Premiership Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League Tarsha Gale Cup Tertiary: NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League
Discontinued competitions	NSWRL premiership Amco Cup