Group 3 Rugby League
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.
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 |
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Most titles | ![]() ![]() |
Website | SportsTG.com |
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 premiers are the Port Macquarie Sharks.
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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1946 | Harry Elliot Oval | 9 | 1947, 1968, 1970, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2011 |
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1995 | Verge Street Oval | 2 | 2014, 2019 |
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1995 | Old Bar Reserve | 2 | 1996, 1999 |
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2002 | Regional Stadium | 5 | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017 |
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1940 | Regional Stadium | 7 | 1976, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015, 2018 |
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1998 | Jack Neal Oval | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2007 |
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1920 | Lank Bain Oval | 8 | 1967, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1984, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
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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)
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[2] MRT[3] | Forster |
1947 | Cape Hawke | 10-4 | Taree Old Bar | NC[4] | Cape Hawke |
1948 | Taree Browns Creek | 8-7 | Cape Hawke | NC[5] MRT[6] | |
1949 | Taree Browns Creek | 18-2 | Cape Hawke | MRT[7] | Taree Browns Creek |
1950 | Wingham District | 7-3 | Taree Browns Creek | WC[8] | Wingham District |
1951 | Taree Browns Creek | 5-4 | Taree Old Bar | MRT[9] | Taree Browns Creek |
1952 | Wingham District | 14-5 | Taree Browns Creek | WC[10] | Wingham District |
1953 | Wingham District | 10-0 | Taree Old Bar | WC[11] | Wingham District |
1954 | Gloucester | 10-2 | Taree Browns Creek | MRT[12] | 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 | Taree United | |||
1962 | Wingham District | 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 | – | Forster Tuncurry | Wauchope | |
1968 | Forster Tuncurry | – | Taree United | Forster Tuncurry | |
1969 | Wauchope | – | Forster Tuncurry | Wauchope | |
1970 | Forster Tuncurry | – | Port Macquarie | Forster Tuncurry | |
1971 | Taree United | – | Taree Old Bar | Taree United | |
1972 | Wauchope | – | Wingham District | Wauchope | |
1973 | Taree United | – | Taree Old Bar | Taree United | |
1974 | Taree United | – | Forster Tuncurry | Forster Tuncurry | |
1975 | Wauchope | – | Taree United | Port Macquarie | |
1976 | Port Macquarie | – | Wingham District | Port Macquarie | |
1977 | Taree United | – | Forster Tuncurry | Taree United | |
1978 | Taree Old Bar | – | Taree United | Wingham District | |
1979 | Taree Old Bar | – | Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | |
1980 | Taree Old Bar | – | Port Macquarie | Taree Old Bar | |
1981 | Taree Old Bar | – | Wingham District | Taree Old Bar | |
1982 | Taree Old Bar | – | Wingham District | Taree Old Bar | |
1983 | Taree United | – | 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 | – | Wauchope | Wauchope | |
1991 | Port Macquarie | – | Forster Tuncurry | Port Macquarie | |
1992 | Port Macquarie | – | Wingham District | Port Macquarie | |
1993 | Port Macquarie | – | Wauchope | Wauchope | |
1994 | Forster Tuncurry | – | Wauchope | Forster Tuncurry | |
1995 | Forster Tuncurry | – | South Taree | Forster Tuncurry | |
1996 | Old Bar Beach | – | Wingham District | Wingham District | |
1997 | Wingham District | – | Forster Tuncurry | Camden Haven | |
1998 | Forster Tuncurry | – | Old Bar Beach | Forster Tuncurry | |
1999 | Old Bar Beach | – | Wingham District | Old Bar Beach | |
2000 | Taree City | – | Old Bar Beach | Old Bar Beach | |
2001 | Taree City | – | 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[13] | Wauchope |
2013 | Wauchope | 49–18 | Old Bar Beach | WG[14] | Wauchope |
2014 | Macleay Valley | 25–24 | Wauchope | PN[15] | Wauchope |
2015 | Port Macquarie | 20–8 | Port City | PN[16] | Port Macquarie |
2016 | Port City | 26–6 | Port Macquarie | NBN[17] | Port Macquarie |
2017 | Port City | 28–20 | Macleay Valley | PN[18] | Port City |
2018 | Port Macquarie | 18–10 | Port City | PN[19] | Port City |
2019 | Macleay Valley | 34–24 | Wauchope | Macleay Valley |
Source: Group 3 History Grand Final scores compiled from results published in the Rugby League Week.
Leaderboard
(Correct as of 11 April 2019)
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 | 7 | 11 |
Wingham District | 9 | 16 | 3 |
Macleay Valley Mustangs | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Juniors
Forster Tuncurry Hawks
Macleay Valley Mustangs
Old Bar Beach Pirates
Port City Breakers
Port Macquarie Sharks
Taree City Bulls
Wingham Tigers
See also
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
References
- Group 3 History
- "Football". The Northern Champion. Taree: National Library of Australia. 25 September 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "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.
External links
- Group 3 on Country Rugby League's official site