Group 4 Rugby League

Group 4 is a rugby league competition in the New England and north west area of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League.

Group 4 Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1913
Inaugural season1913
Number of teams7
CountryAustralia
Premiers North Tamworth Bears (2019)
Most titlesNorth Tamworth Bears (21 titles)
WebsiteGroup 4 at SportsTG

Structure

The Group runs a first grade, reserve grade, under 18s and under 16s competition under the Wests Cup name. All six first grade clubs run at least one lower grade team and most will have three or four. In addition to the six first grade clubs, there is also one junior club involved in under 16s: Farrer MAHS. It also runs a second division competition called the Wests Shield. The second division competition includes stand-alone senior teams from smaller towns within the region. Some of these clubs also run women's LeagueTag sides.

There are also Group 4 senior Under 18s and Under 16s representative teams that competes against other Group sides. They compete against Groups 19 and 21 in trials for the Greater Northern Tigers regional team.

Teams

Seven teams currently compete in Group 4 Rugby League first grade, from towns across the New England and north west area of New South Wales.

TeamHome groundNo. of PremiershipsPremierships
Boggabri KangaroosJubilee Oval21963, 1964
Dungowan CowboysDungowan Oval0None
Gunnedah BulldogsKitchener Oval71956, 1965, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1998
Kootingal-Moonbi RoostersKootingal Oval0None
Narrabri BluesCollins Park51940, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1990
North Tamworth BearsJack Woolaston Oval211913, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1950, 1951, 1953,

1980, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Werris Creek MagpiesDavid Taylor Oval101925, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1979, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997

Grand Finals
YearPremiersScoreRunners-upReportGrand Final venueMinor PremiersWooden Spoon
2000 West Tamworth Lions 23–6 North Tamworth Bears
2001 West Tamworth Lions 34–24 North Tamworth Bears
2002 Moree Boars 34–18 West Tamworth Lions Moree Boars Wee Waa Panthers
2003 Coonabarabran Unicorns 33–24 North Tamworth Bears North Tamworth Bears Werris Creek
2004 Wee Waa Panthers 46–10 Moree Boars West Tamworth Lions Werris Creek
2005 North Tamworth Bears 34–28 West Tamworth Lions North Tamworth Bears Wee Waa Panthers
2006 North Tamworth Bears 42–14 Coonabarabran Unicorns North Tamworth Bears Narrabri Blues
2007 North Tamworth Bears 32–12 West Tamworth Lions North Tamworth Bears Werris Creek
2008 North Tamworth Bears 8–6 West Tamworth Lions West Tamworth Lions Narrabri Blues
2009 West Tamworth Lions 52–28 North Tamworth Bears West Tamworth Lions Narrabri Blues
2010 West Tamworth Lions 55–12 Wee Waa Panthers West Tamworth Lions Moree Boars
2011 West Tamworth Lions 54–14 North Tamworth Bears YT[1] Jack Woolaston Oval West Tamworth Lions Moree Boars
2012 West Tamworth Lions 23–12 North Tamworth Bears Jack Woolaston Oval West Tamworth Lions Moree Boars
2013 West Tamworth Lions 33–24 North Tamworth Bears NDL[2] Scully Park West Tamworth Lions Moree Boars
2014 North Tamworth Bears 56–18 Gunnedah Bulldogs NDL[3] North Tamworth Bears Oxley Diggers
2015 North Tamworth Bears 46–25 West Tamworth Lions West Tamworth Lions Oxley Diggers
2016 North Tamworth Bears 36–12 West Tamworth Lions NBN[4] Jack Woolaston Oval North Tamworth Bears Armidale Rams
2017 North Tamworth Bears 30–22 Narrabri Blues NDL[5] Jack Woolaston Oval North Tamworth Bears Wee Waa Panthers
2018 North Tamworth Bears 34–28 Gunnedah Bulldogs NDL[6] Kootingal Moonbi Roosters Boggabri Kangaroos
2019 North Tamworth Bears 40-4 Kootingal Moonbi Roosters North Tamworth Bears Boggabri Kangaroos

Notable Juniors

Boggarbi Kangaroos

Dungowan Cowboys

Gunnedah Bulldogs

Koontingal-Monbi Roosters

Narrabri Blues

North Tamworth Bears

See also
  • Rugby League Competitions in Australia

References
  1. "North Tamworth Bears V West Lions Grand Final Day 2011". 9 September 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. Newling, Geoff (9 September 2013). "GALLERY: The West was won with early assault". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. Newling, Geoff (23 September 2014). "North Tamworth Bears kings of country". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. Herbert, Emily (12 September 2016). "Group Four's Grubby Grand Final". NBN News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. Bode, Mark (10 September 2017). "Group 4 First Division: North Tamworth secure fourth straight premiership with bruising defeat of Narrabri". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. Bode, Mark (9 September 2018). "Group 4 grand final: North Tamworth Bears edge Gunnedah Bulldogs 34–28". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 22 April 2019.


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