Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League
Newcastle & Hunter Community Rugby League is the governing body of Second Tier Rugby League in the Newcastle and Hunter region. Formed in 2006 after a merger between the Maitland & Coalfields Rugby League and Lower Hunter Rugby League Competitions. It is now the largest senior Rugby League competition in the world. Newcastle & Hunter Community Rugby League or NHCRL consists of five senior men's divisions, A Grade, B Grade, C Grade, Northern Conference & Southern Conference. In 2016 Ladies League Tag was introduced and in 2018 Ladies Tackles was introduced. Currently there are 18 Ladies League Tag teams and 8 Ladies Tackle teams.
Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Lower Hunter |
Instituted | 2006 |
Inaugural season | 2007 |
Number of teams | 55 |
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History
The inaugural season of Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League was 2007 after the amalgamation of the Lower Hunter Rugby League and the Hunter Valley Rugby League. 23 clubs (24 teams) entered 3 grades in the first season.
A Grade Premiers
Season | Grand Finals | Minor Premiers | |||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | ||
1990 | 23-10 | ||||
1991 | |||||
1992 | 31-8 | ||||
1993 | 20-18 | Hexham | |||
1994 | 18-16 | ||||
1995 | 24-20 | ||||
1996 | 30-20 | Harker Oval | |||
1997 | 19-16 | ||||
1998 | 21-16 | Passmore Oval | |||
1999 | 20-16 | ||||
2000 | 13-4 | ||||
2001 | 22-0 | ||||
2002 | 36-14 | ||||
2003 | |||||
2004 | |||||
2005 | 32-2 | ||||
2006 | 31-24 | ||||
A Grade - Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League | |||||
2007 | |||||
2008 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
2009 | 42-22 | ||||
2010 | 38-18 | Harker Oval | |||
2011 | 20-16 | Lakeside Ground | |||
2012 | 44-16 | Cahill Oval | |||
2013 | 35-16 | Harker Oval | |||
2014 | 16 - 14 | Kurri Kurri Sportsground | |||
2015 | 34-10 | Lakeside Ground | |||
2016 | 18 - 10 | Harker Oval | |||
2017 | 31-26 | No1 Sportsground | |||
2018 | 36-4 | No1 Sportsground | |||
2019 | 44-4 | Waratah Oval | |||
2020 |
B Grade Premiers
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2007 | 20-16 | |||
2008 | ||||
2009 | 26-24 | Central Wyong | ||
2010 | 16-12 | |||
2011 | 30-28 | |||
2012 | 44-18 | |||
2013 | 22-14 | |||
2014 [1] | 34-26 | |||
2015 [2] | 16-6 | |||
2016 [3] | 28-24 | |||
2017 | 14-10 | |||
2018 | 46-10 | |||
2019 | 18-16 | |||
2020 |
C Grade Premiers
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 | 32-16 | |||
2010 | 28-20 | |||
2011 | 24-18 | |||
2012 | 17-16 | |||
2013 | 28-24 | |||
2014 [4] | 18-12 | |||
2015 [5] | 24-4 | |||
2016[6] | 24-18 | |||
2017 | 42-28 | |||
2018 | 24-16 | |||
2019 | 30-12 | |||
2020 |
D Grade Premiers (Split into Northern & Southern Conference 2018)
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 | 19-18 | |||
2010 | 32-18 | |||
2011 | 38-24 | |||
2012 | 34-26 | |||
2013 | 22-18 | |||
2014 | 25-18 | |||
2015 | 30-20 | |||
2016[7] | 24-20 | |||
2017 | 44-30 | |||
2018 | 42-16 | |||
2019 | 22-16 | |||
2020 | ||||
Southern Conference
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2018 | 18-6 | |||
2019 | 26-14 | |||
2020 | ||||
Ladies League Tag Division One
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2016 | 20-0 | |||
2017 | 18-0 | |||
2018 | 18-4 | |||
2019 | 20-0 | |||
2020 |
Ladies League Tag Division Two
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2017 | 8-6 | No title | ||
2018 | 8-0 | |||
2019 | 32-0 | |||
2020 |
Ladies League Tag C Grade
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2019 | 12-4 | |||
2020 | ||||
2021 |
Current Clubs
Club | Year Entered | City/Region | Ground | Teams |
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2017 | Maitland | McKeachies Paddock | 3 | |
? | Cessnock | Kurri Kurri Sportsground | 1 | |
2018 | Lake Macquarie | Walters Park | 2 | |
Lake Macquarie | Leneghan Oval | 1 | ||
2019 | Central Coast | Hallakulani Oval | 1 | |
Lake Macquarie | Cardiff Oval | 3 | ||
Dungog | Clarence Town Park | 2 | ||
Lake Macquarie | Neville Thompson Oval | 2 | ||
Lake Macquarie | Dudley Park | 1 | ||
Dungog | Bennett Park | 2 | ||
Maitland | King Edward Park | 1 | ||
Port Stephens | Fingal Bay Oval | 2 | ||
1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval | 1 | |
Mid-North Coast | Bert Gallagher Oval | 1 | ||
2019 | Newcastle | Learmont Park | 1 | |
Maitland | Stuart Park | 1 | ||
Port Stephens | Lionel Morten Oval | 2 | ||
2017 | Cessnock | Jeffrey Park | 1 | |
Newcastle | Hudson Park | 1 | ||
2017 | Maitland | Coronation Park | 2 | |
Port Stephens | Vince Woodman Field | 2 | ||
Lake Macquarie | Gibson Oval | 1 | ||
Maitland | Ray Lawler Reserve | 1 | ||
Maitland | Paterson Showground | 1 | ||
Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | 2 | ||
Newcastle | Tuxford Park | 2 | ||
Mid North Coast | Stroud Showground | 2 | ||
1967 | Lake Macquarie | Parbury Park | 2 | |
2019 | Central Coast | Bill Sohier Oval | 1 | |
Lake Macquarie | Bernie Curran Oval | 2 | ||
Newcastle | The Grange | 1 | ||
Lake Macquarie | Wangi Oval | 2 | ||
Newcastle | Waratah Oval | 2 | ||
Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | 2 | ||
1962 | Lake Macquarie | Windale Park | 2 | |
Maitland | Fred Harvey Oval | 1 | ||
Former clubs
Club | First Season | Last Season | Home Ground | Region |
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Belmont | Lake Macquarie | |||
Belmont North Sharks | Lenaghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | ||
Bolton Point | 1997 | ? | ? | Lake Macquarie |
? | 1996 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie | |
Bulladelah Woodchoppers | ? | Mid North Coast | ||
Newcastle | ||||
2014 | Cessnock | |||
Elermore Vale Miners | 1995 | 1998 | Newcastle | |
Gateshead Zebras | 1972 | 2013 | Alan Davis Oval | Lake Macquarie |
Hamilton | ||||
Lakeside | Port Stephens | |||
2016 | Ford Oval | Newcastle | ||
Lake Macquarie | ||||
1998 | 1998 | Empire Park | Newcastle | |
1989 | 2018 | Passmore Oval | Newcastle | |
2010 | 2015 | Maitland | ||
Warners Bay-Mt Hutton | 1997 | 1997 | Mt Hutton Oval | Lake Macquarie |
Hexham Oval | Port Stephens | |||
Coronation Oval | Maitland | |||
Westlakes | 1998 | 2002 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Other | ||||