Castlereagh League
The Castlereagh League (also known as the Castlereagh Cup) is a rugby league competition in western New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. For all intents and purposes the competition is effectively the Group 14 Rugby League senior competition.
Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Group 14 |
Inaugural season | 1956 |
Ceased | 1998 |
Re-formed | 2001 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | Cobar (2022) |
Most titles | Coonamble (7 titles) |
Website | Castlereagh RL Homepage |
Teams
The following clubs are fielding teams in the 2022 Christie Hood Castlereagh Cup:
Castlereagh Cup Clubs | Moniker | Premierships | Premiership Years | Group 14 Premierships (Known) | 1st | LLT | Res. |
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Baradine | Magpies | 0 | None | 4 (1968–69, 1993, 1995) | Yes | Yes | No |
Binnaway | Bombshells | 1 | 2004 | None | No | Yes | Yes |
Cobar | Roosters | 1 | 2022 | None | Yes | Yes | No |
Coonabarabran | Unicorns | 1 | 2019 | 9 (1961–62, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1988, 1990, 1994) | In recess 2022 | ||
Coonamble | Bears | 7 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | 5 (1971, 1974, 1982, 1991, 1996) | Yes | Yes | No |
Dunedoo | Swans | 2 | 2014, 2020 | None | Yes | Yes | No |
Gilgandra | Panthers | 6 | 2001, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 4 (1956, 1981, 1987, 1997) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Gulgong | Terriers | 1 | 2015 | None | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Narromine | Jets | 0 | None | None | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Former Teams
Team | Moniker | Notes | Premierships |
---|---|---|---|
Competed in Castlereagh Cup era | |||
Coolah | Kangaroos | Folded 2018 | None |
Gulargambone | Galahs | Folded 2008 | None |
Trangie | Magpies | Folded 2022 | None |
Warren | Bulldogs | Folded 2018 | 2010, 2012 |
Group 14 era | |||
Mendooran | Tigers | Folded | Group 14: 1984 |
Mudgee | Dragons | Moved to Group 10 | Unknown |
Merriwa | Magpies | Moved to Group 21 | None |
Nyngan | Tigers | Moved to Group 11 Rugby League | None |
Orana | RLFC | Folded | None |
Walgett | Dragons | Moved to Barwon Darling Rugby League | None |
Clubs Timeline
Castlereagh Cup past & present participants, First Grade and Ladies League Tag.
History
Season | Teams | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Minor Premiers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | 8 | Gilgandra | 36–4 | Coonamble | |
2002 | 8 | Coonamble | 36–26 | Dunedoo | |
2003 | 5 | Coonamble | 70–24 | Baradine | Coonamble |
2004 | 7 | Binnaway | 32–26 | Gulargambone | Binnaway |
2005 | 6 | Coonamble | 34–24 | Binnaway | Coonamble |
2006 | 6 | Coonamble | 44–22 | Warren | Coonamble |
2007 | 5 | Coonamble | 36–16 | Baradine | Coonamble |
2008 | 5 | Coonamble | 40–32 | Baradine | Coonamble |
2009 | 6 | Coonamble | 32–26 | Gilgandra | Gilgandra |
2010 | 7 | Warren | 46–20 | Coonamble | Warren |
2011 | 7 | Gilgandra | 28–24 | Warren | Warren |
2012 | 7 | Warren | 47–32 | Coonabarabran | Coonabarabran |
2013 | 8 | Gilgandra | 30–24 | Coonabarabran | Coonabarabran (26 points) |
2014 | 8 | Dunedoo | 32–12 | Coonamble | Dunedoo (26 points) |
2015 | 6 | Gulgong | 40–14 | Gilgandra | Coonamble (26 points) |
2016 | 9 | Gilgandra | 28–22 | Gulgong | Coonamble (32 points) |
2017 | 8 | Gilgandra | 46–10 | Coonamble | Gilgandra (36 points) |
2018 | 8 | Gilgandra | 31-30 | Gulgong | Gulgong (34 points) |
2019 | 9 | Coonabarabran | 32–22 | Gilgandra | Coonabarabran (29 points) |
2020 | 5 | Dunedoo | 16–10 | Gilgandra | Dunedoo (18 points) |
2021 Season Cancelled before finals due to COVID-19 lockdowns in NSW | |||||
2022 | 7 | Cobar | 28-26 | Gilgandra | Narromine (28 points) |
Group 14
Group 14 is a junior rugby league competition in central New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. This Group doesn't officially field a senior competition although the Castlereagh Cup is mostly made up of Group 14 clubs, is the official successor to the Group, and is called Group 14 on occasion. The Group 14 name is still applied to the junior competition
Current Teams
- Baradine Junior Sports Club
- Coolah Junior Sports Club (no seniors)
- Coonabarabran JRLFC
- Coonamble JRLFC
- Dunedoo Junior Rugby League and Netball Association
- Gilgandra Junior Rugby League and Netball Association
- Gulgong Junior Rugby League and Netball Club
- Walgett Dragons JRLC (Seniors play in Barwon Darling)
Former Structure
The competition was formerly divided into Eastern and Western divisions. The following clubs fielded teams in the 2006 Group 14 Eastern junior competition:
- Binnaway (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
- Coolah (no senior team)
- Dunedoo (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
- Gulgong (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
- Merriwa (fields a senior team in Group 21)
While these clubs fielded teams in the 2006 Group 14 Western junior competition:
- Baradine (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
- Coonabarabran (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
- Coonamble (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
- Gilgandra (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
- Nyngan (fields a senior team in Group 11)
Group 14 Senior Grand Finals
Group 14 Grand Finals (Recorded 1956-1998)[1]
From The Vault on Wayback Machine
1956 Gilgandra 13-6 Binnaway
1957 ???
1958 ???
1959 ???
1960 ???
1961 Coonabarabran
1962 Coonabarabran
1963 ???
1964 Coonabarabran 10-7 Gilgandra
1965 ???
1966 Coonabarabran
1967 Dunedoo 18-18 Coonabarabran (AET) * Dunedoo won replay 16-8.
1968 Baradine 17-10 Dunedoo
1969 Baradine 10-9 Coonabarabran
1970 Coonabarabran 22-7 Gulgong
1971 Coonamble 31-4 Coonabarabran
1972 Coonabarabran 26-8 Baradine
1973 ???
1974 Coonamble 19-14
1975 ???
1976 ???
1977 ??? Gilgandra
1978 ???
1979 ???
1980 ??? Gilgandra
1981 Gilgandra 25-5 Baradine
1982 Coonamble Coonabarabran
1983 ???
1984 Mendooran
1985 ???
1986 ???
1987 Gilgandra 23-16 Nyngan (AET)
1988 Coonabarabran 38-18 Dunedoo
1989 ???
1990 Coonabarabran 32-22 Orana
1991 Coonamble 30-26 Baradine
1992 ???
1993 Baradine 16-14 Coonamble
1994 Coonabarabran 22-18 Coonamble
1995 Baradine 40-14 Coonamble
1996 Coonamble 36-28 Nyngan
1997 Gilgandra 29-20 Walgett
1998 No competition
See also
References
- ^ . 12 February 2005. Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links and Sources
- Latest Castlereagh Cup table – from Sporting Pulse
- on Country Rugby League's official site
- Rugby League Week at State Library of NSW Research and Collections
- on Country Rugby League's official site
- Rugby League Week at State Library of NSW Research and Collections