Group 19 Rugby League
The New England Group 19 Rugby League competition is a Rugby league competition which is run under the auspices of NSWCRL. It is based in the New England North West area. It was originally called the Group 5 Rugby League Premiership but that competition merged with another local competition to form New England Group 19. The competition is generally played on Sundays throughout the winter months, with strong local rivalries as well as inter – town rivalries.
Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Group 5 Rugby League |
Instituted | 1980 |
Inaugural season | 1980 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | Moree Boomerangs (2019) |
Most titles | Warialda (11 (including Group 5) titles) |
Website | Group 19 Homepage |
In just their second season in Group 19 the Macintyre Warriors claimed the first grade honours, winning a tight contest over the returning Narwan Eels. The Eels returned to the competition in 2017 after several years hiatus due to unruly supporters and unsportsman like behaviour. Unfortunately the Macintyre Warriors folded in 2018, as a result of many players rejoining the nearby Goondiwindi league side. Their absence paved the way for a return to the premiers circuit for the highly rated Moree Boomerangs, a team that wear their indigenous flag themed jerseys with much pride.
Clubs
Current clubs in Group 19:
Team | Division | LLT Division |
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Ashford Roosters | 2 | 2 |
Armidale Rams | 1 | 1 |
Bingara Bullets | 2 | 2 |
Bundarra Bears | 2 | 2 |
Glen Innes Magpies | 1 | 1 |
Moree Boomerangs | 1 | 1 |
Moree Boars | 1 | 1 |
Narwan Eels | 1 | 1 |
Tenterfield Tigers | 2 | 2 |
Tingha Tigers | 2 | 2 |
Uralla Tigers | 2 | 2 |
Walcha Roos | 2 | 2 |
Warialda Wombats | 2 | 2 |
Former clubs:
- Goondiwindi Boars
- Guyra Superspuds
- Gwydir Gumbies
- Inverell Hawks
- Macintyre Warriors
- Gilgai Wolves
Champions
Group 5 Rugby League Champions
Season | Champions | Score | Runners-up |
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1961 | Warialda | 22–8 | Moree Mission Jets |
1962 | Warialda | 17–6 | Armidale |
1963 | Warialda | 16–11 | Guyra |
1964 | Warialda | 21–2 | Guyra |
1965 | Warialda | 28–9 | Armidale |
1966 | Armidale | 15–10 | Warialda |
1967 | Armidale | 7–6 | Glenn Innes |
1968 | Moree Mission Jets | 9–4 | Armidale |
1969 | Guyra | 20–7 | Warialda |
1970 | Armidale | 13–3 | Glen Innes |
1971 | Armidale | 4–2 | Guyra |
1972 | Moree | 11–7 | Inverell |
1973 | Warialda | 36–7 | Inverell |
1974 | Warialda | 17–8 | Glenn Innes |
1975 | Inverell | 9–8 | Moree |
1976 | Armidale | 12–11 | Moree |
1977 | Moree | 18–13 | Inverell |
1978 | Moree | 37–10 | Glen Innes |
1979 | Moree | 12–5 | Glen Innes |
1980 | Warialda | 14–9 | Glen Innes |
1981 | Moree | 30–13 | Inverell |
Group 19 Rugby League
Season | Champions | Score | Runners-up |
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1980 | Narwan | 23–11 | Armidale |
1981 | Narwan | 23–8 | Wright College |
1982 | Narwan | 20–17 | Glen Innes |
1983 | Narwan | 16–12 | Walcha |
1984 | Narwan | 50–12 | Guyra |
1985 | Uralla | 20–4 | Glen Innes |
1986 | YCW | 4–0 | Guyra |
1987 | YCW | 20–18 | Uralla |
1988 | Guyra | 36–18 | Tingha |
1989 | Glen Innes | 35–6 | Armidale |
1990 | Uralla | 12–4 | Glen Innes |
1991 | Glen Innes | 28–12 | Glen Innes |
1992 | Moree Boomerangs | 26–18 | Glen Innes |
1993 | Moree Boars | 22–20 | Armidale |
1994 | Moree Boomerangs | 30–20 | Inverell |
1995 | Armidale | 36–28 | Glen Innes |
1996 | Warialda | 36–20 | Inverell RSM |
1997 | Armidale | 34–24 | Guyra |
1998[1] | Inverell | 28–14 | Armidale |
1999 | Warialda | 22–20 | Inverell |
2000 | Inverell | 24–12 | Glen Innes |
2001 | Warialda | 50–14 | Guyra |
2002 | Guyra | 56–24 | Narwan |
2003 | Guyra | 44–36 | Narwan |
2004 | Guyra | 46–22 | Narwan |
2005 | Narwan | 35–22 | Guyra |
2006 | Guyra | 28–8 | Inverell |
2007 | Warialda | 38–24 | Guyra |
2008 | Glen Innes | 26–10 | Tingha |
2009 | Tingha | 46–14 | Guyra |
2010 | Glen Innes | 14–4 | Guyra |
2011 | Inverell | 33–26 | Glen Innes |
2012[2] | Glen Innes | 60–12 | Guyra |
2013[3][4] | Moree Boomerangs | 48–22 | Gwydir |
2014[5] | Moree Boomerangs | 56–18 | Inverell |
2015 | Inverell | 26–24 | Moree Boomerangs |
2016[6] | Inverell | 42–28 | MacIntyre |
2017[7] | Macintyre | 26–22 | Narwan Eels |
2018[8] | Moree Boomerangs | 36–28 | Glenn Innes |
2019 | Moree Boomerangs | 36–34 | Glenn Innes |
See also
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
References
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- Hauser, Liam (29 August 2016). "Inverell Hawks are on top of the world". Inverell Times. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- Jones, Ian (20 September 2017). "Macintyre Warriors take Group 19 win". Moree Champion. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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