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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| Premiers | Thornton-Beresfield (2020) |
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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.
On the 19th of September 2020, an ugly incident took place after a match between the Dora Creek Swampies and West Wallsend Magpies. During the match West Wallsend players had been subjected to racial abuse by a group of Dora Creek supporters. After the full-time whistle was blown, a West Wallsend player got into an altercation with the group of supporters, resulting in punches being thrown with players and officials from both sides, as well as numerous Dora Creek supporters getting involved. A video was uploaded to Facebook, which then became viral and gained national attention in the mainstream media.
As a result of this incident West Wallsend, who were sitting in 4th on the ladder and primed for a finals berth, were kicked out of the competition, with Dora Creek being allowed to see out the season. Due to the perceived inaction of the NSWRL in combating racial abuse in community Rugby League games by allowing Dora Creek to remain, the majority of the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby League board vacated their positions on the 25th of September, a day before the final round and a week before finals were meant to commence. This left 3 board members to effectively run all 7 competitions run by the Association.
A Grade Premiers
| Season | Grand Finals | Minor Premiers | |||
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| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | ||
| 1990 |  |
23-10 |  |
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| 1991 |  |
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| 1992 | |
31-8 | |
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| 1993 | |
20-18 | |
Hexham | |
| 1994 | |
18-16 | |
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| 1995 | |
24-20 | |
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| 1996 |  |
30-20 |  |
Harker Oval | |
| 1997 |  |
19-16 | |
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| 1998 | |
21-16 | |
Passmore Oval | |
| 1999 |  |
20-16 | |
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| 2000 | |
13-4 | |
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| 2001 |  |
22-0 | |
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| 2002 | |
36-14 |  |
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| 2003 | |||||
| 2004 | |||||
| 2005 | |
32-2 | |
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| 2006 | |
31-24 |  |
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| A Grade - Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League | |||||
| 2007 | |
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| 2008 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2009 |  |
42-22 | |
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| 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 |  |
22-18 | |
St John Oval | |
B Grade Premiers
| Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
| 2007 | |
20-16 |  |
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| 2008 | ||||
| 2009 | |
26-24 | |
Central Wyong |
| 2010 |  |
16-12 | |
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| 2011 | |
30-28 | |
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| 2012 | |
44-18 | |
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| 2013 | |
22-14 | |
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| 2014 [1] |  |
34-26 | |
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| 2015 [2] | |
16-6 |  |
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| 2016 [3] | |
28-24 | |
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| 2017 |  |
14-10 |  |
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| 2018 | |
46-10 | |
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| 2019 | |
18-16 | |
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| 2020 | |
8-4 |  |
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C Grade Premiers
| Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
| 2009 | |
32-16 | |
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| 2010 |  |
28-20 | |
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| 2011 | |
24-18 |  |
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| 2012 | |
17-16 | |
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| 2013 |  |
28-24 |  |
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| 2014 [4] | |
18-12 | |
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| 2015 [5] | |
24-4 | |
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| 2016[6] |  |
24-18 | |
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| 2017 | |
42-28 |  |
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| 2018 | |
24-16 |  |
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| 2019 |  |
30-12 | |
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| 2020 |  |
22-12 |  |
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D Grade Premiers
The competition was split into Northern & Southern Conferences in 2018 and 2019.
| Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
| 2009 | |
19-18 | |
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| 2010 | |
32-18 |  |
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| 2011 | |
38-24 | |
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| 2012 | |
34-26 | |
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| 2013 | |
22-18 | |
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| 2014 | |
25-18 |  |
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| 2015 | |
30-20 | |
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| 2016[7] | |
24-20 | |
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| 2017 |  |
44-30 | |
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| 2018 | |
42-16 | |
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| 2019 | |
22-16 | |
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| 2020 |  |
18-12 | |
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Southern Conference
| Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
| 2018 | |
18-6 | |
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| 2019 | |
26-14 | |
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| 2021 | ||||
Women's Tackle Premiers
| Season | Grand Finals | Minor Premiers | |||
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| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | ||
| 2019 |  |
32-4 | |
Waratah Oval | |
| 2020 | |
24-14 | |
Lakeside Sporting Complex | |
Ladies League Tag Division One
| Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
| 2016 |  |
20-0 | |
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| 2017 | |
18-0 | |
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| 2018 | |
18-4 | |
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| 2019 | |
20-0 | |
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| 2020 | |
14-2 | |
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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 | |
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| 2019 | |
32-0 | |
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| 2020 | |
10-6 | |
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Ladies League Tag C Grade
| Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
| 2019 | |
12-4 | |
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Current Clubs
| Club | Year Entered | City/Region | Ground | Teams |
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2017 | Maitland | McKeachies Paddock | 3 |
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1910 | Cessnock | Kurri Kurri Sportsground | 1 |
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2018 | Lake Macquarie | Walters Park | 2 |
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2011 | Lake Macquarie | Leneghan Oval | 1 |
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2019 | Central Coast | Hallakulani Oval | 1 |
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1934 | Lake Macquarie | Cardiff Oval | 3 |
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1975 | Dungog | Clarence Town Park | 2 |
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Lake Macquarie | Neville Thompson Oval | 2 | |
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1981 | Lake Macquarie | Dudley Park | 1 |
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1930 | Dungog | Bennett Park | 2 |
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Maitland | King Edward Park | 1 | |
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Port Stephens | Fingal Bay Oval | 2 | |
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1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval | 1 |
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Mid-North Coast | Bert Gallagher Oval | 1 | |
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2019 | Newcastle | Learmont Park | 1 |
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Maitland | Stuart Park | 1 | |
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Port Stephens | Lionel Morten Oval | 2 | |
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2017 | Cessnock | Jeffrey Park | 1 |
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Newcastle | Hudson Park | 1 | |
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2017 | Maitland | Coronation Park | 2 |
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Port Stephens | Vince Woodman Field | 2 | |
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Lake Macquarie | Gibson Oval | 1 | |
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Maitland | Ray Lawler Reserve | 1 | |
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Maitland | Paterson Showground | 1 | |
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Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | 2 | |
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Newcastle | Tuxford Park | 2 | |
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Mid North Coast | Stroud Showground | 2 | |
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1967 | Lake Macquarie | Parbury Park | 2 |
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2019 | Central Coast | Bill Sohier Oval | 1 |
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Lake Macquarie | Bernie Curran Oval | 2 | |
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Newcastle | The Grange | 1 | |
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Lake Macquarie | Wangi Oval | 2 | |
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Newcastle | Waratah Oval | 2 | |
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Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | 2 | |
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1962 | Lake Macquarie | Mick Bird Oval | 1 |
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Maitland | Fred Harvey Oval | 1 | |
Former clubs
| Club | First Season | Last Season | Home Ground | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | Lake Macquarie | |||
| Belmont North Sharks | Lenaghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | ||
| Bolton Point | 1997 | ? | ? | Lake Macquarie |
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? | 1996 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
| Bulahdelah Woodchoppers | ? | Mid North Coast | ||
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Newcastle | |||
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2014 | Cessnock | ||
| Elermore Vale Miners | 1995 | 1998 | Newcastle | |
| Gateshead Zebras | 1972 | 2013 | Alan Davis Oval | Lake Macquarie |
| Hamilton | ||||
| Lakeside | Port Stephens | |||
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1998 | 2016 | Ford Oval | Newcastle |
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Lake Macquarie | |||
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1998 | 1998 | Empire Park | Newcastle |
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1989 | 2018 | Passmore Oval | Newcastle |
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2010 | 2020 | Maitland | |
| Warners Bay-Mt Hutton | 1997 | 1997 | Mt Hutton Oval | Lake Macquarie |
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Hexham Oval | Port Stephens | ||
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Coronation Oval | Maitland | ||
| Westlakes Wolves | 1998 | 2002 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
| Other | ||||
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