| Group 3 Rugby League |
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| Sport |
Rugby league football |
| Formerly known as |
Group 18 Rugby League |
| Instituted |
1946 (as Group 18) |
| Inaugural season |
1966 (as Group 3) |
| Number of teams |
7 |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Premiers |
Foster Tuncurry (2011) |
Group 3 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 3 area runs from Port Macquarie in the north to Forster in the south.
[edit] History
The league began in 1946, with Taree Old Bar winning the first ever premiership. At the time, this league was known as Group 18. In 1966, the boundaries were re-drawn to include three new clubs (Camden Haven, Port Macquarie, and Wauchope) and the group's name was changed to Group 3.[1]
In 1995, Port Macquarie and Wauchope joined Group 2 in another re-zoning, with teams from Group 3 Saturday League joining the competition. In 2003, Port City RLFC joined the competition on loan from Group 2. In 2004, Wauchope re-joined the league after departing at the end of the 1994 season.[1]
The current premiers are the Forster Tuncurry Hawks after they won the 2011 grand final defeating Port City Breakers 30-16.
The following clubs fielded teams in the 2010 Group 3 First Grade competition.
| Club |
Years |
2011 Minor Premiership |
| Camden Haven Eagles |
1966- |
6th |
| Forster Tuncurry Hawks |
1946- |
3rd |
| Old Bar Beach Pirates |
1995- |
4th |
| Port City Breakers |
2003- |
1st |
| Taree City Bulls |
? |
7th |
| Wauchope District Blues |
1966–1994, 2004- |
2nd |
| Wingham District Tigers |
1946- |
5th |
The following clubs in Group 3 field teams in junior competitions only.
- Gloucester Magpies
- Port Macquarie Sharks
- Taree Panthers
- Taree RSL Red Rovers Rhinos
[edit] Former Teams
- Halliday Point Makos (Folded 2009)
- Port Macquarie Sharks (Moved to Group 2 1993)
- Gloucester Magpies (withdrew from first grade in 2002)
[edit] Premierships
[edit] Group 18
| Season |
Grand Final Information |
Minor Premiers |
| Premiers |
Score |
Runners-Up |
| 1946 |
Taree Old Bar |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
|
| 1947 |
Forster Tuncurry |
|
Taree Old Bar |
|
| 1948 |
Taree Browns Creek |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
|
| 1949 |
Taree Browns Creek |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
|
| 1950 |
Wingham District |
|
Taree Browns Creek |
|
| 1951 |
Taree Browns Creek |
|
Taree Old Bar |
|
| 1952 |
Wingham District |
|
Taree Browns Creek |
|
| 1953 |
Wingham District |
|
Taree Old Bar |
|
| 1954 |
Gloucester |
|
Taree Browns Creek |
|
| 1955 |
Taree Browns Creek |
|
Wingham District |
|
| 1956 |
Taree Browns Creek |
|
Wingham District |
|
| 1957 |
Gloucester |
|
Wingham District |
|
| 1958 |
Gloucester |
|
Taree Old Bar |
|
| 1959 |
Gloucester |
|
Cundletown |
|
| 1960 |
Gloucester |
|
Wingham District |
|
| 1961 |
Wingham District |
|
Taree United |
|
| 1962 |
Wingham District |
|
Gloucester |
|
| 1963 |
Gloucester |
|
Wingham District |
|
| 1964 |
Gloucester |
|
Wingham District |
|
| 1965 |
Gloucester |
|
Taree Old Bar |
|
[edit] Group 3
| Season |
Grand Final Information |
Minor Premiers |
| Premiers |
Score |
Runners-Up |
| 1966 |
Gloucester |
|
Wingham District |
Gloucester |
| 1967 |
Wauchope |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
Wauchope |
| 1968 |
Forster Tuncurry |
|
Taree United |
Forster Tuncurry |
| 1969 |
Wauchope |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
Wauchope |
| 1970 |
Forster Tuncurry |
|
Port Macquarie |
Forster Tuncurry |
| 1971 |
Taree United |
|
Taree Old Bar |
Taree United |
| 1972 |
Wauchope |
|
Wingham District |
Wauchope |
| 1973 |
Taree United |
|
Taree Old Bar |
Taree United |
| 1974 |
Taree United |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
Forster Tuncurry |
| 1975 |
Wauchope |
|
Taree United |
Port Macquarie |
| 1976 |
Port Macquarie |
|
Wingham District |
Port Macquarie |
| 1977 |
Taree United |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
Taree United |
| 1978 |
Taree Old Bar |
|
Taree United |
Wingham District |
| 1979 |
Taree Old Bar |
|
Port Macquarie |
Port Macquarie |
| 1980 |
Taree Old Bar |
|
Port Macquarie |
Taree Old Bar |
| 1981 |
Taree Old Bar |
|
Wingham District |
Taree Old Bar |
| 1982 |
Taree Old Bar |
|
Wingham District |
Taree Old Bar |
| 1983 |
Taree United |
|
Wauchope |
Wauchope |
| 1984 |
Wauchope |
|
Taree Old Bar |
Taree Old Bar |
| 1985 |
Taree United |
|
Wauchope |
Wauchope |
| 1986 |
Forster Tuncurry |
|
Wingham District |
Forster Tuncurry |
| 1987 |
Taree Old Bar |
|
Port Macquarie |
Port Macquarie |
| 1988 |
Taree Old Bar |
|
Camden Haven |
Taree Old Bar |
| 1989 |
Wingham District |
|
Port Macquarie |
Port Macquarie |
| 1990 |
Port Macquarie |
|
Wauchope |
Wauchope |
| 1991 |
Port Macquarie |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
Port Macquarie |
| 1992 |
Port Macquarie |
|
Wingham District |
Port Macquarie |
| 1993 |
Port Macquarie |
|
Wauchope |
Wauchope |
| 1994 |
Forster Tuncurry |
|
Wauchope |
Forster Tuncurry |
| 1995 |
Forster Tuncurry |
|
South Taree |
Forster Tuncurry |
| 1996 |
Old Bar Beach |
|
Wingham District |
Wingham District |
| 1997 |
Wingham District |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
Camden Haven |
| 1998 |
Forster Tuncurry |
|
Old Bar Beach |
Forster Tuncurry |
| 1999 |
Old Bar Beach |
|
Wingham District |
Old Bar Beach |
| 2000 |
Taree City |
|
Old Bar Beach |
Old Bar Beach |
| 2001 |
Taree City |
|
Forster Dragons |
Taree City |
| 2002 |
Wingham District |
|
Taree City |
Taree City |
| 2003 |
Wingham District |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
Wingham District |
| 2004 |
Forster Tuncurry |
|
Wingham District |
Forster Tuncurry |
| 2005 |
Camden Haven |
|
Taree City |
Taree City |
| 2006 |
Camden Haven |
|
Wauchope |
Camden Haven |
| 2007 |
Taree City Bulls |
|
Port City Breakers |
Taree City Bulls |
| 2008 |
Port City Breakers |
|
Forster Tuncurry |
Port City Breakers |
| 2009 |
Wauchope Blues |
30-12 |
Port City Breakers |
Wauchope Blues |
| 2010 |
Port City Breakers |
30-6 |
Forster Tuncurry |
Port City Breakers |
| 2011 |
Forster Tuncurry |
30-16 |
Port City Breakers |
Port City Breakers |
Source: Group 3 History
[edit] Leaderboard
(Correct as of 1 Jan 2007)
| Club |
Premierships |
Runners-Ups |
Minor Premierships |
| Camden Haven |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Forster Dragons |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Forster Tuncurry |
8 |
10 |
8 |
| Gloucester |
9 |
1 |
? |
| Old Bar Beach |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Port City |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Port Macquarie |
5 |
5 |
7 |
| South Taree |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Taree City |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Taree Browns Creek |
5 |
3 |
? |
| Taree Old Bar |
8 |
8 |
5 |
| Taree United |
6 |
4 |
3 |
| Wauchope District |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| Wingham District |
9 |
9 |
3 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Group 3 on Country Rugby League's official site
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