Country Rugby League
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| Founded | 1934 |
| Responsibility | Non-metropolitan New South Wales |
| Key people | Jock Colley[1] (Chair) Terry Quinn[1] (Chief Executive) |
| Website | crlnsw.com.au |
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As of 1 December 2009
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The Country Rugby League of New South Wales[2] (CRL[3]), formed in 1934, is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in areas of New South Wales outside the Sydney metropolitan area. In spite of its name, CRL also governs rugby league in the Australian Capital Territory. Apart from selecting a Country Origin side to play in the annual City vs Country Origin game, the CRL administers a large number of senior and junior competitions across the state.
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[edit] Regions
The CRL administers the following senior competitions:
- Region 1 - Northern Thunderbolts
- Northern Rivers Division (Group 1 and 18's merger)
- Group 19 (New England)
- Region 2 - Oxley Pioneers
- Group 2 (northern Mid North Coast)
- Group 3 (southern Mid North Coast)
- Group 4 (western New England)
- Region 3 - Bidgee Bulls
- Group 9 (Wagga Wagga & Districts)
- Group 17 (Riverina)
- Group 20 (Riverina)
- Canberra Division
- Region 4 - Western Rams
- Group 10 (Central West)
- Group 11 (Dubbo)
- Group 14
- Outback Rugby League
- Cups: Castlereagh Cup, Woodbridge Cup
- Region 5 - Southern Stars
- Group 6 (Southern Highlands & Macarthur)
- Group 7 (South Coast)
- Group 16 (Far South Coast)
- Illawarra Division
- Region 6 - Central Hunter Power
- Region 7 - Newcastle Rebels
[edit] Disbanded Groups
- Group 1 Rugby League - merged with Group 18 to form Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (still hold junior competitions)
- Group 5 Rugby League - now forms part of Group 19 in Region 1 (Northern Thunderbolts)
- Group 8 Rugby League - dissolved into ACTRL in 1982, now Canberra Rugby League
- Group 12 Rugby League - reformed as the Outback Rugby League in Region 4 (Western Rams)
- Group 13 Rugby League - now part of the Group 9 Rugby League in Region 3 (Bidgee Bulls)
- Group 15 Rugby League
- Group 17 Rugby League
- Group 18 Rugby League - merged with Group 1 to form Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (still holds junior competitions)
- Sunraysia-Riverlands Rugby League (reformed briefly as a singular side in 1997 in Group 12, later reformed as the Sunraysia Rugby League).
[edit] Competitions
[edit] 2011 Tier 1 (Divisional) Championships
| RD1 | Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Canberra | 22 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Newcastle | 24 | |||||||||||
| Newcastle | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Northern Rivers | 10 | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Newcastle | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Illawarra | 24 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Illawarra | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Central Hunter Power | 22 | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | |||||||||||||
[edit] 2011 Tier 2 (Group) Championships
| RD1 | RD2 | Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Group 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 2 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Group 3 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Group 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Group 3 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| New England | 36 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Group 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 4 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| New England | 36 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 13 | New England | |||||||||||||||||
| New England | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Group 11 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Group 6 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Group 11 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Group 11 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Group 20 Razorback | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Coast Bulls | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Group 20 Razorback | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Group 11 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Group 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Group 14 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Group 10 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| Group 10 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Group 9 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Group 9 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Group 16 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
[edit] History
Newcastle was the first city outside Sydney to start a league competition, being involved in the Sydney Premiership in 1908-09 and then starting their own competition in 1910.
In 1911, a Goldfields' League was formed in West Wyalong, and games were played in Tamworth, Aberdeen, and along the South Coast. The game was introduced to Orange in 1912 and spread quickly through the western districts. In 1913 branch leagues were formed at Bathurst, Dubbo, Nowra, and Tamworth.
In 1920, the NSWRL set up a Country Committee. NSW Country was divided into six sections: South Coast, Northern Districts, Central Northern Districts, Western Districts, Southern, and North Coast. The group system was introduced in 1922, with neighbouring towns being organised into 12 groups.
The Country Rugby League (CRL) was officially formed in 1934, "subject to the NSW Rugby League still being the paramount institution."
In 1939 a dispute arose between the CRL and the NSWRL. The CRL wanted a new administration structure, an equal partnership in which the NSWRL looked after league in Sydney, and the CRL looked after it in the bush. When their proposal was rejected the CRL broke away from the NSWRL for a week, but returned to the fold with a promise that a committee would be set up to sort things out. Eventually the CRL gave in on the grounds that it was in no one's best interests to have the game divided during the war.
The NSWRL and CRL have since cooperated in the running of Rugby league in NSW, including various 'joint ventures' such as the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup which features three teams from areas under the control of the CRL.
[edit] Team of the Century
In 2008, rugby league football's centenary year in Australia, the Country Rugby League named its 'Team of the Century':[4]
- Clive Churchill (Central Newcastle)
- Brian Carlson (North Newcastle)
- Eddie Lumsden (Kurri Kurri)
- Michael Cronin (Gerringong)
- Graeme Langlands (Wollongong)
- Bob Fulton (Wests Wollongong)
- Andrew Johns (Cessnock)
- Steve Roach (West Wollongong)
- Ian Walsh (Condobolin)
- Glenn Lazarus (Queanbeyan United)
- Herb Narvo (North Newcastle)
- Bradley Clyde (Belconnen United)
- Wally Prigg (West Newcastle)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Committees". Country Rugby League of New South Wales. http://www.crlnsw.com.au/index.php?id=51. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "COUNTRY RUGBY LEAGUE OF NEW SOUTH WALES INC CONSTITUTION – ADOPTED 27/11/99". Country Rugby League of New South Wales. 2008-02-08. http://www.crlnsw.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Resourse_Centre/CRL_Constitution_08_Feb_2008.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Reference Centre > NRL History & Structure". National Rugby League. http://www.nrl.com/nrlhq/referencecentre/nrlhistorystructure/tabid/10433/default.aspx. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ abc.net.au (1 May 2008). "Three Immortals in best Country side". ABC News. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-05-01/three-immortals-in-best-country-side/2421234. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
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