Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League
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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Website | [8] |
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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.
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.
A Grade Premiers
B Grade Premiers
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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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 |
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 |
D Grade Premiers (Split into Northern & Southern Conference 2018)
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 |
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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2020 |
Ladies League Tag Division One
Ladies League Tag Division Two
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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2020 | ||||
2021 |
Current Clubs
Club | Year Entered | City/Region | Ground | Teams |
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2017 | Maitland | McKeachies Paddock | 3 |
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? | Cessnock | Kurri Kurri Sportsground | 1 |
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2018 | Lake Macquarie | Walters Park | 2 |
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Lake Macquarie | Leneghan Oval | 1 | |
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2019 | Central Coast | Hallakulani Oval | 1 |
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Lake Macquarie | Cardiff Oval | 3 | |
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Dungog | Clarence Town Park | 2 | |
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Lake Macquarie | Neville Thompson Oval | 2 | |
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Lake Macquarie | Dudley Park | 1 | |
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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 | Windale Park | 2 |
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Maitland | Fred Harvey Oval | 1 |
Former clubs
Club | First Season | Last Season | Home Ground | Region |
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Belmont | Lake Macquarie | |||
Belmont North Sharks | Lenaghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | ||
Bolton Point | 1997 | ? | ? | Lake Macquarie |
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? | 1996 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Bulladelah 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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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 | 2015 | 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 | 1998 | 2002 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Other |