Group 4 Rugby League
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 1913 |
Inaugural season | 1913 |
Number of teams | 7 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | North Tamworth Bears (2019) |
Most titles | North Tamworth Bears (21 titles) |
Website | Group 4 at SportsTG |
Group 4 is a rugby league competition in the New England and north west area of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League.
Structure
The Group runs a first grade, reserve grade, under 18s and under 16s competition under the Wests Cup name. All six first grade clubs run at least one lower grade team and most will have three or four. In addition to the six first grade clubs, there is also one junior club involved in under 16s: Farrer MAHS. It also runs a second division competition called the Wests Shield. The second division competition includes stand-alone senior teams from smaller towns within the region. Some of these clubs also run women's LeagueTag sides.
There are also Group 4 senior Under 18s and Under 16s representative teams that competes against other Group sides. They compete against Groups 19 and 21 in trials for the Greater Northern Tigers regional team.
Teams
Seven teams currently compete in Group 4 Rugby League first grade, from towns across the New England and north west area of New South Wales.
Team | Home ground | No. of Premierships | Premierships |
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Boggabri Kangaroos | Jubilee Oval | 2 | 1963, 1964 |
Dungowan Cowboys | Dungowan Oval | 0 | None |
Gunnedah Bulldogs | Kitchener Oval | 7 | 1956, 1965, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1998 |
Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters | Kootingal Oval | 0 | None |
Narrabri Blues | Collins Park | 5 | 1940, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1990 |
North Tamworth Bears | Jack Woolaston Oval | 21 | 1913, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1950, 1951, 1953,
1980, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Werris Creek Magpies | David Taylor Oval | 10 | 1925, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1979, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Grand Finals
Year | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Report | Grand Final venue | Minor Premiers | Wooden Spoon |
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2000 | West Tamworth Lions | 23–6 | North Tamworth Bears | ||||
2001 | West Tamworth Lions | 34–24 | North Tamworth Bears | ||||
2002 | Moree Boars | 34–18 | West Tamworth Lions | Moree Boars | Wee Waa Panthers | ||
2003 | Coonabarabran Unicorns | 33–24 | North Tamworth Bears | North Tamworth Bears | Werris Creek | ||
2004 | Wee Waa Panthers | 46–10 | Moree Boars | West Tamworth Lions | Werris Creek | ||
2005 | North Tamworth Bears | 34–28 | West Tamworth Lions | North Tamworth Bears | Wee Waa Panthers | ||
2006 | North Tamworth Bears | 42–14 | Coonabarabran Unicorns | North Tamworth Bears | Narrabri Blues | ||
2007 | North Tamworth Bears | 32–12 | West Tamworth Lions | North Tamworth Bears | Werris Creek | ||
2008 | North Tamworth Bears | 8–6 | West Tamworth Lions | West Tamworth Lions | Narrabri Blues | ||
2009 | West Tamworth Lions | 52–28 | North Tamworth Bears | West Tamworth Lions | Narrabri Blues | ||
2010 | West Tamworth Lions | 55–12 | Wee Waa Panthers | West Tamworth Lions | Moree Boars | ||
2011 | West Tamworth Lions | 54–14 | North Tamworth Bears | YT[1] | Jack Woolaston Oval | West Tamworth Lions | Moree Boars |
2012 | West Tamworth Lions | 23–12 | North Tamworth Bears | Jack Woolaston Oval | West Tamworth Lions | Moree Boars | |
2013 | West Tamworth Lions | 33–24 | North Tamworth Bears | NDL[2] | Scully Park | West Tamworth Lions | Moree Boars |
2014 | North Tamworth Bears | 56–18 | Gunnedah Bulldogs | NDL[3] | North Tamworth Bears | Oxley Diggers | |
2015 | North Tamworth Bears | 46–25 | West Tamworth Lions | West Tamworth Lions | Oxley Diggers | ||
2016 | North Tamworth Bears | 36–12 | West Tamworth Lions | NBN[4] | Jack Woolaston Oval | North Tamworth Bears | Armidale Rams |
2017 | North Tamworth Bears | 30–22 | Narrabri Blues | NDL[5] | Jack Woolaston Oval | North Tamworth Bears | Wee Waa Panthers |
2018 | North Tamworth Bears | 34–28 | Gunnedah Bulldogs | NDL[6] | Kootingal Moonbi Roosters | Boggabri Kangaroos | |
2019 | North Tamworth Bears | 40-4 | Kootingal Moonbi Roosters | North Tamworth Bears | Boggabri Kangaroos |
Notable Juniors
Boggarbi Kangaroos
Dungowan Cowboys
Gunnedah Bulldogs
- John Donnelly (rugby league)
- James Wynne
- John O’Neill (rugby league)
- Lindsay Johnston
- Ron Turner (rugby league)
Koontingal-Monbi Roosters
Narrabri Blues
North Tamworth Bears
See also
References
- ^ "North Tamworth Bears V West Lions Grand Final Day 2011". 9 September 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Newling, Geoff (9 September 2013). "GALLERY: The West was won with early assault". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Newling, Geoff (23 September 2014). "North Tamworth Bears kings of country". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (12 September 2016). "Group Four's Grubby Grand Final". NBN News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Bode, Mark (10 September 2017). "Group 4 First Division: North Tamworth secure fourth straight premiership with bruising defeat of Narrabri". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Bode, Mark (9 September 2018). "Group 4 grand final: North Tamworth Bears edge Gunnedah Bulldogs 34–28". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
External links and Sources
- Country Rugby League official site
- Group 4 on SportsTG
- Rugby League Week at State Library of NSW Research and Collections