Central Coast Division Rugby League

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Central Coast Division Rugby League
Central Coast Rugby League logo.jpg
Sport Rugby league
Formerly known asGroup 12 Rugby League (1967-80)
Instituted1947
Inaugural season1967 (as Group 12 Rugby League)
1981 (as Central Coast Rugby League)
Number of teams11
CountryAustralia
Premiers Parramatta colours.svg Toukley Hawks (2023)
Most titles Western Suburbs colours.svg Wyong Roos (20 titles)

The Central Coast Division of Country Rugby League is a rugby league competition based on the Central Coast of New South Wales between Sydney and Newcastle. The competition was founded in 1947 as a junior competition for the Newcastle club, Lakes United. The competition rapidly expanded and grew, so much so that in 1967, it was upgraded to full membership of the Country Rugby League as Group 12. In 1981, it was upgraded and renamed Central Coast Division. The division covers the entire region of the Central Coast from Woy Woy and Umina in the south up to Budgewoi and Gwandalan in the north.

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Current Clubs

Club2023First Grade Years & PremiershipsOther Senior Competitions
NameEstJnrSnrSpan1915–19361947–2019OtherTotalSpan
Senior Clubs
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale Panthers 1987Yes1st1995–2001, 2003–present222nd Division 1987–1994, 2nd Grade 2002; Sydney Women 2015-now
Dora Creek.png Dora Creek Swampies No1st2024–present Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League –2023
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina Eagles 1949Yes1st1949–present (Predecessor 1915, 1919–26, 1930–34, 1936)2406 Jim Beam Cup 2003–2008
St. George colours.svg Kincumber Colts 1978Yes1st2004–present (Predecessor 1932–36)0112nd Division 1978–2000; U17 2003
Cronulla colours.svg Terrigal Sharks 1975Yes1st1976–present (Predecessor 1921)022Predecessor 2nd Grade 1931–1932
Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance Tigers 1934Yes1st1947–present15318Challenge Cups 1930s; Jim Beam Cup 2003–2007, Ron Massey Cup 2010–2014
Parramatta colours.svg Toukley Hawks 1976Yes1st1979–1994, 2006–2017, 2021–present002nd Division 1976–1978, 1995–2005.
St. George colours.svg Woy Woy Roosters1915Yes1st1947–present (Predecessor 1930–1934)018018Challenge Cups 1935–1941; Jim Beam Cup 2003–2004
Australian colours.svg Wyong Roos 1910Yes1st1915, 1919–1924, 1926–1936, 1947–1957, 1960–2006, 2013–present713121Newcastle: 2nd Grade 1912–1914, 3rd Grade 1945, Southern 1946, 1st Grade 2003–2012; NSW Cup 2013–2017
Western Suburbs colours.svg Ourimbah Wyoming Magpies 1913Yes2nd1915, 1919–1936, 1947–201948012Challenge Cups 1938–1941, 1946; Jim Beam Cup 2003–2005
Canterbury colours.svg Budgewoi-Buff Point Bulldogs1978Yes3rdNil2nd Division 1978–2002, 2005; 2nd Grade 2006
Northern Raiders colors.svg Northern Lakes Warriors1976Yes3rd1981–1982, 1992–1993 (as Munmorah), 1994–1997, 2004–2017. 2019002nd Division 1976–1980, 1983–1990 (as Munmorah), 2000–2003, 2nd Grade 1991, U18 1999, 2nd Grade 2018.
North Sydney colours.svg St Edwards Bears (Gosford)2013Yes3rdNilU16 1971–1972, 1974; Open Age 2013-present
South Sydney colours.svg Umina Beach Bunnies 1964Yes3rd1964–1995, 1999–2002, 2004–201533Newcastle & Hunter A Grade 2017, Ladies League Tag 2016–2017
Junior Only Clubs
Canberra colours.svg Blue Haven Raiders2007YesNoNilOpen Age 2011
Melbourne colours.svg Gosford Kariong Storm 2000YesNo(Predecessors 1919–1934, 1936, 1948–1999)370102nd Division 2000–2005; 2nd Grade 2006; Open Age 2010–2011, 2014, 2016, 2018. Predecessor North Sydney 1928
New South Wales colours.svg Warnervale Bulls2010YesNoNilNil

Teams Timeline

This timeline indicates the highest grade played.

Central Coast Division Rugby League

Team Numbers

Team numbers obtained and compiled from results published in the newspapers, Central Coast Express, Wyong Shire Advocate and Central Coast Express Advocate.

Previous Teams

First Grade

Current clubs Ourimbah, Wyong and later Woy Woy participated in the Central Coast Rugby League competitions that were held in 1915 and between 1919 and 1936. Teams from Gosford, Erina, Kincumber and Terrigal also competed, predecessors to the current clubs. The following teams were also involved:

The following teams have participated in Central Coast First or 'A' Grade competitions since 1947:

Wyong and Morisset combined in 1957 to field teams in A, B, C and D grades. Mount Penang competed in Under 18s from 1969 to 1975. The Gosford Townies fielded grade teams from 1948 to 1999, and junior teams from the 1950s.

Second Division/Open Age

A Second Division competition ran from 1976 to 2005. Clubs that were promoted to First Division / Grade were Toukley, Northern Lakes (Munmorah), Berkeley Vale and Kincumber. Junior club Budgewoi-Buff Point ran Second Division teams from 1978 to 2002 and in 2005.

Central Wyong competed in Second Division from 1977 to 2005, until 1988 as Grand Hotel. The club entered First Grade in 2006, dropped back to lower grades between 2007 and 2011, spent 2012 in the Newcastle & Hunter competition, and returned to Central Coast First Grade between 2013 and 2015. Central Wyong ran junior teams from 1994 to 2015.

This competition is now known as Open Age.

The teams that competed in Second Division were:

Central Coast teams in other competitions

In 2003 four Central Coast teams (Erina, Ourimbah, The Entrance and Woy Woy) decided to field teams in the then Jim Beam Cup, the third highest ranked NSW Competition (below NRL and NSW Cup) featuring mainly Sydney-based competition teams. All teams remained in the Central Coast first grade competition with effectively reserve grade teams. After three seasons, all apart from The Entrance withdrew from the competition. The Entrance Tigers entered teams in the competition until 2007 and again, under different competition names, between 2010 and 2014. The Entrance Tigers won the Jim Beam Cup in 2003 and 2007 and the Ron Massey Cup in 2014.

Also in 2003, Wyong entered the Newcastle Rugby League Competition which was perceived to be a stronger league. [1] Wyong remained part of the Central Coast junior competition and up until 2006, also fielded senior teams locally. Wyong were runner's up in the Newcastle Rugby League in 2007 and First Grade Premiers in 2009. This was Wyong's third stint in Newcastle rugby league competitions, having previously competed in Second Grade in 1912, [2] 1913 [3] and 1914; [4] in Third Grade in 1945 [5] and in a Southern Newcastle competition in 1946. [6]

In 2013 Wyong left the Newcastle competition in a dispute over salary caps and instead entered a team in the NSW Cup, the second highest level of senior rugby league in NSW after the NRL. For two seasons, Wyong was the only team in that competition without a direct affiliation with an NRL club. At the same time Wyong returned to the Central Coast first grade competition after a six-year absence. In 2015, Wyong affiliated with the Sydney Roosters.

The Berkeley Vale Panthers competed in the NSWRL Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League competition in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Senior Competition Premiers (2010–present)

The highest grade of senior rugby league in the Central Coast Division is the First Grade competition. In 2017 ten teams have entered the first grade competition; all ten also field teams in the Reserve Grade competition. Ten teams are competing the 2017 'Open Age' competition, a league for senior players at a standard below the first/reserve grade competition. A Ladies League tag competition began in 2015 and in 2017 involves ten teams and is sponsored by White Lady Funerals.

The 2020 and 2021 seasons were incomplete after being abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For full lists click the top of the section for that grade.

First grade results

YearPremiersGrand final scoreRunners upMinor premiers
2010 Western Suburbs colours.svg Ourimbah Wyoming22–10 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale Western Suburbs colours.svg Ourimbah Wyoming
2011 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale38–18 Western Suburbs colours.svg Ourimbah Wyoming Western Suburbs colours.svg Ourimbah Wyoming
2012 St. George colours.svg Kincumber12–10 South Sydney colours.svg Umina Beach Cronulla colours.svg Terrigal
2013 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale21–20 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina Cronulla colours.svg Terrigal
2014 Australian colours.svg Wyong8–6 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale
2015 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance22–14 St. George colours.svg Kincumber Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2016 Australian colours.svg Wyong20–0 St. George colours.svg Woy Woy Australian colours.svg Wyong
2017 Cronulla colours.svg Terrigal12–4 Australian colours.svg Wyong Australian colours.svg Wyong
2018 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance30–24 Australian colours.svg Wyong Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2019 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance16–14 Australian colours.svg Wyong Australian colours.svg Wyong
2022 Parramatta colours.svg Toukley20–10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina
2023 Parramatta colours.svg Toukley8–6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina

Second grade results

YearPremiersGrand final scoreRunners upMinor premiers
2010 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale36–12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina
2011 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance16–4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2012 South Sydney colours.svg Umina Beach22–10 Western Suburbs colours.svg Ourimbah Wyoming South Sydney colours.svg Umina Beach
2013 Australian colours.svg Wyong42–24 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale Australian colours.svg Wyong
2014 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale26–20 Australian colours.svg Wyong Australian colours.svg Wyong
2015 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance32–14 Australian colours.svg Wyong Australian colours.svg Wyong
2016 St. George colours.svg Kincumber22–14 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2017 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance23–22 Cronulla colours.svg Terrigal Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2018 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance34–14 Australian colours.svg Wyong Australian colours.svg Wyong
2019 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance16–8 St. George colours.svg Kincumber Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2022 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina30–4 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina

Open age results

YearPremiersGrand final scoreRunners upMinor premiers
2010 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina24–16 Parramatta colours.svg Toukley Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina
2011 Canterbury colours.svg Central Wyong24–18 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina
2012 Cronulla colours.svg Terrigal24–22 South Sydney colours.svg Umina Beach South Sydney colours.svg Umina Beach
2013 Northern Raiders colors.svg Northern Lakes32–6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina Australian colours.svg Wyong
2014 Australian colours.svg Wyong26–12 St. George colours.svg Kincumber Australian colours.svg Wyong
2015 Western Suburbs colours.svg Ourimbah Wyoming44–10 Australian colours.svg Wyong Western Suburbs colours.svg Ourimbah Wyoming
2016 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Berkeley Vale15–14 North Sydney colours.svg St. Edwards North Sydney colours.svg St. Edwards
2017 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina22–10 North Sydney colours.svg St. Edwards North Sydney colours.svg St. Edwards
2018 St. George colours.svg Woy Woy12–7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina
2019 Australian colours.svg Wyong22–8 St. George colours.svg Kincumber Australian colours.svg Wyong
2022 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina20–16 North Sydney colours.svg St. Edwards North Sydney colours.svg St. Edwards

Ladies League tag results

YearPremiersGrand final scoreRunners upMinor premiers
2015 St. George colours.svg Kincumber18–0 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance St. George colours.svg Kincumber
2016 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Erina11–10 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2017 Cronulla colours.svg Terrigal26–6 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2018 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance26–10 Cronulla colours.svg Terrigal Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2019 Australian colours.svg Wyong10–4 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance
2022 Wests Tigers colours.svg The Entrance8–0 Australian colours.svg Wyong Australian colours.svg Wyong

Age-Based Competitions

Under 19s Results

Under 18s Results

Under 17s Results

Under 16s Results

See also

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