Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 1947 |
Inaugural season | 1947 |
Ceased | 2021 |
Replaced by | Western Premiership |
Country | Australia |
Most recent premiers | Bathurst Panthers (2019) |
Most titles | Orange CYMS (12 titles) |
Website | Group 10 Homepage |
Group 10 is a rugby league competition in the Central West area of New South Wales, under the auspices of the New South Wales Rugby League. It had been under the control of Country Rugby League but that changed after the NSWRL agreed to a new constitution and the CRL voted to wind up its affairs immediately. The decisions was made on 19 October 2019 and the merger means that the aim of a unified administration of the sport in NSW was achieved over a year ahead of time. [1]
Ahead of the 2022 season, the Group 10 and Group 11 competitions merged to form the Western Premiership. [2]
At the end of the 1946 representative campaign, it was Bathurst that was crowned Western Challenge Cup premiers after finishing ahead of Lithgow, Orange and Oberon in the four-team group. The team's 7–0 win against Oberon in the final match of the round-robin competition in August at the Bathurst Sportsground saw the team finish the campaign undefeated.
Group 10 would meet two months later but Group 10 secretary Harley Brazil put forward a radical proposal, which alter the future of rugby league in the Central West region. Brazil put forward a "scheme" for an inter-town competition, with a goal to kick off in 1947. Brazil's idea was to see the leading eight teams in the Group (Bathurst Railway, Bathurst Waratahs, Lithgow Small Arms Factory, Lithgow Western Suburbs, Oberon, Orange Our Boys, Orange Waratahs and Portland) participate in the competition. [3]
When the districts met in February, not everyone accepted Brazil's proposal, which become referred to as the 'Brazil plan' by the local press. Representatives from Bathurst, Orange, Lithgow, Mudgee, Oberon, Blayney and Portland would debate over three proposals for several hours. The three proposals mentioned in the Lithgow Mercury on 26 February 1947 included:
Ultimately, it was the 'Brazil plan' that was adopted by 10 votes to eight but it was quickly followed by opposition from Orange and Bathurst. [4]
Issues continued and by Group 10's annual general meeting on 16 March, tensions reached boiling point between Orange and Bathurst and the other leagues. According to the Lithgow Mercury, Bathurst and Orange were granted permission to conduct their own competitions, independent of the new inter-town club tournament. [5]
Brazil's plan for a new inter-town club competition was thrown into turmoil, with only four teams nominating, well below the secretary's eight-team dream. At the Group's meeting on 7 April, only Lithgow Small Arms Factory, Lithgow Western Suburbs, Oberon Tigers and Portland Colts had put their hands up for the new competition.
The first ever games in Group 10 had been locked in for Sunday, 13 April. Wests would play Oberon in Lithgow, while Portland would host Factory. Both games would kick-off at 3.15pm, with curtain-raisers the local Lithgow first grade competition games. Match reports in the Lithgow Mercury indicate Wests overcame the Tigers 17–3. [6] C. Hallam scored the first try for Wests, which may have been the first ever try scored in the competition. In the other match, Portland downed Factory 14–7. Factory won the inaugural premiership by defeating Portland 17–7 in the grand final. [7] [8]
The current season format consists of fourteen rounds, with each team playing each other twice. The top five teams then play-off to the McIntyre final five system, culminating in the grand final which is held at the home ground of the major semi-final winner.
Former NRL players to play in Group 10 in recent times include Luke Branighan (Oberon and Bathurst St Patrick's) and Josh Starling (Oberon and Bathurst Panthers), with the latter signing on for the Panthers ahead of the 2020 season. Former Manly forward George Rose played one season for Oberon in 2016. [9] NSW legend Mark O'Meley played a one-off game for St Pat's in 2016. [10] Mick Sullivan has been one of the most influential ex-NRL players in recent times, leading Orange CYMS to five premierships during his nine-season stint between 2010 and 2018, a record haul for a captain-coach in the competition's history. [11]
From 2023, all four grades of Group 10 Clubs play in the Peter McDonald Premiership alongside Group 11 Rugby League clubs. [12] Although a Group 10 Premier is still crowned in all grades, with this being the best team in the Group 10 Pool of the Peter McDonald Premiership. In 2022, Group 10 still officially fielded Reserve and women's League Tag competitions while the First Grade and Under 18s competitions were run as the Peter McDonald Premiership.
Club | Home Ground | PMP | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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Bathurst Panthers | Carrington Park | Yes | 4 | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019 | 2000, 2004, 2005 |
Bathurst St Patrick's | Jack Arrow Sporting Complex | Yes | 6 | 2 | 1968, 1973, 1989, 2001, 2008, 2014 | 1953, 1982 |
Lithgow Workmen's Club | Tony Luchetti Showground | Yes | 4 | 18 | 1960, 1991, 2005, 2012 | 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 |
Mudgee Dragons | Glen Willow | Yes | 8 | 8 | 1986, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2022, 2023 | 1984, 1985, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2019 |
Orange CYMS | Wade Park | Yes | 12 | 7 | 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1987, 1988, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | 1950, 1951, 1956, 2002, 2012, 2016, 2022 |
Orange Hawks | Wade Park | Yes | 3 | 7 | 1955, 1999, 2003 | 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1997, 2013, 2023 |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up | Status | Last season |
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Bathurst Charlestons | 1 | 4 | 1979 | 1948, 1952, 1966, 1967 | Amalgamated with Bathurst Leagues Club to form Bathurst Penguins in 1990. | 1989 |
Bathurst Penguins | 2 | 3 | 1994, 1997 | 1991, 1992, 1995 | Amalgamated with Penrith Panthers Leagues Club to form Bathurst Panthers in 2000. | 1999 |
Bathurst Railway | 9 | 0 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981 | Disbanded | 1993 | |
Bathurst Waratahs | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1952 | ||
Blayney Bears | 5 | 3 | 1977, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 | 1986, 1994, 1999 | Woodbridge Cup | 2023 |
Cowra Magpies | 4 | 11 | 1978, 1983, 1992, 1995 | 1955, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2014, 2018 | Woodbridge Cup | 2023 |
Glen Davis | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1950 | ||
Kandos Waratahs | 0 | 0 | Mid West Cup | 1975 | ||
Katoomba | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1962 | ||
Lithgow East Diggers | 1 | 0 | 1951 | Disbanded | 1954 | |
Lithgow Shamrocks | 3 | 2 | 1982, 1984, 1985 | 1981, 1983 | Disbanded | 1994 |
Lithgow Small Arms Factory | 2 | 2 | 1947, 1956 | 1949, 1954 | Disbanded | 1965 |
Lithgow State Mine | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1956 | ||
Lithgow St Patrick's | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1955 | ||
Lithgow Western Suburbs | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1951 | ||
Millthorpe | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1948 | ||
Oberon Tigers | 11 | 4 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975 | 1958, 1960, 1968, 2017 | Woodbridge Cup | 2019 |
Orange Aces | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1953 | ||
Orange Our Boys | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1954 | ||
Orange Rovers | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1950 | ||
Orange Waratahs | 0 | 0 | Disbanded | 1949 | ||
Portland Colts | 0 | 1 | 1947 | Mid West Cup | 1974 | |
Wallerawang Warriors | 0 | 0 | Mid West Cup | 1961 |
Season | Champion | Score | Runners-Up | Grand final venue | Minor premiers | Wooden Spoon | Teams |
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Lithgow Small Arms Factory | 17–7 | Portland Colts | Lithgow Showground, Lithgow | Portland Colts | Oberon Tigers | 4 | |
Bathurst Railway [lower-alpha 1] | 8–6 | Bathurst Charlestons | Lithgow Showground, Lithgow | Bathurst Railway (West) Portland Colts (East) | Blayney Bears (West) Glen Davis (East) | 10 (West) [lower-alpha 2] 8 (East) | |
Bathurst Railway [lower-alpha 3] | 6–4 | Lithgow Small Arms Factory | Lithgow Showground, Lithgow | Bathurst Railway (West) Lithgow Small Arms Factory (East) | Bathurst Waratahs (West) Kandos Waratahs (East) | 7 (West) 7 (East) | |
Bathurst Railway [lower-alpha 4] | 9–8 | Orange CYMS | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Bathurst Charlestons (West) Lithgow East Diggers (East) | Bathurst Waratahs Glen Davis (East) | 8 (West) [lower-alpha 5] 8 (East) | |
Lithgow East Diggers | 17–4 | Orange CYMS | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Bathurst Railway (West) Lithgow East Diggers (East) | Blayney Bears (West) Lithgow Western Suburbs (East) | 6 (West) 7 (East) [lower-alpha 6] | |
Orange CYMS | 14–2 | Bathurst Charlestons | Wade Park, Orange | Orange CYMS | Bathurst St Patrick's | ||
Orange CYMS | 9–8 | Bathurst St Patrick's | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Orange CYMS | Orange Aces | 9 | |
Orange CYMS [lower-alpha 8] | 7–2 | Lithgow Small Arms Factory | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Orange CYMS | Oberon Tigers | 9 | |
Orange Emmco | 13–10 | Cowra Magpies | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Cowra Magpies Orange CYMS Orange Emmco | Bathurst Charlestons | 10 | |
Lithgow Small Arms Factory | 10–4 | Orange CYMS | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Lithgow Small Arms Factory | Lithgow State Mine | 10 | |
Bathurst Railway | 27–14 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Lithgow Showground, Lithgow | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Orange Emmco | ||
Orange CYMS | 17–6 | Oberon Tigers | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Orange CYMS | Bathurst Charlestons | 10 | |
Orange CYMS | 5–4 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Oberon Tigers | Blayney Bears | 11 | |
Lithgow Workmen's Club | 12–11 | Oberon Tigers | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Lithgow Small Arms Factory | 11 | |
Oberon Tigers | 22–7 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Bathurst Railway | Lithgow Small Arms Factory | ||
Oberon Tigers | 14–7 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Wade Park, Orange | Oberon Tigers | Katoomba | 10 | |
Oberon Tigers | 23–2 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Oberon Tigers | Lithgow Small Arms Factory | 9 | |
Oberon Tigers [lower-alpha 11] | 30–2 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Oberon Tigers | Lithgow Small Arms Factory | 9 | |
Oberon Tigers | 29–5 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Wade Park, Orange | Bathurst St Patrick's | Lithgow Small Arms Factory | 9 | |
Oberon Tigers | 23–10 | Bathurst Charlestons | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Oberon Tigers | Lithgow Shamrocks | 9 | |
Oberon Tigers | 23–2 | Bathurst Charlestons | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Oberon Tigers | Lithgow Shamrocks | 9 | |
Bathurst St Patrick's | 9–8 | Oberon Tigers | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Orange Ex-Services | Cowra Magpies | 10 | |
Oberon Tigers | 7–3 | Orange Ex-Services | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Orange Ex-Services | Portland Colts | 10 | |
Oberon Tigers | 7–6 | Cowra Magpies | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Cowra Magpies | Bathurst Charlestons | 10 | |
Oberon Tigers | 12–5 | Cowra Magpies | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Cowra Magpies | Bathurst Charlestons | 10 | |
Bathurst Railway | 14–5 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Lithgow Showground, Lithgow | Orange Ex-Services | Bathurst Charlestons | 10 | |
Bathurst St Patrick's | 20–14 | Orange Ex-Services | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Bathurst St Patrick's | Lithgow Shamrocks | 10 | |
Bathurst Railway | 12–11 | Orange Ex-Services | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Orange Ex-Services | Portland Colts | 11 | |
Oberon Tigers | 17–4 | Orange Ex-Services | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Oberon Tigers | Kandos Waratahs | 11 | |
Bathurst Railway | 21–14 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Oberon Tigers | Orange CYMS | 10 | |
Blayney Bears | 7–6 | Cowra Magpies | West Cowra Oval, Cowra | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Orange CYMS | 10 | |
Cowra Magpies | 12–9 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Lithgow Showground, Lithgow | Mudgee Dragons | Orange Ex-Services | 11 | |
Bathurst Charlestons | 11–9 | Cowra Magpies | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Mudgee Dragons | Lithgow Shamrocks | 11 | |
Bathurst Railway | 14–6 | Cowra Magpies | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Cowra Magpies | Bathurst St Patrick's | 11 | |
Bathurst Railway | 19–16 | Lithgow Shamrocks | Bathurst Sportsground, Bathurst | Lithgow Shamrocks | Mudgee Dragons | 11 | |
Lithgow Shamrocks | 16–15 | Bathurst St Patrick's | Lithgow Showground, Lithgow | Lithgow Shamrocks | Blayney Bears | 11 | |
Cowra Magpies | 31–8 | Lithgow Shamrocks | West Cowra Oval, Cowra | Lithgow Shamrocks | Bathurst Charlestons | 11 | |
Lithgow Shamrocks | 19–12 | Mudgee Dragons | Lithgow Showground, Lithgow | Lithgow Shamrocks | Bathurst Charlestons | 11 | |
Lithgow Shamrocks | 47–8 | Mudgee Dragons | Lithgow Showground, Lithgow | Lithgow Shamrocks | Cowra Magpies | 11 | |
Mudgee Dragons | 16–14 | Blayney Bears | Jubilee Oval, Mudgee | Mudgee Dragons | Oberon Tigers | 11 | |
Orange CYMS | 18–9 | Mudgee Dragons | Wade Park, Orange | Mudgee Dragons | Oberon Tigers | 11 | |
Orange CYMS | 20–19 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Wade Park, Orange | Orange CYMS | Bathurst Charlestons | 11 | |
Bathurst St Patrick's | 31–14 | Cowra Magpies | St Patrick's Sportsground, Bathurst | Bathurst St Patrick's | Bathurst Charlestons | 11 | |
Blayney Bears | 29–10 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | King George Oval, Blayney | Blayney Bears | Oberon Tigers | 11 | |
Lithgow Workmen's Club | 22–13 (replay) | Bathurst Penguins | Wade Park, Orange | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Bathurst Railway | 11 | |
Cowra Magpies | 16–6 | Bathurst Penguins | West Cowra Oval, Cowra | Cowra Magpies | Lithgow Shamrocks | 11 | |
Blayney Bears | 54–28 | Cowra Magpies | King George Oval, Blayney | Bathurst Penguins | Orange United | 11 | |
Bathurst Penguins | 16–12 (extra-time) | Blayney Bears | King George Oval, Blayney | Blayney Bears | Orange United | 10 | |
Cowra Magpies | 19–16 | Bathurst Penguins | Carrington Park, Bathurst | Bathurst Penguins | Bathurst St Patrick's | 8 | |
Blayney Bears | 34–23 | Cowra Magpies | West Cowra Oval, Cowra | Cowra Magpies | Oberon Tigers | 9 | |
Bathurst Penguins | 12–9 (extra-time) | Orange Hawks | Wade Park, Orange | Orange Hawks | Orange CYMS | 8 | |
Blayney Bears | 29–18 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | King George Oval, Blayney | Orange Hawks | Orange CYMS | 8 | |
Orange Hawks | 30–16 | Blayney Bears | King George Oval, Blayney | Orange Hawks | Lithgow Workmen's Club | 8 | |
Mudgee Dragons | 34–12 | Bathurst Panthers | Carrington Park, Bathurst | Bathurst Panthers | Orange Hawks | 8 | |
Bathurst St Patrick's | 28–6 | Mudgee Dragons | Carrington Park, Bathurst | Mudgee Dragons | Cowra Magpies | 7 | |
Mudgee Dragons | 28–24 | Orange CYMS | Jubilee Oval, Mudgee | Mudgee Dragons | Orange Hawks | 7 | |
Orange Hawks | 34–30 | Mudgee Dragons | Jubilee Oval, Mudgee | Mudgee Dragons | Cowra Magpies | 7 | |
Mudgee Dragons | 17–10 | Bathurst Panthers | Carrington Park, Bathurst | Bathurst Panthers | Cowra Magpies | 6 | |
Lithgow Workmen's Club | 19–4 | Bathurst Panthers | Tony Luchetti Showground, Lithgow | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Oberon Tigers | 8 | |
Bathurst Panthers | 10–4 (extra-time) | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Tony Luchetti Showground, Lithgow | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Orange Hawks | 8 | |
Bathurst Panthers | 24–4 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Carrington Park, Bathurst | Bathurst Panthers | Oberon Tigers | 8 | |
Bathurst St Patrick's | 19–12 | Mudgee Dragons | Carrington Park, Bathurst | Bathurst St Patrick's | Cowra Magpies | 8 | |
Mudgee Dragons | 32–29 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Jubilee Oval, Mudgee | Mudgee Dragons | Orange Hawks | 7 | |
Orange CYMS | 23–16 | Mudgee Dragons | Wade Park, Orange | Orange CYMS | Bathurst Panthers | 7 | |
Orange CYMS | 30–12 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Endeavour Oval, Orange | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Bathurst St Patrick's | 7 | |
Lithgow Workmen's Club | 40–14 | Orange CYMS | Tony Luchetti Showground, Lithgow | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Bathurst Panthers | 8 | |
Orange CYMS | 22–14 | Orange Hawks | Wade Park, Orange | Orange Hawks | Blayney Bears | 9 | |
Bathurst St Patrick's | 34–12 | Cowra Magpies | Sid Kallas Oval, Cowra | Bathurst St Patrick's | Blayney Bears | 9 | |
Orange CYMS | 14–10 | Lithgow Workmen's Club | Wade Park, Orange | Orange CYMS | Oberon Tigers | 9 | |
Mudgee Dragons | 14–10 | Orange CYMS | Wade Park, Orange | Orange CYMS | Lithgow Workmen's Club | 9 | |
Orange CYMS | 23–22 | Oberon Tigers | Wade Park, Orange | Orange CYMS | Blayney Bears | 9 | |
Bathurst Panthers | 12–10 | Cowra Magpies | Sid Kallas Oval, Cowra | Cowra Magpies | Blayney Bears | 9 | |
Bathurst Panthers | 9–8 (extra-time) | Mudgee Dragons | Carrington Park, Bathurst | Orange Hawks | Blayney Bears | 9 | |
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||||
Season abandon before finals could be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Orange CYMS | Lithgow Workmen's Club [lower-alpha 12] | 6 |
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