Group 16 Rugby League

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Group 16 Rugby League
Sport Rugby league
Formerly known asFar South Coast Rugby League
Instituted1932
Inaugural season1946
Number of teams9
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Premiers North Sydney colours.svg Snowy River Bears (2024)
Most titles St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers (14 titles)
Website Group 16 Rugby League on facebook

Group 16 is a rugby league competition on the south coast of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 16 district covers the area from Batemans Bay down the Sapphire Coast to Eden, and inland across the Southern Tablelands to the Snowy Mountains towns of Cooma and Jindabyne.

Contents

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the commencement of Group 16 2020 season was postponed and subsequently cancelled. [1] [2]

The competition is held across four grades, First Grade, Reserve Grade, Ladies League Tag and Under 18s.

The competition also has a junior league with clubs aligned with their respective teams of the senior competition.

Teams

ClubEst.Home GroundPremiershipsPremiership Years
Sub
Group		Group
Balmain colours.svg Batemans Bay Tigers 1897Mackay Park31

1940 (Bodalla); 1948, 1953 (Northern); 1967

Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters 1960Bega Recreation Ground0121966, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2022
New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers 1932Bombala Showground &

Delegate Showground

96

1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 (Southern Monaro); 1950, 1966, 1967, 1968 (Group 19); 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1991, 2018

North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions 1971Cooma Showground031984, 1994, 2017
St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers 1940George Brown Memorial Oval3141947, 1949, 1954 (Imlay); 1959, 1963, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Canterbury colours.svg Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs 1975Pambula Sporting Complex131980, 1993, 2023

(1927 Far South sub-group as Pambula-Merimbula)

Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks 1925Ack Weyman Oval051989, 1998, 2013, 2015, 2016
Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils 1929Bill Smythe Memorial Oval36

1951, 1952, 1955 (Northern); 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles 1926Lawrence Park311951, 1952, 1953 (Imlay); 2019

Former clubs

Former clubs that once played in the area include:

Map

Local Areain New South Wales
Group 16 Rugby League
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Tathra
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Narooma
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Moruya
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Merimbula
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Eden
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Cooma
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Candelo
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Bombala
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Bega
Locations of the current Group 16 clubs.
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Relation to state & national capitals

Premiers

First Grade Premiers

SeasonGrand Final informationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-up
1956 Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers8–2 Parramatta colours.svg Cobargo-Bermagui Eels
1957 Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka5–0 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka
1958 Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka27–0 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka
1959 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers3–2 Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
1960 Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka10–3 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
1961 Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka10–3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles
1962 Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka3–0 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka
1963 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers14–5 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles
1964 Australian colours.svg Bodalla4–2 Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka Australian colours.svg Bodalla
1965 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo17–9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Bemboka Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles
1966 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters9–7 Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks
1967 Balmain colours.svg Batemans Bay Tigers7–0 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters Balmain colours.svg Batemans Bay Tigers
1968 Canterbury colours.svg Pambula13–8 Balmain colours.svg Batemans Bay Tigers Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
1969 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo-Bemboka Panthers16–4 Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo-Bemboka Panthers
1970 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo-Bemboka Panthers15–8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
1971 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters11–7 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
1972 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters12–7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles
1973 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo-Bemboka Panthers13–3 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo-Bemboka Panthers
1974 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo-Bemboka Panthers26–10 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers
1975 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo-Bemboka Panthers13–10 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Candelo-Bemboka Panthers
1976 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers12–4 Balmain colours.svg Delegate New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers
1977 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers9–8 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
1978 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers24–3 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions
1979 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers14–2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters North Sydney colours.svg Snowy River Bears
1980 Canterbury colours.svg Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs19–7 North Sydney colours.svg Snowy River Bears North Sydney colours.svg Snowy River Bears
1981 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers8–6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers
1982 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers7–4 North Sydney colours.svg Snowy River Bears North Sydney colours.svg Snowy River Bears
1983 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala-Delegate15–7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters New South Wales colours.svg Bombala-Delegate
1984 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions12–9 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala-Delegate New South Wales colours.svg Bombala-Delegate
1985 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters14–8 Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
1986 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters9–8 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala-Delegate Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
1987 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters20–6 Canterbury colours.svg Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
1988 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters28–6 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
1989 Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks38–10 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks
1990 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters14–6 North Sydney colours.svg Snowy River Bears Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils
1991 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers28–22 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers
1992 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers16–14 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
1993 Canterbury colours.svg Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs13–4 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
1994 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions14–8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
1995 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers28–2 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions
1996 North Sydney colours.svg Snowy River Bears18–0 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
1997 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers23–8 Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
1998 Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks36–14 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks
1999 Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils12–11 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils
2000 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters19–18 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
2001 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters12–8 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
2002 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers21–6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
2003 Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils40–2 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils
2004 Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils42–24 Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils
2005 Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils18–14 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
2006 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers28–8 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions
2007 St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers30–22 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
2008 [3] St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers32–8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
2009 Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils56–32 North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils
2010 [4] St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers18–10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions
2011 [5] St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers18–4 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers
2012 [6] Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils20–14 Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks
2013 [7] Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks14–10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks
2014 [8] [9] Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters28–8 Leigh colours.svg Narooma Devils Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks
2015 Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks50–12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks
2016 [10] Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks24–14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters Cronulla colours.svg Moruya Sharks
2017 [11] North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions38–18 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers North Sydney colours.svg Cooma Stallions
2018 [12] New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers14–12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
2019 [13] Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles24–18 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters
2020 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
20212021 Finals Series and Grand Final cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Canterbury colours.svg Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs
2022 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Bega Roosters24–14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles New South Wales colours.svg Bombala Blue Heelers
2023 [14] Canterbury colours.svg Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs38-18 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra Sea Eagles St. George colours.svg Eden Tigers

Juniors

Batemans Bay Tigers

Bega Roosters

Bombala Blue Heelers

Cooma Stallions

Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs

Moruya Sharks

Narooma Devils

Tathra Sea Eagles

Eden Tigers

Sub-Group Competitions

From the mid-1920s to the mid-1950s Rugby League was played in what became known as sub-group competitions.

Far South Coast / Northern Sub-Group

This competition began as the Far South Coast Rugby League in 1925, with Wyndham Oaks, Bega Waratahs, Bega Federals, Candelo, Pambula Buccaneers and Eden as the competing teams. [15] In 1937 the first grade competition was not held, with teams playing challenge cup matches instead, although a reserve grade competition was held. Following the 1940 Grand Final, competition was suspended due to World War Two. [16]

Competition resumed in 1946.

SeasonGrand Final informationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-upReport
1925WyndhamNo Finals [17]
1926Bega FederalsNo Finals [18]
1927 Canterbury colours.svg Pambula-Merimbula4–2Quaama [19] [20] Canterbury colours.svg Pambula
1928Quaama9–3Bega [21] Quaama
1929Candelo5–3 Canterbury colours.svg Pambula [22]
1930Candelo7–5 New South Wales colours.svg Cobargo [23] Candelo
1931Bega18–0Candelo [24] Bega
1932Candelo14–4Merimbula [25]
1933Candelo3–3 Wigancolours.svg Bega Rovers [26] Candelo
1934 Wigancolours.svg Bega Rovers13–2Candelo [27] Bega
1935 Wigancolours.svg Bega Rovers5–5Candelo [28] Bega
1936 Wigancolours.svg Bega Rovers21–4 New South Wales colours.svg Cobargo [29]
1938 New South Wales colours.svg Cobargo9–5Bermagui [30] New South Wales colours.svg Cobargo
1940 Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay18–5 New South Wales colours.svg Cobargo [16] Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay
1946 New South Wales colours.svg Cobargo17–8Dry River [31] Dry River
1947 Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers14–10 New South Wales colours.svg Cobargo [32] Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers
1948 Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay20–4 New South Wales colours.svg Cobargo [33] Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay
1949 New South Wales colours.svg Dry River-Cobargo23–7 Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay [34]
1950 New South Wales colours.svg Cobargo-Dry River5–4 Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay [35]
1951 Leigh colours.svg Narooma9–6 Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers [36]
1952 Leigh colours.svg Narooma19–0 Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers [37] Leigh colours.svg Narooma
1953 Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay2–0 Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers [38] Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay
1954 Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers13–6 Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay [39] Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers
1955 Leigh colours.svg Narooma10–0 Wellington colours.svg Batemans Bay [40]
1956Cobargo-Bermagui Eels– [41]

Pambula / Imlay

A competition centred around Pambula was held in 1933. Four teams contested the 1936 season: Pambula, Eden, Wolumla and Burragate. [42]

The 1947 Imlay Rugby League competition included Bemboka, Candelo, Eden, Pambula, Tathra, Wolumla and Wyndham. [43] The Bega Rovers and Bega Wests switched from the Northern Sub-Group to the Imlay League in 1955. [44]

SeasonGrand Final informationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-upReport
1933Wyndham12–2 Canterbury colours.svg Pambula [26] Canterbury colours.svg Pambula
1934Wolumla7–7 Canterbury colours.svg Pambula [45]
1936 Canterbury colours.svg Pambula7–6 City colours.svg Eden [46]
1937 Faxcolours.svg Pambula Old Boys7–0Wyndham [47]
1938Merimbula9–6 Canterbury colours.svg Pambula [48]
1940Wolumla–Merimbula [49]
1947 St. George colours.svg Eden7–4Bemboka [50]
1948Candelo5–4Bemboka [51] Candelo
1949 St. George colours.svg Eden6–4Bemboka [52] Bemboka
1950Bemboka6–4Wolumla [53] Wolumla
1951 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra11–4 St. George colours.svg Eden [54] St. George colours.svg Eden
1952 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra6–3 St. George colours.svg Eden [55] St. George colours.svg Eden
1953 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra4–2 St. George colours.svg Eden [56] Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra
1954 St. George colours.svg Eden14–4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra [57] Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra
1955Bemboka10–2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tathra [58]
1956 Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers12–7Bega Wests [59] Parramatta colours.svg Bega Rovers

Southern Monaro

The four towns of Bibbenluke, Bombala, Cathcart and Delegate regularly played Rugby Union matches in the early decades of the 20th century. [60] The clubs trialed league rules in 1928 but returned to Union in 1929. [61] In 1932, however, Southern Monaro Rugby League was established as a sub-group of Group 16. [62] In 1935, the three first grade teams became two by the end of the season. Bombala fielded two teams (Blues and Blacks), and Nimmitabel joined to make a five team 1936 competition. From 1937, the clubs reverted to challenge cup matches.

SeasonGrand Final informationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-upReport
1932 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala9–3 Glebe colours.svg Bibbenluke [63] New South Wales colours.svg Bombala
1933 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala6–2 Glebe colours.svg Bibbenluke [64]
1934 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala3–0 Glebe colours.svg Bibbenluke [65] Glebe colours.svg Bibbenluke
1935 New South Wales colours.svg Bombala9–7 Glebe colours.svg Bibbenluke [66]
1936 Western Suburbs colours.svg Bombala Blacks9–2 Glebe colours.svg Bibbenluke [67]

Group 19 Rugby League (1950–1970)

A senior Rugby League competition under the enumeration Group 19 ran from the post-war years until 1970. Participating teams included Bibbenluke, Bombala, Delegate, Jindabyne and (usually) Adaminaby. In most seasons two or three Cooma teams participated – the Cooma Rovers and St Patricks, Cooma Blues or Cooma Citizens. Employees engaged in the Snowy River Scheme fielded teams for short periods – Public Service, Snowy and the intriguingly named Utah-Island Bend.

In 1971 the northern Group 19 clubs – Cooma Rovers, Adaminaby, Jindabyne, Cooma Citizens and Nimmitabel agreed to combine playing resources and field a team in the Group 16 competition, as the Alpine Wanderers. The three teams from southern Monaro also joined the combined competition, although they remained separate clubs. [68]

The enumeration Group 19 was later redeployed to the northern tablelands of New South Wales, with teams from Armidale, Glen Innes, Guyra, Narwan, Uralla and Walcha competing under that banner in the 1980s.

Sources

YearsItemVia
1919 to 1954 Bombala Times Trove
1928 to 1935 Southern Record and Advertiser Trove
1950 to 1970Cooma-Monaro ExpressMicrofilm at State Library of NSW
1946 to 1991Bega District NewsMicrofilm at State Library of NSW
1967–69, 1971–96Country Rugby League Annual ReportState Library of NSW
1970–74, 1976–2001 Rugby League Week Bound copies at State Library of NSW
2002 to 2014 Rugby League Week eResources at State Library of NSW
2010 to 2019Various Newspaper WebsitesAs referenced
2015 to 2019Group Rugby League past seasonsSportingPulse / SportsTG websites
No longer available

Juniors

Group 16 Minor League Clubs

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