Group 1 Rugby League

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Group 1 Rugby League
Sport Rugby league
Ceased2005
Replaced by Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Website Group 1 Juniors at SportsTG

Group 1 Rugby League was a rugby league competition held in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The group, however, still runs a junior rugby league competition. When the Group 18-Gold Coast competition dissolved in 2005, the New South Wales sides joined together with Group 1 to form a divisional league, Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL). Group 18 also still holds its own individual junior rugby league competition.

Contents

Seniors

The Group 1 Senior Rugby League Premiership amalgamated with Group 18 Rugby League in 2005 to form the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League, and was thus discontinued in its own right.

Juniors

Current Teams

The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, but run senior teams in the NRRRL competition:

The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, but run senior teams in the Group 2 Rugby League competition:

Former Teams

The following clubs fielded junior teams in Group 1 competitions earlier in the 2010s

Notable Juniors

Ballina Seagulls

Casino RSM

Clarence Coast Magpies (Lower Clarence Coast Magpies)

Kyogle Turkeys

Lismore Marist Brothers Rams

First Grade Premierships

1964–1983 (Web Archive) [1]

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1961 Ballina def Casino RSM * Ballina also won the Clayton Cup.

1962 Casino RSM 19–14 Ballina

1963 Casino RSM 8–0 Woodburn

1964 Casino RSM

1965 Casino RSM

1966 Lismore Marist Brothers def Casino RSM

1967 Casino RSM * Casino RSM also won the Clayton Cup.

1968 Casino RSM 32–10 South Lismore

1969 (Two competitions) Ballina 7–3 Casino RSM & 1969 Mallanganee 23–15 Baryulgil

1970 Grafton 12–5 South Grafton

1971 Kyogle+ 14–9 Lower Clarence

1972  ???

1973 Lower Clarence 27–13 Lismore Marist Brothers

1974 Western Suburbs 24–0 South Lismore-Woodburn

1975 South Grafton 17–8 South Lismore-Evans Head

1976 Casino RSM 22–7 South Grafton

1977 Grafton 16–14 South Grafton

1978 South Lismore-Evans Head 18–14 Casino RSM

1979 Casino RSM 33–10 South Grafton

1980 Lismore Marist Brothers 24–8 South Grafton

1981 Lismore Marist Brothers 20–2 Western Suburbs-Alstonville

1982 Ballina 14–4 Casino RSM

1983 Kyogle 14–12 Lower Clarence

1984–present (Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week.)

SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-up
1984 Western Suburbs colours.svg Lower Clarence Mapgies25–8 Canterbury colours.svg Grafton Ghosts
1985 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Casino Cougars17–10 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Casino Cougars
1986 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams19–14 St. George colours.svg South Grafton Rebels Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1987 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams22–6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Kyogle Turkeys Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1988 Canterbury colours.svg Grafton Ghosts14–8 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams Canterbury colours.svg Grafton Ghosts
1989 Cronulla colours.svg Ballina Seagulls12–10 Canterbury colours.svg Grafton Ghosts Cronulla colours.svg Ballina Seagulls
1990 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Casino Cougars38–29 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Kyogle Turkeys Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Casino Cougars
1991 Canterbury colours.svg Grafton Ghosts29–14 Cronulla colours.svg Ballina Seagulls Canterbury colours.svg Grafton Ghosts
1992 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams6–4 Cronulla colours.svg Ballina Seagulls
1993 Cronulla colours.svg Ballina Seagulls12–8 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1994 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams13–6 St. George colours.svg South Grafton Rebels Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1995 St. George colours.svg Byron Bay Red Devils17–10 St. George colours.svg South Grafton Rebels
1996 St. George colours.svg Byron Bay Red Devils11–10 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
1997 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams20–10 Cronulla colours.svg Ballina Seagulls
1998 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams46–6 St. George colours.svg Byron Bay Red Devils
1999 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams29–16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Casino Cougars
2000 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams34–10 St. George colours.svg Byron Bay Red Devils
2001 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams26–2 Cronulla colours.svg Ballina Seagulls
2002 Canterbury colours.svg Grafton Ghosts22–20 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams Canterbury colours.svg Grafton Ghosts
2003 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams42–41 St. George colours.svg South Grafton Rebels
2004 Parramatta colours.svg Mullumbimby Giants14–12 Wolvescolours.svg Lismore Marist Brothers Rams Parramatta colours.svg Mullumbimby Giants

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References

  1. "New South Wales competitions". 2005-02-12. Archived from the original on 2005-02-12. Retrieved 2022-08-21.