Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 1966 |
Inaugural season | 1966 |
Number of teams | 7 senior clubs (12 junior clubs) |
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Website | Group 2 Rugby League on facebook |
Group 2 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales Since 1966, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 2 area runs from Grafton in the north to Macksville in the south. Group 2 teams played for many decades before 1966 when some redistribution, amalgamation or control mechanism presumably changed. Teams on the Nambucca River, namely Bowraville, Macksville and Nambucca Heads played in a southern division against Kempsey, Smithtown, Port Macquarie and Wauchope before 1966.
Clubs | City/Town | Home Ground | Titles | Seniors | Juniors |
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Senior Clubs | |||||
![]() | Coffs Harbour | Geoff King Motors Oval | 1970–71, 1973–74, 1983, 1985, 2013, 2018 | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Grafton | Frank McGuren Field | 2014, 2017, 2019 | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Macksville | Allan Gillett Oval | 1979, 1991, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Nambucca Heads | Coronation Park | 1969, 1972, 1975–76, 1986, 1992–93 | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Coffs Harbour (Sawtell) | Rex Hardaker Oval | 1978, 2009, 2011 | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Grafton | McKittrick Park | 2015–16, 2022 | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Woolgoolga | Woolgoolga Sports Ground | 2023 | Yes | Yes |
Junior Clubs | |||||
![]() | Bowraville | Bowraville Sports Hub | None | No | Yes |
![]() | Kempsey | Verge Street Oval | None | No* | Yes |
![]() | Smithtown | Smithtown Oval | 1966, 1968, 1977 | No‡ | Yes |
*Kempsey Dragons no longer field a senior team, but remain a member of Group 2. Kempsey's modern senior side, the Macleay Valley Mustangs, play in the Group 3 Rugby League Premiership.
‡Smithtown's senior team is Lower Macleay Magpies, in Hastings League.
Clubs | City/Town | Home Ground | Titles | Seniors | Juniors |
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![]() | Bellingen/Dorrigo | Bellingen Park | 1980–82, 1984, 1987–90, 1999 | No | Yes |
![]() | Coffs Harbour (Coramba) | Coramba Sportsground | 1994, 1997, 2008 | No | Yes |
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Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | |||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Report | ||
1966 | ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | ||
1967 | Smithtown Tigers | – | Coffs Harbour | ||
1968 | ![]() | 7–4 | ![]() | ||
1969 | ![]() | 10–6 | ![]() | ||
1970 | ![]() | – | ![]() | ||
1971 | ![]() | 20–9 | ![]() | ||
1972 | ![]() | 15–10 | ![]() | ||
1973 | ![]() | 20–13 | ![]() | ||
1974 | ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | ||
1975 | ![]() | 19–4 | ![]() | ||
1976 | ![]() | 19–2 | ![]() | ||
1977 | ![]() | – | ![]() | ||
1978 | ![]() | 14–13 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1979 | ![]() | 24–7 | ![]() | ||
1980 | ![]() | 19–10 | ![]() | ||
1981 | ![]() | 44–0 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1982 | ![]() | 21–12 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1983 | ![]() | 28–16 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1984 | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1985 | ![]() | 18–10 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1986 | ![]() | 18–16 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1987 | ![]() | 23–6 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1988 | ![]() | 50–24 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1989 | ![]() | 39–6 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1990 | ![]() | 22–20 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1991 | ![]() | 26–26 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1992 | ![]() | 40–6 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1993 | ![]() | 26–10 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1994 | ![]() | 30–18 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1995 | ![]() | 24–16 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1996 | ![]() | 36–34 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1997 | ![]() | 40–32 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1998 | ![]() | 26–25 | ![]() | ![]() | |
1999 | ![]() | 20–18 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2000 | ![]() | 24–12 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2001 | ![]() | 54–26 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2002 | ![]() | 39–26 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2003 | ![]() | 30–23 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2004 | ![]() | 34–23 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2005 | ![]() | 60–22 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2006 | ![]() | 22–18 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2007 | ![]() | 32–24 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2008 | ![]() | 19–18 | ![]() | [1] | ![]() |
2009 | ![]() | 21–20 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2010 | ![]() | 41–16 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2011 | ![]() | 29–28 | ![]() | [2] | ![]() |
2012 | ![]() | 36–12 | ![]() | [3] [4] | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() | 42–20 | ![]() | [5] | ![]() |
2014 | ![]() | 18–16 | ![]() | [6] | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() | 46–18 | ![]() | [7] | ![]() |
2016 | ![]() | 26–12 | ![]() | [8] | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() | 32–12 | ![]() | [9] | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() | 30–14 | ![]() | [10] [11] | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | 68–6 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2020 & 2021 seasons cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2022 | ![]() | 36–8 | ![]() | ![]() | |
2023 | ![]() | 26-10 | ![]() | [12] | ![]() |
Club | Premierships |
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Bellingen Magpies | 9 |
Macksville Sea Eagles | 8 |
Nambucca Heads Roosters | 8 |
Coffs Harbour Comets | 8 |
Port Macquarie Sharks | 5 |
Smithtown Tigers | 4 |
Sawtell Panthers | 3 |
Orara Valley Axemen | 3 |
Grafton Ghosts | 3 |
South Grafton Rebels | 3 |
Woolgoolga Seahorses | 1 |
Macleay Valley Mustangs | 1 |
Player | Club |
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Greg Inglis | Bowraville Tigers JRL |
Albert Kelly | Smithtown Tigers JRL |
Kevin Gordon | Sawtell Panthers JRL |
Aiden Tolman | Smithtown Tigers JRL |
Wayne Bartrim | Macleay Valley Mustangs |
Matt Donovan | Macksville Sea Eagles |
Paul Davis | Port Macquarie, Macksville and Dunghutti |
Clint Greenshields | Sawtell Panthers JRL |
Troy Robinson | Sawtell Panthers JRL |
Mitchell Thomson | Sawtell Panthers JRL |
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