Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Group 3 Saturday League |
Instituted | 1920 |
Inaugural season | 1920 |
President | Geoff Connor |
Number of teams | 9 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | Laurieton Hotel Stingrays (2022) |
Most titles | Beechwood Shamrocks (15 titles) |
Website | |
Related competition | Group 3 Rugby League |
The Hastings District Rugby League is a community rugby league competition. It features amateur teams from smaller towns around the Mid-North Coast and runs as a community competition similar to the Barwon Darling Rugby League and the Western Riverina Community Cup.
The Hastings League was established in 1920 as a rugby league competition on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. The competition partnered with the Group 3 Rugby League in the 1990s as the Group 3 Saturday League, but has since returned to the Hastings League name and remains separate from Group 3.
In 2018, the competition began a ladies tackle grade. This competition has now expanded to allow invitees from other Groups, become independent of the competition, and is known as the North Coast Women's Rugby League. [1] [2] [3]
The competition was due to celebrate its centenary season in 2020 but this was delayed until 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clubs [4] | Moniker | City/Town | Home Ground | Titles [5] |
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Beechwood | Shamrocks | Wauchope, New South Wales (Beechwood) | Beechwood Oval | 14 |
Bowraville | Tigers | Bowraville, New South Wales | Bowraville Sports Ground | None |
Comboyne | Tigers | Comboyne, New South Wales | Comboyne Showground | 11 |
Harrington | Hurricanes | Harrington, New South Wales | Esmond Hogan Oval | None |
Kendall | Blues | Kendall, New South Wales | Kendall Showground | 9 |
Lake Cathie | Raiders | Lake Cathie, New South Wales | Lake Cathie Sporting Complex | 1 |
Laurieton Hotel | Stingrays | Camden Haven, New South Wales (Laurieton) | Laurieton Oval | 1 |
Long Flat | Dragons | Long Flat, New South Wales | Long Flat Oval | 13 |
South West Rocks | Marlins | South West Rocks, New South Wales | South West Rocks Sports Ground | 2 |
Source: [6]
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up |
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1920–2013 Premiers Unknown | |||
2014 [7] | Kendall | 34–20 | Comboyne |
2015 [7] | South West Rocks | 28–14 | Lower Macleay |
2016 [7] | Comboyne | 29–26 | Kendall |
2017 [7] | Kendall | 28–14 | Comboyne |
2018 [7] | Long Flat | 18–12 | Laurieton Hotel |
2019 [7] | South West Rocks | 28–24 | Beechwood |
2020 | No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | |||
2022 [8] | Laurieton Hotel | 28–4 | Long Flat |
2023 [9] | Kendall | 34–10 | Beechwood |
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up |
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Hastings League | |||
2018 [7] | Beechwood | 20–10 | Kendall |
2019 [7] | South West Rocks | 26–4 | Lower Macleay |
2020 | No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | |||
2022 | Replaced by North Coast Women's Rugby League |
In 2018, the Hastings League competition began a ladies tackle grade. The competition has expanded to allow invitees from other Groups, become independent of the Hastings competition, and is operating under a pilot program as the North Coast Women's Rugby League. [1] [2] [3]
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up |
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North Coast Women's Rugby League | |||
2022 [10] | Macleay Valley | 26–10 | Long Flat |
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