Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Lower Hunter |
Instituted | 2006 |
Inaugural season | 2007 |
Number of teams | 55 |
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Website | |
Broadcast partner | Bar TV Sports (Australia) |
Newcastle & Hunter Community Rugby League is the governing body of second tier rugby league in the Newcastle and Hunter region. Formed in 2006 after a merger between the Maitland & Coalfields Rugby League and Lower Hunter Rugby League Competitions. It is now the largest senior Rugby League competition in the world. Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League competitions consists of five senior men's divisions, A Grade, B Grade, C Grade, Northern Conference & Southern Conference, as well as two Ladies League Tag divisions and Ladies Tackle. Currently there are over 50 men's teams, as well as 18 Ladies League Tag teams and 8 Ladies Tackle teams.
The inaugural season of Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League was 2007 after the amalgamation of the Lower Hunter Rugby League and the Hunter Valley Rugby League. 23 clubs (24 teams) entered 3 grades in the first season.
Club | Year Entered | City/Region | Ground |
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A-Grade | |||
![]() | 1981 | Lake Macquarie | Dudley Park |
![]() | Newcastle | Hudson Park | |
![]() | 2022 | Newcastle | Townson Oval |
![]() | 1967 | Lake Macquarie | Parbury Park |
![]() | Lake Macquarie | Bernie Curran Oval | |
![]() | 1962 | Lake Macquarie | Mick Bird Oval |
![]() | Maitland | Fred Harvey Oval | |
B-Grade | |||
![]() | 2018 | Lake Macquarie | Walters Park |
![]() | 1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval |
![]() | 2022 | Maitland | Maitland Sportsground |
![]() | 1976 | Central Coast | Northern Lakes RLFC |
![]() | Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | |
![]() | Lake Macquarie | Wangi Oval | |
![]() | Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
![]() | Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | |
C-Grade North | |||
![]() | 2017 | Maitland | McKeachies Paddock |
![]() | 1910 | Cessnock | Kurri Kurri Sportsground |
![]() | 1930 | Dungog | Bennett Park |
![]() | 1998 | Port Stephens | Fingal Bay Oval |
![]() | Kurri Kurri | Kurri Kurri Sportsground | |
![]() | 2017 | Cessnock | Jeffrey Park |
![]() | 2017 | Maitland | Coronation Park |
![]() | Newcastle | Somerset Park | |
C-Grade South | |||
![]() | 2019 | Central Coast | Hallakulani Oval |
![]() | Lake Macquarie | Neville Thompson Oval | |
![]() | 2019 | Newcastle | Learmont Park |
![]() | 1947 | Lake Macquarie | Cahill Oval |
![]() | Lake Macquarie | Gibson Oval | |
![]() | 1976 | Central Coast | Northern Lakes RLFC |
![]() | Newcastle | Tuxford Park | |
![]() | Newcastle | The Grange | |
Northern Conference | |||
![]() | 1975 | Dungog | Clarence Town Park |
![]() | Gloucester | Bert Gallagher Oval | |
![]() | Port Stephens | Lionel Morten Oval | |
![]() | Maitland | Paterson Showground | |
![]() | Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | |
![]() | Stroud | Stroud Showground | |
![]() | Tea Gardens | Myall Park | |
![]() | Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
Southern Conference | |||
![]() | 1934 | Lake Macquarie | Cardiff Oval |
![]() | Maitland | King Edward Park | |
![]() | 1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval |
![]() | Maitland | Stuart Park | |
![]() | Maitland | Ray Lawler Reserve | |
![]() | Newcastle | Lynn Oval | |
![]() | Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
![]() | Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | |
League Tag only teams | |||
![]() | Newcastle | St John Oval |
Club | First Season | Last Season | Home Ground | Region |
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![]() | Barton Field | Lake Macquarie | ||
![]() | Lenaghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | ||
![]() | 2011 | Leneghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | |
Bolton Point | 1997 | ? | ? | Lake Macquarie |
![]() | ? | 1996 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Bulahdelah Woodchoppers (Chairman Donald R. Doston) | Established 1909 Chairman Donald R. DOSTON | Present club house stands and run by D.R Doston 2023 sponsor WD-40 | Bulahdelah Sports Ground (WD-40 Stadium) formarly Coopers Pale Playing Grounds. | Mid North Coast |
![]() | Connelly Oval | Newcastle | ||
![]() | 2014 | Cessnock | ||
Elermore Vale Miners | 1995 | 1998 | Newcastle | |
Gateshead Zebras | 1972 | 2013 | Alan Davis Oval | Lake Macquarie |
Hamilton Pumas | Learmonth Park | |||
Lakeside Hawks | Lakeside Sports Complex | Port Stephens | ||
![]() | 1998 | 2016 | Ford Oval | Newcastle |
![]() | Port Stephens | Vince Woodman Field | ||
![]() | 1998 | 1998 | Empire Park | Newcastle |
![]() | Lake Macquarie | |||
![]() | 1989 | 2018 | Passmore Oval | Newcastle |
![]() | 2022 | Bill Sohier Park | Central Coast | |
![]() | 2019 | Central Coast | Bill Sohier Park | |
![]() | 2010 | 2020 | Maitland | |
Warners Bay-Mt Hutton | 1997 | 1997 | Mt Hutton Oval | Lake Macquarie |
![]() | Hexham Oval | Port Stephens | ||
![]() | Coronation Oval | Maitland | ||
Westlakes Wolves | 1998 | 2002 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Season | Grand Finals | Minor Premiers | |||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Venue | ||
2019 | ![]() | 32–4 | ![]() | Waratah Oval | ![]() |
2020 | ![]() | 24–14 | ![]() | Lakeside Sporting Complex | ![]() |
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2007 | ![]() | 20 – 16 | ![]() | ![]() |
2008 | ||||
2009 | ![]() | 26 – 24 | ![]() | Central Wyong |
2010 | ![]() | 16 – 12 | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() | 30 – 28 | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 | ![]() | 44 – 18 | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() | 22 – 14 | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 [1] | ![]() | 34 – 26 | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 [2] | ![]() | 16 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 [3] | ![]() | 28 – 24 | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() | 14 – 10 | ![]() | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() | 46 – 10 | ![]() | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | 18 – 16 | ![]() | ![]() |
2020 | ![]() | 8–4 | ![]() | ![]() |
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 | ![]() | 32 – 16 | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 | ![]() | 28 – 20 | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() | 24 – 18 | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 | ![]() | 17 – 16 | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() | 28 – 24 | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 [4] | ![]() | 18 – 12 | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 [5] | ![]() | 24 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 [6] | ![]() | 24 – 18 | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() | 42 – 28 | ![]() | ![]() |
2018 | ![]() | 24 – 16 | ![]() | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | 30 – 12 | ![]() | ![]() |
2020 | ![]() | 22 – 12 | ![]() | ![]() |
The competition was split into Northern & Southern Conferences in 2018 and 2019.
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 | ![]() | 19 – 18 | ![]() | ![]() |
2010 | ![]() | 32 – 18 | ![]() | ![]() |
2011 | ![]() | 38 – 24 | ![]() | ![]() |
2012 | ![]() | 34 – 26 | ![]() | ![]() |
2013 | ![]() | 22 – 18 | ![]() | ![]() |
2014 | ![]() | 25 – 18 | ![]() | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() | 30 – 20 | ![]() | ![]() |
2016 [7] | ![]() | 24 – 20 | ![]() | ![]() |
2017 | ![]() | 44 – 30 | ![]() | ![]() |
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2018 | ![]() | 18 – 6 | ![]() | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() | 26 – 14 | ![]() | ![]() |
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2019 | ![]() | 12 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() |
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