Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Lower Hunter |
Instituted | 2006 |
Inaugural season | 2007 |
Number of teams | 55 |
Country | Australia |
Premiers | Dora Creek Swampies (2022) |
Most titles | Dora Creek Swampies (4 titles) |
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 | |||
Dora Creek Swampies | Lake Macquarie | Neville Thompson Oval | |
Dudley Magpies | 1981 | Lake Macquarie | Dudley Park |
Kotara Bears | Newcastle | Hudson Park | |
South Newcastle Lions | 2022 | Newcastle | Townson Oval |
Swansea Swans RLFC | 1967 | Lake Macquarie | Parbury Park |
University of Newcastle Seahorses | Lake Macquarie | Bernie Curran Oval | |
Windale | 1962 | Lake Macquarie | Mick Bird Oval |
Woodberry Warriors | Maitland | Fred Harvey Oval | |
B-Grade | |||
Awabakal United | 2018 | Lake Macquarie | Walters Park |
Glendale Gorillas | 1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval |
Maitland Pickers | 2022 | Maitland | Maitland Sportsground |
Northern Lakes Warriors | 1976 | Central Coast | Northern Lakes RLFC |
Raymond Terrace Magpies | Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | |
Wangi Wangi Warriors | Lake Macquarie | Wangi Oval | |
Waratah Mayfield | Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
West Wallsend Magpies | Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | |
C-Grade North | |||
Aberglasslyn Ants | 2017 | Maitland | McKeachies Paddock |
Abermain-Weston Hawks | 1910 | Cessnock | Kurri Kurri Sportsground |
Dungog Warriors | 1930 | Dungog | Bennett Park |
Fingal Bay Bomboras | 1998 | Port Stephens | Fingal Bay Oval |
Kurri Kurri Bulldogs | Kurri Kurri | Kurri Kurri Sportsground | |
Kearsley Crushers | 2017 | Cessnock | Jeffrey Park |
Maitland United | 2017 | Maitland | Coronation Park |
Thornton-Beresfield Bears | Newcastle | Somerset Park | |
C-Grade South | |||
Budgewoi Bulldogs | 2019 | Central Coast | Hallakulani Oval |
Dora Creek Swampies (C-Grade) | Lake Macquarie | Neville Thompson Oval | |
Hamilton Ducks | 2019 | Newcastle | Learmont Park |
Lakes United Seagulls | 1947 | Lake Macquarie | Cahill Oval |
Morisset Bulls | Lake Macquarie | Gibson Oval | |
Northern Lakes Warriors (C-Grade) | 1976 | Central Coast | Northern Lakes RLFC |
Shortland Devils | Newcastle | Tuxford Park | |
Wallsend Maryland Tigers | Newcastle | The Grange | |
Northern Conference | |||
Clarence Town Cobras | 1975 | Dungog | Clarence Town Park |
Gloucester Magpies | Gloucester | Bert Gallagher Oval | |
Karuah Roos | Port Stephens | Lionel Morten Oval | |
Paterson River | Maitland | Paterson Showground | |
Raymond Terrace Magpies (2nd) | Port Stephens | Lakeside Complex | |
Stroud Raiders | Stroud | Stroud Showground | |
Tea Gardens Hawks | Tea Gardens | Myall Park | |
Waratah Mayfield (2nd North) | Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
Southern Conference | |||
Cardiff Cobras | 1934 | Lake Macquarie | Cardiff Oval |
East Maitland Griffins | Maitland | King Edward Park | |
Glendale Gorillas | 1967 | Lake Macquarie | Bower Oval |
Hinton Hornets | Maitland | Stuart Park | |
Morpeth Bulls | Maitland | Ray Lawler Reserve | |
Stockton Sharks | Newcastle | Lynn Oval | |
Waratah Mayfield (2nd South) | Newcastle | Waratah Oval | |
West Wallsend Magpies (2nd) | Lake Macquarie | Les Wakeman Oval | |
League Tag only teams | |||
Central Charlestown Butcher Boys | Newcastle | St John Oval |
Club | First Season | Last Season | Home Ground | Region |
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Belmont Sharks | Barton Field | Lake Macquarie | ||
Belmont North Broncos | Lenaghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | ||
Belmont South Rabbitohs | 2011 | Leneghan Oval | Lake Macquarie | |
Bolton Point | 1997 | ? | ? | Lake Macquarie |
Booragul Bears | ? | 1996 | Tulkaba Park | Lake Macquarie |
Bulahdelah Woodchoppers | ? | Bulahdelah Sports Ground | Mid North Coast | |
Carrington Pirates | Connelly Oval | Newcastle | ||
Cessnock Cutters | 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 | ||
Lambton Kingfishers | 1998 | 2016 | Ford Oval | Newcastle |
Mallabula Panthers | Port Stephens | Vince Woodman Field | ||
Merewether Storm | 1998 | 1998 | Empire Park | Newcastle |
Mt Hutton Mountain Lions | Lake Macquarie | |||
North Newcastle Blue Bags | 1989 | 2018 | Passmore Oval | Newcastle |
Ourimbah-Wyoming Magpies | 2022 | Bill Sohier Park | Central Coast | |
Tall Timbers Timber Cutters | 2019 | Central Coast | Bill Sohier Park | |
Thornton Beresfield Bears | 2010 | 2020 | Maitland | |
Warners Bay-Mt Hutton | 1997 | 1997 | Mt Hutton Oval | Lake Macquarie |
Williamtown/Hexham Jets | Hexham Oval | Port Stephens | ||
West Maitland Wallaroos | 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 | Berkeley Vale Panthers | 32–4 | Waratah Mayfield Cheetahs | Waratah Oval | Berkeley Vale Panthers |
2020 | Berkeley Vale Panthers | 24–14 | Aberglasslyn Ants | Lakeside Sporting Complex | Berkeley Vale Panthers |
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2007 | Windale Eagles | 20 – 16 | Morisset Bulls | Windale Eagles |
2008 | ||||
2009 | Tea Gardens | 26 – 24 | Wangi Wangi | Central Wyong |
2010 | Mallabula | 16 – 12 | Raymond Terrace | Woodberry |
2011 | Tea Gardens | 30 – 28 | Raymond Terrace | Raymond Terrace |
2012 | Stockton | 44 – 18 | Raymond Terrace | Raymond Terrace |
2013 | Shortland | 22 – 14 | Morisset Bulls | Morisset Bulls |
2014 [1] | Cessnock Cutters | 34 – 26 | Tea Gardens | University |
2015 [2] | Mallabula | 16 – 6 | Waratah Mayfield | Lambton Kingfishers |
2016 [3] | Fingal Bay | 28 – 24 | West Wallsend | West Wallsend |
2017 | Dudley | 14 – 10 | Kotara | Kotara |
2018 | Woodberry | 46 – 10 | University | Woodberry |
2019 | West Wallsend | 18 – 16 | University | Morpeth Bulls |
2020 | Waratah Mayfield | 8–4 | Aberglasslyn | Waratah Mayfield |
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 | Thornton-Beresfield | 32 – 16 | Hinton | Thornton-Beresfield |
2010 | Dungog | 28 – 20 | Dora Creek | Dungog |
2011 | Swansea | 24 – 18 | Paterson River | Swansea |
2012 | Dudley | 17 – 16 | Fingal Bay | Fingal Bay |
2013 | Gateshead Zebras | 28 – 24 | Stroud | Gateshead Zebras |
2014 [4] | Raymond Terrace | 18 – 12 | Waratah Mayfield | Waratah Mayfield |
2015 [5] | Paterson River | 24 – 4 | Morisset Bulls | Paterson River |
2016 [6] | Carrington Pirates | 24 – 18 | Dungog Warriors | Carrington Pirates |
2017 | Waratah Mayfield | 42 – 28 | Abermain-Weston Hawks | Abermain-Weston Hawks |
2018 | Windale Eagles | 24 – 16 | East Maitland Griffins | East Maitland Griffins |
2019 | Tall Timbers | 30 – 12 | Aberglasslyn Ants | Aberglasslyn Ants |
2020 | Budgewoi Bulldogs | 22 – 12 | Hamilton Ducks | Budgewoi Bulldogs |
The competition was split into Northern & Southern Conferences in 2018 and 2019.
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2009 | Gateshead | 19 – 18 | Fingal Bay | Fingal Bay |
2010 | Stroud | 32 – 18 | Clarence Town | Stroud |
2011 | Gloucester Magpies | 38 – 24 | Morisset Bulls | Gloucester Magpies |
2012 | Abermain-Weston Hawks | 34 – 26 | Hinton | Abermain-Weston Hawks |
2013 | Carrington Pirates | 22 – 18 | Thornton Beresfield | Carrington Pirates |
2014 | Williamtown | 25 – 18 | Karuah | Williamtown |
2015 | Clarence Town | 30 – 20 | Kotara Bears | Kotara Bears |
2016 [7] | Karuah | 24 – 20 | Hinton | Hinton |
2017 | Glendale | 44 – 30 | Cardiff Cobras | Glendale |
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2018 | Abermain-Weston Hawks | 18 – 6 | Cardiff Cobras | Kotara Bears |
2019 | Hamilton | 26 – 14 | Kotara | Swansea |
Season | Grand Finals | League Premiers | ||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
2019 | Stroud | 12 – 4 | Dungog | Stroud |
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