Woodbridge Cup

Woodbridge Cup

Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	1961 (as Group 9 Second Division)
Inaugural season	1990 (as Woodbridge Cup)
Number of teams	12
Country	Australia
Premiers	Oberon Tigers (2025)
Most titles	Cargo Blue Heelers (8 titles)
Website	Woodbridge Cup Homepage

The Woodbridge Cup is a rugby league competition run by the New South Wales Country Rugby League. It encompasses smaller senior clubs in the Mid-West and Central West of the state. The neighbouring Mid-West Cup competition's remaining clubs merged into the league in 2022 when that league initially folded (it has since re-formed without the teams that joined the Woodbridge Cup). For all intents and purposes, it is a second division competition in the Group 11 and from 2022, Group 10 areas.

History

Group 9 Second Division

The competition began as the Group 9 Second Division in the 1940s, with clubs from towns such as Binalong, Stockinbingal and Boorowa among others. The competition has slowly moved north however, and effectively operates as the Group 11 Rugby League second division, with only Grenfell remaining from the Group 9 days, something that was reflected in the name change to the Woodbridge Cup in 1990.

Woodbridge Cup

In 2022, the Mid West Cup (Group 10 Rugby League Second Division) merged into the competition, taking the competition from a total of 9 to 12 teams. Although that competition has re-formed, the teams that joined the Woodbridge Cup will not return to the competition.

Current clubs

There will be 12 clubs competing in the Woodbridge Cup in 2025.

Club	Nickname	Home Ground	No. of Premierships	Premiership Years
Canowindra	Tigers	Tom Clyburn Oval	1	1995
Cargo	Blue Heelers	Cargo Oval	8	2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
Condobolin	Rams	Pat Timmins Oval	1	2016
Cowra	Magpies	Sid Kallas Oval	0	None
Eugowra	Golden Eagles	Eugowra Sports Ground	3	2001, 2005, 2012
Grenfell	Goannas	Henry Lawson Park	4	1990, 1994, 1998, 2010
Manildra	Rhinos	Jack Huxley Oval	3	2022, 2023, 2024
Molong	Bulls	Molong Recreation Ground	1	1999
Oberon	Tigers	Oberon Sports Ground	1	2025
Orange United	Warriors	Wade Park	0	None
Peak Hill	Roosters	Lindner Oval	0	None
Trundle	Boomers	Berryman Park	3	2017, 2018, 2019

Former Clubs (Woodbridge Cup era)

• Binalong Brahmans (moved to George Tooke Shield)
• Blayney Bears (seniors and league tag in recess, competes in youth league only)
• Boorowa Rovers (moved to George Tooke Shield)
• Burrangong Bears (moved to George Tooke Shield)
• CSU Mungoes (in recess)
• Gooloogong Cowboys (folded)
• Koorawatha Jets (folded)
• Monteagle Magpies (folded)
• Quandialla (folded)

Former Clubs (Group 9 Second Division era)

• Barmedman
• Bendick Murrell
• Bimbi
• Brunda
• Caragabal
• Galong
• Greenethorpe
• Pinnacle
• Stockinbingal
• Wallendbeen

Premierships

Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Grand final host (attendance)	Minor premiers	Teams
Koorawatha Cup realigned as Group 9 Second Division.
1961
1962
1963
1964	Boorowa
1965	Wyangala Dam		Boorowa
1966	Galong		Boorowa
1967	Boorowa
1968	Stockinbingal	29–10	Binalong
1969	Stockinbingal	27–9	Binalong
1970	Stockinbingal	14–5	Binalong
1971	Binalong	20–11	Bendick Murrell
1972	Bendick Murrell		Burrangong	Young
1973	Bendick Murrell		Stockinbingal	Young
1974	Barmedman	22–11	Burrangong
1975	Grenfell	13–5	Barmedman
1976	Quandialla		Burrangong
1977	Burrangong	16–15	Boorowa		Burrangong
1978	Boorowa	30–12	Grenfell		Boorowa
1979	Quandialla	11–6	Bendick Murrell		Bendick Murrell
1980	Boorowa	10–8 (replay)	Quandialla		Stockinbingal
1981	Burrangong	38–18	Boorowa		Burrangong
1982	Boorowa	31–8	Grenfell		Boorowa
1983	Boorowa	30–22	Woodstock		Grenfell
1984	Bendick Murrell		Boorowa
1985	Grenfell	26–10	Woodstock		Grenfell
1986	Grenfell	20–6	Burrangong		Grenfell
1987	Monteagle	17–12	Barmedman		Monteagle
1988	Grenfell	16–4	Barmedman		Burrangong
1989	Koorawatha	30–17	Grenfell
Group 9 Second Division renamed Woodbridge Cup, after admittance of Group 9 clubs.
1990 [1]	Grenfell	22–18	Quandialla
1991	Binalong	22–10	Burrangong		Burrangong
1992 [2]	Burrangong	38–20	Koorawatha		Burrangong
1993	Monteagle	24–22 (A.E.T.)	Burrangong	Young
1994 [3]	Grenfell	34–14	Canowindra		Grenfell
1995 [4]	Canowindra	30–24	Grenfell		Canowindra
1996 [5]	Koorawatha	32–22	Canowindra		Koorawatha
1997	Burrangong	29–18	Grenfell		Burrangong
1998	Grenfell	32–22	Boorowa
1999	Molong	26–24	Boorowa		Boorowa
2000	Cargo	30–18	Koorawatha		Cargo
2001	Eugowra	29–28	Koorawatha		Cargo
2002	Cargo	24–12	Canowindra		Cargo
2003	Koorawatha	44–22	Cargo		Burrangong
2004	Burrangong	34–22 (A.E.T.)	Koorawatha		Burrangong
2005 [6]	Eugowra	28–12	Cargo	Cowra	Eugowra
2006	Cargo	26–12	Grenfell		Cargo
2007	Koorawatha	50–32	Condobolin	Cowra	Condobolin	8
2008	Cargo	30–18	Manildra	Cowra	Cargo	11
2009	Cargo	26–14	Eugowra		Manildra	8
2010 [7]	Grenfell	26–22	Eugowra	Cowra	Grenfell	10
2011 [8]	Cargo	37–24	Canowindra	Cargo (2,112)	Peak Hill	8
2012 [9]	Eugowra	32–22	Peak Hill	Canowindra	Eugowra	9
2013 [10] [11]	Cargo	22–12	Eugowra	Eugowra	Eugowra	8
2014	Cargo	24–14	Eugowra	Grenfell	Eugowra	9
2015 [12]	Binalong	30–28	Trundle	Young	Binalong	9
2016 [13] [14]	Condobolin	18–16	Trundle	Canowindra	Trundle	9
2017 [15] [16]	Trundle	36–12	Cargo	Condobolin	Trundle	9
2018 [17] [18]	Trundle	26–22	Manildra	Manildra (1,800)	Trundle	10
2019	Trundle	56–0	Manildra	Trundle	Trundle	9
2020 and 2021 Seasons cancelled due to COVID-19
2022	Manildra	34–16	Oberon	Grenfell	Manildra	12
2023 [19]	Manildra	18–16	Trundle	Manildra (2,341)	Manildra	12
2024	Manildra	20–4	Canowindra	Peak Hill	Cowra	13
2025	Oberon	32–8	Manildra	Canowindra (2,300)	Oberon	12 [a]

1. Does not include Blayney, who withdrew after five rounds.

Lower grades

Youth League

Season	Premiers	Score	Runner-up
2010	Peak Hill		Canowindra
2011	Peak Hill	30–22	Canowindra
2012	Canowindra	60–12	Eugowra
2013	Peak Hill	36–12	Canowindra
2014	Peak Hill	17–10	Grenfell
2015	Peak Hill	28–10	Eugowra
2016	Manildra		Binalong
2017	Manildra	26–8	Trundle
2018	Manildra
2019	Manildra	19–4	Trundle
2022	Molong Bulls	30–24	Grenfell
2023	Molong Bulls
2024	Molong Bulls	28–16	Orange United
2025	Orange United	16–12	Blayney

Youth League

Season	Premiers	Score	Runner-up
2010	Grenfell
2011	Canowindra	4–2	Eugowra
2012	Canowindra	22–8	Condobolin
2013	Condobolin
2014	Condobolin	16–12	Eugowra
2015	Eugowra	14–6	Binalong
2016	Grenfell
2017	Eugowra
2018	Cargo
2019	Cargo
2022	Grenfell	18–14	Manildra
2023	Manildra	10–6	Cargo
2024	Manildra	10–6	Canowindra
2025	Cargo	12–6	Manildra

See also

• Sports portal
• New South Wales portal

• Rugby League Competitions in Australia

References

1. "Goannas win Grand Final". Grenfell Record. 5 September 1990. p. 12.
2. "Burrangong wins Woodbridge Cup". Grenfell Record. 28 August 1992. p. 11.
3. "Large crowd at Tiger's grand final". Canowindra News. 14 September 1994. p. 52.
4. "Tigers took out he 1995 Woodbrige Cup". Canowindra News. 23 August 1995. p. 1.
5. "Tigers defeated by Jets in grand final". Canowindra News. 18 September 1996. p. 68.
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12. Fisher, Vic (23 September 2015). "Binalong take out the Woodbridge Cup". Cowra Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
13. Fisher, Vic (20 September 2016). "Condobolin edge out Trundle Boomers at Canowindra in Woodbridge Cup grand final". Canowindra News. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
14. "2016 Woodbridge Cup Grand Final Trundle Boomers vs Condobolin Rams". Western Rams. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019– via YouTube.
15. "KA-BOOM! Trundle dominates Woodbridge Cup decider to snap 35-year drought". Central Western Daily. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
16. "2017 Woodbridge Cup Grand Final – Trundle Boomers v Cargo Blue Heelers". Western Rams. 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2019– via YouTube.
17. "Trundle holds off rampaging Rhinos as Hall leads Boomers to back-to-back Woodbridge Cups" in Central Western Daily, 2 September 2018
18. "2018 Woodbridge Cup Grand Final Highlights – Trundle Boomers v Manildra Rhinos". Western Rams. 2 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2019– via YouTube.
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External links

• Country Rugby League Official site.