Yanco-Wamoon Hawks

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Yanco–Wamoon Hawks
Club information
Full nameYanco-Wamoon Hawks Rugby League Football Club
Colours  Maroon
  White
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOPat Hart
CoachTamaki Kohere
CaptainBilly Ingram
Competition Group 20 Rugby League
Records
Premierships8 (1973, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000)

The Yanco-Wamoon Hawks are a rugby league club based in the town of Yanco, New South Wales, Australia. [1] Founded in 1970, the Hawks compete in the Group 20 Rugby League competition, where they have won eight First Grade premierships, including five in a row from 1992 to 1996.

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History

The Yanco–Wamoon Hawks were founded in 1970, when the Wamoon RLFC, known as the "Village", merged with the Yanco club (who were in the Reserve Grade competition) and moved to the Yanco Sportsground after the ground was vacated by its defunct Australian Rules team the Yanco Penguins. [1]

Wamoon had played in the Group 17 Rugby League competition, winning the premiership in 1947, before joining the Group 20 competition as one of its founding clubs in 1954.

After the move to Yanco, the Hawks won the 1973 First Grade premiership with a 16–11 win over Tullibigeal-Euabalong-Lakes United in the Grand Final at the Griffith Exies Oval.

After losing the 1975 final to Griffith, the Hawks won their second title of the decade in 1979 under the coaching of Bill Watson with a 19–14 victory over Griffith Waratahs.

The 1990s proved to be a golden decade for the Hawks, who won five titles in a row from 1992 to 1996, a Riverina Division record. [2] [3] Three of the deciders, from 1993 to 1995, were against the Griffith Waratahs, with the 1992 match being played against the Griffith Black and Whites and the final title of the run against Narrandera. [4] [5] [6] The club then capped off the highly successful period with an eighth premiership in 2000 against Yenda, their last to date. [7]

The Hawks then made one further Grand Final in 2005, losing to West Wyalong, before falling on difficult times. [8] As a result, at the end of the 2011 season, the Hawks amalgamated with the Narrandera Lizards to form the Bidgee Hurricanes. [9] The merged club was quite successful on-field, making the finals in First Grade and even winning an Under 18s premiership, however at the end of the 2014 season, the clubs de-merged, and Yanco-Wamoon returned to being a standalone club, while Narrandera re-formed on their own and joined Group 17 in 2018. [10]

In 2024, the Hawks were forced to withdraw their First Grade team after three rounds due to a player number crisis in the district. [11]

Premierships

First Grade

Lower Grades

Reserve Grade: 1989, 1998

League Tag: 2019

Under 18s: 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2018

Under 16s: 1987, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999

Source: [1] [12]

Players

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kefford, Wayne (2007). "History of the Hawks". Unofficial site of the Yanco Wamoon Hawks.
  2. ↑ Nolan, Kate (15 Aug 1992). "Griffith downed in a thriller – Injury allows Yanco to get back in game". The Area News. p. 20.
  3. ↑ "Hawks win fifth – just". The Area News. 16 Sep 1996. p. 28.
  4. ↑ Nolan, Kate (13 Sep 1993). "Twice as nice". The Area News. p. 1.
  5. ↑ McGill, Damian (12 Sep 1994). "Another cup for the cupboard". The Area News. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Hawks make Group 20 history". The Area News. 11 Sep 1995. p. 1.
  7. ↑ Whitelaw, Anya (21 Aug 2000). "The first win is the sweetest – Hawks save the best until last to triumph over Yenda". The Area News. p. 24.
  8. ↑ Malone, Matt (19 Sep 2005). "Malleemen charge to historic title win". The Area News. p. 28.
  9. ↑ Hazlewood, Scott (2012-04-11). "Hurricanes to make history". The Irrigator. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  10. ↑ Pattison, Talia (2015-03-19). "Hawks add fire". The Irrigator. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  11. ↑ Smith, Tallon (2024-05-08). "Group 20 club approved to move to Reserve Grade after difficult beginning to season". Battlers For Bush Footy. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  12. ↑ Smith, Tallon (2023-08-18). "Club Spotlight: Keeping the Hawks Flying". Battlers For Bush Footy. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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