Wikipedia

Castlereagh League

(Redirected from Coonamble Bears)

The Castlereagh League (also known as the Castlereagh Cup and Group 14) is a rugby league competition in western New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. For all intents and purposes the competition is effectively the Group 14 Rugby League senior competition, and the league has re-obtained Group status as of 2023, but will not revert to the Group 14 name for branding reasons.

Castlereagh Rugby League
SportRugby league
Formerly known asGroup 14
Inaugural season1949
Ceased1999
Re-formed2001
Number of teams10
CountryAustralia
Premiers Coolah (2024)
Most titles Coonamble (18 titles)
WebsiteCastlereagh RL Homepage

Teams

edit
 
 
45km
30miles
 
 
Narromine
 
Gulgong
 
Coonabarabran
 
Baradine
 
Binnaway
 
Coonamble
 
Dunedoo
 
Cobar
 
Gilgandra
 
Locations of the Castlereagh Cup clubs.

The following clubs are fielding teams in the 2024 Christie Hood Castlereagh Cup:

Castlereagh Cup Clubs Moniker Premierships Premiership Years 1st Res LLT Youth
First Grade Clubs
  Baradine Magpies 10 1951–55, 1968–69, 1979, 1993, 1995 Yes Yes Yes No
  Cobar Roosters 1 2022 Yes Yes Yes Yes
  Coolah Kangaroos 2 1963, 1965 Yes Yes Yes Yes
  Coonabarabran Unicorns 13 1950, 1961–62, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2019 Yes Yes No No
  Coonamble Bears 18 1949, 1957–59, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2002–03, 2005–09 Yes No Yes No
  Gilgandra Panthers 11 1956, 1981, 1986–87, 1997, 2001, 2011, 2013, 2016–18 Yes Yes Yes Yes
  Gulgong Terriers 1 2015 Yes Yes Yes No
  Narromine Jets 0 None Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lower Grade Clubs
  Binnaway Bombshells 1 2004 No No Yes Yes
  Dunedoo Swans 3 1967, 2014, 2020 No Yes Yes No
  Warren Bulldogs 2 2010, 2012 No No No No

Former Teams

edit
Team Moniker Notes Premierships
Competed in Castlereagh Cup era
  Gulargambone Galahs Folded 2008 None
  Trangie Magpies Folded 2022 None
Group 14 era
  Mendooran Tigers Folded 1983–85
  Mudgee Tigers Moved to Group 10 1960, 1973, 1975–76
  Merriwa Magpies Moved to Group 21 None
  Nyngan Tigers Moved to Group 11 Rugby League 1989
  Orana Googars Folded 1992
  Walgett Dragons Moved to Barwon Darling Rugby League None

Clubs Timeline

edit

Castlereagh Cup past & present participants, First Grade and Ladies League Tag.

First grade Winners

edit
Castlereagh Cup Grand Finals
Season Teams Premiers Score Runners-up Minor Premiers
2001 8   Gilgandra 36–4   Coonamble
2002 8   Coonamble 36–26   Dunedoo
2003 5   Coonamble 70–24   Baradine   Coonamble
2004 7   Binnaway 32–26   Gulargambone   Binnaway
2005 6   Coonamble 34–24   Binnaway   Coonamble
2006 6   Coonamble 44–22   Warren   Coonamble
2007 5   Coonamble 36–16   Baradine   Coonamble
2008 5   Coonamble 40–32   Baradine   Coonamble
2009 6   Coonamble 32–26   Gilgandra   Gilgandra
2010 7   Warren 46–20   Coonamble   Warren
2011 7   Gilgandra 28–24   Warren   Warren
2012 7   Warren 47–32   Coonabarabran   Coonabarabran
2013 8   Gilgandra 30–24   Coonabarabran   Coonabarabran (26 points)
2014 8   Dunedoo 32–12   Coonamble   Dunedoo (26 points)
2015 6   Gulgong 40–14   Gilgandra   Coonamble (26 points)
2016 9   Gilgandra 28–22   Gulgong   Coonamble (32 points)
2017 8   Gilgandra 46–10   Coonamble   Gilgandra (36 points)
2018 8   Gilgandra 31-30   Gulgong   Gulgong (34 points)
2019 9   Coonabarabran 32–22   Gilgandra   Coonabarabran (29 points)
2020 5   Dunedoo 16–10   Gilgandra   Dunedoo (18 points)
2021 Season Cancelled before finals due to COVID-19 lockdowns in NSW
2022 7   Cobar 28–26   Gilgandra   Narromine (28 points)
2023 9   Gulgong 10–4   Cobar   Gulgong (42 points)
2024 8

  Coolah

32-8   Cobar

  Coolah(42 points)


League Tag Winners

edit
League tag premiers
Season Teams Premiers Score Runner ups Minor premiers
2015 9

  Coonamble

19-18 Trangie Unknown

Group 14

edit

Group 14 is a junior rugby league competition in central New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Castlereagh Cup is mostly made up of Group 14 clubs, is the official successor to the Group, and is called Group 14 on occasion. The Group 14 name is still applied to the junior competition.

Current Teams

edit
  • Baradine Junior Sports Club
  • Coolah Junior Sports Club
  • Coonabarabran JRLFC
  • Coonamble JRLFC
  • Dunedoo Junior Rugby League and Netball Association
  • Gilgandra Junior Rugby League and Netball Association
  • Gulgong Junior Rugby League and Netball Club
  • Walgett Dragons JRLC (Seniors play in Barwon Darling)

Former Structure

edit

The competition was formerly divided into Eastern and Western divisions. The following clubs fielded teams in the 2006 Group 14 Eastern junior competition:

  • Binnaway (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
  • Coolah (rejoined as of 2024)
  • Dunedoo (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
  • Gulgong (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
  • Merriwa (fields a senior team in Group 21)

While these clubs fielded teams in the 2006 Group 14 Western junior competition:

  • Baradine (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
  • Coonabarabran (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
  • Coonamble (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
  • Gilgandra (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
  • Nyngan (fields a senior team in Group 11)

Group 14 Senior Grand Finals

edit

Group 14 Grand Finals (Recorded 1949-2000)[1]

From The Vault on Wayback Machine

1949 Coonamble Bears defeated Baradine Magpies

1950 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Coonamble Bears 14-0

1951 Baradine Magpies defeated

1952 Baradine Magpies defeated

1953 Baradine Magpies defeated Mudgee 9-2

1954 Baradine Magpies defeated Coonabarabran

1955 Baradine Magpies defeated

1956 Gilgandra Panthers defeated Binnaway 13-0

1957 Coonamble Bears defeated Baradine Magpies 11-4

1958 Coonamble Bears defeated Mudgee Tigers 8-5

1959 Coonamble Bears defeated Mudgee Tigers

1960 Mudgee Tigers defeated Coonamble Bears 11-10

1961 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated

1962 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated

1963 Coolah defeated Gilgandra Panthers 3-2

1964 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Gilgandra Panthers 10-7

1965 Coolah defeated Mudgee Tigers 9-5

1966 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Baradine

1967 Dunedoo Swans (18 all at fulltime) defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 16-8

1968 Baradine Magpies defeated Dunedoo Swans 17-10

1969 Baradine Magpies defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 10-9

1970 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Gulgong Bulldogs 22-7

1971 Coonamble Bears defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 31-4

1972 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Baradine Magpies 26-8

1973 Mudgee Tigers defeated Coonamble Bears 8-6

1974 Coonamble Bears defeated Dunedoo Swans 19-14

1975 Mudgee Tigers defeated Baradine Magpies 15-10

1976 Mudgee Tigers defeated Gilgandra Panthers 33-17

1977 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Gilgandra Panthers

1978 Coonamble Bears defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 13-10

1979 Baradine Magpies defeated Gilgandra Panthers

1980 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Gilgandra Panthers 16-15

1981 Gilgandra Panthers defeated Baradine Magpies 19-5

1982 Coonamble Bears defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 16-8

1983 Mendooran defeated Baradine Magpies 40-22

1984 Mendooran defeated Coonamble Bears 64-4

1985 Mendooran defeated Cobar 24-20

1986 Gilgandra Panthers defeated Cobar 14-6

1987 Gilgandra Panthers(16-all at full-time) defeated Nyngan Tigers 23-16

1988 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Dunedoo Swans 38-18

1989 Nyngan Tigers defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 37-12

1990 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Orana Googars 32-22

1991 Coonamble Bears defeated Baradine Magpies 30-20

1992 Orana Googars defeated Coonamble Bears 30-20

1993 Baradine Magpies defeated Coonamble Bears 16-14

1994 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Coonamble Bears 22-18

1995 Baradine Magpies defeated Coonamble Bears 40-14

1996 Coonamble Bears defeated Nyngan Tigers 36-28

1997 Gilgandra Panthers defeated Walgett Dragons 33-20

1998 COMPETITION IN RECESS

1999 Coonamble Bears defeated Nyngan Tigers 29-24

2000 COMPETITION IN RECESS - CASTLEREAGH CUP STARTS 2001

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "New South Wales competitions". 12 February 2005. Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Castlereagh_League&oldid=1246665023#Teams"