Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League | |
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Formerly: | Group 1 Rugby League / Group 18 Rugby League |
Founded: | 2005 |
Inaugural: | 2005 |
Ceotag: | Chief executive |
Teams: | 13 |
Championtag: | Premiers |
Champion: | Cudgen hornets |
Season: | 2023 |
Most Champs: | Ballina Seagulls |
Count: | 5 |
Website: | NRRRL on facebook |
Tv: | https://www.bartvsports.com.au/competitions/northern-rivers-regional-rugby-league/ |
The Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL) is a rugby league competition run in the far north of New South Wales, Australia. It is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The league formed in 2005 as an extended Group 1 Rugby League competition, featuring teams from Group 18 Rugby League. Prior to this, teams from Group 18 played in a competition with teams from the Gold Coast region of Queensland; these clubs have since gone on to form the Gold Coast Rugby League competition. Both Group 1 and Group 18 continue to run junior competitions from Under 5s to Under 16s.
The competitions run by NRRRL include: First grade, Reserve grade, Under-18's and Ladies League Tag.
Due to sponsorship reasons, in 2007 and 2008 the competition was known as the Retravision Northern League.[1] As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 competition was suspended until August, with four clubs withdrawing. When it resumed, the competition was split in two due to Queensland border restrictions. The former Group 18 teams contested the Green competition, with the former Group 1 teams contesting the Gold competition.
There are thirteen member clubs of the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League as 2023.
The following clubs in NRRRL fielded teams in the 2023 Senior Mens and Ladies League Tag competitions:
Club | City/Town | Formed | Group | Home Ground | Men's Grade | Ladies | |
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1920 | Group 1 | Kingsford Smith Park | 1st | Yes | |||
Bilambil Jets | 1923[2] | Group 18 | Bilambil East Sports Field | 1st | Yes | ||
1974 | Group 18 | Red Devil Park | 1st | Yes | |||
Group 1 | Queen Elizabeth Park | 1st | Yes | ||||
1950 | Group 18 | Ned Byrne Oval | 1st | Yes | |||
1999 | Group 1 | Stan Payne Oval | 1st | Yes | |||
1960 | Group 1 | New Park | 1st | Yes | |||
1912 | Group 1 | Oakes Oval | 1st | Yes | |||
Yamba | 1915 | Group 1 | Yamba Sporting Complex | 1st | Yes | ||
Mullumbimby | 1909 | Group 18 | Mullumbimby RLFC | 1st | Yes | ||
1989[3] | Group 18 | Murwillumbah Colts JRL | 1st | Yes | |||
2009 | N/A | Clifford Park | 1st | Yes | |||
1980 | Group 18 | Les Burger Field | 1st | Yes |
The following clubs fielded teams in 2018 Group 1 junior competitions: Ballina Seagulls, Casino Cougars, Clarence Coast Magpies, Grafton Ghosts, Kyogle Tukeys, Lismore Marist Brothers Rams, South Grafton Rebels
The following clubs fielded teams in 2019 Group 18 junior competitions: Bilambil Terranora Jets, Byron Bay Lennox Head Red Devils/Dolphins, Cudgen Headland Hornets, Mullumbimby Giants, Murwillimbah Colts, South Tweed Koala Bears/Ospreys, Tugun Seahawks, Tweed Coast Raiders, Tweed Heads Seagulls
Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | ||||||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Reports | |||||
2005 | align=left | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 44–18 | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | MDN[4] | align=left | Tweed Heads Seagulls[5] |
2006 | align=left | Cudgen Hornets | 19–16 | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs[6] | |
2007 | align=left | Mullumbimby Giants | 34–30 | align=left | Ballina Seagulls | Star[7] | align=left | Mullumbimby Giants[8] |
2008 | align=left | Byron Bay Red Devils | 25–24 | align=left | Grafton Ghosts | FNC[9] | align=left | Grafton Ghosts[10] |
2009 | align=left | Lower Clarence Magpies | 21–20 | align=left | Northern United | ABC[11] | align=left | Lower Clarence Magpies[12] |
2010 | align=left | Grafton Ghosts | 14–6 | align=left | Ballina Seagulls | FNC[13] | align=left | Grafton Ghosts[14] |
2011 | align=left | Grafton Ghosts | 10–6 | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | FNC[15] | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs[16] |
2012 | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | 27–26 | align=left | Grafton Ghosts | MDN[17] | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs |
2013 | align=left | Ballina Seagulls | 30–24 | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | Star[18] | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs |
2014 | align=left | Ballina Seagulls | 17–6 | align=left | Byron Bay Red Devils | Star[19] | align=left | Ballina Seagulls |
2015 | align=left | Ballina Seagulls | 34–6 | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | Star[20] | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs |
2016 | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | 16–14 | align=left | Cudgen Hornets | ABC[21] | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs |
2017 | align=left | 36–28 | align=left | Cudgen Hornets | Star[22] | align=left | Ballina Seagulls | |
2018 | align=left | Tweed Coast Raiders | 24–4 | align=left | TDN[23] | align=left | ||
2019 | align=left | Ballina Seagulls | 38–18 | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | NBN[24] Star[25] | align=left | Ballina Seagulls |
2020 (Green) | align=left | Tweed Coast Raiders | 24–18 | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | NBN[26] | align=left | Tweed Coast Raiders |
2020 (Gold) | align=left | Ballina Seagulls | 30–16 | align=left | Lismore Marist Brothers | NBN[27] | align=left | Ballina Seagulls |
2021 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
2022 | align=left | Bilambil Jets | 30–18 | align=left | Evans Head Bombers | align=left | Murwillumbah Mustangs | |
2023 | Cudgen Hornets | 18-4 | Ballina Seagulls | Ballina Seagulls |
Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | |||||||
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Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Reports | ||||||
2017 | align=left | Byron Bay Red Devils | 12–8 | align=left | Lismore Marist Brothers | align=left | |||
2018 | align=left | Lismore Marist Brothers | 22–4 | align=left | Byron Bay Red Devils | align=left | Lismore Marist Brothers | ||
2019 | align=left | Tweed Coast Raiders | 12–10 | align=left | Lismore Marist Brothers | align=left | |||
2020 (Green) | align=left | Tweed Coast Raiders | 4–2 | align=left | Cudgen Hornets | align=left | Cudgen Hornets | ||
2020 (Gold) | align=left | Lismore Marist Brothers | 18–0 | align=left | Ballina Seagulls | align=left | Lismore Marist Brothers | ||
2021 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
2022 | align=left | Cudgen Hornets | 14–10 | align=left | Lismore Marist Brothers | align=left | Cudgen Hornets |
See main article: Group 1 Rugby League and Group 18 Rugby League. Both Group 1 and Group 18 run independent junior competitions as was before the merger to form the NRRRL in seniors.
Years | Acronym | Item | Available Online | Via | |||
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1967–69, 1971–96 | align=center | - | Country Rugby League Annual Report | align=center | No | State Library of NSW | |
2003 to 2014 | align=center | RLW | Rugby League Week | align=center | Yes | eResources at State Library of NSW | |
2007 to 2019 | align=center | Star | The Northern Star | align=center | Yes | Northern Star website | |
2005 to 2019 | align=center | - | Various Newspaper Websites | align=center | Yes | As referenced |