Central Coast Division Rugby League

Central Coast Division Rugby League

Sport	Rugby league
Formerly known as	Group 12 Rugby League
Instituted	1947
Inaugural season	1967 (as Group 12 Rugby League), 1981 (as Central Coast Rugby League)
Number of teams	10
Country	Australia
Premiers	The Entrance (2018)
Most titles	Wyong Roos (19 titles)
Website	@sportingpulse.com

The Central Coast Division of Country Rugby League is a rugby league competition based on the Central Coast of New South Wales between Sydney and Newcastle. It was founded in 1947 as a junior competition for the Newcastle club, Lakes United. In 1967, it was upgraded again to full membership of the Country Rugby League as Group 12. In 1981, it was renamed Central Coast Division. The division covers the entire region of the Central Coast from Woy Woy and Umina in the south up to Budgewoi and Gwandalan in the north.

Current teams

As of 2018 the current teams in the Central Coast competitions are:

Club		2018		First Grade Years & Premierships					Other Senior Competitions
Name	Est	Jnr	Snr	Span	1915-1936	1947-2017	Other	Total	Span
Berkeley Vale Panthers	1987	Yes	1st	1995-2001, 2003-now	—	2	—	2	2nd Division 1987-1994, 2nd Grade 2002; Sydney Women 2015-now
Erina Eagles	1949	Yes	1st	1949-now. Predecessor 1915, 1919-1926, 1930-1934, 1936	2	4	0	6	Jim Beam Cup 2003-2008
Kincumber Colts	1978	Yes	1st	2004-now. Predecessor 1932-1936	0	1	—	1	2nd Division 1978-2000; U17 2003
Northern Lakes Warriors	1976	Yes	2nd	1981-1982, 1992-1993 (as Munmorah), 1994-1997, 2004-2017	—	0	—	0	2nd Division 1976-1980, 1983-1990 (as Munmorah), 2000-2003, 2nd Grade 1991, U18 1999, 2nd Grade 2018.
Ourimbah Wyoming Magpies	1913	Yes	1st	1915, 1919-1936, 1947-now	4	8	0	12	Challenge Cups 1938-1941, 1946; Jim Beam Cup 2003-2005
Terrigal Sharks	1975	Yes	1st	1976-now. Predecessor 1921.	0	2	—	2	Predecessor 2nd Grade 1931-1932
The Entrance Tigers	1934	Yes	1st	1947-now	—	14	3	17	Challenge Cups 1930s; Jim Beam Cup 2003-2007, Ron Massey Cup 2010-2014
Toukley Hawks	1976	Yes	1st	1979-1994, 2006-now	—	0	—	0	2nd Division 1976-1978, 1995-2005.
Woy Woy Roosters	1915	Yes	1st	1930-1934, 1947-now	0	18	0	18	Challenge Cups 1935-1941; Jim Beam Cup 2003-2004
Wyong Roos	1910	Yes	1st	1915, 1919-1924, 1926-1936, 1947-1957, 1960-2006, 2013-now	7	13	1	21	Newcastle: 2nd Grade 1912-1914, 3rd Grade 1945, Southern 1946, 1st Grade 2003-2012; NSW Cup 2013-now
Gosford Kariong Storm	2000	Yes	Open	Predecessors 1919-1934, 1936, 1948-1999	3	7	0	10	2nd Division 2000-2005; 2nd Grade 2006; Open Age 2010-2011, 2014, 2016. Predecessor North Sydney 1928
St Edwards Bears	2013	Yes	Open	Nil	—	—	—	—	U16 1971-1972, 1974; Open Age 2013-now
Blue Haven Raiders	2007	Yes	No	Nil	—	—	—	—	Open Age 2011
Budgewoi-Buff Point Bulldogs	1978	Yes	No	Nil	—	—	—	—	2nd Division 1978-2002, 2005; 2nd Grade 2006
Umina Beach Bunnies	1964	Yes	No	1964-1995, 1999-2002, 2004-2015	—	3	—	3	Newcastle & Hunter A Grade 2017, Ladies League Tag 2016-2017
Warnervale Bulls	2010	Yes	No	Nil	—	—	—	—	Nil

Teams Timeline

This timeline indicates the highest grade played.

Previous Teams

Current clubs Ourimbah, Wyong and later Woy Woy participated in the Central Coast Rugby League competitions that were held in 1915 and between 1919 and 1936. Teams from Gosford, Erina, Kincumber and Terrigal also competed, predecessors to the current clubs. The following teams were also involved: Matcham (1915), Yarramalong (1915, 1919-1921, 1924), Jilliby (1919-1921), Narara (1920, 1923), Dora Creek (1921, 1926-1928, 1931-1932), Gosford Light Horse (1925), Mooney (1926), Wyong Creek (1928), Tuggerah (1930-1932), Morisset (1932-1936), Nord’s Wharf (1932), Dooralong (1933-1934).

The following teams have participated in Central Coast First or 'A' Grade competitions since 1947: Morisset (1947-1948), Toronto (1954-1959), Rathmines (1955), South Lakes (1958). Wyong and Morisset combined in 1957 to field teams in A, B, C and D grades. Mount Penang competed in Under 18s from 1969 to 1975.

The Gosford Townies fielded grade teams from 1948 to 1999, and junior teams from the 1950s.

A Second Division competition ran from 1976 to 2005. Clubs that were promoted to First Division / Grade were Toukley, Northern Lakes (Munmorah), Berkeley Vale and Kincumber. Junior club Budgewoi-Buff Point ran Second Division teams from 1978 to 2002 and in 2005.

Central Wyong competed in Second Division from 1977 to 2005, until 1988 as Grand Hotel. The club entered First Grade in 2006, dropped back to lower grades between 2007 and 2011, spent 2012 in the Newcastle & Hunter competition, and returned to Central Coast First Grade between 2013 and 2015. Central Wyong ran junior teams from 1994 to 2015.

The other teams that competed in Second Division were Davistown (1976), Milson Island (1976-1979), The Valley (1977-1978), Gwandalan (1977-1978), Doyalson-Wyee (1980-1983), Terrigal Hotel (1981-1985), Woy Woy Hotel (1982-1989), Northlakes (1984-1986), Mangrove Mountain (1988-1998), Tall Timbers Hotel (1989-2005), Peninsula Raiders (1990-2001), Terrigal Marlins (1996-1997), Wamberal Whales (2000-2005), Long Jetty Jets (2001-2005) and Bayview Dolphins (2003-2004).

Central Coast teams in other competitions

In 2003 four Central Coast teams (Erina, Ourimbah, The Entrance and Woy Woy) decided to field teams in the then Jim Beam Cup, the third highest ranked NSW Competition (below NRL and NSW Cup) featuring mainly Sydney-based competition teams. All teams remained in the Central Coast first grade competition with effectively reserve grade teams. After three seasons, all apart from The Entrance withdrew from the competition. The Entrance Tigers entered teams in the competition until 2007 and again, under different competition names, between 2010 and 2014. The Entrance Tigers won the Jim Beam Cup in 2003 and 2007 and the Ron Massey Cup in 2014.

Also in 2003, Wyong entered the Newcastle Rugby League Competition which was perceived to be a stronger league.^[1] Wyong remained part of the Central Coast junior competition and up until 2006, also fielded senior teams locally. Wyong were runner's up in the Newcastle Rugby League in 2007 and First Grade Premiers in 2009. This was Wyong's third stint in Newcastle rugby league competitions, having previously competed in Second Grade in 1912,^[2] 1913^[3] and 1914;^[4] in Third Grade in 1945^[5] and in a Southern Newcastle competition in 1946.^[6]

In 2013 Wyong left the Newcastle competition in a dispute over salary caps and instead entered a team in the NSW Cup, the second highest level of senior rugby league in NSW after the NRL. For two seasons, Wyong was the only team in that competition without a direct affiliation with an NRL club. At the same time Wyong returned to the Central Coast first grade competition after a six-year absence. In 2015, Wyong affiliated with the Sydney Roosters.

The Berkeley Vale Panthers competed in the NSWRL Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League competition in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Team Numbers

Team numbers obtained and compiled from results published in the newspapers, Central Coast Express, Wyong Shire Advocate and Central Coast Express Advocate.

Senior Competitions

The highest grade of senior rugby league in the Central Coast Division is the First Grade competition. In 2017 ten teams have entered the first grade competition; all ten also field teams in the Reserve Grade competition. Ten teams are competing the 2017 'Open Age' competition, a league for senior players at a standard below the first/reserve grade competition. A Ladies League tag competition began in 2015 and in 2017 involves ten teams and is sponsored by White Lady Funerals.

2017 Grand Finals are scheduled to be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Club information

Current clubs
Berkeley Vale Panthers established 1991	Budgewoi-Buff Point Bulldogs Budgewoi-Buff Point Bulldogs established 1998	Central Wyong Razorbacks	Erina Eagles
Gosford Kariong Storm Gosford Kariong Storm established 2000	Kincumber Colts Kincumber Rugby League Football Club	Northern Lakes established 1976	Ourimbah Wyoming Magpies established 1913
Terrigal Sharks established 1976	The Entrance Tigers	Toukley Hawks Established 1967	Umina Beach Bunnies
Woy Woy Roosters	Wyong Roos

See also

• Rugby League Competitions in Australia
• Rugby league in New South Wales

References

External links

• Official site–from Sporting Pulse
• Central Coast RL–Country Rugby League's official site
• CC Sports–2010 Competition Results