Group 10 Rugby League

Group 10 Rugby League
Sport Rugby league
Number of teams 9
Country  Australia
Premiers Bathurst Panthers (2018)
Website Group 10 Homepage

Group 10 is a rugby league competition in the Central West area of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League.[1] Games in the competition are usually played on Sundays with some Saturday night matches. There are currently nine clubs based in the competition playing across the four senior grades, including women's league tag and a total of 15 clubs fielding sides in several junior grades.[2]

Overview

Group 10 comprises nine teams from seven towns across the Central West, with four grades - premier league, first division, under 18s and women's league tag. Nine teams have taken part in competitions since the start of the 2013, after the re-admittance of the Blayney Bears[3]. Games are usually held on Sundays, however, there are games occasionally held on Saturday. Games have even been held on Friday nights, most recently the Bathurst derby between Panthers and St Pats in 2017.[4]

The current season format consists of eighteen rounds, with each team playing each other twice and each team having two byes. The top five teams then play-off to the McIntyre final five system, culminating in the grand final which is held at the home ground of the major semi-final winner.

Orange CYMS have proved to be the dominant force in the competition, since the arrival of captain-coach Michael Sullivan in 2010. CYMS have only failed to make the grand once, in 2014, since the arrival of Sullivan.

Former NRL players to play in Group 10 in recent times include Luke Branighan and Josh Starling, both for Oberon, and Chris Gresvmuhl and Michael Sullivan, both for CYMS. Former Manly forward George Rose played one season for Oberon in 2016[5]. NSW legend Mark O'Meley played a one-off game for St Pat's in 2016[6].

Bathurst Panthers have gone through several incarnations in their history. Bathurst Panthers were formed in 2000, following the amalgamation of the Bathurst Leagues Club and Penrith Panthers Leagues Club. Prior to the Panthers was the Bathurst Penguins, who were formed after Bathurst Charlestons amalgamated with the Bathurst Leagues Club in 1989. Charlestons' Wayne Boyd and Graeme Bell were the core executives who negotiated the merger with Bathurst Leagues Club directors Dan Lavelle and Peter Tobin and secretary manager Rick Mathews.[7] Charlestons were formed in 1926, originally starting as a social club and had teams in a range of sports including tennis, rugby league and cricket.

In 2017, Orange CYMS claimed a fifth premiership in eight years against Oberon Tigers, who were appearing in their first premiership decider since 1975.[8] Played at CYMS' home ground at Wade Park, Oberon led 18-8 at half-time and then 22-8 with just 20 minutes remaining, before CYMS pulled-off a remarkable comeback. Captain-coach Michael Sullivan kicked the match-winning field goal in the dying minutes to deliver CYMS a 23-22 triumph against Oberon.

Current Clubs

Club Nickname Home Ground No. of Premierships Premiership Years
Bathurst Panthers Carrington Park, Bathurst 6 1979, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2018
Bathurst St Pats Jack Arrow Sporting Complex, Bathurst 6 1968, 1973, 1989, 2001, 2008, 2014
Oberon Tigers Oberon Sports Ground, Oberon 11 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971,

1975

Blayney Bears King George Oval, Blayney 5 1977, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998
Orange CYMS Wade Park, Orange 9 1958, 1959, 1987, 1988, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
Mudgee Dragons Glen Willow, Mudgee 6 1986, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2016
Lithgow Workies Tony Luchetti Showground; Lithgow 4 1960, 1991, 2005, 2012
Orange Hawks Wade Park, Orange 2 1999, 2003
Cowra Magpies Sid Kallas Oval, Cowra 4 1978, 1983, 1992, 1995

Previous Clubs

Club Nickname No. of Premierships Premiership Years
Lithgow Shamrocks 3 1982,1984,1985
Bathurst Railway 5 1972,1974,1976,1980,1981


Past premiers

[9][10]

Season Champion Score Runners-Up Grand final venue Minor premiers Wooden Spoon
1958 Orange CYMS 17-6 Oberon Tigers
1959 Orange CYMS 5-4 Lithgow Workies
1960 Lithgow Workies 12-11 Oberon Tigers
1961 Oberon Tigers 22-7 Lithgow Workies Bathurst Sports Ground, Bathurst
1962 Oberon Tigers 14-7 Lithgow Workies
1963 Oberon Tigers 23-2 Lithgow Workies
1964 Oberon Tigers 30-2 Lithgow Workies Bathurst Sports Ground, Bathurst
1965 Oberon Tigers 29-5 Lithgow Workies Orange
1966 Oberon Tigers 23-10 Bathurst Charlestons
1967 Oberon Tigers 23-2 Bathurst Charlestons
1968 Bathurst St Pats 9-8 Oberon Tigers Oberon Sportsground, Oberon
1969 Oberon Tigers 7-3 Orange Ex-Services
1970 Oberon Tigers 7-6 Cowra Magpies
1971 Oberon Tigers 12-5 Cowra Magpies
1972 Bathurst Railway 14-5 Lithgow Workies
1973 Bathurst St Pats 20-15 Orange Ex-Services
1974 Bathurst Railway 12-11 Orange Ex-Services
1975 Oberon Tigers 12-4 Orange Ex-Services
1976 Bathurst Railway Lithgow Workies
1977 Blayney Bears Cowra Magpies
1978 Cowra Magpies 12-9 Lithgow Workies Mudgee Dragons
1979 Bathurst Charlestons 11-9 Cowra Magpies Bathurst Sports Ground, Bathurst Mudgee Dragons
1980 Bathurst Railway 11-7 Cowra Magpies
1981 Bathurst Railway 19-16 Lithgow Shamrocks
1982 Lithgow Shamrocks 16-15 Bathurst St Pats
1983 Cowra Magpies 31-8 Lithgow Shamrocks West Cowra Oval, Cowra
1984 Lithgow Shamrocks 19-12 Mudgee Dragons Lithgow Showground, Lithgow
1985 Lithgow Shamrocks 47-8 Mudgee Dragons
1986 Mudgee Dragons 16-14 Blayney Bears Jubilee Oval, Mudgee Mudgee Dragons
1987 Orange CYMS 18-9 Mudgee Dragons Wade Park, Orange
1988 Orange CYMS 20-19 Lithgow Workies
1989 Bathurst St Pats 31-14 Cowra Magpies Jack Arrow Oval, Bathurst
1990 Blayney Bears 29-10 Lithgow Workies
1991 Lithgow Workies 22-13 Bathurst Penguins
1992 Cowra Magpies 16-6 Bathurst Penguins West Cowra Oval, Cowra
1993 Blayney Bears 54-28 Cowra Magpies
1994 Bathurst Penguins 16-12 Blayney Bears King George Oval, Blayney
1995 Cowra Magpies 19-16 Bathurst Penguins Carrington Park, Bathurst Bathurst Penguins
1996 Blayney Bears 34-23 Cowra Magpies West Cowra Oval, Cowra Cowra Magpies
1997 Bathurst Penguins 12-9 (a.e.t) Orange Hawks Wade Park, Orange Orange Hawks
1998 Blayney Bears 29-18 Lithgow Workies King George Oval, Blayney
1999 Orange Hawks 30-16 Blayney Bears King George Oval, Blayney Orange Hawks
2000 Mudgee Dragons 34-12 Bathurst Panthers Carrington Park, Bathurst
2001 Bathurst St Pats 28-6 Mudgee Dragons Carrington Park, Bathurst Mudgee Dragons
2002 Mudgee Dragons 28-24 Orange CYMS
2003 Orange Hawks 34-30 Mudgee Dragons Jubilee Oval, Mudgee Mudgee Dragons
2004 Mudgee Dragons 17-10 Bathurst Panthers Bathurst Panthers Cowra Magpies
2005 Lithgow Workies 19-4 Bathurst Panthers Tony Luchetti Showground, Lithgow Lithgow Workies Oberon Tigers
2006 Bathurst Panthers 10-4 (a.e.t) Lithgow Workies Tony Luchetti Showground, Lithgow Lithgow Workies Orange Hawks
2007 Bathurst Panthers 24-4 Lithgow Workies Carrington Park, Bathurst Bathurst Panthers Oberon Tigers
2008[11] Bathurst St Pats 19-12 Mudgee Dragons Carrington Park, Bathurst Bathurst St Pats Cowra Magpies
2009 Mudgee Dragons 32-29 Lithgow Workies Jubilee Oval, Mudgee Mudgee Dragons Orange Hawks
2010 Orange CYMS 23-16 Mudgee Dragons Wade Park, Orange Orange CYMS Bathurst Panthers
2011 Orange CYMS 30-12 Lithgow Workies Endeavour Oval, Orange Lithgow Workies Cowra Magpies
2012 Lithgow Workies 40-14 Orange CYMS Tony Luchetti Showground, Lithgow Lithgow Workies Bathurst Panthers
2013[12] Orange CYMS 22-14 Orange Hawks Wade Park, Orange Orange Hawks Blayney Bears
2014 Bathurst St Pats 34-12 Cowra Magpies Sid Kallas Oval, Cowra Bathurst St Pats Blayney Bears
2015[13] Orange CYMS 14-10 Lithgow Workies Wade Park, Orange Orange CYMS Oberon Tigers
2016[14] Mudgee Dragons 14-10 Orange CYMS Wade Park, Orange Orange CYMS Lithgow Workies
2017[15] Orange CYMS 23-22 Oberon Tigers Wade Park, Orange Orange CYMS Blayney Bears
2018[16] Bathurst Panthers 12-10 Cowra Magpies Sid Kallas Oval, Cowra Cowra Magpies Blayney Bears
  • (a.e.t) - After extra-time

New Era Midwest Cup

The New Era Midwest Cup is the second tier division contested in the Group 10 area. The 2018 sides were:

Club City Home Ground
Blackheath Blackcats Blackheath Don Bradman Oval
CSU Mungoes Bathurst Diggings Oval
Kandos Waratahs Kandos Waratahs Park
Lithgow Bears Lithgow Lithgow Showground
Orange Barbarians Orange Max Stewart Park
Portland Colts Portland Portland Oval

Previous champions:

Season Champion Score Runners-Up Grand final venue Minor premier Wooden spoon Teams
2011 Lithgow Bears 26-20 Kandos Waratahs Lithgow Showground, Lithgow Lithgow Bears Orange Barbarians 7
2012 CSU Blue Mungoes 36-10 Lithgow Bears Carrington Park, Bathurst CSU Blue Mungoes Portland Colts 8
2013 Kandos Waratahs 46-18 CSU Yellow Mungoes Waratahs Park, Kandos Kandos Waratahs Portland Colts 8
2014 CSU Yellow Mungoes 22-10 Blackheath Blackcats Mitchell Oval, Bathurst CSU Yellow Mungoes Villages United 8
2015 Blackheath Blackcats 20-6 Wallerawang Warriors Wallerawang Sports Ground, Wallerawang Blackheath Blackcats Orange Barbarians 9
2016 Villages United 12-8 Blackheath Blackcats Jack Arrow Oval, Bathurst Blackheath Blackcats Lithgow Giants 9
2017 Wallerawang Warriors 28-18 CSU Yellow Mungoes Wallerawang Sports Ground, Wallerawang Wallerawang Warriors CSU Blue Mungoes 8
2018[17] Blackheath Blackcats 50-20 CSU Mungoes Don Bradman Oval, Blackheath Blackheath Blackcats Lithgow Bears 6

Previous clubs to have participated in the competition include Villages United and Wallerawang Warriors, as well as current Group 10 teams Oberon Tigers and Blayney Bears. CSU Mungoes previously competed with two teams (Yellow and Blue) but in 2018 were represented by one side.

Many representative rugby league games have been called in the surrounding areas with the latest being an NRL trial match in Orange in February 2016 played between Canberra and Newcastle which was broadcast and called by Curtis Woodward, Lewis Shepperd and Luke Potter.

See also

References

  1. ↑ NSWCRL Group 10
  2. ↑ Group 10 Clubs http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2375-0-67445-0&a=CLUBS
  3. ↑ "Anlezark's Bears are full of promise for Group 10 return" in Blayney Chronicle, March 21, 2013
  4. ↑ "Panthers bounce back in dour Bathurst derby with St Pat's" in Western Advocate, April 22, 2017
  5. ↑ "Oberon Tigers snare George Rose's signature" in Western Advocate, March 17, 2016
  6. ↑ "NSW legend Mark O'Meley to turn out for Bathurst St Pat's" in Western Advocate, June 30, 2016
  7. ↑ "Footballers set to relive glory days" in Western Advocate, January 22, 2016
  8. ↑ "Cometh the hour: Sullivan's last-gasp field goal seals CYMS' miracle grand final comeback" in Central Western Daily, September 10, 2017
  9. ↑ NSWCRL Group 10 Premiers Since 1975
  10. ↑ The Vault Group 10 List of Premiers (1958-1997) retrieved 21 December 2007
  11. ↑ Sporting Pulse ...To hang up boots after Grand Final Loss retrieved "22 September 2008
  12. ↑ “Three out of four the sweetest equation for CYMS” in Central Western Daily, September 9, 2013
  13. ↑ “2015 Group 10 grand finals at Wade Park, Orange” in Mudgee Guardian, September 13, 2015
  14. ↑ “Fifth to premiers: Setu’s heroics earn Dragons title” in Mudgee Guardian, September 19, 2016
  15. ↑ "Cometh the hour: Sullivan's last-gasp field goal seals CYMS' miracle grand final comeback" in Central Western Daily, September 10, 2017
  16. ↑ "Panthers, Willie Wright stun Magpies in Group 10 grand final thriller | Photos, video" in Western Advocate, September 9, 2018
  17. ↑ "Blackcats win premiership after failing to field a team last year" in Blue Mountains Gazette, July 28, 2018

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