Group 4 Rugby League

Group 4 is a rugby league competition in the New England and north west area of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League.

Structure

The Group runs a first grade, reserve grade, under 18s and under 16s competition under the Wests Cup name. All six first grade clubs run at least one lower grade team and most will have three or four. In addition to the six first grade clubs, there is also one junior club involved in under 16s: Farrer MAHS. It also runs a second division competition called the Wests Shield. The second division competition includes stand-alone senior teams from smaller towns within the region. Some of these clubs also run women's LeagueTag sides.

There are also Group 4 senior Under 18s and Under 16s representative teams that competes against other Group sides. They compete against Groups 19 and 21 in trials for the Greater Northern Tigers regional team.

Teams

Seven teams currently compete in Group 4 Rugby League first grade, from towns across the New England and north west area of New South Wales.

TeamHome groundNo. of PremiershipsPremierships
Boggabri KangaroosJubilee Oval21963, 1964
Dungowan CowboysDungowan Oval0None
Gunnedah BulldogsKitchener Oval71956, 1965, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1998
Kootingal-Moonbi RoostersKootingal Oval0None
Narrabri BluesCollins Park51940, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1990
North Tamworth BearsJack Woolaston Oval201913, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1950, 1951, 1953,

1980, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015 2016, 2017, 2018

Werris Creek MagpiesDavid Taylor Oval101925, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1979, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997

Grand Finals

YearPremiersScoreRunners-UpGrand Final venueMinor PremiersWooden Spoon
2000 West Tamworth Lions23-6 North Tamworth Bears
2001 West Tamworth Lions34-24 North Tamworth Bears
2002 Moree Boars34-18 West Tamworth Lions
2003 Coonabarabran Unicorns33-24 North Tamworth Bears
2004 Wee Waa Panthers42-10 Moree Boars
2005 North Tamworth Bears34-28 West Tamworth Lions
2006 North Tamworth Bears42-14 Coonabarabran Unicorns
2007 North Tamworth Bears34-28 West Tamworth Lions
2008 North Tamworth Bears8-6 West Tamworth Lions
2009 West Tamworth Lions52-28 North Tamworth Bears
2010 West Tamworth Lions55-12 Wee Waa Panthers
2011 West Tamworth Lions54-14 North Tamworth BearsJack Woolaston Oval West Tamworth Lions Moree Boars
2012 West Tamworth Lions23-12 North Tamworth BearsJack Woolaston Oval West Tamworth Lions Moree Boars
2013 West Tamworth Lions33-24 North Tamworth BearsScully Park North Tamworth Bears Moree Boars
2014 North Tamworth Bears56-18 Gunnedah Bulldogs North Tamworth BearsOxley Diggers
2015 North Tamworth Bears46-25 West Tamworth Lions West Tamworth LionOxley Diggers
2016 North Tamworth Bears36-12 West Tamworth Lions North Tamworth BearsArmidale Rams
2017 North Tamworth Bears30-22 Narrabri BluesJack Woolaston Oval, Tamworth North Tamworth Bears Wee Waa Panthers
2018 North Tamworth Bears34-28 Gunnedah Bulldogs Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters Boggabri Kangaroos

See also

References

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