Group 19 Rugby League

Group 19 Rugby League
Sport	Rugby league football
Formerly known as	Group 5 Rugby League
Instituted	1980
Inaugural season	1980
Number of teams	8
Premiers	Moree Boomerangs (2014)
Website	Group 19 Homepage

The New England Group 19 Rugby League competition is a Rugby League competition which is run under the auspices of NSWCRL. It is based in the New England area. It was originally called the Group 5 Rugby League Premiership but that competition merged with another local competition to form New England Group 19. At the conclusion of the 2013 season, the board of directors approved the applications for 2 new additional clubs to join the zone, the Moree Boars and the Goondiwindi Boars. This was attributed to the Moree Boars particularly poor 2013 season in Group 4 where they were on the receiving end of some big hidings. It is hoped the shift to Group 19 will improve the club and create a bit of cross-town rivalry with the much fancied Moree Boomerangs. Goondwindi were granted permission to leave the QRL which would see them leave the Toowoomba based competition and head south to challenge the mighty Boomerangs.

Moree Boomerangs were 2013 Club Champions, Minor Premiers in A Grade, Reserve Grade and under 18's and Major Premiers in A Grade and Under 18's. Moree Boomerangs Coach Christopher Binge has been named Group 19 Senior Coach in 2014. At the conclusion of the 2015 season, a new club was formed by residents of Boggabilla and Toomela, called the Macintyre Warriors. Early indications of the 2016 season indicate that the new kids on the block are a formidable show.

Clubs

Current clubs in Group 19:

• Macintyre Warriors
• Glen Innes Magpies
• Inverell Hawks
• Moree Boomerangs
• Moree Boars
• Tingha Tigers
• Uralla Tigers
• Gwydir League
• Ashford Roosters
• Goondiwindi Boars

Champions

Group 5 Rugby League Champions

Season	Champions	Score	Runners-Up
1961	Warialda	22–8	Moree
1962	Warialda	17–6	Armidale
1963	Warialda	16–11	Guyra
1964	Warialda	21–2	Guyra
1965	Warialda	28–9	Armidale
1966	Armidale	15–10	Warialda
1967	Armidale	7–6	Glenn Innes
1968	Armidale	9–4	Moree
1969	Guyra	20–7	Moree
1970	Armidale	13–3	Glen Innes
1971	Armidale	4–2	Guyra
1972	Moree	11–7	Inverell RSM
1973	Warialda	36–7	Inverell
1974	Warialda	17–8	Glenn Innes
1975	Inverell RSM	9–8	Moree
1976	Armidale	12–11	Moree
1977	Moree	18–13	Inverell
1978	Moree	37–10	Glen Innes
1979	Moree	12–5	Glen Innes
1980	Warialda	14–9	Glen Innes
1981	Moree	30–13	Inverell

Group 19 Rugby League

Season	Champions	Score	Runners-Up
1980	Narwan	23–11	Armidale
1981	Narwan	23–8	Wright College
1982	Narwan	20–17	Glen Innes
1983	Narwan	16–12	Walcha
1984	Narwan	50–12	Guyra
1985	Uralla	20–4	Glen Innes
1986	YCW	4–0	Guyra
1987	YCW	20–18	Uralla
1988	Guyra	36–18	Tringha
1989	Glen Innes	35–6	Armidale
1990	Uralla	12–4	Glen Innes
1991	Glen Innes	28–12	Glen Innes
1992	Moree Boomerangs	26–18	Glen Innes
1993	Moree Boars	22–20	Armidale
1994	Moree Boomerangs	30–20	Inverell
1995	Armidale	36–28	Glen Innes
1996	Warialda	36–20	Inverell RSM
1997	Armidale	34–24	Guyra
1998	Inverell	28–14	Armidale
1999	Warialda	22–20	Inverell
2000	Inverell	24–12	Glen Innes
2001	Warialda	50–14	Guyra
2002	Guyra	56–24	Narwan
2003	Guyra	44–36	Narwan
2004	Guyra	46–22	Narwan
2005	Narwan	35–22	Guyra
2006	Guyra	28–8	Inverell
2007	Warialda	38–24	Guyra
2008	Glen Innes	26–10	Tingha
2009	Tingha	46–14	Guyra
2010	Glen Innes	14-4	Guyra
2011	Inverell	33-26	Glen Innes
2012	Glen Innes	60-12	Guyra
2013	Moree Boomerangs	48-22	Gwydir
2014	Moree Boomerangs	56-18	Inverell
2015	Inverell	26-24	Moree Boomerangs

References

www.whereistheleague.com.au