Group 3 Rugby League

Group 3 Rugby League
Sport	Rugby league
Formerly known as	Group 18 Rugby League
Instituted	1946 (as Group 18)
Inaugural season	1966 (as Group 3)
Number of teams	7
Country	Australia
Premiers	Foster Tuncurry (2011)

Group 3 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 3 area runs from Port Macquarie in the north to Forster in the south.

History

The league began in 1946, with Taree Old Bar winning the first ever premiership. At the time, this league was known as Group 18. In 1966, the boundaries were re-drawn to include three new clubs (Camden Haven, Port Macquarie, and Wauchope) and the group's name was changed to Group 3.^[1]

In 1995, Port Macquarie and Wauchope joined Group 2 in another re-zoning, with teams from Group 3 Saturday League joining the competition. In 2003, Port City RLFC joined the competition on loan from Group 2. In 2004, Wauchope re-joined the league after departing at the end of the 1994 season.^[1]

The current premiers are the Macleay Valley Mustangs.

Teams

The following clubs field teams in the Group 3 First Grade competition.

The following clubs in Group 3 field teams in junior competitions only.

• Gloucester Magpies
• Taree Panthers
• Taree RSL Red Rovers Rhinos

Former Teams

• Halliday Point Makos (Folded 2009)
• Gloucester Magpies (withdrew from first grade in 2002)
• Forster Dragons (Folded)

Premierships

First Grade

Group 3

Source: Group 3 History

Leaderboard

(Correct as of 1 Jan 2007)

References

External links

• Group 3 on Country Rugby League's official site

Rugby league in New South Wales
Federations	New South Wales Rugby League Country Rugby League New South Wales Women's Rugby League
Representative competitions	City vs Country Origin Women's City vs Country Origin
Representative teams	New South Wales Blues City Origin Team Country Origin Team NSW residents New South Wales women's
NRL clubs	Canberra Raiders Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers
Competitions	NSWRL: Intrust Super Premiership NSW Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield SG Ball Harold Matthews Cup CRL: Canberra Central Coast Illawarra Newcastle Northern Rivers Sunraysia-Riverlands Region 1: 2 3 Region 2: 4 19 21 Region 3: 9 20 Region 4: 10 11 14 Region 5: 6 7 16 Women's: Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League Tarsha Gale Nines Tertiary: NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League
Discontinued competitions	Jersey Flegg Cup NSWRL premiership Amco Cup