Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League

Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League
Sport Rugby league football
Formerly known as Group 1 Rugby League / Group 18 Rugby League
Instituted 2005
Number of teams 13
Country  Australia
Holders Ballina Seagulls (2013)
Website NRRRL

The Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL) is a rugby league competition run in the far north of New South Wales, Australia. It is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The league formed in 2005 as an extended Group 1 Rugby League competition, featuring teams from Group 18 Rugby League. Prior to this, teams from Group 18 played in a competition with teams from the Gold Coast region of Queensland. Both Group 1 and Group 18 continue to run junior competitions.

The competitions run by NRRRL include: First grade, Reserve grade, and Under-18's.

Teams

The following clubs in NRRRL fielded teams in the 2011 and 2012 First Grade competition:

Club
Ballina Seagulls
Casino RSM Cougars
Cudgen Hornets
Evans Head Bombers
Kyogle Turkeys
Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
Lower Clarence Magpies
Mullumbimby Giants
Murwillumbah Mustangs
Northern United Dirrawongs
Tweed Coast Raiders

The following teams in Group 1 field teams in junior competitions only.

First Grade Premierships

Season Grand Final Information Minor Premiers
Premiers Score Runners-Up
2005 Tweed Heads Seagulls 44-18 [1] Murwillumbah Mustangs Tweed Heads Seagulls[2]
2006 Cudgen Hornets 19-16 Murwillumbah Mustangs Murwillumbah Mustangs [3]
2007 Mullumbimby Giants 34-30 [4] Ballina Seagulls Mullumbimby Giants [5]
2008 Byron Bay Red Devils 25-24 [6] Grafton Ghosts Grafton Ghosts [7]
2009 Lower Clarence Magpies 21-20 [8] Northern United Lower Clarence Magpies [9]
2010 Grafton Ghosts 14-6 [10] Ballina Seagulls Grafton Ghosts [11]
2011 Grafton Ghosts 10-6 [12] Murwillumbah Mustangs Murwillumbah Mustangs [13]
2012 Murwillumbah Mustangs 27-26 [14] Grafton Ghosts Murwillumbah Mustangs [13]
2013 Ballina Seagulls 30-24 [15] Murwillumbah Mustangs
2014 Ballina Seagulls 17-6 Byron Bay Red Devils

References

  1. ↑ Final Triumph
  2. ↑ http://www.mydailynews.com.au/news/apn-mustangs-host/147980/
  3. ↑ http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/apn-bros-have-the/15560/
  4. ↑ http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/droughts-drug-ban/281729/
  5. ↑ http://www.echonews.com.au/news/16867-stirring-seagulls-win-one-man-down/681837/
  6. ↑ http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/sport/1781/byron-bay-wins-rugby-league-grand-final/
  7. ↑ http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/sport/1563/grafton-ghosts-byron-bay-battle-it-out-to-host-nrrrl-grand-final/
  8. ↑ Lower Clarence celebrate the 2009 NRRRL Grand Final at the Maclean Showground
  9. ↑ http://www.farnorthcoaster.com.au/sport/5526/minor-premiers-meet-defending-premiers/
  10. ↑ 2010 NRRRL Grand Final Results
  11. ↑ Ballina and Grafton Ghosts to meet in NRRRL grand final
  12. ↑ NRRRL Grand Final Results
  13. 1 2 http://www.mydailynews.com.au/news/mustangs-backed-beat-ghosts/1527619/
  14. ↑ http://www.mydailynews.com.au/news/mustangs-are-grand-final-champs/1528789/
  15. ↑ http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/ballina-deagulls-set-to-break-20-year-premiership-/2009986

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