Group 1 Rugby League
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Group 1 Rugby League was a rugby league competition held in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The group, however, still runs a junior rugby league competition. When the Group 18-Gold Coast competition dissolved in 2005, the New South Wales sides joined together with Group 1 to form a divisional league, Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL). Group 18 also still holds its own individual junior rugby league competition.
Seniors
{{Main|Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League}}
The Group 1 Senior Rugby League Premiership amalgamated with Group 18 Rugby League in 2005 to form the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League, and was thus discontinued in its own right.
Juniors
= Current Teams =
The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, but run senior teams in the NRRRL competition:
- Ballina Seagulls
- Casino RSM
- Clarence Coast Magpies (as Lower Clarence in NRRRL)
- Kyogle Turkeys
- Lismore Marist Brothers Rams
The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, but run senior teams in the Group 2 Rugby League competition:
= Former Teams =
The following clubs fielded junior teams in Group 1 competitions earlier in the 2010s
Notable Juniors
=Ballina Seagulls=
- Frank Curran (1931–1937 South Sydney Rabbitohs)
- Mitchell Aubusson (2007–present Sydney Roosters)
- James Aubusson (2007–2010 Melbourne Storm & Sydney Roosters)
- James Roberts (2011–present South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers, Gold Coast Titans & Brisbane Broncos)
- Caleb Binge (2014 Gold Coast Titans)
- Brian Kelly (2017–present Manly Sea Eagles & Gold Coast Titans)
- Nick Meaney (2018–present Newcastle Knights & Canterbury Bulldogs)
- Tyrone Roberts (2011–present Newcastle Knights, Warrington Wolves & Gold Coast Titans)
=Casino RSM=
=Clarence Coast Magpies (Lower Clarence Coast Magpies)=
=Kyogle Turkeys=
- Ken Nagas – Former Canberra Raiders (1992–2002) player.
- Nigel Roy – Former Illawarra Steelers (1993–94), North Sydney Bears (1995–99), Northern Eagles (2000) & London Broncos (2001–04) player.
- Will Mathews – Former Gold Coast Titans (2008–11, 2018–19) & St George Illawarra Dragons (2012–17) player.
- Shannon Walker – Former Gold Coast Titans (2008–10) & Australia Rugby 7’s (2012–17) player.
- Jone Macilai – Former Fiji Bati (2008–09) player.
- David Grant – Former Canberra Raiders (1982–85) Balmain Tigers (1978–1981), Eastern Suburbs Roosters (1977) & South Sydney Rabbitohs (1976) player.
- Paul Doolan – Former St George Dragons (1990), Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (1991–93) and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1994–95) player
=Lismore Marist Brothers Rams=
First Grade Premierships
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1961 Ballina def Casino RSM
1962 Casino RSM 19–14 Ballina
1963 Casino RSM 8–0 Woodburn
1964 Casino RSM
1965 Casino RSM
1966 Lismore Marist Brothers def Casino RSM
1967 Casino RSM
1968 Casino RSM 32–10 South Lismore
1969 (Two competitions) Ballina 7–3 Casino RSM &
1969 Mallanganee 23–15 Baryulgil
1970 Grafton 12–5 South Grafton
1971 Kyogle+ 14–9 Lower Clarence
1972 South Grafton+
19-6 Kyogle
1973 Lower Clarence 27–13 Lismore Marist Brothers
1974 Western Suburbs 24–0 South Lismore-Woodburn
1975 South Grafton 17–8 South Lismore-Evans Head
1976 Casino RSM 22–7 South Grafton
1977 Grafton 16–14 South Grafton
1978 South Lismore-Evans Head 18–14 Casino RSM
1979 Casino RSM 33–10 South Grafton
1980 Lismore Marist Brothers
24–8 South Grafton
1981 Lismore Marist Brothers 20–2 Western Suburbs-Alstonville
1982 Ballina 14–4 Casino RSM
1983 Kyogle 14–12 Lower Clarence
= 1984–present (Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the [[Rugby League Week]].) =
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! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Season ! colspan="3"|Grand Final Information ! rowspan="2" style="width:27%;"|Minor Premiers |
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| align=center |1984
| {{league icon | Western Suburbs}} Lower Clarence Mapgies | align=center |25–8 | {{league icon | Canterbury}} Grafton Ghosts | |
| align=center |1985
| {{league icon | Manly}} Casino Cougars | align=center |17–10 | {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | {{league icon | Manly}} Casino Cougars |
| align=center |1986
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |19–14 | {{league icon | St George}} South Grafton Rebels | {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams |
| align=center |1987
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |22–6 | {{league icon | Eastern Suburbs}} Kyogle Turkeys | {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams |
| align=center |1988
| {{league icon | Canterbury}} Grafton Ghosts | align=center |14–8 | {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | {{league icon | Canterbury}} Grafton Ghosts |
| align=center |1989
| {{league icon | Cronulla}} Ballina Seagulls | align=center |12–10 | {{league icon | Canterbury}} Grafton Ghosts | {{league icon | Cronulla}} Ballina Seagulls |
| align=center |1990
| {{league icon | Manly}} Casino Cougars | align=center |38–29 | {{league icon | Eastern Suburbs}} Kyogle Turkeys | {{league icon | Manly}} Casino Cougars |
| align=center |1991
| {{league icon | Canterbury}} Grafton Ghosts | align=center |29–14 | {{league icon | Cronulla}} Ballina Seagulls | {{league icon | Canterbury}} Grafton Ghosts |
| align=center |1992
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |6–4 | {{league icon | Cronulla}} Ballina Seagulls | |
| align=center |1993
| {{league icon | Cronulla}} Ballina Seagulls | align=center |12–8 | {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | |
| align=center |1994
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |13–6 | {{league icon | St George}} South Grafton Rebels | {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams |
| align=center |1995
| {{league icon | St George}} Byron Bay Red Devils | align=center |17–10 | {{league icon | St George}} South Grafton Rebels | |
| align=center |1996
| {{league icon | St George}} Byron Bay Red Devils | align=center |11–10 | {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | |
| align=center |1997
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |20–10 | {{league icon | Cronulla}} Ballina Seagulls | |
| align=center |1998
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |46–6 | {{league icon | St George}} Byron Bay Red Devils | |
| align=center |1999
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |29–16 | {{league icon | Manly}} Casino Cougars | |
| align=center |2000
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |34–10 | {{league icon | St George}} Byron Bay Red Devils | |
| align=center |2001
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |26–2 | {{league icon | Cronulla}} Ballina Seagulls | |
| align=center |2002
| {{league icon | Canterbury}} Grafton Ghosts | align=center |22–20 | {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | {{league icon | Canterbury}} Grafton Ghosts |
| align=center |2003
| {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | align=center |42–41 | {{league icon | St George}} South Grafton Rebels | |
| align=center |2004
| {{league icon | Parramatta}} Mullumbimby Giants | align=center |14–12 | {{league icon | Warrington}} Lismore Marist Brothers Rams | {{league icon | Parramatta}} Mullumbimby Giants |
References
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External Links and Sources
- Rugby League Week at [http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections State Library of NSW Research and Collections]
{{Country Rugby League}}
{{Rugby league in New South Wales}}
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