Castlereagh Cup
Encyclopedia
The Castlereagh Cup is a rugby league
competition in western New South Wales
, Australia
, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League
. For all intents and purposes the competition is effectively the Group 14
senior competition.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
competition in western New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League
New South Wales Country Rugby League
-2011 Tier 2 Championships:-History:Newcastle was the first city outside Sydney to start a league competition, being involved in the Sydney Premiership in 1908-09 and then starting their own competition in 1910....
. For all intents and purposes the competition is effectively the Group 14
Group 14 Rugby League
Group 14 is a rugby league competition in central New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. This Group doesn't officially field a senior competition although the Castlereagh Cup is mostly made up of Group 14 clubs...
senior competition.
Teams
The following clubs fielded teams in the 2011 Castlereagh Cup:- Baradine Magpies
- Coonamble Bears
- Dunedoo Swans
- Gilgandra Panthers [Premiers]
- Gulgong Terriers [Debut year 2009]
- WarrenWarren- Definition :Warren refers to a network of underground interconnecting rabbit burrows, a place where rabbits breed and live, or an overcrowded place or building.- Geographical names :* Warrens, Saint Michael, Barbados* Warren, Manitoba, Canada...
Bulldogs
History
- 2001 Gilgandra 36 def Coonamble 4
- 2002 Coonamble 36 def Dunedoo 26
- 2003 Coonamble 70 def Baradine 24
- 2004 Binnaway 32 def Gulargambone 26
- 2005 Coonamble def Binnaway
- 2006 Coonamble 44 def Warren 22
- 2007 Coonamble 36 def Baradine 16
- 2008 Coonamble 40 def Baradine 32
- 2009 Coonamble -- def Gilgandra --
- 2011 Gilgandra 28 def Warren 24
External links
- Latest Castlereagh Cup table - from Sporting Pulse
- Castlereagh Cup on Country Rugby League's official site