Group 20 Rugby League
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Premiers | West Wyalong West Wyalong, New South Wales West Wyalong is a town in New South Wales, Australia which is the main town of the Bland Shire, located in the Central West region of New South Wales. It is located 467 km west of Sydney. It is located on the crossroads of the Newell Highway between Melbourne and Brisbane, and the Mid-Western... (defeated Leeton Leeton, New South Wales Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Leeton is administered by Leeton Shire Council... 24 to 12) |
Minor Premiers | West Wyalong West Wyalong, New South Wales West Wyalong is a town in New South Wales, Australia which is the main town of the Bland Shire, located in the Central West region of New South Wales. It is located 467 km west of Sydney. It is located on the crossroads of the Newell Highway between Melbourne and Brisbane, and the Mid-Western... (13 wins, 3 losses) |
Wooden Spoon | Griffith Griffith, New South Wales Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the... Black & Whites (1 win, 15 losses) |
Best & Fairest | Andrew Lavaka ( Yenda Yenda, New South Wales Yenda is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located about 16km east of Griffith, 45 kilometres north of Narrandera, and 450km west of Sydney in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of Southern NSW... ) |
Leading Pointscorer | Tim Del Guzzo ( Leeton Leeton, New South Wales Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Leeton is administered by Leeton Shire Council... ) 198 |
Leading Try-Scorer | Noa Fotu ( Leeton Leeton, New South Wales Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Leeton is administered by Leeton Shire Council... ) 24 |
Group 20 is a rugby league
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 based around the surrounding areas of Leeton
Leeton, New South Wales
Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Leeton is administered by Leeton Shire Council...
and Griffith
Griffith, New South Wales
Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the...
in 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...
. The competition is played in five grades, these being the under 16s (the Aub Farrell Trophy), the under 18s (the Harold Eckley Cup), womens league-tag (the Amato Real Estate Cup), Reserve Grade (the Toby Blunt Cup) and the XXXX Gold First Grade.
Current Clubs
Club | Nickname | Home Ground |
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Darlington Point Darlington Point, New South Wales Darlington Point is a small town on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in the Riverina district of western New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Murrumbidgee Shire local government area. The township centre is four kilometres from the Sturt Highway, along Kidman Way. ... -Coleambally Coleambally, New South Wales Coleambally is a small town in the Riverina of New South Wales, Australia, in Murrumbidgee Shire.Coleambally is one of the newest towns in the state of New South Wales, officially opened in June 1968, with the Post Office opening on 1 April 1970... |
Roosters | Darlington Point Sports Ground; Coleambally Sportsground |
Griffith Griffith, New South Wales Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the... |
Black & Whites | Griffith Rugby Oval |
Griffith Griffith, New South Wales Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the... |
Waratah Tigers | Griffith Exies Oval |
Hay Hay, New South Wales Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales , Australia. It is the administrative centre of Hay Shire Local Government Area and the centre of a prosperous and productive agricultural district on the wide Hay Plains.... |
Magpies | Hay Park |
Leeton Leeton, New South Wales Leeton is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Leeton is situated approximately 550 km west of Sydney and 450 km north of Melbourne in the productive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Leeton is administered by Leeton Shire Council... |
Greenies | Leeton No. 1 Oval |
Tullibigeal Tullibigeal, New South Wales Tullibigeal is a small farming community in the Central West region of New South Wales Australia.-Etymology:The name is an Aboriginal word for "yarran wooden spears," yarran being a native species of acacia.-Demographics:... -Lake Cargelligo Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales Lake Cargelligo is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on Lake Cargelligo. It is in Lachlan Shire. At the 2006 census, Lake Cargelligo had a population of 1,146 people. Its name is said to be a corruption of the Aboriginal word 'Kartjellakoo' meaning 'he had a... |
Sharks | Lake Cargelligo Sports Ground |
West Wyalong West Wyalong, New South Wales West Wyalong is a town in New South Wales, Australia which is the main town of the Bland Shire, located in the Central West region of New South Wales. It is located 467 km west of Sydney. It is located on the crossroads of the Newell Highway between Melbourne and Brisbane, and the Mid-Western... |
Mallee Men | Ron Crowe Oval, West Wyalong |
Narrandera-Yanco Yanco, New South Wales Yanco is a village with a population of 572 in Leeton Shire in South Western New South Wales, Australia. Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning the sound of running water. Yanco is located three kilometres from Leeton along the Irrigation Way... -Wamoon Wamoon, New South Wales Wamoon is a village in Leeton Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Wamoon is located 8 km from Leeton along the Irrigation Way to the Leeton CBD and Henry Lawson Drive to the Leeton suburb of Wattle Hill... |
Hurricanes | Narrandera Sportsground; Westpac Park, Yanco |
Yenda Yenda, New South Wales Yenda is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located about 16km east of Griffith, 45 kilometres north of Narrandera, and 450km west of Sydney in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area of Southern NSW... |
Blueheelers | Wade Park, Yenda |
Previous Clubs
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| Narrandera
Narrandera, New South Wales
-Transport:Narrandera is well served for transport. The Sturt Highway and the Newell Highways cross, just south of Narrandera. Greyhound buses pass daily - note that the destination can be listed as Jillenbah....
| Lizards
| in recess since 2004 then merged with Yanco Wamoon RLFC to become Murrumbidgee Hurricanes