Group 3 Rugby League

Group 3 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the NSWRL . The Group 3 area runs from Kempsey 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.

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.Group 3 History

The current First Grade premiers are the Old Bar Beach Pirates.

The 2020 Group 3 competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Junior competitions were postponed, eventually commencing in July. The highest age group competition winners were Wingham Tigers (Under 18 boys) and Port Macquarie Sharks (Under 17 Ladies League Tag).

Teams

The following clubs field teams in the Group 3 First Grade competition. Club City/Town Founded Home Ground No. of Titles Premierships Forster Tuncurry Hawks Forster/Tuncurry 1946 Harry Elliot Oval 9 1947, 1968, 1970, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2011 Macleay Valley MustangsKempsey 1995 Verge Street Oval 2 2014, 2019 Old Bar Beach Pirates Old Bar 1995 Old Bar Reserve 4 1996, 1999, 2023 , 2025 Port City Breakers Port Macquarie 2002 Regional Stadium 5 2008, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2022 Port Macquarie Sharks Port Macquarie 1940 Regional Stadium 8 1976, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015, 2018 , 2024 Taree City Bulls Taree 1998 Jack Neal Oval 3 2000, 2001, 2007 Wauchope Blues Wauchope 1920 Lank Bain Oval 8 1967, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1984, 2009, 2012, 2013 Wingham Tigers Wingham 1900s Wingham Sporting Complex 10 1950, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2026

Former Teams Camden Haven Eagles (Withdrew from Senior Football) Cape Hawke (became Forster-Tuncurry) Cundletown (Folded) Forster Dragons (Folded) Gloucester Magpies (Withdrew from first grade in 2002) Halliday Point Makos (Folded 2009) Taree Rhinos (Folded) Taree Browns Creek (Folded) Taree Old Bar (Folded 1994) Taree United (Folded 1994)

Map + Local Area in New South Wales

Premierships First Grade Separate teams in 1946, Forster and Tuncurry combined as Cape Hawke in 1947, then played as Foster-Tuncurry from 1953. SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor PremiersPremiersScoreRunners-upReport1946 Taree Old Bar9–5 Forster Forster1947 Cape Hawke10–4 Taree Old Bar Cape Hawke1948 Taree Browns Creek8–7 Cape Hawke 1949 Taree Browns Creek18–2 Cape Hawke Taree Browns Creek1950 Wingham District7–3 Taree Browns Creek Wingham District1951 Taree Browns Creek5–4 Taree Old Bar Taree Browns Creek1952 Wingham District14–5 Taree Browns Creek Wingham District1953 Wingham District10–0 Taree Old Bar Wingham District1954 Gloucester10–2 Taree Browns Creek Gloucester1955 Taree Browns Creek10–0 Wingham District 1956 Taree Browns Creek8–2 Wingham District 1957 Gloucester17–10 Wingham District 1958 Gloucester7–4 Taree Old Bar 1959 Gloucester37–0 Cundletown 1960 Gloucester7–4 Wingham District 1961 Wingham District 9–5 Taree United 1962 Wingham District15–12 Gloucester 1963 Gloucester10–7 Wingham District 1964 Gloucester6–5 Wingham District 1965 Gloucester15–2 Taree Old Bar

Group 3 SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor PremiersPremiersScoreRunners-upReport 1966 Gloucester 29–2 Wingham District Gloucester 1967 Wauchope 10–9 Forster Tuncurry Wauchope 1968 Forster Tuncurry 21–0 Taree United Forster Tuncurry 1969 Wauchope 14–4 Forster Tuncurry Wauchope 1970 Forster Tuncurry 14–4 Port Macquarie Forster Tuncurry 1971 Taree United 44–8 Taree Old Bar Taree United 1972 Wauchope 24–7 Wingham District Wauchope 1973 Taree United 8–3 Taree Old Bar Taree United 1974 Taree United 18–15 Forster Tuncurry Forster Tuncurry 1975 Wauchope 18–8 Taree United Port Macquarie 1976 Port Macquarie 24–10 Wingham District Port Macquarie 1977 Taree United 12–9 Forster Tuncurry Taree United 1978 Taree Old Bar 24–20 Taree United Wingham District 1979 Taree Old Bar 24–10 Port Macquarie Port Macquarie 1980 Taree Old Bar 12–6 Port Macquarie Taree Old Bar 1981 Taree Old Bar 19–4 Wingham District Taree Old Bar 1982 Taree Old Bar 10–7 Wingham District Taree Old Bar 1983 Taree United 14–6 Wauchope Wauchope 1984 Wauchope 18–12 Taree Old Bar Taree Old Bar 1985 Taree United 22–10 Wauchope Wauchope 1986 Forster Tuncurry 18–6 Wingham District Forster Tuncurry 1987 Taree Old Bar 9–2 Port Macquarie Port Macquarie 1988 Taree Old Bar 50–8 Camden Haven Taree Old Bar 1989 Wingham District 28–8 Port Macquarie Port Macquarie 1990 Port Macquarie 10–2 Wauchope Wauchope 1991 Port Macquarie 24–7 Forster Tuncurry Port Macquarie 1992 Port Macquarie 20–14 Wingham District Port Macquarie 1993 Port Macquarie 30–14 Wauchope Wauchope 1994 Forster Tuncurry 20–4 Wauchope Forster Tuncurry 1995 Forster Tuncurry 44–6 South Taree Forster Tuncurry 1996 Old Bar 24–2 Wingham District Wingham District 1997 Wingham District 26–16 Forster Tuncurry Camden Haven 1998 Forster Tuncurry 24–14 Old Bar Forster Tuncurry 1999 Old Bar 26–6 Wingham District Old Bar 2000 Taree City 40–20 Old Bar Old Bar 2001 Taree City 52–9 Forster Dragons Taree City 2002 Wingham District 30–26 Taree City Taree City 2003 Wingham District 30–20 Forster Tuncurry Wingham District 2004 Forster Tuncurry 50–6 Wingham District Forster Tuncurry 2005 Camden Haven 31–22 Taree City Taree City 2006 Camden Haven 26–10 Wauchope Camden Haven 2007 Taree City 28–20 Port City Taree City 2008 Port City 40–16 Forster Tuncurry Port City 2009 Wauchope 32–10 Port City Wauchope 2010 Port City 30–6 Forster Tuncurry Port City 2011 Forster Tuncurry 30–16 Port City Port City 2012 Wauchope 24–20 Port City Wauchope 2013 Wauchope 49–18 Old Bar Wauchope 2014 Macleay Valley 25–24 Wauchope Wauchope 2015 Port Macquarie 20–8 Port City Port Macquarie 2016 Port City 26–6 Port Macquarie Port Macquarie 2017 Port City 28–20 Macleay Valley Port City 2018 Port Macquarie 18–10 Port City Port City 2019 Macleay Valley 34–24 Wauchope Macleay Valley 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia 2021 2022 Port City 20–12 Old Bar Port City 2023 Old Bar 22–10 Port Macquarie Old Bar2024 Port Macquarie16–10 Macleay Valley Port Macquarie2025 Old Bar24–10 Port Macquarie Port Macquarie2026 Wingham District17–16 Port Macquarie Wingham District

Source: Group 3 History Grand Final scores compiled from results published in the Rugby League Week.

Leaderboard Bold indicates active club (Correct as of 28 September 2020) Club Premierships Runners-up Minor Premierships Wingham District 10 16 3 Forster Tuncurry 9 12 8 Gloucester 9 1 ? Wauchope District 8 8 11 Taree Old Bar 8 8 5 Port Macquarie Sharks 8 6 10 Taree United 6 4 3 Port City 5 6 4 Taree Browns Creek 5 3 ? Taree City 3 3 4 Old Bar Beach 3 3 3 Camden Haven 2 1 2 Macleay Valley Mustangs 2 1 1 Cundletown 0 1 0 Forster Dragons 0 1 0 South Taree 0 1 0

Juniors Junior Clubs Camden Haven Eagles (No Seniors) Forster Tuncurry Hawks Gloucester Magpies (Seniors play in Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League) Lake Cathie Raiders (Seniors play in Hastings League) Old Bar Beach Pirates Port City Breakers Port Macquarie Sharks Taree Red Rovers (feeder club to Taree City) Taree Panthers (feeder club to Taree City) Wauchope Blues Wingham Tigers

Forster Tuncurry Hawks Danny Buderus

Macleay Valley Mustangs Wayne Bartrim Aiden Tolman

Old Bar Beach Pirates

Boyd Cordner Ben Harris

Port City Breakers Daniel Dumas

Port Macquarie Sharks Scott Dureau

Taree City Bulls

Matt Adamson Phil Adamson Latrell Mitchell

Wauchope Blues Mark Laurie Robert Laurie Ian Schubert Rex Terp

Wingham Tigers Michael Sullivan Mitchell Barnett

Group 3 Rugby League

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