Group 12 is a defunct rugby league competition based around the outback city of Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. The last premiership was held in 1997 when Wilcannia beat Menindee.
Teams
Former Group 12 teams included:
Broken Hill Geebungs Broken Hill Saints Broken Hill United Menindee Yabbies Wilcannia Boomerangs Wilcannia Tigers
First Grade Champions Season Champion Score Runners-up 1980 Broken Hill Saints Unknown Unknown 1981 Broken Hill Saints 1982 Broken Hill Saints Menindee 1983 Broken Hill Saints 22-12 Menindee 1984Broken Hill United 19 - 0Broken Hill Saints 1985 Broken Hill United 21-20 Wilcannia Tigers 1986 Wilcannia Boomerangs unknownBroken Hill United 1987 Broken Hill United 15-12 Wilcannia Boomerangs 1988 Broken Hill United 31-20 Wilcannia Boomerangs 1989 broken hill saints 18-14 broken hill united 1990 Broken Hill Saints 18-0 Broken Hill United 1991 Wilcannia Boomerangs 34-20 Menindee Yabbies 1992 1993 Menindee 36-20 Wilcania 1994 Broken Hill United 46-18 Wilcannia Boomerangs 1995 Broken Hill United 28-20 Wilcannia Boomerangs 1996 Wilcannia Boomerangs 38-34 Broken Hill Geebungs 1997 Wilcania 56-48 Menindee
Re-emergence The Group 12 competition has been now been revived but in a different form as the Outback Rugby League. Some of the Original Group 12 clubs have returned to the new league. The 2013 Competition teams are: Broken Hill Saints Broken Hill GeeBungs Broken Hill Young Guns (juniors only) Wilcannia Boomerangs Wilcannia Warriors Menindee Yabbies Menindee Wedgetails (Eagles) Broken Hill United joined the ORL 2014 ...
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