Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League

The Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL) is a rugby league competition run in the far north of New South Wales, Australia. It is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The league formed in 2005 as an extended Group 1 Rugby League competition, featuring teams from Group 18 Rugby League. Prior to this, teams from Group 18 played in a competition with teams from the Gold Coast region of Queensland; these clubs have since gone on to form the Gold Coast Rugby League competition. Both Group 1 and Group 18 continue to run junior competitions from Under 5s to Under 16s.

The competitions run by NRRRL include: First grade, Reserve grade, Under-18's and Ladies League Tag.

Due to sponsorship reasons, in 2007 and 2008 the competition was known as the Retravision Northern League. As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 competition was suspended until August, with four clubs withdrawing. When it resumed, the competition was split in two due to Queensland border restrictions. The former Group 18 teams contested the Green competition, with the former Group 1 teams contesting the Gold competition.

Teams

There are fourteen member clubs of the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League as 2023.

The following clubs in NRRRL fielded teams in the 2024 Senior Mens and Ladies League Tag competitions:

Current clubs Club City/Town FormedGroupHome Ground PremiershipsPremiership Years Ballina Seagulls Ballina 1920Group 1Kingsford Smith Park 7 2013–15, 2017, 2019–20, 2024 Bilambil Jets Bilambil 1923Group 18Bilambil East Sports Field 1 2022 Byron Bay Red Devils Byron Bay 1974Group 18Red Devil Park 1 2008 Casino Cougars Casino Group 1Queen Elizabeth Park 1 2026 Cudgen Hornets Cudgen 1950Group 18Ned Byrne Oval 2 2006, 2023 Evans Head Bombers Evans Head 1999Group 1Stan Payne Oval 0 None Kyogle Turkeys Kyogle 1960Group 1New Park 0 None Lismore Marist Brothers Rams Lismore 1912Group 1Oakes Oval 1 2025 Lower Clarence Magpies Yamba1915Group 1Yamba Sporting Complex 1 2009 Mullumbimby Giants Mullumbimby1909Group 18Mullumbimby RLFC 1 2007 Murwillumbah Mustangs Murwillumbah 1989Group 18Murwillumbah Colts JRL 2 2012, 2016 Northern United Dirawongs Lismore 2009N/AClifford Park 0 None Tweed Coast Raiders Cabarita Beach 1980Group 18Les Burger Field 2 2018, 2020 Tweed Heads SeagullsTweed Heads1909Group 18Piggabeen Sports Complex12005

Former clubs Grafton Ghosts (joined Group 2 in 2014) Grafton Rhinos (replaced by South Grafton in 2013) South Grafton Rebels (joined Group 2 in 2014)

Juniors The following clubs fielded teams in 2018 Group 1 junior competitions: Ballina Seagulls, Casino Cougars, Clarence Coast Magpies, Grafton Ghosts, Kyogle Tukeys, Lismore Marist Brothers Rams, South Grafton Rebels

The following clubs fielded teams in 2019 Group 18 junior competitions: Bilambil Terranora Jets, Byron Bay Lennox Head Red Devils/Dolphins, Cudgen Headland Hornets, Mullumbimby Giants, Murwillimbah Colts, South Tweed Koala Bears/Ospreys, Tugun Seahawks, Tweed Coast Raiders, Tweed Heads Seagulls

First Grade Premierships SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor PremiersPremiersScoreRunners-upReports2005 Tweed Heads Seagulls 44–18 Murwillumbah Mustangs MDNFinal Triumph Tweed Heads Seagulls2006 Cudgen Hornets19–16 Murwillumbah Mustangs Murwillumbah Mustangs2007 Mullumbimby Giants34–30 Ballina SeagullsStar Mullumbimby Giants2008 Byron Bay Red Devils25–24 Grafton Ghosts FNC Grafton Ghosts2009 Lower Clarence Magpies 21–20 Northern United ABC Lower Clarence Magpies2010 Grafton Ghosts14–6 Ballina Seagulls FNC Grafton Ghosts2011 Grafton Ghosts10–6 Murwillumbah MustangsFNC Murwillumbah Mustangs2012 Murwillumbah Mustangs27–26 Grafton Ghosts MDN Murwillumbah Mustangs2013 Ballina Seagulls30–24 Murwillumbah Mustangs Star Murwillumbah Mustangs2014 Ballina Seagulls17–6 Byron Bay Red Devils Star Ballina Seagulls2015 Ballina Seagulls34–6 Murwillumbah Mustangs Star Murwillumbah Mustangs2016 Murwillumbah Mustangs 16–14 Cudgen Hornets ABC Murwillumbah Mustangs2017 Ballina Seagulls 36–28 Cudgen HornetsStar Ballina Seagulls2018 Tweed Coast Raiders24–4 Ballina Seagulls TDN Tweed Coast Raiders 2019 Ballina Seagulls38–18 Murwillumbah Mustangs NBN Star Ballina Seagulls 2020 (Green) Tweed Coast Raiders24–18 Murwillumbah Mustangs NBN Tweed Coast Raiders 2020 (Gold) Ballina Seagulls30–16 Lismore Marist Brothers NBN Ballina Seagulls2021 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2022 Bilambil Jets30–18 Evans Head Bombers Murwillumbah Mustangs2023 Cudgen Hornets18–4 Ballina Seagulls Ballina Seagulls2024 Ballina Seagulls16–10 Bilambil JetsBFBF Ballina Seagulls2025 Lismore Marist Brothers20–12 Murwillumbah MustangsBFBF Cudgen Hornets2026 Casino Cougars26–14 Murwillumbah MustangsBFBFRVKN Murwillumbah Mustangs

Ladies League Tag SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor PremiersPremiersScoreRunners-upReports2017 Byron Bay Red Devils 12–8 Lismore Marist Brothers 2018 Lismore Marist Brothers 22–4 Byron Bay Red Devils Lismore Marist Brothers2019 Tweed Coast Raiders 12–10 Lismore Marist Brothers 2020 (Green) Tweed Coast Raiders4–2 Cudgen Hornets Cudgen Hornets2020 (Gold) Lismore Marist Brothers18–0 Ballina Seagulls Lismore Marist Brothers2021 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2022 Cudgen Hornets14–10 Lismore Marist Brothers Cudgen Hornets

Juniors

Both Group 1 and Group 18 run independent junior competitions as was before the merger to form the NRRRL in seniors.

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