The Central West District Rugby Union, or CWRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the Central West district of New South Wales in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union.
The competition is split into three different tiers. At one point, both the Blowes Cup and the New Holland Cup were the same competition until the split in 2017.
History Blowes Cup 1st Grade Premiers
Clubs
Blowes Clothing Cup teams (tier-one) ClubCityHome GroundNo. of PremiershipsPremiershipsFoundation Date Bathurst BulldogsBathurstAnn Ashwood Park151977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2019, 2022, 2023, 20241874 Cowra EaglesCowraCowra Rugby Ground12021 (default Covid)1967 Dubbo KangaroosDubboVictoria Oval81975*, 1987, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 20261899 Forbes PlatypiForbesGrinstead Oval22003, 20171968 Orange CityOrangePride Park111976, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2012, 2013 Orange EmusOrangeEndeavour Oval171958, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975*, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2025
New Holland Agriculture Cup teams (tier-two)
The New Holland Agriculture Cup was launched in 2018, following a major restructure of Central West Rugby Union competitions. CSU-Mitchell, Dubbo Rhinos, Mudgee Wombats, and Parkes Boars all transferred from the Blowes Cup Clothing Cup, while Narromine Gorrilas transferred from the North Cup and Blayney Rams from the South Cup, to make up the inaugural six clubs.
Blayney transferred to the Oilsplus North Cup for the 2020 season, before Molong Magpies move from the same competition ahead of the 2026 season brought the total teams back up to six.
ClubCityHome GroundNo. of PremiershipsNew Holland Cup PremiershipsFoundation Date CSU-MitchellBathurstUniversity Oval (The Zoo)120191974 Dubbo RhinosDubboApex Oval0None1992 Molong MagpiesMolongMolong Rugby Club120261953 Mudgee WombatsMudgeeGlen Willow Sporting Complex120241874 Narromine GorillasNarromineCale Oval22018, 20251982 Parkes BoarsParkesSpicer Oval42020, 2021, 2022, 20231967
SeasonFinalMinor PremiersPremiersScoreRunners-up2018 Narromine Gorillas Parkes Boars2019 CSU-Mitchell30–29 Narromine Gorillas Narromine Gorillas2020 Parkes Boars21–18 Mudgee Wombats Mudgee Wombats2021 Parkes Boars2022 Parkes Boars23–20 Mudgee Wombats Mudgee Wombats2023 Parkes Boars26–24 Mudgee Wombats Mudgee Wombats2024 Mudgee Wombats26–15 Narromine Gorillas Mudgee Wombats2025 Narromine Gorillas19–15 Mudgee Wombats Narromine Gorillas2026 Molong Magpies
Oilsplus Cup (tier-three north) ClubCityHome Ground Canowindra PythonsCanowindraCanowindra Rugby Club Coonabarabran KookaburrasCoonabarabranCoonabarabran Rugby Club Geurie GoatsGeurieGeurie Rugby Club Wellington RedbacksWellingtonWellington Rugby Club Yeoval EaglesYeovalYeoval Rugby ClubCoolah RoosCoolahBowen Oval, Coolah
South West Fuels Cup (tier-three south) ClubCityHome Ground Blayney RamsBlayneyBlayney Rugby Club Boorowa GoldiesBoorowaBoorowa Rugby Club Cootamundra Tri-ColoursCootamundraCootamundra Rugby Club Grenfell PanthersGrenfellGrenfell Rugby Club Harden Red DevilsHardenHarden Rugby Club Temora TuskersTemoraTemora Recreation Ground West Wyalong WeevilsWest WyalongWest Wyalong Rugby Club Young YabbiesYoungCranfield Oval
See also
Rugby union in New South Wales List of Australian club rugby union competitions
References
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