New South Wales Country Rugby Union

The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia.

The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majority of non-metropolitan areas of the state. The union is split into nine zones with 100 clubs and over 16,000 players. NSW Country is represented by the New South Wales Country Cockatoos team.

Central Coast Rugby Union

First-grade clubs Avoca Beach Gosford Hornsby Kariong Razorbacks Terrigal The Lakes Warnervale Woy Woy

Lower-grade clubs The Bay

Central North Rugby Union

First-grade clubs Gunnedah Inverell Moree Narrabri Pirates (Tamworth) Quirindi

Lower-grade clubs Barraba

Central West Rugby Union

Blowes Clothing Cup teams (tier one) ClubCityHome groundNo. of premiershipsPremiershipsFoundation Date Bathurst BulldogsBathurstAnn Ashwood Park121977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010, 20191874 Cowra EaglesCowraCowra Rugby Ground120211967 Dubbo KangaroosDubboVictoria Oval71975*, 1987, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 20141899 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

New Holland Agriculture Cup teams (tier two) ClubCityHome groundNo. of premiershipsPremiershipsFoundation Date CSU-MitchellBathurstUniversity Oval12019 Dubbo RhinosDubboVictoria Oval0None Mudgee WombatsMudgeeJubilee Oval0None Narromine GorillasNarromineCale Oval22017, 2018 Parkes BoarsParkesNorth Parkes Oval22020, 2021

Oilsplus Cup (tier-three north) ClubCityHome ground Blayney RamsBlayneyBlayney Rugby Club Canowindra PythonsCanowindraCanowindra Rugby Club Coonabarabran KookaburrasCoonabarabranCoonabarabran Rugby Club Geurie GoatsGeurieGeurie Rugby Club Molong MagpiesMolongMolong Rugby Club Wellington RedbacksWellingtonWellington Rugby Club Yeoval EaglesYeovalYeoval Rugby Club

South West Fuels Cup (tier-three south) ClubCityHome ground Boorowa GoldiesBoorowaBoorowa Rugby Club Cootamundra Tri-ColoursCootamundraCootamundra Rugby Club Grenfell PanthersGrenfellGrenfell Rugby Club Harden Red DevilsHardenHarden Rugby Cub Temora TuskersTemoraTemora Recreation Ground West Wyalong WeevilsWest WyalongWest Wyalong Rugby Club Young YabbiesYoungCranfield Oval

Far North Coast Rugby Union

First-grade clubs Ballina Rugby Union Club Bangalow Byron Bay Casino Casuarina Beach Lennox Head Lismore Wollongbar/Alstonville

Lower grades/defunct clubs Evans River Iluka Cossacks Kyogle Cockies Mullumbimby Murwillumbah Gentlemen Richmond Range Woolgoolga Whitepointers Yamba Buccaneers

Illawarra Rugby Union

First-grade clubs Avondale Bowral Camden Rams Campbelltown Harlequins Kiama Shoalhaven (Nowra) Tech Waratahs University of Wollongong Vikings Woonona Shamrocks RUFC

Lower-grade clubs Wollondilly White Waratahs Southern Crushers Rugby Vincentia

Mid North Coast Rugby Union

Upper Mid North Coast zone clubs Coffs Harbour Snappers Southern Cross University Marlins Grafton Redmen RUFC Port Macquarie Pirates Hastings Valley Vikings Kempsey Cannonballs

Lower Mid North Coast zone clubs Forster/Tuncurry Dolphins Manning River Ratz Wallamba Bulls Old Bar Beach Clams Wauchope Thunder

New England Rugby Union

First-grade clubs The Armidale Rugby Club (Blues) Barbarians R.U.F.C. Robb Rugby Club St Alberts College Tamworth Rugby Union Sporting Club

Lower-grade clubs

Glen Innes Tenterfield Bumblebees

Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union

First-grade clubs Hamilton Hawks Merewether Carlton Rugby Club Maitland Nelson Bay University of Newcastle Singleton Southern Beaches Waratahs

Lower-grade clubs Griffins Lake Macquarie Muswellbrook Pokolbin Scone Wanderers

South Coast Rugby Union & Southern Inland Rugby Union These unions are affiliated with the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union instead of the NSWCRU.

Western Plains Rugby Union

First-grade clubs Bourke-Brewarrina Barbarians Cobar Camels Coonamble Rams Gulargambone Galahs Bogan Bulls (Nyngan) Walgett Rams Warren Pumas

Former clubs Bourke Rams (merged with Brewarrina) Brewarrina Brumbies (amalgamated with Bourke)

See also

Rugby union in New South Wales New South Wales Waratahs New South Wales Country Cockatoos New South Wales Country Eagles Combined New South Wales–Queensland Country

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