Mid West Cup

The Mid West Community Cup is a rugby league competition in the Central West area of New South Wales. The premiers are awarded the Blayney Citizens' Cup, the oldest continuously awarded trophy in Country Rugby League, with Neville the first recipients in 1913.100 years of Lithgow football For all intents and purposes, it is a third division competition in the Group 10/11 area.

In its last season under its original model in 2021, the competition encompassed teams from Bathurst, Kandos, Lithgow, Oberon, Orange and Portland.Mid West New Era Cup to feature eight and possibly nine clubs in 2020 in Western Advocate, 4 December 2019 Some of the remaining clubs in the competition merged into the Woodbridge Cup in 2022 after two incomplete seasons due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, the competition reformed in late 2022 under a new community cup model similar to Group 17. The three clubs that emerged from the ailing original format of the competition to join the Woodbridge Cup did not rejoin the competition as they sought a higher standard of football, paving the way for the return of other older clubs.

Current clubs Three clubs are currently listed as part of the Mid West Community Cup competition. The inaugural edition of the competition ran as a four-team single round-robin with finals to follow, with a total four week season in 2022 and in 2023. The competition expanded to seven teams for 2024. Club City/Town Home Ground No. of Titles Premierships Blackheath BlackcatsBlackheathJubilee Park101980, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2015, 2018, 2023 Carcoar CrowsCarcoarCarcoar Oval131931, 1949, 1950, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1994, 2022 Kandos WaratahsKandosWaratah Park71972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2009, 2013 Portland Colts Portland Kremer Park 3 1984, 1998, 2008 Rockley Bulls Rockley Rockley Sports Ground 1 1956 Wallerawang Warriors Wallerawang Wallerawang Oval 6 1976, 1977, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2017 Woodstock Panthers Woodstock Woodstock Showground 1 1983

Former clubs

2021 Season teams Seven teams will compete in the 2024 season including former Group 10 side Oberon Tigers, with the women's grade having six teams (Kandos being the extra). The teams were:

Club City/Town Home Ground No. of Titles Premierships Notes CSU Mungoes Bathurst Diggings Oval 5 1975, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021 Joined Woodbridge Cup Kandos Waratahs‡KandosWaratah Park71972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2009, 2013Competed in League Tag only, joined new Community Cup Lithgow Bears Lithgow Tony Luchetti Showground 2 2010, 2011 Disbanded Oberon Tigers Oberon Oberon Sports Ground 2 2003, 2020 Joined Woodbridge Cup Portland Colts‡ Portland Kremer Park 3 1984, 1998, 2008 Joined new Community Cup Orange United Warriors Orange Wade Park 0 N/A Joined Woodbridge Cup ‡ indicates active participant in the Mid West Community Cup

Former Teams (1913–2022) More than 40 teams have reportedly featured in the Mid West Cup over the course of its history.100 years of Lithgow football They include: Club No. of Premierships Premiership Years Moved to Barry 1 1932 Amalgamated with Neville Barry-Neville 2 1952, 1953 Disbanded Binnaway Bombshells 0 NA Castlereagh Cup Burrangong Bears 0 None Disbanded Blayney Bears 3 1922, 1970, 2006 Group 10 Rugby League Blayney Blues 1 1923 Disbanded Blayney Institute 1 1948 Disbanded Blayney Militia 2 1924, 1925 Disbanded Blayney Waratahs 2 1926 Disbanded Browns Creek 2 1927, 1928 Disbanded Canobolas 0 NA Disbanded Coolah Kangaroos 0 NA Group 14 Rugby League Cullen Bullen 0 NA Disbanded Dunedoo Swans 0 NA Castlereagh Cup Gulgong Terriers 5 1987, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007 Castlereagh Cup Mandurama 1 1918 NA Manildra Rhinos 0 NA Woodbridge Cup Merriwa Magpies 0 NA Group 14 Rugby LeagueMitchell College11975Disbanded Mudgee Tigers 1 1996 Disbanded Millthorpe 1 1951 Disbanded Neville 1 1913 Amalgamated with Barry Newbridge 1 1914 Disbanded Orange Barbarians 0 NA Disbanded Orange Old Boys/Our Boys 0 NA Disbanded Villages United 1 2015 Disbanded

History

The Mid West Cup was originally organised as a rugby union competition but made the switch to rugby league after the First World War. The first winner of the competition was Neville and the club awarded the Blayney Citizens' Cup, the oldest trophy still in regular use in Country Rugby League.

While the competition was traditionally based in around the Blayney region, in the 1950s it expanded into Rockley, Carcoar and Cullen Bullen before it was absorbed in the Group 10 Rugby League and renamed the Group 10 Second Division in 1970. It adopted its current name of the Mid West Cup in 1990. The competition only featured four teams in 2019, including CSU Mungoes, Lithgow Bears, Orange Barbarians and Portland Colts, but expanded to eight in 2020 with the inclusion of the reformed Blackheath Blackcats and Kandos Waratahs, Oberon Tigers (who have been relegated from Group 10) and the newly formed Orange United.

The competition's last season under its original model was in 2021, and encompassed teams from Bathurst, Kandos, Lithgow, Oberon, Orange and Portland. The three remaining clubs in the competition (CSU, Oberon and Orange United) merged into the Woodbridge Cup in 2022 after two incomplete seasons due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, the competition reformed in late 2022 under a new community cup model similar to Group 17. The three clubs that emerged from the ailing original format of the competition to join the Woodbridge Cup did not rejoin the competition as they sought a higher standard of football, paving the way for the return of other older clubs such as Carcoar, as well as the introduction of Burrangong for the first time. Burrangong returned to the George Tooke Shield for 2023, with Blackheath rejoining the competition in their place.

Premierships

1913: Neville 1914: Newbridge 1918: Mandurama 1922: Blayney Bears 1923: Blayney Blues 1924: Blayney Milita 1925: Blayney Milita 1926: Blayney Waratahs 1927: Browns Creek 1928: Browns Creek 1931: Carcoar 1932: Barry 1948: Blayney Institute 1949: Carcoar 1950: Carcoar 1951: Milthorpe 1952: Barry-Neville 1953: Barry-Neville 1956: Rockley 1957: Carcoar 1958: Carcoar 1959: Carcoar 1960: Carcoar 1961: Cullen Bullen 1962: Carcoar 1966: Carcoar 1967: Carcoar 1968: Carcoar 1969: Carcoar 1970: Blayney Bears 1971: Carcoar 1972: Kandos 1973: Carcoar 1974: Kandos 1975: Mitchell College 1976: Wallerawang 1977: Wallerawang 1978: Rylstone-Kandos 1979: Rylstone-Kandos 1980: Blackheath 1981: Rylstone-Kandos 1982: Carcoar 1983: Woodstock 1984: Portland 1985: Carcoar 1986: Blackheath 1987: Gulgong 1988: Carcoar 1989: Blackheath 1990: Blackheath 1991: Wallerawang 1992: Blackheath 1993: Blackheath 1994: Carcoar 1995: Lithgow Bears 1996: Mudgee 1997: Gulgong 1998: Portland 1999: Gulgong 2000: Wallerawang 2001: Wallerawang 2002: Blackheath 2003: Oberon 2004: Gulgong 2005: Blackheath 2006: Blayney Bears 2007: Gulgong 2008: Portland 2009: Kandos 2010: Lithgow Bears 2011: Lithgow Bears 2012: CSU Blue 2013: Kandos 2014: CSU Yellow 2015: Blackheath 2016: Villages United 2017: Wallerawang 2018: Blackheath 2019: CSU 2020: Oberon 2021: CSU 2022: Carcoar

Grand final results (1970-2024)

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upGrand final hostMinor premiersTeams Group 10 Second Division era.1970 Blayney Carcoar1971 Carcoar Blayney1972 Kandos18–8 MolongRedmond Oval, Millthorpe Kandos71973 Carcoar10–9 KandosRedmond Oval, Millthorpe Carcoar71974 Kandos17–10 WallerawangWallerawang Sportsground, Wallerawang Kandos61975 Mitchell College Portland1976 Wallerawang Rockley2BOD, Bathurst Wallerawang1977 Wallerawang10–6CanobolasBathurst Sportsground, BathurstCanobolas121978 Rylstone22–10Canobolas111979 Rylstone34–18 (A.E.T.) BlackheathLithgow Sportsground, Lithgow1980 Blackheath16–3 RylstoneKremer Park, Portland Rylstone1981 Rylstone19–0 CarcoarWallerawang Sportsground, Wallerawang1982 Carcoar22–14 Portland111983 Woodstock14–12 BlackheathRedmond Oval, Millthorpe1984 Portland23–12 Lithgow Bears 91985 Carcoar1986 Blackheath20–6 Lithgow Bears91987 Gulgong Kandos Gulgong1988 CarcoarCanobolas1989 Blackheath26–8Orange Old Boys Blackheath91990 BlackheathOrange Old Boys1991 Wallerawang16–12 Blackheath1992 Blackheath Gulgong1993 Blackheath16–14 Portland1994 Carcoar20–16 Blackheath1995 Lithgow Bears8–2 Blackheath161996 Mudgee Tigers1997 Gulgong Lithgow Bears1998 Portland40–28 Binnaway1999 Gulgong19–18 Lithgow Bears2000 Wallerawang2001 Wallerawang2002 Blackheath2003 Oberon2004 Gulgong2005 Blackheath18–17 Lithgow Bears62006 Blayney32–6 Lithgow BearsTony Luchetti Sportsground, Lithgow Lithgow Bears72007 Gulgong36–18 Lithgow BearsBilly Dunn Oval, Gulgong Gulgong62008 Portland26–20 OberonOberon Sportsground, Oberon72009 Kandos50–0 Lithgow BearsWaratah Park, Kandos Kandos720102011 Lithgow Bears KandosTony Luchetti Sportsground, Lithgow20122013 Kandos46–18 CSU YellowWaratah Park, Kandos2014 CSU Yellow22–10 BlackheathDiggings Oval, Bathurst2015Wallerawang Sportsground, Wallerawang2016201720182019 CSU30–0 Orange Barbarians20202021Competition reverts to Community Cup model.2022202320242025

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