The Hastings District Rugby League is a community rugby league competition. It features amateur teams from smaller towns around the Mid-North Coast and runs as a community competition similar to the Barwon Darling Rugby League and the Western Riverina Community Cup.
History The Hastings League was established in 1920 as a rugby league competition on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. The competition partnered with the Group 3 Rugby League in the 1990s as the Group 3 Saturday League, but has since returned to the Hastings League name and remains separate from Group 3.
In 2018, the competition began a ladies tackle grade. This competition has now expanded to allow invitees from other Groups, become independent of the competition, and is known as the North Coast Women's Rugby League.
The competition was due to celebrate its centenary season in 2020 but this was delayed until 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2025, clubs from neighbouring Group 2 joined the competition (Bellingen Valley-Dorrigo and Orara Valley), upon which the competition, then up to twelve clubs, split into two divisions.
Clubs ClubsMonikerCity/TownHome GroundTitlesNorthern Division Bellingen DorrigoMagpiesBellingen/DorrigoBellingen ParkNone BowravilleTigersBowraville, New South WalesBowraville Sports GroundNone Lower MacleayMagpiesSmithtown, New South WalesSmithtown Oval1 Orara ValleyAxemenCoffs Harbour (Coramba)Coramba SportsgroundNone South West RocksMarlinsSouth West Rocks, New South WalesSouth West Rocks Sports Ground2Southern Division BeechwoodShamrocksWauchope, New South Wales (Beechwood)Beechwood Oval14 ComboyneTigersComboyne, New South WalesComboyne Showground11 Harrington (in recess)HurricanesHarrington, New South WalesEsmond Hogan OvalNone KendallBluesKendall, New South WalesKendall Showground9 Lake CathieRaidersLake Cathie, New South WalesLake Cathie Sporting Complex1 Laurieton HotelStingraysCamden Haven, New South Wales (Laurieton)Laurieton Oval1 Long FlatDragonsLong Flat, New South WalesLong Flat Oval13
Former clubs
Bellangry (3 titles) Byabarra (3 titles) Camden Haven (1 title) Crescent Head (1 title) Gloucester Magpies (No titles) Macquarie Hotel (3 titles) Port Macquarie Boardriders (1 title) Port RSL (No Titles) Royal Hotel (3 titles) Wauchope (1 title) Wauchope Co-op (5 titles) Wilson River (No Titles)
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Premiers
Men's SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-up1920–2013 Premiers Unknown2014 Kendall34–20 Comboyne2015 South West Rocks28–14 Lower Macleay2016 Comboyne29–26 Kendall2017 Kendall28–14 Comboyne2018 Long Flat18–12 Laurieton Hotel2019 South West Rocks39-12 Laurieton Hotel2020No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic20212022 Laurieton Hotel 28–4 Long Flat2023 Kendall34–10 Beechwood
Ladies Tackle SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upHastings League2018 Beechwood20–10 Kendall2019 Beechwood44–4 South West Rocks2020No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic20212022Replaced by North Coast Women's Rugby League
North Coast Women's Rugby League In 2018, the Hastings League competition began a ladies tackle grade. The competition has expanded to allow invitees from other Groups, become independent of the Hastings competition, and is operating under a pilot program as the North Coast Women's Rugby League. SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upNorth Coast Women's Rugby League2022 Macleay Valley26–10 Long Flat
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