Group 19 Rugby League


The New England Group 19 Rugby League competition is a Rugby league competition which is run under the auspices of NSWCRL. It is based in the New England North West area. It was originally called the Group 5 Rugby League Premiership but that competition merged with another local competition to form New England Group 19. The competition is generally played on Sundays throughout the winter months, with strong local rivalries as well as inter – town rivalries.
In just their second season in Group 19 the Macintyre Warriors claimed the first grade honours, winning a tight contest over the returning Narwan Eels. The Eels returned to the competition in 2017 after several years hiatus due to unruly supporters and unsportsman like behaviour. Unfortunately the Macintyre Warriors folded in 2018, as a result of many players rejoining the nearby Goondiwindi league side. Their absence paved the way for a return to the premiers circuit for the highly rated Moree Boomerangs, a team that wear their indigenous flag themed jerseys with much pride.

Clubs

Current clubs in Group 19:
TeamDivisionLLT Division
Ashford Roosters22
Armidale Rams11
Bingara Bullets22
Bundarra Bears22
Glen Innes Magpies11
Moree Boomerangs11
Moree Boars11
Narwan Eels11
Tenterfield Tigers22
Tingha Tigers22
Uralla Tigers22
Walcha Roos22
Warialda Wombats22

Former clubs:
Group 5 Rugby League Champions
SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-up
1961Warialda22–8Moree Mission Jets
1962Warialda17–6Armidale
1963Warialda16–11Guyra
1964Warialda21–2Guyra
1965Warialda28–9Armidale
1966Armidale15–10Warialda
1967Armidale7–6Glenn Innes
1968Moree Mission Jets9–4Armidale
1969Guyra20–7Warialda
1970Armidale13–3Glen Innes
1971Armidale4–2Guyra
1972Moree11–7Inverell
1973Warialda36–7Inverell
1974Warialda17–8Glenn Innes
1975Inverell9–8Moree
1976Armidale12–11Moree
1977Moree18–13Inverell
1978Moree37–10Glen Innes
1979Moree12–5Glen Innes
1980Warialda14–9Glen Innes
1981Moree30–13Inverell

Group 19 Rugby League
SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-up
1980Narwan23–11Armidale
1981Narwan23–8Wright College
1982Narwan20–17Glen Innes
1983Narwan16–12Walcha
1984Narwan50–12Guyra
1985Uralla20–4Glen Innes
1986YCW4–0Guyra
1987YCW20–18Uralla
1988Guyra36–18Tingha
1989Glen Innes35–6Armidale
1990Uralla12–4Glen Innes
1991Glen Innes28–12Glen Innes
1992Moree Boomerangs26–18Glen Innes
1993Moree Boars22–20Armidale
1994Moree Boomerangs30–20Inverell
1995Armidale36–28Glen Innes
1996Warialda36–20Inverell RSM
1997Armidale34–24Guyra
1998Inverell28–14Armidale
1999Warialda22–20Inverell
2000Inverell24–12Glen Innes
2001Warialda50–14Guyra
2002Guyra56–24Narwan
2003Guyra44–36Narwan
2004Guyra46–22Narwan
2005Narwan35–22Guyra
2006Guyra28–8Inverell
2007Warialda38–24Guyra
2008Glen Innes26–10Tingha
2009Tingha46–14Guyra
2010Glen Innes14–4Guyra
2011Inverell33–26Glen Innes
2012Glen Innes60–12Guyra
2013Moree Boomerangs48–22Gwydir
2014Moree Boomerangs56–18Inverell
2015Inverell26–24Moree Boomerangs
2016Inverell42–28MacIntyre
2017Macintyre26–22Narwan Eels
2018Moree Boomerangs36–28Glenn Innes
2019Moree Boomerangs36–34Glenn Innes