Group 3 Rugby League
Group 3 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 3 area runs from Kempsey in the north to Forster in the south.
History
The league began in 1946, with Taree Old Bar winning the first ever premiership. At the time, this league was known as Group 18. In 1966, the boundaries were re-drawn to include three new clubs and the group's name was changed to Group 3.In 1995, Port Macquarie and Wauchope joined Group 2 in another re-zoning, with teams from Group 3 Saturday League joining the competition. In 2003, Port City RLFC joined the competition on loan from Group 2. In 2004, Wauchope re-joined the league after departing at the end of the 1994 season.
The current premiers are the Port Macquarie Sharks.
Teams
The following clubs field teams in the Group 3 First Grade competition.| Club | Founded | Home Ground | No. of Titles | Premierships |
| Forster Tuncurry Hawks | 1946 | Harry Elliot Oval | 9 | 1947, 1968, 1970, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2011 |
| Macleay Valley Mustangs | 1995 | Verge Street Oval | 2 | 2014, 2019 |
| Old Bar Beach Pirates | 1995 | Old Bar Reserve | 2 | 1996, 1999 |
| Port City Breakers | 2002 | Regional Stadium | 5 | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017 |
| Port Macquarie Sharks | 1940 | Regional Stadium | 7 | 1976, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2015, 2018 |
| Taree City Bulls | 1998 | Jack Neal Oval | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2007 |
| Wauchope Blues | 1920 | Lank Bain Oval | 8 | 1967, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1984, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
| Wingham Tigers | Wingham Sporting Complex | 9 | 1950, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003 |
Former Teams
- Halliday Point Makos
- Gloucester Magpies
- Forster Dragons
Premierships
First Grade
Separate teams in 1946, Forster and Tuncurry combined as Cape Hawke in 1947, then played as Foster-Tuncurry from 1953.Group 3
Source:Grand Final scores compiled from results published in the Rugby League Week.
Leaderboard
''| Club | Premierships | Runners-Ups | Minor Premierships |
| Camden Haven | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cundletown | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forster Dragons | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forster Tuncurry | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Gloucester | 9 | 1 | ? |
| Old Bar Beach | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Port City | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Port Macquarie Sharks | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| South Taree | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taree City | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Taree Browns Creek | 5 | 3 | ? |
| Taree Old Bar | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Taree United | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Wauchope District | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Wingham District | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| Macleay Valley Mustangs | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Juniors
Forster Tuncurry Hawks
Macleay Valley Mustangs
- Wayne Bartrim
Old Bar Beach Pirates
- Boyd Cordner
- Ben Harris
- Adam Woolnough
- Danny Buderus
- Jarrod Mullen
Port City Breakers
- Daniel Dumas
Port Macquarie Sharks
- Scott Dureau
Taree City Bulls
- Michael Sullivan
- Matt Adamson
- Phil Adamson
Wauchope Blues
- Mark Laurie
- Robert Laurie
- Ian Schubert
- Rex Terp
Wingham Tigers
- Michael Sullivan