Group 4 Rugby League


Group 4 is a rugby league competition in the New England and north west area of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League.

Structure

The Group runs a first grade, reserve grade, under 18s and under 16s competition under the Wests Cup name. All six first grade clubs run at least one lower grade team and most will have three or four. In addition to the six first grade clubs, there is also one junior club involved in under 16s: Farrer MAHS. It also runs a second division competition called the Wests Shield. The second division competition includes stand-alone senior teams from smaller towns within the region. Some of these clubs also run women's LeagueTag sides.
There are also Group 4 senior Under 18s and Under 16s representative teams that competes against other Group sides. They compete against Groups 19 and 21 in trials for the Greater Northern Tigers regional team.

Teams

Seven teams currently compete in Group 4 Rugby League first grade, from towns across the New England and north west area of New South Wales.
TeamHome groundNo. of PremiershipsPremierships
Boggabri KangaroosJubilee Oval21963, 1964
Dungowan CowboysDungowan Oval0-
Gunnedah BulldogsKitchener Oval71956, 1965, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1998
Kootingal-Moonbi RoostersKootingal Oval0-
Narrabri BluesCollins Park51940, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1990
North Tamworth BearsJack Woolaston Oval211913, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1950, 1951, 1953,
1980, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Werris Creek MagpiesDavid Taylor Oval101925, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1979, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997

Grand Finals

Notable Juniors

Boggarbi Kangaroos

Dungowan Cowboys

Gunnedah Bulldogs

Narrabri Blues

North Tamworth Bears