# Castlereagh League

The Castlereagh League (also known as the Castlereagh Cup and Group 14) is a rugby league competition in western New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. For all intents and purposes the competition is effectively the Group 14 Rugby League senior competition, and the league has re-obtained Group status as of 2023, but will not revert to the Group 14 name for branding reasons.

## Teams

The following clubs are fielding teams in the 2024 Christie Hood Castlereagh Cup:
| Castlereagh Cup Clubs | Moniker | Premierships | Premiership Years | 1st | Res | LLT | Youth |
| First Grade Clubs ||||||||
| Baradine | Magpies | 10 | 1951–55, 1968–69, 1979, 1993, 1995 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Cobar | Roosters | 1 | 2022 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coolah | Kangaroos | 3 | 1963, 1965, 2024 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coonabarabran | Unicorns | 13 | 1950, 1961–62, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2019 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Coonamble | Bears | 18 | 1949, 1957–59, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2002–03, 2005–09 | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Dunedoo | Swans | 3 | 1967, 2014, 2020 | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Gilgandra | Panthers | 11 | 1956, 1981, 1986–87, 1997, 2001, 2011, 2013, 2016–18 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gulgong | Terriers | 1 | 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Narromine | Jets | 0 | None | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Warren | Bulldogs | 2 | 2010, 2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lower Grade Clubs ||||||||
| Binnaway | Bombshells | 1 | 2004 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Mendooran | Tigers | 3 | 1983–85 | No | Yes | No | No |

### Former Teams

| Team | Moniker | Notes | Premierships |
| Competed in Castlereagh Cup era ||||
| Gulargambone | Galahs | Folded 2008 | None |
| Trangie | Magpies | Folded 2022 | None |
| Group 14 era ||||
| Mudgee | Tigers | Moved to Group 10 | 1960, 1973, 1975–76 |
| Merriwa | Magpies | Moved to Group 21 | None |
| Nyngan | Tigers | Moved to Group 11 Rugby League | 1989 |
| Orana | Googars | Folded | 1992 |
| Walgett | Dragons | Moved to Barwon Darling Rugby League | None |

## Clubs Timeline

Castlereagh Cup past & present participants, First Grade and Ladies League Tag.

## First grade Winners

Castlereagh Cup Grand Finals :
| Season | Teams | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Minor Premiers |
| 2001 | 8 | Gilgandra | 36–4 | Coonamble | |
| 2002 | 8 | Coonamble | 36–26 | Dunedoo | |
| 2003 | 5 | Coonamble | 70–24 | Baradine | Coonamble |
| 2004 | 7 | Binnaway | 32–26 | Gulargambone | Binnaway |
| 2005 | 6 | Coonamble | 34–24 | Binnaway | Coonamble |
| 2006 | 6 | Coonamble | 44–22 | Warren | Coonamble |
| 2007 | 5 | Coonamble | 36–16 | Baradine | Coonamble |
| 2008 | 5 | Coonamble | 40–32 | Baradine | Coonamble |
| 2009 | 6 | Coonamble | 32–26 | Gilgandra | Gilgandra |
| 2010 | 7 | Warren | 46–20 | Coonamble | Warren |
| 2011 | 7 | Gilgandra | 28–24 | Warren | Warren |
| 2012 | 7 | Warren | 47–32 | Coonabarabran | Coonabarabran |
| 2013 | 8 | Gilgandra | 30–24 | Coonabarabran | Coonabarabran (26 points) |
| 2014 | 8 | Dunedoo | 32–12 | Coonamble | Dunedoo (26 points) |
| 2015 | 6 | Gulgong | 40–14 | Gilgandra | Coonamble (26 points) |
| 2016 | 9 | Gilgandra | 28–22 | Gulgong | Coonamble (32 points) |
| 2017 | 8 | Gilgandra | 46–10 | Coonamble | Gilgandra (36 points) |
| 2018 | 8 | Gilgandra | 31-30 | Gulgong | Gulgong (34 points) |
| 2019 | 9 | Coonabarabran | 32–22 | Gilgandra | Coonabarabran (29 points) |
| 2020 | 5 | Dunedoo | 16–10 | Gilgandra | Dunedoo (18 points) |
| 2021 Season Cancelled before finals due to COVID-19 lockdowns in NSW ||||||
| 2022 | 7 | Cobar | 28–26 | Gilgandra | Narromine (28 points) |
| 2023 | 9 | Gulgong | 10–4 | Cobar | Gulgong (42 points) |
| 2024 | 8 | Coolah | 32-8 | Cobar | Coolah(42 points) |

## League Tag Winners

League tag premiers :
| Season | Teams | Premiers | Score | Runner ups | Minor premiers |
| 2015 | 9 | Coonamble | 19-18 | Trangie | Unknown |

## Group 14

Group 14 is a junior rugby league competition in central New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Castlereagh Cup is mostly made up of Group 14 clubs, is the official successor to the Group, and is called Group 14 on occasion. The Group 14 name is still applied to the junior competition.

### Current Teams

* Baradine Junior Sports Club
* Coolah Junior Sports Club
* Coonabarabran JRLFC
* Coonamble JRLFC
* Dunedoo Junior Rugby League and Netball Association
* Gilgandra Junior Rugby League and Netball Association
* Gulgong Junior Rugby League and Netball Club
* Walgett Dragons JRLC (Seniors play in Barwon Darling)

### Former Structure

The competition was formerly divided into Eastern and Western divisions. The following clubs fielded teams in the 2006 Group 14 Eastern junior competition:
* Binnaway (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
* Coolah (rejoined as of 2024)
* Dunedoo (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
* Gulgong (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
* Merriwa (fields a senior team in Group 21)
While these clubs fielded teams in the 2006 Group 14 Western junior competition:
* Baradine (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
* Coonabarabran (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
* Coonamble (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
* Gilgandra (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
* Nyngan (fields a senior team in Group 11)

## Group 14 Senior Grand Finals

Group 14 Grand Finals (Recorded 1949-2000)
From The Vault on Wayback Machine
1949 Coonamble Bears defeated Baradine Magpies
1950 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Coonamble Bears 14-0
1951 Baradine Magpies defeated
1952 Baradine Magpies defeated
1953 Baradine Magpies defeated Mudgee 9-2
1954 Baradine Magpies defeated Coonabarabran
1955 Baradine Magpies defeated
1956 Gilgandra Panthers defeated Binnaway 13-0
1957 Coonamble Bears defeated Baradine Magpies 11-4
1958 Coonamble Bears defeated Mudgee Tigers 8-5
1959 Coonamble Bears defeated Mudgee Tigers
1960 Mudgee Tigers defeated Coonamble Bears 11-10
1961 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated
1962 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated
1963 Coolah defeated Gilgandra Panthers 3-2
1964 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Gilgandra Panthers 10-7
1965 Coolah defeated Mudgee Tigers 9-5
1966 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Baradine
1967 Dunedoo Swans (18 all at fulltime) defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 16-8
1968 Baradine Magpies defeated Dunedoo Swans 17-10
1969 Baradine Magpies defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 10-9
1970 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Gulgong Bulldogs 22-7
1971 Coonamble Bears defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 31-4
1972 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Baradine Magpies 26-8
1973 Mudgee Tigers defeated Coonamble Bears 8-6
1974 Coonamble Bears defeated Dunedoo Swans 19-14
1975 Mudgee Tigers defeated Baradine Magpies 15-10
1976 Mudgee Tigers defeated Gilgandra Panthers 33-17
1977 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Gilgandra Panthers
1978 Coonamble Bears defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 13-10
1979 Baradine Magpies defeated Gilgandra Panthers
1980 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Gilgandra Panthers 16-15
1981 Gilgandra Panthers defeated Baradine Magpies 19-5
1982 Coonamble Bears defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 16-8
1983 Mendooran defeated Baradine Magpies 40-22
1984 Mendooran defeated Coonamble Bears 64-4
1985 Mendooran defeated Cobar 24-20
1986 Gilgandra Panthers defeated Cobar 14-6
1987 Gilgandra Panthers(16-all at full-time) defeated Nyngan Tigers 23-16
1988 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Dunedoo Swans 38-18
1989 Nyngan Tigers defeated Coonabarabran Unicorns 37-12
1990 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Orana Googars 32-22
1991 Coonamble Bears defeated Baradine Magpies 30-20
1992 Orana Googars defeated Coonamble Bears 30-20
1993 Baradine Magpies defeated Coonamble Bears 16-14
1994 Coonabarabran Unicorns defeated Coonamble Bears 22-18
1995 Baradine Magpies defeated Coonamble Bears 40-14
1996 Coonamble Bears defeated Nyngan Tigers 36-28
1997 Gilgandra Panthers defeated Walgett Dragons 33-20
1998 COMPETITION IN RECESS
1999 Coonamble Bears defeated Nyngan Tigers 29-24
2000 COMPETITION IN RECESS - CASTLEREAGH CUP STARTS 2001