Group 20 Rugby League

Group 20 is a rugby league competition in the region of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. The competition is played in five grades, with these being Under 16s, Under 18s, Women's League-Tag, Reserve Grade and First Grade.

Group 20 Rugby League
SportRugby league
Number of teams9
Country Australia
Premiers Darlington Point Coleambally Roosters (2019)
Most titles Griffith Waratahs Tigers (13 titles)
WebsiteGroup 20 Rugby League on facebook

Currently, a home and away season consisting of eighteen rounds is played. The best five teams then play-off according to the McIntyre System, culminating in the Group 20 Grand Final, which is traditionally held at E.W. Moore Oval in Griffith.

Current clubs

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the 2020 season did not commence as originally scheduled and was cancelled in mid-June.[1]

Club Nickname Home Ground No. of Premierships Premiership Years
Yanco-Wamoon Hawks Yanco Sports Ground 8 1973, 1979, 1992-93-94-95-96, 2000
Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters Darlington Point Sports Ground; Coleambally Sports Ground 5 1980, 1983, 1987–88, 2019
Griffith Black & White Panthers E.W. Moore Oval, Griffith 6 1954, 1958, 1961, 1975, 1990, 1998, 2017
Griffith Waratah Tigers Griffith Exies Oval 13 1967, 1969, 1971–72, 1976-77-78, 1985, 2008, 2010, 2014–15, 2018
Hay Magpies Hay Sports Ground 0 None
Leeton Greenies Leeton No. 1 Oval 6 1959, 1964, 1966, 1981, 1997, 2007
Tullibigeal-Lake Cargelligo Sharks Lake Cargelligo Sports Ground 3 1974, 2013, 2016
West Wyalong Mallee Men Ron Crowe Oval, West Wyalong 7 1968, 1970, 1984, 1989, 2005, 2011–12
Yenda Blueheelers Wade Park, Yenda 7 1982, 2001-02-03-04, 2006, 2009

Previous clubs
Club Nickname No. of Premierships Premiership Years Moved to
Bidgee (Narrandera-Yanco-Wamoon) Hurricanes 0 None Unamalgamated with Narrandera Lizards for Yanco-Wamoon to stand alone in 2015
Narrandera Lizards 3 1986, 1991, 1999 Disbanded in 2005 before amalgamating with Yanco-Wamoon Hawks to form Bidgee Hurricanes in 2012. After Hurricanes collapsed, reformed in Group 17
Temora Dragons 0 None Group 9
Tumbarumba Greens 1 1960 Group 13
Wagga Wagga Kangaroos 2 1962–63 Group 9
Wagga Wagga Magpies 4 1955-56-57, 1965 Group 9

First Grade Grand Finals
Group 20 Recent Grand Finals
Season Teams Premiers Score Runners-up Coach Report Minor Premiers
1967 9 Griffith Waratahs 32-2 Leeton
1968 9 West Wyalong 15-4 Griffith Waratahs Ron Crowe
1969 9 Griffith Waratahs 18-9 Griffith Bob Lanigan
1970 10 West Wyalong 19-18 Temora Dragons Peter Broad
1971 9 Griffith Waratahs 13-11 Griffith Reg McCulla
1972 Griffith Waratahs 8-2 Griffith
1973 Yanco-Wamoon 16-11 TEL United W Watson
1974 TEL United 11-8 Griffith M Condon TEL United
1975 9 Griffith 22-7 Yanco-Wamoon R. Adamson
1976 9 Griffith Waratahs 16-6 Griffith Bob Priest Griffith
1977 9 Griffith Waratahs 34-15 Griffith Bob Priest Griffith Waratahs
1978 9 Griffith Waratahs 29-10 Leeton Bob Priest
1979 9 Yanco-Wamoon 19-14 Griffith Waratahs
1980 Darlington Point Coleambally 16-15 Yanco-Wamoon Geoff Foster
1981 Leeton 30-11 Yenda Ron Pilon Leeton
1982 Yenda 23-22 West Wyalong Yenda
1983 9 Darlington Point Coleambally 25-2 Yenda Geoff Foster TAN[2] Darlington Point Coleambally
1984 9 West Wyalong 14-2 Darlington Point Coleambally Ron Pilon TAN[3] Darlington Point Coleambally
1985 8 Griffith Waratahs 20-12 Darlington Point Coleambally Warren Jowett Darlington Point Coleambally
1986 9 Narrandera 21-6 West Wyalong S. Condren Narrandera
1987 9 Darlington Point Coleambally 18-6 Lakes United John Barnhill West Wyalong
1988 9 Darlington Point Coleambally 14-8 West Wyalong John Clune Yanco-Wamoon
1989 9 West Wyalong 24-2 Tullibigeal Lake Cargelligo Mick Lewis West Wyalong
1990 9 Griffith 22-16 West Wyalong Ray Schaeffer Griffith
1991 9 Narrandera 25-23 Griffith Bill Watson Griffith
1992 9 Yanco-Wamoon 18-17 Griffith Wayne Everett TAN[4] Yanco-Wamoon
1993 9 Yanco-Wamoon 14-10 Griffith Waratahs Wayne Everett TAN[5] Griffith Waratahs
1994 9 Yanco-Wamoon 32-10 Griffith Waratahs John Gutherson TAN[6] Yanco-Wamoon
1995 9 Yanco-Wamoon 28-16 Griffith Waratahs Ken Kerr TAN[7] Yanco-Wamoon
1996 9 Yanco-Wamoon 21-20 Narrandera Wayne Everett TAN[8] Griffith Waratahs
1997 9 Leeton 25-18 Griffith Waratahs Daryl Rando TAN[9] Leeton
1998 9 Griffith 16-12 Yanco-Wamoon Chris Brennan TAN[10] Griffith
1999 9 Narrandera 20-18 Griffith Waratahs Willie Wolfgramm Narrandera
2000 8 Yanco-Wamoon 39-14 Yenda Roy Jewitt TAN[11] Yenda
2001 8 Yenda 28-16 Leeton Trevor Richards TAN[12] Yenda
2002 8 Yenda 38-18 Leeton Ray Mavroudis TAN[13] Yenda
2003 9 Yenda 33-30 West Wyalong Ray Mavroudis West Wyalong
2004 9 Yenda 18-16 Leeton Ray Mavroudis TAN[14] Yenda
2005 8 West Wyalong 34-14 Yanco-Wamoon Ryan Prevett TAN[15] West Wyalong
2006 8 Yenda 26-22 Leeton Paul Lawrence RLW[16] Yenda
2007 8 Leeton 52-34 Yenda Jody Rudd YT[17] Leeton
2008 8 Griffith Waratahs 40-36 Yenda Mark Palmer TAN[18] Leeton
2009 8 Yenda 24-20 Griffith Waratahs Andrew Lavaka TAN[19] Yenda
2010 8 Griffith Waratahs 30-16 Yenda Kodie Charles TAN[20] Griffith Waratahs
2011 9 West Wyalong 24-12 Leeton Michael Loudon
& Willy Jones		 TAN[21] West Wyalong
2012 9 West Wyalong 38-10 Tullibigeal Lake Cargelligo Willy Jones &
Michael Loudon		 TAN[22] YT[23] West Wyalong
2013 9 Tullibigeal Lake Cargelligo 26-10 Leeton Brent Pike TAN[24] Leeton
2014 9 Griffith Waratahs 22-18 West Wyalong Kose Lelei West Wyalong
2015 9 Griffith Waratahs 50-22 Darlington Point Coleambally Kose Lelei TAN[25] West Wyalong
2016 9 Tullibigeal Lake Cargelligo 14-8 West Wyalong Tim Ring TAN[26] YT[27] Tullibigeal Lake Cargelligo
2017 9 Griffith 28-10 Griffith Waratahs Craig Morriss YT[28] Griffith
2018 9 Griffith Waratahs 30-20 Yenda Kose Lelei DA[29] YT[30] Yenda
2019 9 Darlington Point Coleambally 30-18 Griffith Waratahs Ryan McGoldrick
& Ben Jeffery		 DA[31] Griffith Waratahs

Ladies League Tag Grand Finals
Group 20 Ladies League Tag Grand Finals
Season Teams Premiers Score Runners-up Coach Report Minor Premiers
2007 Griffith Panthers - Leeton Greens
2008 9 Leeton Greens 4-2 Griffith Panthers Tim Del Guzzo TAN[32] LI[33] Leeton Greens
2009 9 Leeton Greens 3-0 Griffith Panthers Louise Strachan & Isaac Houghton LI[34] Leeton Greens
2010 9 Leeton Greens 6-3 Hay Magpies Erin Bonetti LI[35] Leeton Greens
2011 8 Leeton Greens 10-6 Hay Magpies ? & Jackson Goman TAN[36] Leeton Greens
2012 9 Leeton Greens 16-6 West Wyalong Mallee Men Warren Weir LI[37]
2013 West Wyalong Mallee Men - Griffith Panthers
2014 9 Leeton Greens 8-0 West Wyalong Mallee Men David Warburton TAN[38] Griffith Panthers
2015 9 Hay Magpies 12-4 Leeton Greens Rachael Pearson & Neil-John Nisbet TAN[39] Leeton Greens
2016 Hay Magpies 10-0 Leeton Greens ? & Neil John Nisbet TAN[40]
2017 9 Yenda 14-12 Griffith Panthers Sam Loaloadravu TAN[41] Yenda
2018 9 Griffith Panthers 36-18 Hay Magpies Shailyn Williams VR[42] Yenda
2019 9 Yanco-Wamoon 12-4 Leeton Greens Monique Higgins VR[43] Yanco-Wamoon

Juniors playing in NRL

Griffith

Leeton

Yanco

Sources
YearsItemVia
1967-69, 1971-96 Country Rugby League Annual Report State Library of New South Wales
1983 to 2005 The Area News Microfilm copies at State Library of NSW
2008 to 2019 The Area News NewsBank, by proxy through State Library of NSW
2008 to 2019 The Irrigator NewsBank, by proxy through State Library of NSW
1970 to 2001 Rugby League Week Bound copies at State Library of NSW
2002 to 2015 Rugby League Week eResources at State Library of NSW
2018 to 2019 Various Newspaper Websites As referenced

See also
  • Rugby League Competitions in Australia

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