Castlereagh Cup
The Castlereagh Cup 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.
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Sport | Rugby league |
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Formerly known as | Group 14 |
Instituted | 2001 |
Inaugural season | 2001 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Country | Australia |
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Website | Castlereagh RL Homepage |
Teams
The following clubs are fielding teams in the 2022 Christie Hood Castlereagh Cup:
Castlereagh Cup Clubs | Moniker | Premierships | Premiership Years |
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Magpies | 0 | None |
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Bombshells | 1 | 2004 |
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Roosters | 0 | None |
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Bears | 7 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
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Swans | 2 | 2014, 2020 |
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Panthers | 6 | 2001, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
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Terriers | 1 | 2015 |
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Jets | 0 | None |
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Magpies | 0 | None |
Former Teams
Team | Moniker | Notes | Premierships |
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Kangaroos | Folded | None |
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Unicorns | In recess 2022 | 2019 |
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Galahs | Folded | None |
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Bulldogs | Folded | 2010, 2012 |
History
Season | Teams | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Minor Premiers |
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2001 | ![]() |
36–4 | ![]() |
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2002 | ![]() |
36–26 | ![]() |
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2003 | 5 | ![]() |
70–24 | ![]() |
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2004 | 7 | ![]() |
32–26 | ![]() |
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2005 | 6 | ![]() |
34–24 | ![]() |
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2006 | 6 | ![]() |
44–22 | ![]() |
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2007 | 5 | ![]() |
36–16 | ![]() |
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2008 | 5 | ![]() |
40–32 | ![]() |
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2009 | 6 | ![]() |
32–26 | ![]() |
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2010 | 7 | ![]() |
46–20 | ![]() |
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2011 | 7 | ![]() |
28–24 | ![]() |
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2012 | 7 | ![]() |
47–32 | ![]() |
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2013 | 8 | ![]() |
30–24 | ![]() |
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2014 | 8 | ![]() |
32–12 | ![]() |
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2015 | 6 | ![]() |
40–14 | ![]() |
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2016 | 9 | ![]() |
28–22 | ![]() |
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2017 | 8 | ![]() |
46–10 | ![]() |
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2018 | 8 | ![]() |
31-30 | ![]() |
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2019 | 9 | ![]() |
32–22 | ![]() |
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2020 | 6 | ![]() |
16–10 | ![]() |
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Clubs Timeline
Castlereagh Cup past & present participants, First Grade and Ladies League Tag.

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. This Group doesn't officially field a senior competition although 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, which is divided into Eastern and Western divisions.
Teams
The following clubs fielded teams in the 2006 Group 14 Eastern junior competition:
- Binnaway (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup)
- Coolah (no senior team)
- 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)
References
External links and Sources
- Latest Castlereagh Cup table – from Sporting Pulse
- Castlereagh Cup on Country Rugby League's official site
- Rugby League Week at State Library of NSW Research and Collections
- Group 14 on Country Rugby League's official site
- Rugby League Week at State Library of NSW Research and Collections