The Castlereagh League (also known as the Castlereagh Cup) is a

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competition in western

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, Australia, run under the auspices of the

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. For all intents and purposes the competition is effectively the Group 14 Rugby League senior competition.

Teams

The following clubs are fielding teams in the 2022 Christie Hood Castlereagh Cup:

Former Teams

Clubs Timeline

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History

Group 14

Group 14 is a junior

competition in central

, Australia, run under the auspices of the

. 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

Current Teams

* Baradine Junior Sports Club * Coolah Junior Sports Club (no seniors) * 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 (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)

Group 14 Senior Grand Finals

Group 14 Grand Finals (Recorded 1956-1998) From ''The Vault'' on

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1956 Gilgandra 13-6 Binnaway 1957 ??? 1958 ??? 1959 ??? 1960 ??? 1961 Coonabarabran 1962 Coonabarabran 1963 ??? 1964 Coonabarabran 10-7 Gilgandra 1965 ??? 1966 Coonabarabran 1967 Dunedoo 18-18 Coonabarabran (AET) * Dunedoo won replay 16-8. 1968 Baradine 17-10 Dunedoo 1969 Baradine 10-9 Coonabarabran 1970 Coonabarabran 22-7 Gulgong 1971 Coonamble 31-4 Coonabarabran 1972 Coonabarabran 26-8 Baradine 1973 ??? 1974 Coonamble 19-14 1975 ??? 1976 ??? 1977 ??? Gilgandra 1978 ??? 1979 ??? 1980 ??? Gilgandra 1981 Gilgandra 25-5 Baradine 1982 Coonamble Coonabarabran 1983 ??? 1984 Mendooran 1985 ??? 1986 ??? 1987 Gilgandra 23-16 Nyngan (AET) 1988 Coonabarabran 38-18 Dunedoo 1989 ??? 1990 Coonabarabran 32-22 Orana 1991 Coonamble 30-26 Baradine 1992 ??? 1993 Baradine 16-14 Coonamble 1994 Coonabarabran 22-18 Coonamble 1995 Baradine 40-14 Coonamble 1996 Coonamble 36-28 Nyngan 1997 Gilgandra 29-20 Walgett 1998 No competition

References

External links and Sources

Latest Castlereagh Cup table
– from Sporting Pulse
Castlereagh Cup
on Country Rugby League's official site * ''

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Group 14
on Country Rugby League's official site * ''

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