Group 1 Rugby League was a

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competition held in the Northern Rivers region of

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, run under the auspices of the

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. The group, however, still runs a junior rugby league competition. When the Group 18-Gold Coast competition dissolved in 2005, the New South Wales sides joined together with Group 1 to form a divisional league, Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL). Group 18 also still holds its own individual junior rugby league competition.

Seniors

The Group 1 Senior Rugby League Premiership amalgamated with Group 18 Rugby League in 2005 to form the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League, and was thus discontinued in its own right.

Juniors

Current Teams

The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, but run senior teams in the NRRRL competition: * Ballina Seagulls * Casino RSM * Clarence Coast Magpies (as Lower Clarence in NRRRL) * Kyogle Turkeys * Lismore Marist Brothers Rams The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, but run senior teams in the Group 2 Rugby League competition: * Grafton Ghosts * South Grafton Rebels

Former Teams

The following clubs fielded junior teams in Group 1 competitions earlier in the 2010s * Evans Head Bombers * Northern United Dirrawongs * Lennox Head Dolphins * South Lismore Rabbits * Upper Clarence

Notable Juniors

Ballina Seagulls

* Frank Curran (1931–1937

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...

) * Mitchell Aubusson (2007–present

Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...

) * James Aubusson (2007–2010

Melbourne Storm The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blu ...

) * James Roberts (2011–present

Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The team is based west of the cen ...

, Gold Coast Titans &

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) *

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(2014 Gold Coast Titans) * Brian Kelly (2017–present

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& Gold Coast Titans) * Nick Meaney (2018–present

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top-tier competition in New ...

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) * Tyrone Roberts (2011–present

Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Warringto ...

& Gold Coast Titans)

Casino RSM

* Matt King * Brian Smith * Tony Smith * Ben Kennedy * Albert Torrens * John Elford *

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Clarence Coast Magpies (Lower Clarence Coast Magpies)

* Luke Douglas * Tony Priddle * Nathan Brown * Daine Laurie (born 1999) * Daniel Wagon * Kevin Plummer

Kyogle Turkeys

* Ken Nagas – Former

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(1992–2002) player. * Nigel Roy – Former Illawarra Steelers (1993–94),

North Sydney Bears The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in Cammeray on Sydney's North Shore (Sydney), North Shore. The club currently competes in the NSW Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL s ...

(1995–99), Northern Eagles (2000) & London Broncos (2001–04) player. * Will Mathews – Former Gold Coast Titans (2008–11, 2018–19) & St George Illawarra Dragons (2012–17) player. * Shannon Walker – Former Gold Coast Titans (2008–10) & Australia Rugby 7’s (2012–17) player. * Jone Macilai – Former Fiji Bati (2008–09) player. * David Grant – Former

(1982–85)

Balmain Tigers The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995 to 1996) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain, New South Wales, Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and on ...

(1978–1981), Eastern Suburbs Roosters (1977) &

(1976) player. *Paul Doolan – Former

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(1990),

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(1991–93) and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1994–95) player

Lismore Marist Brothers Rams

* Andrew King (rugby league) * Chris King (rugby league) * David Mead (rugby league) * Nick Ford-Daley (rugby league)

First Grade Premierships

1964–1983 (Web Archive) From ''The Vault'' on

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1961 Ballina def Casino RSM * Ballina also won the Clayton Cup. 1962 Casino RSM 19–14 Ballina 1963 Casino RSM 8–0 Woodburn 1964 Casino RSM 1965 Casino RSM 1966 Lismore Marist Brothers def Casino RSM 1967 Casino RSM * Casino RSM also won the Clayton Cup. 1968 Casino RSM 32–10 South Lismore 1969 (Two competitions) Ballina 7–3 Casino RSM & 1969 Mallanganee 23–15 Baryulgil 1970 Grafton 12–5 South Grafton 1971 Kyogle+ 14–9 Lower Clarence 1972 South Grafton+ 19-6 Kyogle 1973 Lower Clarence 27–13 Lismore Marist Brothers 1974 Western Suburbs 24–0 South Lismore-Woodburn 1975 South Grafton 17–8 South Lismore-Evans Head 1976 Casino RSM 22–7 South Grafton 1977 Grafton 16–14 South Grafton 1978 South Lismore-Evans Head 18–14 Casino RSM 1979 Casino RSM 33–10 South Grafton 1980 Lismore Marist Brothers 24–8 South Grafton 1981 Lismore Marist Brothers 20–2 Western Suburbs-Alstonville 1982 Ballina 14–4 Casino RSM 1983 Kyogle 14–12 Lower Clarence

1984–present (Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the
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References

External Links and Sources

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