Hastings District Rugby League

Hastings Rugby Football League
Sport	Rugby league
Formerly known as	Group 3 Saturday League
Instituted	1920
Inaugural season	1920
President	Geoff Connor
Number of teams	9
Country	Australia
Premiers	Laurieton Hotel Stingrays (2022)
Most titles	Beechwood Shamrocks (15 titles)
Website	[1]
Related competition	Group 3 Rugby League

The Hastings District Rugby League is a community rugby league competition. It features amateur teams from smaller towns around the Mid-North Coast and runs as a community competition similar to the Barwon Darling Rugby League and the Western Riverina Community Cup.

History

The Hastings League was established in 1920 as a rugby league competition on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. The competition partnered with the Group 3 Rugby League in the 1990s as the Group 3 Saturday League, but has since returned to the Hastings League name and remains separate from Group 3.

In 2018, the competition began a ladies tackle grade. This competition has now expanded to allow invitees from other Groups, become independent of the competition, and is known as the North Coast Women's Rugby League.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The competition was due to celebrate its centenary season in 2020 but this was delayed until 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clubs

Clubs^[4]	Moniker	City/Town	Home Ground	Titles^[5]
Beechwood	Shamrocks	Wauchope, New South Wales (Beechwood)	Beechwood Oval	14
Bowraville	Tigers	Bowraville, New South Wales	Bowraville Sports Ground	None
Comboyne	Tigers	Comboyne, New South Wales	Comboyne Showground	11
Harrington	Hurricanes	Harrington, New South Wales	Esmond Hogan Oval	None
Kendall	Blues	Kendall, New South Wales	Kendall Showground	9
Lake Cathie	Raiders	Lake Cathie, New South Wales	Lake Cathie Sporting Complex	1
Laurieton Hotel	Stingrays	Camden Haven, New South Wales (Laurieton)	Laurieton Oval	1
Long Flat	Dragons	Long Flat, New South Wales	Long Flat Oval	13
South West Rocks	Marlins	South West Rocks, New South Wales	South West Rocks Sports Ground	2

Former Clubs

Bellangry (3 titles)
Byabarra (3 titles)
Camden Haven (1 title)
Crescent Head (1 title)
Gloucester Magpies (No titles)
Lower Macleay Magpies (1 title)
Macquarie Hotel (3 titles)
Port Macquarie Boardriders (1 title)
Port RSL (No Titles)
Royal Hotel (3 titles)
Wauchope (1 title)
Wauchope Co-op (5 titles)
Wilson River (No Titles)

Source: ^[6]

Premiers

Men's

Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-up
1920–2013 Premiers Unknown
2014^[7]	Kendall	34–20	Comboyne
2015^[7]	South West Rocks	28–14	Lower Macleay
2016^[7]	Comboyne	29–26	Kendall
2017^[7]	Kendall	28–14	Comboyne
2018^[7]	Long Flat	18–12	Laurieton Hotel
2019^[7]	South West Rocks	28–24	Beechwood
2020	No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022^[8]	Laurieton Hotel	28–4	Long Flat
2023^[9]	Kendall	34–10	Beechwood

Ladies Tackle

Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-up
Hastings League
2018^[7]	Beechwood	20–10	Kendall
2019^[7]	Beechwood	44–4	South West Rocks
2020	No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Replaced by North Coast Women's Rugby League

North Coast Women's Rugby League

In 2018, the Hastings League competition began a ladies tackle grade. The competition has expanded to allow invitees from other Groups, become independent of the Hastings competition, and is operating under a pilot program as the North Coast Women's Rugby League.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-up
North Coast Women's Rugby League
2022^[10]	Macleay Valley	26–10	Long Flat

References

^ ^a ^b Ramsey, Britt. "NEW WOMEN'S TACKLE COMP FOR NORTH COAST | NBN News". Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^ ^a ^b "Starting date pencilled in for women's tackle competition". Port Macquarie News. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^ ^a ^b "Women's league prepares to kick off in May". Port Macquarie News. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^ "Association: Hastings League".
^ "Dragons' presentation after claiming Hastings League title". Port Macquarie News. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^ "Dragons' presentation after claiming Hastings League title". Port Macquarie News. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Geoff Connor". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^ Borg, Mardi (2022-09-18). "'We made history today': Stingrays slay Dragons in Hastings League grand final". Port Macquarie News. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
^ Smith, Tallon (2023-08-29). "Grand Final Watch: Kendall, Narwan, Merimbula, Wolfpack all crowned premiers in respective competitions". Battlers For Bush Footy. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
^ "'It's still sinking in': Mustangs win inaugural North Coast Women's League premiership". The Macleay Argus. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-19.

[:0-1] Ramsey, Britt. "NEW WOMEN'S TACKLE COMP FOR NORTH COAST | NBN News". Retrieved 2022-08-09.

[:1-2] "Starting date pencilled in for women's tackle competition". Port Macquarie News. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

[:2-3] "Women's league prepares to kick off in May". Port Macquarie News. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

[4] "Association: Hastings League".

[5] "Dragons' presentation after claiming Hastings League title". Port Macquarie News. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

[6] "Dragons' presentation after claiming Hastings League title". Port Macquarie News. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

[:3-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Geoff Connor". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.

[8] Borg, Mardi (2022-09-18). "'We made history today': Stingrays slay Dragons in Hastings League grand final". Port Macquarie News. Retrieved 2022-09-19.

[9] Smith, Tallon (2023-08-29). "Grand Final Watch: Kendall, Narwan, Merimbula, Wolfpack all crowned premiers in respective competitions". Battlers For Bush Footy. Retrieved 2023-08-29.

[10] "'It's still sinking in': Mustangs win inaugural North Coast Women's League premiership". The Macleay Argus. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-19.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

v t e Country Rugby League (NSWRL)
Federation	Country Rugby League (former) New South Wales Rugby League (current)
Representative Teams	Country Origin (City vs Country Origin)
CRL Divisions	Canberra George Tooke Shield Central Coast Illawarra Macarthur Newcastle Northern Rivers Western
CRL Groups	Region 1: (2, 3) Region 2: (4, 19, 21) Region 3: (9, 20) Region 4: (10, 11, 14) Region 5: (7, 16)
CRL Cups	Barwon Darling Hastings Mid West Newcastle & Hunter Outback Western Riverina Woodbridge
Illawarra Teams	Berkeley Eagles Collegians Corrimal Cougars Dapto Canaries Helensburgh Tigers Thirroul Butchers Wests Red Devils
Newcastle Teams	Central Charlestown Butcher Boys Cessnock Goannas Kurri Kurri Bulldogs Lakes United Seagulls Macquarie Scorpions Maitland Pickers South Newcastle Lions The Entrance Tigers Western Suburbs Rosellas Wyong Roos
Group 7 Teams	Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies Gerringong Lions Jamberoo Superoos Kiama Knights Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Nowra-Bomaderry Jets Shellharbour Sharks Stingrays of Shellharbour Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
Other Cups	Clayton Cup Presidents Cup NSW Challenge Cup
Former Competitions	Groups: (1, 5, 12, 13, 18, 19 (Southern Tablelands), 19 (Canberra)) Crookwell Kennedy
Related Articles	List of CRL clubs Maher Cup

v t e Rugby league in New South Wales
Federations	New South Wales Rugby League (Women's) Country Rugby League (defunct; now a division of NSWRL) NSW Physical Disability Rugby League
Representative competitions	State of Origin series Interstate Series (defunct) City vs Country Origin Women's City vs Country Origin
Representative teams	New South Wales Blues City Origin Team Country Origin Team New South Wales Residents New South Wales Women New South Wales U20's New South Wales U18's New South Wales U16's
NRL clubs	Canberra Raiders Canterbury Bulldogs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle Knights Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers
NSWRL Junior Representatives	Jersey Flegg Cup S.G. Ball Cup Laurie Daley Cup Harold Matthews Cup Andrew Johns Cup Tarsha Gale Cup Lisa Fiaola Cup
Metropolitan Competitions	NSW Cup NSWRL Women's Premiership Presidents Cup Ron Massey Cup Sydney Shield NSWRL Conference Competitions Metro Open Age Gold Central Northern Open Age Central West Open Age Cronulla A-Grade Parramatta Open Age Penrith A-Grade South Sydney A-Grade Junior Competitions Balmain Canterbury Cronulla Manly-Warringah/North Sydney Parramatta Penrith Open Men's South Sydney A-Grade St George Sydney Roosters JRL
Country Competitions	Clayton Cup Presidents Cup Leagues: Barwon Darling Canberra George Tooke Shield Central Coast Hastings Illawarra Macarthur Mid West Newcastle Newcastle & Hunter Northern Rivers Outback Western Western Riverina Woodbridge Groups: East Coast 2 3 Greater Northern 4 19 21 Riverina 9 20 Western 14 South Coast 7 16
Discontinued competitions	NSWRL premiership Amco Cup Groups: (1, 5, 13, 18, 19 (Southern Tablelands), 19 (Canberra)) Crookwell Kennedy Shield Newtown JRL NSW Challenge Cup NSW Tertiary Student Rugby League Sydney Combined Competition Sydney Metropolitan Women's RL
Related Articles	List of clubs

v t e Rugby league in Australia
National Federation	Australian Rugby League Commission
National teams	Kangaroos Jillaroos Prime Minister's XIII Indigenous Women's Indigenous Junior Kangaroos Schoolboys Wheelaroos
State Federations	New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Other Federations	University Masters Women
Events	All Stars Auckland Nines City vs Country State of Origin World Club Challenge
Competitions	National Rugby League NRL Women's Premiership NRL Under-20s State Championship Affiliated States Championship Schoolboy Cup
Honours	Clive Churchill Medal Dally M Medal Hall of Fame The Immortals
Media	Big League Rugby League Week The Footy Show Fox League Friday Night Football NRL video games
Lists	Clubs Stadiums Premiers Wooden spooners
Rugby league in Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia