Woodbridge Cup

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Woodbridge Cup
Woodbridge Cup logo.jpg
Sport Rugby league
Instituted1940s (as Group 9 Second Division)
Inaugural season1990 (as Woodbridge Cup)
Number of teams13
CountryAustralia
Premiers Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos (2023)
Most titles New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers (8 titles)
Website Woodbridge Cup Homepage

The Woodbridge Cup is a rugby league competition run by the New South Wales Country Rugby League. It encompasses smaller senior clubs in the Mid-West and Central West of the state. The neighbouring Mid-West Cup competition's remaining clubs merged into the league in 2022 when that league initially folded (it has since re-formed without the teams that joined the Woodbridge Cup). For all intents and purposes, it is a second division competition in the Group 11 and from 2022, Group 10 areas.

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History

The competition began as the Group 9 Second Division in the 1940s, with clubs from towns such as Binalong, Stockinbingal and Boorowa among others. The competition has slowly moved north however, and effectively operates as the Group 11 Rugby League second division, with only Grenfell remaining from the Group 9 days, something that was reflected in the name change to the Woodbridge Cup in 1990.

In 2022, the Mid West Cup (Group 10 Rugby League Second Division) merged into the competition, taking the competition from a total of 9 to 12 teams. Although that competition has re-formed, the teams that joined the Woodbridge Cup will not return to the competition.

Current clubs

There will be 14 clubs competing in the Woodbridge Cup in 2023, with Cowra and Blayney entering from Group 10. This is on top of three teams merging in from the now defunct Mid West Cup in 2022, including CSU Mungoes, Orange United Warriors and ex-Group 10 Rugby League powerhouse Oberon Tigers.

ClubNicknameHome GroundNo. of PremiershipsPremiership Years
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Blayney BearsKing George V Oval0None
Balmain colours.svg Canowindra TigersTom Clyburn Oval11995
New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue HeelersCargo Oval82000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
Cumberland colours.svg CSU Bathurst MungoesDiggings Oval0None
Western Suburbs colours.svg Cowra MagpiesSid Kallas Oval0None
Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden EaglesEugowra Sports Ground32001, 2005, 2012
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell GoannasHenry Lawson Park41990, 1994, 1998, 2010
Saintscolours.svg Manildra RhinosJack Huxley Oval12022, 2023
Scotland colours.svg Molong BullsMolong Recreation Ground11999
Castleford colours.svg Oberon TigersOberon Sports Ground0None
LebanonRLcolours.png Orange United Warriors Wade Park 0None
Oldhamcolours.svg Peak Hill RoostersLindner Oval0None
Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle BoomersBerryman Park32017, 2018, 2019

Former Clubs

Premierships

SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-up
1990 [1] Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas22–18 Parramatta colours.svg Quandialla
1991 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Binalong Brahmans22–10 North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears
1992 [2] North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears38–20 Newtown colours.svg Koorawatha Jets North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears
1993 Western Suburbs colours.svg Monteagle24–22 North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears
1994 [3] Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas34–14 Balmain colours.svg Canowindra Tigers Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas
1995 [4] Balmain colours.svg Canowindra Tigers30–24 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas Balmain colours.svg Canowindra Tigers
1996 [5] Newtown colours.svg Koorawatha Jets32–22 Balmain colours.svg Canowindra Tigers Newtown colours.svg Koorawatha Jets
1997 North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears29–18 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears
1998 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas32–22 Australian colours.svg Boorowa Rovers
1999 Scotland colours.svg Molong Bulls26–24 Australian colours.svg Boorowa Rovers Australian colours.svg Boorowa Rovers
2000 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers30–18 Newtown colours.svg Koorawatha Jets New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers
2001 Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles29–28 Newtown colours.svg Koorawatha Jets New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers
2002 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers24–12 Balmain colours.svg Canowindra Tigers New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers
2003 Newtown colours.svg Koorawatha Jets44–22 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears
2004 North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears34–22 AET Newtown colours.svg Koorawatha Jets North Sydney colours.svg Burrangong Bears
2005 [6] Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles28–12 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles
2006 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers26–12 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers
2007 Newtown colours.svg Koorawatha Jets50–32 Parramatta colours.svg Condobolin Rams Parramatta colours.svg Condobolin Rams
2008 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers30–18 Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers
2009 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers26–14 Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos
2010 [7] Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas26–22 Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas
2011 [8] New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers37–24 Balmain colours.svg Canowindra Tigers Oldhamcolours.svg Peak Hill Roosters
2012 [9] Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles32–22 Oldhamcolours.svg Peak Hill Roosters Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles
2013 [10] [11] New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers22–12 Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles
2014 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers24–14 Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles Wellington colours.svg Eugowra Golden Eagles
2015 [12] Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Binalong Brahmans30–28 Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Binalong Brahmans
2016 [13] [14] Parramatta colours.svg Condobolin Rams18–16 Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers
2017 [15] [16] Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers36–12 New South Wales colours.svg Cargo Blue Heelers Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers
2018 [17] [18] Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers26–22 Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers
2019 Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers56–0 Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers
2020 and 2021 Seasons cancelled due to COVID-19
2022 Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos34–16 Castleford colours.svg Oberon Tigers Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos
2023 [19] Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos18–16 Ipswich Colours.svg Trundle Boomers Saintscolours.svg Manildra Rhinos

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