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Group 19 Rugby League (1950–1970)

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This page is for the Group 19 Premiership which ran from 1950–1970 in the Southern Tablelands Region
For the current competition in the New England region, see Group 19 Rugby League
For the previous competition labelled Group 19, which ran in the Canberra District & Southern New South Wales, see Group 19 Rugby League (1974–1979)

The Original Group 19 Rugby League was a competition which ran from the 1950 until 1970, in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales. Many clubs left for other competitions after this time, including Group 16 and Group 8. The Group 19 tag was then transferred to Canberra and later Northern New South Wales.[1]

History edit

A senior Rugby League competition under the enumeration Group 19 ran from the post-war years until 1970. Participating teams included Bibbenluke, Bombala, Delegate, Jindabyne and (usually) Adaminaby. In most seasons two or three Cooma teams participated – the Cooma Rovers and St Patricks, Cooma Blues or Cooma Citizens. Employees engaged in the Snowy River Scheme fielded teams for short periods – Public Service, Snowy and the intriguingly named Utah-Island Bend.

In 1971 the northern Group 19 clubs – Cooma Rovers, Adaminaby, Jindabyne, Cooma Citizens and Nimmitabel agreed to combine playing resources and field a team in the Group 16 competition, as the Alpine Wanderers. The three teams from southern Monaro, Bibbenluke, Bombala and Delegate, also joined the combined competition, although they remained separate clubs.[2]

The enumeration Group 19 was later redeployed to the Canberra District competition, before again being used in the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, with teams from Armidale, Glen Innes, Guyra, Narwan, Uralla and Walcha competing under that banner in the 1980s.

Former Teams edit

Club Moniker Years Premierships
  Adaminaby 1952
  Berridale None
  Bibbenluke Roosters ?? 1963
  Bombala Blueheelers ??–1970 1950, 1966–68
  Cooma Blues ??–1970
  Cooma Citizens ??–1970 1951, 1955
  Cooma Rovers ??–1970 1956, 1958, 1960
  Cooma St Patricks ??–1970 1959, 1962
  Delegate Tigers ??–1970 1969–70
  Jindabyne Bears ??–1970 1954, 1961, 1965
  Nimmitabel Magpies None
  Public Service 1957
  Snowy 1953
  Utah-Island Bend 1964

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Grand Finals edit

Season Grand Final information Minor Premiers
Premiers Score Runners-up Report
1950   Bombala 17–14   Cooma CME[5]   Bombala
1951   Cooma 13–3   Bombala CME[6]   Cooma
1952   Adaminaby 14–8   Bombala CME[7]   Bombala
1953   Snowy 8–5   Bombala CME[8]   Bombala
1954   Jindabyne 11–10   Snowy CME[9]   Jindabyne
1955   Cooma-Snowy 18–11   Bombala CME[10]   Cooma-Snowy
1956   Cooma Rovers 9–7   Berridale CME[11]
1957   Public Service 11–7   Berridale CME[12]   Cooma Rovers
1958   Cooma Rovers 8–7   St Patricks CME[13]   Cooma Rovers
1959   St Patricks 18–10   Cooma Rovers CME[14]   St Patricks
1960   Cooma Rovers 9–5   Adaminaby CME[15]
1961   Jindabyne 9–5   Cooma Rovers CME[16]   Cooma Rovers
1962   St Patricks 8–3   Cooma Rovers CME[17]   Cooma Rovers
1963   Bibbenluke 13–12   Bombala CME[18]   Bombala
1964   Utah-Island Bend 21–14   Bombala CME[19]   Utah-Island Bend
1965   Jindabyne 32–2   Delegate CME[20]   Jindabyne
1966   Bombala 20–9   Jindabyne CME[21]
1967   Bombala 14–8   Cooma Rovers CME[22]
1968   Bombala 20–0   Cooma Rovers CME[23]   Cooma Rovers
1969   Delegate 20–13   Bombala CME[24]   Cooma Rovers
1970   Delegate 15–7   Bibbenluke CME[25]   Delegate

References edit

  1. ^ "History of Group 16 - Far South Coast".
  2. ^ "Kick-Off On Sunday". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 18 March 1971. p. 8.
  3. ^ "History of Group 16 - Far South Coast".
  4. ^ "Clayton Cup".
  5. ^ "Bombala Wins Group 19 Final". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 22 September 1950. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Cooma Wins Group 19 Final". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 28 September 1951.
  7. ^ "Adaminaby Group 19 Premiers". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 19 September 1952.
  8. ^ "Snowy Wins Grand Final in First Year in Group". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 18 September 1953.
  9. ^ "Jindabyne defeat Snowy in Grand-final". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 20 August 1954. p. 6.
  10. ^ "Bombala No Match For Cooma-Snowy in Final". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 16 September 1955.
  11. ^ "Berridale's Gallant Swan Song To Rovers' Hot Tune". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 8 October 1956. p. 8.
  12. ^ "Good Football Marks End of 1957 R.L. Season". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 26 August 1957. p. 4.
  13. ^ "Rovers Forwards Crashed Way To Premiership". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 15 September 1958. p. 4.
  14. ^ "St. Pat's carried too much class for Rovers in Grand Final". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 28 September 1959. p. 6.
  15. ^ "1960 R.L. Grand Final – Rovers Won Terrific Battle". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 26 September 1960. p. 6.
  16. ^ "Record Crowd Roared Approval at Grand Final – Jindabyne's Premiership". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 18 September 1961. p. 6.
  17. ^ "St. Pat's – 1962 Champions". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 17 September 1962. p. 6.
  18. ^ "Bibbenluke's Premiership". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 23 September 1963. p. 6.
  19. ^ "Premiership To Utah – Ewart; Pearson Shine in Grand Final". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 14 September 1964. p. 6.
  20. ^ "Delgate Annihilated – Jindabyne's Easy Grand Final Win". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 27 September 1965. p. 6.
  21. ^ "Bombala Makes It A Double". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 19 September 1966. p. 6.
  22. ^ "Great football double to Bombala club". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 11 September 1967. p. 6.
  23. ^ "September 8 was a day to remember". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 9 September 1968. p. 6.
  24. ^ "Double to Delegate in grand finals at Cooma Showground". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 1 September 1969. p. 6.
  25. ^ "Grand Finals of League To Cooma, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Delegate". Cooma-Monaro Express. Cooma. 21 September 1970. p. 6.
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