Group 19 Rugby League (1974–1979)

The Group 19 Rugby League (1974–1979) was a rugby league competition, held in the area around Canberra, the broader Australian Capital Territory and Southern New South Wales. The competition merged with Group 8 in 1979 to form the ACTRL and Canberra District Rugby League, which again combined to form the Canberra Division system in 1982.

The Canberra Rugby League considers the competition part of its history.

Former Clubs

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Club Moniker Years Premierships
  Batemans Bay Tigers None
  Belconnen United Panthers 1974–79 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
  Canberra Gallopers 1974–79 None
  Lakes United Sharks None
  North Canberra Bears 1974–79 1974
  South Woden Saints 1974–79 None
  West Belconnen Warriors None
  Weston Creek Rabbitohs 1978–81 None

Group 19 Premiers

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Group 19 First Grade Premiers

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Year Winner Score Loser Referee Venue Date Source
Group 19 Premiership
1974   North Canberra Bears 12 – 9   Batemans Bay Tigers B. Foran Manuka Oval
Canberra
8 September 1974 CT[1]
1975   Belconnen United Panthers 17 – 11   South Woden Saints N. Bissett Manuka Oval
Canberra
14 September 1975 CT[2]
1976   Belconnen United Panthers (2) 22 – 5   West Belconnen Warriors N. Bissett Northbourne Oval
Canberra
29 August 1976 CT[3]
1977   Belconnen United Panthers (3) 24 – 14   West Belconnen Warriors B. Foran Manuka Oval
Canberra
4 September 1977 CT[4]
1978   Belconnen United Panthers (4) 22 – 13   Lakes United Sharks N. Bissett Northbourne Oval
Canberra
3 September 1978 CT[5]
1979   Belconnen United Panthers (5) 20 – 18   Canberra Gallopers K. Pickard Northbourne Oval
Canberra
23 September 1979 CT[6]

Group 19 Reserve Grade Premiers

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Year Winner Score Loser Referee Venue Date Source
1974   South Woden Saints 16 – 10   North Canberra Bears Manuka Oval

Canberra

8 September 1974
1975   South Woden Saints (2) 18 – 13   Lakes United Sharks Manuka Oval

Canberra

14 September 1975
1976   Lakes United Sharks 22 – 7   Belconnen United Panthers Northbourne Oval

Canberra

29 August 1976
1977   Lakes United Sharks (2) 8 – 7   Weston Creek Manuka Oval

Canberra

4 September 1977
1978   Belconnen United Panthers 12 – 8   Lakes United Sharks Northbourne Oval

Canberra

3 September 1978
1979   Canberra Gallopers 22 – 3   South Woden Saints Northbourne Oval

Canberra

23 September 1979

Group 19 Under 18s Premiers

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Year Winner Score Loser Referee Venue Date Source
Group 19 Under 18's
1975   Lakes United Sharks 5 – 3   Belconnen United Panthers Manuka Oval

Canberra

14 September 1975
1976   Lakes United Sharks (2) 26 – 2   Batemans Bay Tigers Northbourne Oval

Canberra

29 August 1976
1977   Lakes United Sharks (3) 26 – 3   North Canberra Bears Manuka Oval

Canberra

4 September 1977
1979   Belconnen United Panthers 24 – 5   Canberra Gallopers Northbourne Oval

Canberra

23 September 1979

References

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  1. ^ McCormack, Ian (9 Sep 1974). "North win thrilling Group 19 grand final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
  2. ^ Hourigan, John (14 Sep 1975). "Group 19 grand final won by Belconnen". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 12. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
  3. ^ Pike, Kevin (30 Aug 1976). "League Premiership - Two in a row to Panthers". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 16. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
  4. ^ Pike, Kevin (5 Sep 1977). "Panthers third premiership". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
  5. ^ Deayton, Danny (4 Sep 1978). "Belconnen United wins fourth Group 19 title". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 16. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
  6. ^ Harrison, Ian (24 Sep 1979). "Panthers take fifth consecutive final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.