Hastings District 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.

Hastings Rugby Football League
SportRugby league
Formerly known asGroup 3 Saturday League
Instituted1920
Inaugural season1920
PresidentGeoff Connor
Number of teams9
Country Australia
Premiers Laurieton Hotel Stingrays (2022)
Most titles Beechwood Shamrocks (15 titles)
Website
Related competitionGroup 3 Rugby League

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
Comboyne Tigers Comboyne, New South Wales Comboyne Showground 11
Harrington Hurricanes Harrington, New South Wales Esmond Hogan Oval 0
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
Lower Macleay Magpies Smithtown, New South Wales Smithtown Oval 1
South West Rocks Marlins South West Rocks, New South Wales South West Rocks Sports Ground 1

Former Clubs

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
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] South West Rocks 26–4 Lower Macleay
2020 No Premiers crowned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
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
  1. Ramsey, Britt. "NEW WOMEN'S TACKLE COMP FOR NORTH COAST | NBN News". Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  2. "Starting date pencilled in for women's tackle competition". Port Macquarie News. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  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.
  7. "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.
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