Central Coast Division Rugby League

Central Coast Division Rugby League
Sport	Rugby league football
Formerly known as	Group 12 Rugby League
Instituted	1947
Inaugural season	1967 (as Group 12 Rugby League), 1981 (as Central Coast Rugby League)
Number of teams	10
Premiers	Berkeley Vale Panthers (2013)
Website	@sportingpulse.com

The Central Coast Division of Country Rugby League is a rugby league competition based on the Central Coast of New South Wales between Sydney and Newcastle. It was founded in 1947 as a junior competition for the Newcastle club, Lakes United. In 1967, it was upgraded again to full membership of the Country Rugby League as Group 12. In 1981, it was renamed Central Coast Division. The division covers the entire region of the Central Coast from Woy Woy and Umina in the south up to Budgewoi and Gwandalan in the north.

Current teams

As of 2014 the current teams in the Central Coast first grade premiership are:

• Berkeley Vale Panthers
• Central Wyong Razorbacks
• Erina Eagles
• Kincumber Colts
• Terrigal Sharks
• Northern Lakes Warriors
• Ourimbah Wyoming Magpies
• The Entrance Tigers
• Toukley Hawks
• Umina Beach Bunnies
• Woy Woy Roosters
• Wyong Roos

Additionally the following clubs enter teams in lower grade senior and junior competitions:

• Blue Haven Raiders (juniors only)
• Budgewoi-Buff Point Bulldogs (juniors only)
• Gosford Kariong Storm (Open Age and juniors)
• St Edwards Bears (Open Age and juniors)

Central Coast teams in other competitions

In 2003 four Central Coast teams (Erina, Ourimbah, The Entrance and Woy Woy) decided to field teams in the then Jim Beam Cup, the third highest ranked NSW Competition (below NRL and NSW Cup) featuring mainly Sydney-based competition teams. All teams remained in the Central Coast first grade competition with effectively reserve grade teams. After one season, all apart from The Entrance withdrew from the competition. The Entrance Tigers continues to enter teams in the competition.

Also in 2003, Wyong withdrew from the Central Coast senior competition and moved to the Newcastle Rugby League Competition which was perceived to be a stronger league.^[1]Wyong remained part of the Central Coast junior competition. In 2013 Wyong left the Newcastle competition in a dispute over salary caps and instead entered a team in the NSW Cup, the second highest level of senior rugby league in NSW after the NRL. Wyong is the only team in that competition without a direct affiliation with an NRL club. At the same time Wyong returned to the Central Coast first grade competition after a decade long absence.

Senior Competitions

The highest grade of senior rugby league in the Central Coast Division is the Bendigo Bank First Grade competition. In 2014 twelve teams have entered the first grade competition; all twelve also field teams in the Shed Boss Reserve Grade competition. Fourteen teams are competing the 2014 'Open Age' competition, a league for senior players at a standard below the first/reserve grade competition.

First grade results

Second grade results

Open age results

Club information

Current clubs
Berkeley Vale Panthers established 1991	Budgewoi-Buff Point Bulldogs Budgewoi-Buff Point Bulldogs established 1998	Central Wyong Razorbacks	Erina Eagles
Gosford Kariong Storm Gosford Kariong Storm established 2000	Kincumber Colts Kincumber Rugby League Football Club	Northern Lakes established 1976	Ourimbah-Wyoming Magpies established 1913
Terrigal Sharks established 1976	The Entrance Tigers	Toukley Hawks Established 1967	Umina Beach Bunnies
Woy Woy Roosters	Wyong Roos

See also

• Rugby league in New South Wales

References

External links

• Official site–from Sporting Pulse
• Central Coast RL–Country Rugby League's official site
• CC Sports–2010 Competition Results

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