Group 2 Rugby League

Group 2 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales Since 1966, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 2 area runs from Grafton in the north to Macksville in the south.

Teams

First Grade Clubs in Group 2 Competition

Clubs
Bellingen-Dorrigo
Coffs Harbour Comets
Grafton Ghosts
Macksville Sea Eagles
Nambucca Heads Roosters
Orara Valley Axemen
Sawtell Panthers
File:North Queensland colours.svg South Grafton Rebels
File:Wolvescolours.svg Woolgoolga Seahorses

Leader Board

Club	Premierships
Nambucca Heads Roosters	16
Coffs Harbour Comets	14
Bellingen	11
Macksville Sea Eagles	8
Orara Valley Axeman	8
Port Macquarie Sharks	8
Smithtown	6
Sawtell	3
Macleay Valley Mustangs	1
Grafton Ghosts	1
Ngaku Warriors	1

Former Clubs
Central Kempsey
Gimbisi Valley Warriors
Dunghutti Broncos
Macleay Valley Mustangs
Ngaku Warriors
Port Macquarie Sharks
Smithtown

First Grade Grand Final Results 1966 - Present

Season	Grand Final Information			Minor Premiers
	Premiers	Score	Runners-Up
1966	Smithtown	-	Macksville Sea Eagles
1967	Smithtown	-	Unknown
1968	Smithtown	-	Coffs Harbour Comets
1969	Nambucca Heads Roosters	-	Central Kempsey
1970	Coffs Harbour Comets	-	Central Kempsey
1971	Coffs Harbour Comets	-	Nambucca Heads Roosters
1972	Nambucca Heads Roosters	-	Coffs Harbour Comets
1973	Coffs Harbour Comets	-	Nambucca Heads Roosters
1974	Coffs Harbour Comets	-	Bellingen Magpies
1975	Nambucca Heads Roosters	-	Kempsey
1976	Nambucca Heads Roosters	-	Bellingen Magpies
1977	Smithtown	-	Nambucca Heads Roosters
1978	Sawtell	14-13	Smithtown
1979	Macksville Sea Eagles	-	Smithtown
1980	Bellingen Magpies	-	Sawtell
1981	Bellingen Magpies	-	Macksville Sea Eagles
1982	Bellingen Magpies	-	Ngaku Warriors (Kempsey)
1983	Coffs Harbour Comets	-	Woolgoolga Seahorses
1984	Bellingen Magpies	-	Coffs Harbour Comets
1985	Coffs Harbour Comets	18-10	Nambucca Heads Roosters
1986	Nambucca Heads Roosters	-	Kempsey
1987	Bellingen Magpies	-	Nambucca Heads Roosters
1988	Bellingen Magpies	50-24	Kempsey
1989	Bellingen Magpies	39-6	Coffs Harbour Comets
1990	Bellingen Magpies	22-20	Orara Valley Axeman
1991	Macksville Sea Eagles	26-26	Coffs Harbour Comets
1992	Nambucca Heads Roosters	40-6	Woolgoolga Seahorses
1993	Nambucca Heads Roosters	26-10	Macksville Sea Eagles
1994	Orara Valley Axeman	30-18	Nambucca Heads Roosters
1995	Macksville Sea Eagles	24-16	Coffs Harbour Comets
1996	Nambucca Heads Roosters	36-34	Orara Valley Axeman
1997	Orara Valley Axeman	40-32	Coffs Harbour Comets
1998	Port Macquarie Sharks	26-25	Nambucca Heads Roosters
1999	Bellingen Magpies	20-18	Port Macquarie Sharks
2000	Port Macquarie Sharks	24-12	Nambucca Heads Roosters
2001	Port Macquarie Sharks	54-26	Macksville Sea Eagles
2002	Macksville Sea Eagles	39-26	Port Macquarie Sharks
2003	Macksville Sea Eagles	30-23	Orara Valley Axeman
2004	Macksville Sea Eagles	34-23	Port Macquarie Sharks
2005	Macksville Sea Eagles	60-22	Orara Valley Axeman
2006	Port Macquarie Sharks	22-18	Sawtell Panthers
2007	Macksville Sea Eagles	32-24	Orara Valley Axeman
2008	Orara Valley Axeman	19-18	Woolgoolga Seahorses
2009	Sawtell Panthers	21-20	Macksville Sea Eagles
2010	Port Macquarie Sharks	41-16	Coffs Harbour Comets
2011	Sawtell Panthers	29-28	Nambucca Heads Roosters
2012	Macleay Valley Mustangs	36-12	Nambucca Heads Roosters	Nambucca Heads Roosters
2013	Coffs Harbour Comets	42-20	Nambucca Heads Roosters	Coffs Harbour Comets
2014	Grafton Ghost	18-16	Coffs Harbour Comets
2015	South Grafton Rebels	46-18	Coffs Harbour Comets	South Grafton Rebels

Notable Players from Group 2 to play NRL

Player	Club
Greg Inglis	Bowraville Tigers JRL
Albert Kelly	Smithtown Tigers JRL
Kevin Gordon	Sawtell Panthers JRL
Aiden Tolman	Smithtown Tigers JRL
Wayne Bartrim	Macleay Valley Mustangs
Matt Donovan	Macksville Sea Eagles
Paul Davis	Port Macquarie, Macksville and Dunghutti

Junior Clubs in Group 2 Competitions

Junior Clubs
Bellingen Magpies
Bowraville Tigers
Coffs Harbour Comets
Kempsey Dragons
Nambucca Heads Roosters
Orara Valley Tomahawks
Sawtell Panthers
Woolgoolga Seahorses
Smithtown Tigers

External links

• Group 2 ladder - from Sporting Pulse
• Group 2 on Country Rugby League's official site
• Group 2 News http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-2633-0-0-0