Group 10 Rugby League

Group 10 is a rugby league competition in the Central West area of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. [ "NSWCRL" [http://www.crlnsw.com.au/index.cgi?sID=25 Group 10] ] Games in the Competition are usually played on Sundays with some Saturday night matches. There are currently 7 Clubs based in the competition playing across the 3 Senior Grades and a total of 15 clubs fielding sides in several junior Grades. [Group 10 Clubs http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2375-0-67445-0&a=CLUBS]

Bathurst being the centre of the Group has hosted many top level matches whilst Orange has hosted an International event featuring the touring English side. Many former Group 10 players have progressed to the NRL with Royce Simmons, Andrew Farrar, Paul Dunn, Barry Rushworth, Darren Britt and Tom Raudonikis just to name a few. Currently playing in the NRL Ranks that the competition has fostered are George Rose, Daniel Mortimer (Eels Under 20s), Jake Anilzark (Sharks) and James Baillie (Titans Under 20s).

The competition is one of many Group competitions in the NSWCRL is the Beer company, Tooheys New. Other notable sponsors of the Group 10 Rugby League competition includes the Bathurst Panthers League Club, 2LT Radio Lithgow, David Scott Builder, Ian Parker Motors, Clancy Motors Bathurst and Hahn Premium Light. [Group 10 Sponsors http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2375-0-67445-0&sID=20062] The Group President Linore Zamparini. In the 2007 Season, the premiers of the Group 10 First Grade competition were the Bathurst Panthers in First Grade and Reserve Grade as well while the Orange CYMS Club took out the Under 18's League title beating the Cowra Magpies 20-6. [ Sporting Pulse [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2375-0-67445-0&sID=20052&articleID=4426201&news_task=DETAIL Cowra to Learn from Loss] retrieved "23rd August2008"]

Teams

The following clubs fielded teams in the 2007 Group 10 First Grade competition. [ "Sporting Pulse" [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2375-0-67445-0&a=CLUBS Group 10 Senior Clubs] retrieved "'22nd September2008]

* Bathurst Panthers (formerly known as the Penguins) - 2007 Premiers
* Bathurst St Pats
* Cowra Magpies
* Lithgow Workies Wolves (formerly known as Lithgow Workman's Club) - 2007 Runners-Up
* Mudgee Dragons
* Oberon Tigers
* Orange CYMS
* Orange Hawks

Other clubs competing in the area include.
* Lithgow Storm (juniors only)
* Blackheath (juniors only)
* Blayney Bears (former first grade side)
* CSU-Mitchell Mungoes (reserve grade only)
* Kandos Waratahs (juniors only)
* Portland (juniors only)
* Wallerawang (juniors only)
* Bloomfield (juniors only)
* CYMS (juniors only)
* Portland/Wallerawang (combined 2008 juniors)

Past premiers

[ "NSWCRL" [http://www.sportingpulse.com.au/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2375-0-0-0&sID=20058 Group 10 Premiers Since 1975] ] [ "The Vault" [http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/nswcomps.htm#Group%2010 Group 10 List of Premiers (1958-1997)] "retrieved" 21 Dec 2007 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.sportingpulse.com.au/comp_info.cgi?client=1-2375-0-40047-0&pool=1&action=LADDER&round=0 Group 10 ladder] - from Sporting Pulse
* [http://www.crlnsw.com.au/index.cgi?sID=25 Group 10] on Country Rugby League's official siteVought Engineering Lithgow Storm Under 11s - 2008 Champions [http://freeteams.net/lithgowstormjrl/]

2008 Group 10 Junior ChampionsGrand Finals played at Wade Park, Orange on Saturday, 20th September, 2008

U10 Panthers 0 def. by Lithgow Storm Purple 38 Man of the Match - Karl Wilson (Lithgow Storm)

U11 Bloomfield 0 def. by Lithgow Storm 26 Man of the Match - Wayde Egan (Lithgow Storm) photo under 11 champions

U12- St.Pats White 24 def. St Pats Blue 12 Man of the Match - Cody Cummings (St Pats White)

U13 - St Pats 34 def. Cyms 4 Man of the Match - Matt Woolmington (Bathurst St Pats)

U14 - St Pats 16 def.by Panthers 34 Man of the Match - Blake Lawson( Bathurst Panthers)

U15 - Panthers 48 def. Bloomfield 6 Man of the Match - Doug Hewitt (Bathurst Panthers)

U16 - Panthers 12 def.by Cowra 22 Man of the Match - Ryan Downing (Cowra Magpies)