Group 1 Rugby League was a rugby league competition held in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The group, however, still runs a junior rugby league competition. When the Group 18-Gold Coast competition dissolved in 2005, the New South Wales sides joined together with Group 1 to form a divisional league, Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL). Group 18 also still holds its own individual junior rugby league competition.

Seniors

The Group 1 Senior Rugby League Premiership amalgamated with Group 18 Rugby League in 2005 to form the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League, and was thus discontinued in its own right.

Juniors

Current Teams

The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, but run senior teams in the NRRRL competition: The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, but run senior teams in the Group 2 Rugby League competition:

Former Teams

The following clubs fielded junior teams in Group 1 competitions earlier in the 2010s

Notable Juniors

Ballina Seagulls

Casino RSM

Clarence Coast Magpies (Lower Clarence Coast Magpies)

Kyogle Turkeys

Lismore Marist Brothers Rams

First Grade Premierships

1964–1983 (Web Archive) From The Vault on Wayback Machine 1961 Ballina def Casino RSM

• Ballina also won the Clayton Cup. 1962 Casino RSM 19–14 Ballina 1963 Casino RSM 8–0 Woodburn 1964 Casino RSM 1965 Casino RSM 1966 Lismore Marist Brothers def Casino RSM 1967 Casino RSM
• Casino RSM also won the Clayton Cup. 1968 Casino RSM 32–10 South Lismore 1969 (Two competitions) Ballina 7–3 Casino RSM & 1969 Mallanganee 23–15 Baryulgil 1970 Grafton 12–5 South Grafton 1971 Kyogle+ 14–9 Lower Clarence 1972 South Grafton+ 19-6 Kyogle 1973 Lower Clarence 27–13 Lismore Marist Brothers 1974 Western Suburbs 24–0 South Lismore-Woodburn 1975 South Grafton 17–8 South Lismore-Evans Head 1976 Casino RSM 22–7 South Grafton 1977 Grafton 16–14 South Grafton 1978 South Lismore-Evans Head 18–14 Casino RSM 1979 Casino RSM 33–10 South Grafton 1980 Lismore Marist Brothers 24–8 South Grafton 1981 Lismore Marist Brothers 20–2 Western Suburbs-Alstonville 1982 Ballina 14–4 Casino RSM 1983 Kyogle 14–12 Lower Clarence

1984–present (Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week.)

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