Group 7 Rugby League
Current season or competition:
2023 Group 7 Rugby League season
SportRugby league
Formerly known asSouth Coast Rugby League
Instituted1914
Inaugural season1914 (as South Coast Rugby League), 1955 (as Group 7 Rugby League)
Number of teams10 First Grade, 14 Senior Clubs
CountryAustralia
Premiers Gerringong Lions (2023)
Most titles Gerringong Lions (21 titles)
WebsiteGroup 7 South Coast Rugby League
Group 7 SRL (Facebook)
Play Rugby League
Broadcast partnerBar TV Sports

South Coast Group 7 Rugby League (or Group 7 Rugby League for simplicity) is the divisional boundary drawn from the Southern Illawarra and South Coast regions (from the town of Warilla south to Ulladulla) of New South Wales, Australia and is governed by the NSWCRL. The main semi-professional competition, (named South Coast Group 7 VB First Grade for sponsorship reasons), comprises ten (10) teams from across the region. Group 7 Rugby League also administers reserve grade, third grade, and under-18s competitions, Ladies League Tag, as well as looking over many junior competitions.

Clubs

The following twenty clubs compete in South Coast Group 7 competitions, with ten teams in the first-grade competition, seven clubs competing in lower grades and three clubs being junior standalone clubs. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the commencement of 2020 season was postponed.[1] Matches began on 25 July.[2]

Club Traditional colours Home ground Years contested in first grade First-grade seasons
Played Premiers Minor premiers Runners-up
First Grade Clubs to 2023
Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies Berry Showground 1914–44, 1946–81, 1983–2001, 2003–20, 2022– 103 12 8 10
Gerringong Lions Michael Cronin Oval 1914–24, 1928–37, 1940–78, 1980– 100 21 13 17
Jamberoo Superoos Kevin Walsh Oval 1914–22, 1926–27, 1931–67, 1971–79, 1987–88, 2009– 70 9 6 10
Kiama Knights Kiama Showground 1914–23, 1925, 1930– 101 12 14 13
Shellharbour Sharks Ron Costello Oval 1931–36, 1939–93, 1995–2008, (to Illawarra), 2014– 83 5 9 15
Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles Centenary Field 1919, (to Illawarra), 1940–49, 1951–53, 1955– 81 13 10 6
Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Bill Andriske Oval (from Group 16) 1938–40, 1945–47, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1962–1991, 1994–2019, 2021– 71 5 4 2
Warilla-Lake South Gorillas Cec Glenholmes Oval 1969– 55 9 9 11
Nowra-Bomaderry Jets Bomaderry Sports Complex 2008–10, 2012– 15 1 0 0
Stingrays of Shellharbour Flinders Field 2017– 7 0 1 0
Lower Grade Clubs in 2022 to 2023
Mt. Warrigal United Kooris Des King Oval Nil (Third Grade 1980–81, 1995–2001, 2005–09, 2017–21, 2023–) 0 0 0 0
Robertson-Burrawang Spuddies Robertson Showground Nil (Group 6 first grade in most years from 1914 to 1990s, Third grade 2018–) 0 0 0 0
Southern Highlands Storm Community Oval Nil (from Group 6) (Third grade 2021–) 0 0 0 0
St. Georges Basin Dragons Francis Ryan Reserve Nil (Reserve grade 2006–08, Third Grade 2023–) 0 0 0 0
Junior-only clubs to 2023
Bomaderry Swamp Rats Bomaderry Sports Complex 1926–27, 1945, 1955–56, 1958–88, 1990–2001, 2005 49 1 1 4
Culburra Dolphins Crookhaven Park Nil (Third Grade 2014, 2016–2022) 0 0 0 0
Nowra Warriors Lyrebird Park 1914–2007 98 10 13 11
Sussex Inlet Panthers Finkernagle Oval Nil (Third Grade 1992–2006, 2008, 2016–2022) 0 0 0 0
Map
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Locations of the current South Coast Group 7 clubs.

Ten clubs, including Mt Warrigal and Milton-Ulladulla, also field Women's League Tag teams. This competition has been running since 2010, and has comprised two divisions since 2018.

Sussex Inlet and Wreck Bay had fielded third-grade teams in 2019, but have not entered a team in 2020. Kiama, who fielded a Ladies League Tag team from 2010 to 2019, have not done so in 2020.

Foundation clubs

Of the original eight teams that competed in the inaugural competition in 1914, only four teams remain playing in first grade. They are the Berry Magpies, Gerringong Lions, Jamberoo Superoos, and Kiama Knights. The Nowra Warriors were also a foundation club, but due to financial reasons were forced to merge with the Bomaderry Swamp Rats in 2007. The merger created the team Shoalhaven Jets, which was renamed Nowra-Bomaderry Jets in 2012.

New teams

There have been a few teams to expand into the Group 7 Rugby League First Grade Premiership. Through the 20s–30s Albion Park were founded, joined the Illawarra Rugby League and returned to Group 7 in 1933. The Shellharbour Sharks are known to have joined the league at this time. Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs also joined from Group 16 Rugby League. The Warilla-Lake South Gorillas were first introduced into first grade during the 1970s and in 1978 the Batemans Bay Tigers were another team to move from Group 16.

Former teams

Club Traditional colours Note Years contested in first grade Seasons
Played Premiers Minor premiers Runners-up
Foundation Clubs
Bombo Merged with Kiama in 1930 1914–15, 1923–24, 1929 (merged with Kiama) 5 1 0 0
Kangaroo Valley 1914–21, 1925–28, 1937, 1955–57 14 0 0 1
Naval College / Albatross 1914, 1920, 1926–30, 1949, 1955–59, 1963–65, 1973–74 18 0 0 0
Nowra Warriors Merged with Bomaderry to form the Jets 1914–2007 (formed Jets) 98 10 13 11
Later Additions
Batemans Bay Tigers Re-Joined to Group 16 1978–2013 36 5 4 3
St. Michaels / Nowra Saints 1968–84 17 0 0 1
Bomaderry Swamp Rats Merged with Nowra to form the Jets 1926–27, 1945, 1955–56, 1958–88, 1990–2001, 2005 (formed Jets) 49 1 1 4
Bay and Basin United 1996–99, 2009–10 6 0 0 0
Port Kembla Blacks Illawarra RL (1914–2008, 2019) 2013–17 4 0 0 0

Also the following lower-grade teams:

Clubs timeline

The graph below shows the participation of all current and most former clubs. The club's highest grade in a particular year is displayed. The source is a compilation of competition tables, point scores and lists of participating teams. These have been taken from the Kiama Independent, Illawarra Mercury and other past newspapers on Trove and microfilm. The current South Coast Group 7 Official Historian has assisted with the provision of more recent tables as printed in association guidebooks and the South Coast Register. Further research may add seasons the juniors only clubs participated which are currently not shown.

History

Formative years

Rugby league has been played in the South Coast region of New South Wales since 1913, with the first competition taking place between teams from the Shoalhaven district. In May 1914, with other rugby clubs from across the region also splitting from rugby union to join the new code, the South Coast Rugby League was formed. The first season of what is now known as the Group 7 competition began with eight teams competing. These teams included: Berry, Bombo, Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama, Kangaroo Valley, Naval College, and Nowra. The First round began on 30 May 1914, with Kiama defeating Gerringong 6–3, Naval College defeating Bombo 7–5, Jamberoo Superoos defeating Kangaroo Valley 3–0, and Nowra Warriors defeating Berry Magpies 3–0. The inaugural premiers were Gerringong, winning the final 11–10 at the Kiama Showground. As soon as the league began, they entered a two-year hiatus due to World War I. No competitions were held between 1916 and 1917. When the competition reformed in 1918, Gerringong again won the title. The Nowra Warriors were the next team to win the title in 1919.

1920s

Gerringong went on to win the title a third time in 1920, with a 3–0 win over Jamberoo. During 1925–26, some of the northern teams moved into Illawarra Rugby League competition, including Gerringong, who took out the Illawarra Premiership in 1925. Jamberoo won the premiership in 1927. As a result, they were the first team to represent the South Coast in the first championship between South Coast and Illawarra Premiers. Jamberoo (South Coast) defeated Port Kembla (Illawarra) 15–11. In 1929, Bombo won their first (and only) premiership.

1930s

After winning their first premiership in 1929, Bombo merged with Kiama in 1930. The new entity, Bombo-Kiama, took out the title in their first season. They followed this up with another in 1933. Albion Park became re-affiliated with South Coast Rugby League in 1933. Milton-Ulladulla joined the league in the 1930s from Group 16 Rugby League. Between 1935 and 1937, the Berry Magpies won the premiership three years consecutively. Junior aged competitions (U-17's, 18's, 19's) were first introduced in 1938. The Shellharbour Sharks won their first premiership in 1939.

1940s

Again, the competition faced a hiatus, this time between 1942 and 1943, due to World War II. Albion Park won their maiden Premiership in 1944. Kiama (as a single entity) won the title in 1945. They went on to win a further three titles, becoming the first and only club to win four consecutive titles (1945–1948).

1950s–1960s

For a second time, between 1952 and 1954, Berry record premiership wins three years consecutively. In 1955, the league was renamed Group 7 Rugby League. Shellharbour won the Premiership in 1962 after a 23-year drought. In 1967, Bomaderry record their first premiership win.

1970s–1980s

In the 1970s, an expansion occurred when Warilla entered the first grade competition in 1970. They go on to win their first premiership in 1978. The Batemans Bay Tigers win their first premiership in 1979, after joining one year earlier in 1978 from Group 16. In 1980, the league was re-branded as South Coast Group Seven. Milton-Ulladulla record their first premiership win in 1987.

Modern times

A hat-trick of premierships is again recorded, this time by the Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles between 1998 and 2000.

Source: Group 7 Rugby League History

Premierships

First-grade premiers

Season Grand Final Information Minor Premiers
Premiers Score Runners-up Report
1913 Nowra Warriors Nowra Warriors
1914 Gerringong Lions 11–10 Nowra Warriors [3][4] Gerringong Lions
1915 Jamberoo Superoos WFLF Gerringong Lions
No competition held between 1916 and 1917
1918 Gerringong Lions 12–3 Kiama Knights [5]
1919 Nowra Warriors 7–7 Kiama Knights [6][7]
Nowra Warriors 13–9 Kiama Knights [8]
1920 Gerringong Lions 3–0 Jamberoo Superoos [9]
1921 Gerringong Lions 8–7 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [10] Gerringong Lions
1922 Gerringong Lions 11–0 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [11][12]
1923 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 6–5 Gerringong Lions [13] Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
1924 Gerringong Lions 10–0 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [14]
1925 Kiama Knights 8–5 Kangaroo Valley [15]
1926 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 13–10 Jamberoo Superoos [16]
1927 Jamberoo Superoos 14–0 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [17] Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
1928 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 5–2 Gerringong Lions [18]
1929 Bombo 12–7 Gerringong Lions [19] Gerringong Lions
1930 Kiama Knights 3–3 Nowra Warriors [20] Kiama Knights
Kiama Knights 6–4 Nowra Warriors [21][22]
1931 Jamberoo Superoos 10–0 Shellharbour Sharks [23] Jamberoo Superoos
1932 Jamberoo Superoos 7–7 Shellharbour Sharks [24][25] Shellharbour Sharks
Jamberoo Superoos 21–0 Shellharbour Sharks [26][27]
1933 Kiama Knights 7–4 Nowra Warriors [28][29] Kiama Knights
1934 Nowra Warriors 16–10 Kiama Knights [30][31] Kiama Knights
1935 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 11–2 Kiama Knights [32][33] Kiama Knights
1936 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 22–4 Gerringong Lions [34][35] Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
1937 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 15–2 Nowra Warriors [36] Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
1938 Nowra Warriors 12–5 Jamberoo Superoos [37][38] Nowra Warriors
1939 Shellharbour Sharks 4–2 Jamberoo Superoos [39][40] Jamberoo Superoos
1940 Gerringong Lions 6–2 Kiama Knights [41] Gerringong Lions
1941 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 10–7 Kiama Knights [42] Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
No competition held between 1942 and 1943
1944 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 4–3 Nowra Warriors [43]
1945 Kiama Knights 5–0 Nowra Warriors [44] Kiama Knights
1946 Kiama Knights 3–0 Jamberoo Superoos [45] Kiama Knights
1947 Kiama Knights 19–5 Jamberoo Superoos [46] Kiama Knights
1948 Kiama Knights 5–5 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [47] Kiama Knights
Kiama Knights 10–6 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [48]
1949 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 2–0 Gerringong Lions [49] Gerringong Lions
1950 Kiama Knights 5–5 Jamberoo Superoos [50] Kiama Knights
Kiama Knights 2–0 Jamberoo Superoos [51][52]
1951 Jamberoo Superoos 15–5 Kiama Knights [53][54] Jamberoo Superoos
1952 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 8–0 Gerringong Lions [55][56] Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
1953 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 12–2 Kiama Knights [57][58] Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
1954 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 13–0 Jamberoo Superoos [59][60] Jamberoo Superoos
1955 Nowra Warriors 13–9 Shellharbour Sharks [61] Nowra Warriors
1956 Gerringong Lions 6–5 Jamberoo Superoos [62] Gerringong Lions
1957 Nowra Warriors 19–10 Shellharbour Sharks [63] Nowra Warriors
1958 Jamberoo Superoos 18–8 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [64] Nowra Warriors
1959 Nowra Warriors 8–6 Bomaderry Swamp Rats [65] Nowra Warriors
1960 Gerringong Lions 7–3 Nowra Warriors [66][67] Nowra Warriors
1961 Jamberoo Superoos 7–2 Nowra Warriors [68] Jamberoo Superoos
1962 Shellharbour Sharks 13–6 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles [69][70] Shellharbour Sharks
1963 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 3–0 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [71] Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
1964 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 6–5 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [72][73] Shellharbour Sharks
1965 Gerringong Lions 14–9 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles [74] Nowra Warriors
1966 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 4–0 Shellharbour Sharks [75] Shellharbour Sharks
1967 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 15–7 Nowra Warriors [76] Nowra Warriors
1968 Gerringong Lions 15–9 Shellharbour Sharks [77][78] Gerringong Lions
1969 Kiama Knights 2–2 Bomaderry Swamp Rats Kiama Knights
Kiama Knights 14–2 Bomaderry Swamp Rats [79]
1970 Gerringong Lions 17–15 Shellharbour Sharks [80][81] Shellharbour Sharks
1971 Shellharbour Sharks 8–0 Gerringong Lions [82] Gerringong Lions
1972 Gerringong Lions 13–7 Shellharbour Sharks [83] Gerringong Lions
1973 Shellharbour Sharks 36–7 Gerringong Lions [84] Bomaderry Swamp Rats
1974 Jamberoo Superoos 13–5 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles [85] Nowra Warriors
1975 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 19–8 Gerringong Lions [86] Gerringong Lions
1976 Bomaderry Swamp Rats 14–12 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles [87] Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
1977 Nowra Warriors 21–7 Kiama Knights [88] Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs
1978 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 10–2 Bomaderry Swamp Rats [89] Nowra Warriors
1979 Batemans Bay Tigers 10–0 Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs [90] Batemans Bay Tigers
1980 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 14–10 Shellharbour Sharks [91] Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
1981 Nowra Warriors 20–3 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas [92] Nowra Warriors
1982 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 27–7 Nowra Saints [93] Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
1983 Kiama Knights 38–6 Shellharbour Sharks [94][95] Kiama Knights
1984 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 30–6 Kiama Knights Kiama Knights
1985 Kiama Knights 22–18 Nowra Warriors Kiama Knights
1986 Batemans Bay Tigers 10–8 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas [96] Batemans Bay Tigers
1987 Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 13–12 Gerringong Lions [97] Gerringong Lions
1988 Batemans Bay Tigers 19–12 Gerringong Lions Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs
1989 Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 8–4 Gerringong Lions Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs
1990 Gerringong Lions 19–16 Kiama Knights Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
1991 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 22–1 Kiama Knights Kiama Knights
1992 Batemans Bay Tigers 26–6 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas [98] Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
1993 Nowra Warriors 16–12 Bomaderry Swamp Rats Batemans Bay Tigers
1994 Gerringong Lions 9–6 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
1995 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 12–10 Nowra Warriors Nowra Warriors
1996 Nowra Warriors 42–6 Shellharbour Sharks Nowra Warriors
1997 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 18–16 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles [99] Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
1998 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 11–4 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
1999 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 30–16 Batemans Bay Tigers Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
2000 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 31–18 Batemans Bay Tigers [100] Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
2001 Shellharbour Sharks 22–20 Batemans Bay Tigers Shellharbour Sharks
2002 Batemans Bay Tigers 54–10 Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Batemans Bay Tigers
2003 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 14–10 Gerringong Lions Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
2004 Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 50–12 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [101] Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs
2005 Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 34–22 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles [102][103] Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
2006 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 30–0 Shellharbour Sharks [104] Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
2007 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 44–10 Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies [105] Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
2008 Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 36–24 Shellharbour Sharks [106] Shellharbour Sharks
2009 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 25–22 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas [107] Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
2010 Gerringong Lions 21–20 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas [108][109] Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
2011 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 36–6 Gerringong Lions [110][111] Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
2012 Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 16–14 Gerringong Lions [112] Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles
2013 Gerringong Lions 16–14 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas [113] Gerringong Lions
2014 Nowra-Bomaderry Jets 30–20 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas Warilla-Lake South Gorillas
2015 Gerringong Lions 26–22 Shellharbour Sharks [114] Shellharbour Sharks
2016 Gerringong Lions 10–0 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas [115][116] Gerringong Lions
2017 Jamberoo Superoos 18–14 Kiama Knights [117] Jamberoo Superoos
2018 Shellharbour Sharks 32–22 Kiama Knights [118][119] Shellharbour Sharks
2019 Kiama Knights 28–14 Jamberoo Superoos [120][121] Shellharbour Sharks
2020 Gerringong Lions 20–6 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas Gerringong Lions
2021 2021 Season Cancelled After Round 13[122]
2022 Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 16–14 Gerringong Lions Gerringong Lions
2023 Gerringong Lions 12–10 Shellharbour Sharks [123] Stingrays of Shellharbour

Total premierships won

First grade

Team Titles Years
Gerringong Lions 21 1914, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1940, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023
Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 13 1944, 1949, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 12 1923, 1926, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966, 1967
Kiama Knights 12 1925, 1930, 1933, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1969, 1983, 1985, 2019
Nowra Warriors 11 1913, 1919, 1934, 1938, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1977, 1981, 1993, 1996
Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 9 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984,1991, 1995, 1997, 2011, 2022
Jamberoo Superoos 9 1915, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1974, 2017
Shellharbour Sharks 6 1939, 1962, 1971, 1973, 2001, 2018
Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 5 1987, 1989, 2004, 2005, 2008
Batemans Bay Tigers 5 1979, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2002
Nowra-Bomaderry Jets 1 2014
Bomaderry Swamp Rats 1 1976
Bombo 1 1929

Reserve grade

Team Titles Years
Shellharbour Sharks 17 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1983, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2016
Kiama Knights 15 1919, 1921, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1950, 1951, 1982, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018
Nowra Warriors 13 1927, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1952, 1954, 1967, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985
Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 8 1938*, 1966, 1976, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2019
Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 8 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2010, 2013
Jamberoo Superoos 6 1925, 1938*, 1946, 1947, 1969, 2022
Gerringong Lions 4 1995, 2002, 2011, 2023
Bomaderry Swamp Rats 4 1920, 1968, 1977, 1996
Batemans Bay Tigers 3 1984, 1986, 1993
Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 3 1948, 1980, 1989
Albatross 3 1957, 1958, 1961
Kangaroo Valley 2 1922, 1953
Nowra-Bomaderry Jets 1 2020
Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 1 2009
Jervis Bay 1 1960
Roseby Park 1 1949
Pyree 1 1935
Bombo 1 1924

Regan Cup (Third grade)

Team Titles Years
Jamberoo Superoos 7 1972, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001
Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 6 1974, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2002, 2003
Crookhaven 5 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998
Mt. Warrigal United Kooris 4 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019
Sussex Inlet Panthers 3 1999, 2000, 2022
Shellharbour Sharks 3 1971, 1977, 2015
Greenwell Point 3 2004, 2008, 2009
Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 3 1975, 1976, 1983
Stingrays of Shellharbour 2 2014, 2023
Albion Park Outlaws 2 2005, 2006
Wreck Bay United Bears 2 1980, 1995
Albatross 2 1978, 1986
Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 2 1969, 1982
Robertson-Burrawang Spuddies 1 2020
Culburra Dolphins 1 2016
Shoalhaven All Blacks 1 1987
Nowra Warriors 1 1979
Gerringong Lions 1 1973
Wandandian 1 1970
Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 1 1922

Under 18s

Team Titles Years
Kiama Knights 14 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1982, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2016
Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 12 1968, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2001, 2012, 2019, 2023
Shellharbour Sharks 11 1944, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 2003, 2007, 2014, 2020
Nowra Warriors 10 1955, 1962, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995
Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 8 1954, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1999, 2018
Gerringong Lions 7 1938, 1940, 1951, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2022
Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 6 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017
Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies 5 1947, 1949, 1972, 1973, 1983
Bomaderry Swamp Rats 4 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981
Bay and Basin United 2 1996, 1997
Nowra-Bomaderry Jets 1 2015
Culburra Dolphins 1 2009
Pyree 1 1939

Women's League Tag Division 1

Team Titles Years
Kiama Knights 5 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
Jamberoo Superoos 4 2016, 2019, 2020, 2023
Stingrays of Shellharbour 1 2022
Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 1 2014
Nowra-Bomaderry Jets 1 2012
Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 1 2010

Women's League Tag Division 2

Team Titles Years
Shellharbour Sharks 2 2019, 2022
Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 2 2018, 2020
Warilla-Lake South Gorillas 1 2023

See also

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