The Castlereagh League (also known as the Castlereagh Cup and Group 14) is a rugby league competition in western New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. For all intents and purposes the competition is effectively the Group 14 Rugby League senior competition, and the league has re-obtained Group status as of 2023.
Teams
The following clubs are fielding teams in the 2023 Christie Hood Castlereagh Cup:
Former Teams
Clubs Timeline
Castlereagh Cup past & present participants, First Grade and Ladies League Tag.
History
Group 14
Group 14 is a junior rugby league competition in central New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Castlereagh Cup is mostly made up of Group 14 clubs, is the official successor to the Group, and is called Group 14 on occasion. The Group 14 name is still applied to the junior competition.
Current Teams
Baradine Junior Sports Club
Coolah Junior Sports Club (no seniors) Coonabarabran JRLFC Coonamble JRLFC Dunedoo Junior Rugby League and Netball Association Gilgandra Junior Rugby League and Netball Association Gulgong Junior Rugby League and Netball Club Walgett Dragons JRLC (Seniors play in Barwon Darling)
Former Structure
The competition was formerly divided into Eastern and Western divisions. The following clubs fielded teams in the 2006 Group 14 Eastern junior competition:
Binnaway (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup) Coolah (no senior team) Dunedoo (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup) Gulgong (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup) Merriwa (fields a senior team in Group 21)
While these clubs fielded teams in the 2006 Group 14 Western junior competition:
Baradine (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup) Coonabarabran (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup) Coonamble (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup) Gilgandra (fields a senior team in the Castlereagh Cup) Nyngan (fields a senior team in Group 11)
Group 14 Senior Grand Finals
Group 14 Grand Finals (Recorded 1949-2000)