Group 19 Rugby League (1974–1979)

The Group 19 Rugby League (1974–1979) was a rugby league competition, held in the area around Canberra, the broader Australian Capital Territory and Southern New South Wales. The competition merged with Group 8 in 1979 to form the ACTRL and Canberra District Rugby League, which again combined to form the Canberra Division system in 1982.

The Canberra Rugby League considers the competition part of its history.

Former Clubs[edit]

Club	Moniker	Years	Premierships
Batemans Bay	Tigers		None
Belconnen United	Panthers	1974–79	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Canberra	Gallopers	1974–79	None
Lakes United	Sharks		None
North Canberra	Bears	1974–79	1974
South Woden	Saints	1974–79	None
West Belconnen	Warriors		None
Weston Creek	Rabbitohs	1978–81	None

Group 19 Premiers[edit]

Group 19 First Grade Premiers[edit]

Year	Winner	Score	Loser	Referee	Venue	Date	Source
Group 19 Premiership
1974	North Canberra Bears	12 – 9	Batemans Bay Tigers	B. Foran	Manuka Oval Canberra	8 September 1974	CT^[1]
1975	Belconnen United Panthers	17 – 11	South Woden Saints	N. Bissett	Manuka Oval Canberra	14 September 1975	CT^[2]
1976	Belconnen United Panthers (2)	22 – 5	West Belconnen Warriors	N. Bissett	Northbourne Oval Canberra	29 August 1976	CT^[3]
1977	Belconnen United Panthers (3)	24 – 14	West Belconnen Warriors	B. Foran	Manuka Oval Canberra	4 September 1977	CT^[4]
1978	Belconnen United Panthers (4)	22 – 13	Lakes United Sharks	N. Bissett	Northbourne Oval Canberra	3 September 1978	CT^[5]
1979	Belconnen United Panthers (5)	20 – 18	Canberra Gallopers	K. Pickard	Northbourne Oval Canberra	23 September 1979	CT^[6]

Group 19 Reserve Grade Premiers[edit]

Year	Winner	Score	Loser	Venue	Date
1974	South Woden Saints	16 – 10	North Canberra Bears	Manuka Oval Canberra	8 September 1974
1975	South Woden Saints (2)	18 – 13	Lakes United Sharks	Manuka Oval Canberra	14 September 1975
1976	Lakes United Sharks	22 – 7	Belconnen United Panthers	Northbourne Oval Canberra	29 August 1976
1977	Lakes United Sharks (2)	8 – 7	Weston Creek	Manuka Oval Canberra	4 September 1977
1978	Belconnen United Panthers	12 – 8	Lakes United Sharks	Northbourne Oval Canberra	3 September 1978
1979	Canberra Gallopers	22 – 3	South Woden Saints	Northbourne Oval Canberra	23 September 1979

Group 19 Under 18s Premiers[edit]

Year	Winner	Score	Loser	Venue	Date
Group 19 Under 18's
1975	Lakes United Sharks	5 – 3	Belconnen United Panthers	Manuka Oval Canberra	14 September 1975
1976	Lakes United Sharks (2)	26 – 2	Batemans Bay Tigers	Northbourne Oval Canberra	29 August 1976
1977	Lakes United Sharks (3)	26 – 3	North Canberra Bears	Manuka Oval Canberra	4 September 1977
1979	Belconnen United Panthers	24 – 5	Canberra Gallopers	Northbourne Oval Canberra	23 September 1979

References[edit]

^ McCormack, Ian (9 Sep 1974). "North win thrilling Group 19 grand final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
^ Hourigan, John (14 Sep 1975). "Group 19 grand final won by Belconnen". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 12. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
^ Pike, Kevin (30 Aug 1976). "League Premiership - Two in a row to Panthers". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 16. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
^ Pike, Kevin (5 Sep 1977). "Panthers third premiership". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
^ Deayton, Danny (4 Sep 1978). "Belconnen United wins fourth Group 19 title". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 16. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.
^ Harrison, Ian (24 Sep 1979). "Panthers take fifth consecutive final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.

[1] McCormack, Ian (9 Sep 1974). "North win thrilling Group 19 grand final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.

[2] Hourigan, John (14 Sep 1975). "Group 19 grand final won by Belconnen". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 12. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.

[3] Pike, Kevin (30 Aug 1976). "League Premiership - Two in a row to Panthers". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 16. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.

[4] Pike, Kevin (5 Sep 1977). "Panthers third premiership". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.

[5] Deayton, Danny (4 Sep 1978). "Belconnen United wins fourth Group 19 title". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 16. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.

[6] Harrison, Ian (24 Sep 1979). "Panthers take fifth consecutive final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 14. Retrieved 18 Apr 2020.

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