Group 2 is a

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competition on the north coast of

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Since 1966, run under the auspices of the

Country Rugby League The Country Rugby League of New South Wales (CRL), formed in 1934 and disbanded in 2019, was the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in areas of New South Wales outside the Sydney metropolitan area until it merged with NSW Rug ...

. The Group 2 area runs from Grafton in the north to Macksville in the south. Group 2 teams played for many decades before 1966 when some redistribution, amalgamation or control mechanism presumably changed. Teams on the Nambucca River, namely Bowraville, Macksville and Nambucca Heads played in a southern division against Kempsey, Smithtown, Port Macquarie and Wauchope before 1966.

Teams

Clubs in 2022 Group 2 Competitions

*Kempsey Dragons no longer field a senior team, but remain a member of Group 2. Kempsey's modern senior side, the Macleay Valley Mustangs, play in the

Group 3 Rugby League Group 3 is a rugby league competition on the north coast of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The Group 3 area runs from Kempsey in the north to Forster in the south. History The league began in 1946, with ...

Premiership. ‡Smithtown's senior team is Lower Macleay Magpies, in

Hastings League The Hastings League is a community rugby league competition. It features amateur teams from smaller towns around the Mid-North Coast and runs as a community competition similar to the Barwon Darling Rugby League and the Western Riverina Commun ...

Former Clubs

First Grade Grand Final Results 1966 – present

Leader Board

Players from Group 2 to play NRL

Notable players

Bellingen

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Coffs Harbour Comets

Grafton Ghosts

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Macksville Sea Eagles

* Matt Donovan * Paul Davis * Nathan Smith

Orara Valley Axemen

* Luke Metcalf

Sawtell Panthers

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* Mitchell Thomson * Troy Robinson *

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* Jason Alchin

South Grafton Rebels

* Brian Graham * John Ferguson * Ron Gill * Fred Felsch * Paul Pyers *

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* Eric Lawrence

Woolgoolga Seahorses

Bowraville Tigers

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Kempsey Dragons

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Nambucca Heads Roosters

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* Daniel Fitzhenry

Smithtown Tigers

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Sources

Group 2
on Country Rugby League's official site

References

{{Country Rugby League Rugby league competitions in New South Wales