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 Taree Old Bar winning the first ever premiership. At the time, this league was known as Group 18. In 1966, the boundaries were re-drawn to include three new clubs (Camden Haven, Port Macquarie, and Wauchope) and the group's name was changed to Group 3.

In 1995, Port Macquarie and Wauchope joined Group 2 in another re-zoning, with teams from Group 3 Saturday League joining the competition. In 2003, Port City RLFC joined the competition on loan from Group 2. In 2004, Wauchope re-joined the league after departing at the end of the 1994 season.

The current First Grade premiers are the Old Bar Beach Pirates.

The 2020 Group 3 competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Junior competitions were postponed, eventually commencing in July. The highest age group competition winners were Wingham Tigers (Under 18 boys) and Port Macquarie Sharks (Under 17 Ladies League Tag).

Teams
The following clubs field teams in the Group 3 First Grade competition.

Former Teams

 * Camden Haven Eagles (Withdrew from Senior Football)
 * Cape Hawke (became Forster-Tuncurry)
 * Cundletown (Folded)
 * Forster Dragons (Folded)
 * Gloucester Magpies (Withdrew from first grade in 2002)
 * Halliday Point Makos (Folded 2009)
 * Taree Rhinos (Folded)
 * Taree Browns Creek (Folded)
 * Taree Old Bar (Folded 1994)
 * Taree United (Folded 1994)

First Grade
Separate teams in 1946, Forster and Tuncurry combined as Cape Hawke in 1947, then played as Foster-Tuncurry from 1953.

Group 3
Source: Group 3 History Grand Final scores compiled from results published in the Rugby League Week.

Leaderboard
Bold indicates active club (Correct as of 28 September 2020)

Juniors
Junior Clubs
 * Camden Haven Eagles (No Seniors)
 * Forster Tuncurry Hawks
 * Gloucester Magpies (Seniors play in Newcastle & Hunter Rugby League)
 * Lake Cathie Raiders (Seniors play in Hastings League)
 * Old Bar Beach Pirates
 * Port City Breakers
 * Port Macquarie Sharks
 * Taree Red Rovers (feeder club to Taree City)
 * Taree Panthers (feeder club to Taree City)
 * Wauchope Blues
 * Wingham Tigers

Forster Tuncurry Hawks

 * Danny Buderus

Macleay Valley Mustangs

 * Wayne Bartrim
 * Aiden Tolman

Old Bar Beach Pirates

 * Boyd Cordner
 * Ben Harris

Port City Breakers

 * Daniel Dumas

Port Macquarie Sharks

 * Scott Dureau

Taree City Bulls

 * Matt Adamson
 * Phil Adamson
 * Latrell Mitchell

Wauchope Blues

 * Mark Laurie
 * Robert Laurie
 * Ian Schubert
 * Rex Terp

Wingham Tigers

 * Michael Sullivan
 * Mitchell Barnett