Central West Rugby Union
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| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Central West region of New South Wales, Australia |
| Abbreviation | CWRU |
| Affiliation | New South Wales Rugby Union |
| Headquarters | New South Wales, Australia |
| President | Frank Newman |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The Central West District Rugby Union, or CWRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the Central West district of New South Wales in Australia.[1] It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union.
The competition is split into three different tiers. At one point, both the Blowes Cup and the New Holland Cup were the same competition until the split in 2017.
The greatest team to date is heavily debated, but it's argued that the 2019 CSU Mitchell Rugby team takes out that crown. This team defined all odds beating the notorious Narromine Gorillas at their home ground in the 2019 New Holland Cup Grand Final, winning 32-31, incredible individual performance from Zander Bennett, kicking the final penalty goal with seconds to go to gift the Students their first premiership in almost 20 years. Golden Boot Bennett.
History
Blowes Cup 1st Grade Premiers
- 1956 - Orange Wests
- 1957 - Molong
- 1958 - Orange Emus
- 1959 - Yeoval
- 1960 - Molong
- 1961 - Orange Emus
- 1962 - Orange Emus
- 1963 - Yeoval
- 1964 - Yeoval
- 1965 - Molong
- 1966 - Molong
- 1967 - Yeoval
- 1968 - Molong
- 1969 - Molong
- 1970 - Molong
- 1971 - Orange Emus
- 1972 - Orange Emus
- 1973 - Orange Emus
- 1974 - Mitchell
- 1975 - Dubbo Kangaroos & Orange City
- 1976 - Orange City
- 1977 - Bathurst
- 1978 - Mitchell
- 1979 - Bathurst
- 1980 - Orange Emus
- 1981 - Bathurst
- 1982 - Bathurst
- 1983 - Orange Emus
- 1984 - Orange City
- 1985 - Bathurst
- 1986 - Orange City
- 1987 - Dubbo Kangaroos
- 1988 - Orange City
- 1989 - Orange City
- 1990 - Orange City
- 1991 - Orange City
- 1992 - Orange City
- 1993 - Orange City
- 1994 - Bathurst
- 1995 - Dubbo Kangaroos
- 1996 - Bathurst
- 1997 - Bathurst
- 1998 - Bathurst
- 1999 - Orange Emus
- 2000 - Orange Emus
- 2001 - Orange Emus
- 2002 - Orange Emus
- 2003 - Forbes
- 2004 - Mitchell
- 2005 - Bathurst
- 2006 - Dubbo Kangaroos
- 2007 - Dubbo Kangaroos
- 2008 - Dubbo Kangaroos
- 2009 - Narromine
- 2010 - Bathurst
- 2011 - Parkes
- 2012 - Orange City
- 2013 - Orange City
- 2014 - Dubbo Kangaroos
- 2015 - Orange Emus
- 2016 - Orange Emus
- 2017 - Forbes
- 2018 - Orange Emus
- 2019 - Bathurst
- 2020 - Orange Emus
- 2021 - Cowra
- 2022 - Bathurst
- 2023 - Bathurst
- 2024 - Bathurst
Clubs
Blowes Clothing Cup teams (tier-one)
| Club | City | Home Ground | No. of Premierships | Premierships | Foundation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bathurst Bulldogs
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Bathurst | Ann Ashwood Park | 15 | 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 1874 |
 Cowra Eagles
|
Cowra | Cowra Rugby Ground | 1 | 2021 (default Covid) | 1967 |
 Dubbo Kangaroos
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Dubbo | Victoria Oval | 7 | 1975*, 1987, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 | 1899 |
 Forbes Platypi
|
Forbes | Grinstead Oval | 2 | 2003, 2017 | 1968 |
 Orange City
|
Orange | Pride Park | 11 | 1976, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2012, 2013 | |
 Orange Emus
|
Orange | Endeavour Oval | 17 | 1958, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975*, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 |
New Holland Agriculture Cup teams (tier-two) (No winner 2021)
| Club | City | Home Ground | No. of Premierships | Premierships | Foundation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mitchell
|
Bathurst | University Oval (The Zoo) | 5 | 1974, 1978, 2004 (Blowes Cup), 2019, 2021 | 1921 |
 Dubbo Rhinos
|
Dubbo | Apex Oval | 0 | None | |
 Mudgee Wombats
|
Mudgee | Glen Willow Sporting Complex | 1 | 2024 | 1874 |
| Narromine Gorillas
|
Narromine | Cale Oval | 3 | 2009 (Blowes Cup), 2017, 2018 | |
 Parkes Boars
|
Parkes | Spicer Oval | 4 | 2011 (Blowes Cup), 2020, 2022, 2023 |
Oilsplus Cup (tier-three north)
| Club | City | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
 Canowindra Pythons
|
Canowindra | Canowindra Rugby Club |
 Coonabarabran Kookaburras
|
Coonabarabran | Coonabarabran Rugby Club |
 Geurie Goats
|
Geurie | Geurie Rugby Club |
 Molong Magpies
|
Molong | Molong Rugby Club |
| Wellington Redbacks
|
Wellington | Wellington Rugby Club |
 Yeoval Eagles
|
Yeoval | Yeoval Rugby Club |
| Coolah Roos | Coolah | Bowen Oval, Coolah |
South West Fuels Cup (tier-three south)
| Club | City | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
 Blayney Rams
|
Blayney | Blayney Rugby Club |
 Boorowa Goldies
|
Boorowa | Boorowa Rugby Club |
| Cootamundra Tri-Colours
|
Cootamundra | Cootamundra Rugby Club |
| Grenfell Panthers
|
Grenfell | Grenfell Rugby Club |
| Harden Red Devils
|
Harden | Harden Rugby Club |
| Temora Tuskers
|
Temora | Temora Recreation Ground |
 West Wyalong Weevils
|
West Wyalong | West Wyalong Rugby Club |
 Young Yabbies
|
Young | Cranfield Oval |
See also
References
- ^ McGrath, Nick (16 September 2015). "Numbers game: Colts and GrainCorp Cup changes designed to attract players". Blayney Chronicle. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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