Mid West Cup
The Mid West Cup is a rugby league competition in the Central West area of New South Wales, under the auspices of the Group 10 Rugby League. It is currently the second tier competition of Group 10. The premiers are awarded the Blayney Citizens' Cup, the oldest continuously award trophy in Country Rugby League, with Neville the first recipients in 1913.[1] It currently encompasses teams from Bathurst, Blackheath, Kandos, Lithgow Oberon, Orange and Portland.[2]
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Premiers |  CSU Mungoes (2019) |
| Most titles |  Carcoar Crows (13 titles) |
| Website | Group 10 Homepage |
Current teams
Seven teams will compete in the 2020 season, including former Group 10 side Oberon Tigers. The teams will be:
| Club | City | Home Ground | No. of Titles | Premierships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cargo Blue Heelers |
Cargo | Cargo Oval | 0 | NA |
| CSU Mungoes |
Bathurst | Diggings Oval | 4 | 1975, 2012, 2014, 2019 |
 Kandos Waratahs |
Kandos | Waratah Park | 4 | 1972, 1974, 2009, 2013 |
 Lithgow Bears |
Lithgow | Tony Luchetti Showground | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
 Oberon Tigers |
Oberon | Oberon Sports Ground | 2 | 2003, 2020 |
 Orange Barbarians |
Orange | Max Stewart Park | 0 | N/A |
 Orange United Warriors |
Orange | 0 | N/A |
History
The Mid West Cup was originally organised as a rugby union competition but made the switch to rugby league after the First World War. The first winner of the competition was Neville and the club awarded the Blayney Citizens' Cup, the oldest trophy still in regular use in Country Rugby League.[3]
While the competition was traditionally based in around the Blayney region, in the 1950s it expanded into Rockley, Carcoar and Cullen Bullen before it was absorbed in the Group 10 Rugby League and renamed the Group 10 Second Division in 1970. It adopted its current name of the Mid West Cup in 1990. The competition only featured four teams in 2019, including CSU Mungoes, Lithgow Bears, Orange Barbarians and Portland Colts, but will expand to eight in 2020 with the inclusion of the reformed Blackheath Blackcats and Kandos Waratahs, Oberon Tigers (who have been relegated from Group 10) and the newly-formed Orange United.
More than 40 teams have reportedly featured in the Mid West Cup over the course of its history.[4] They include:
| Club | No. of Premierships | Premiership Years | Moved to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry | 1 | 1932 | Amalgamated with Neville |
| Barry-Neville | 2 | 1952, 1953 | Disbanded |
 Binnaway Bombshells |
0 | NA | Castlereagh Cup |
 Blackheath Blackcats |
10 | 1980, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2015, 2018 | Disbanded |
 Blayney Bears |
3 | 1922, 1970, 2006 | Group 10 Rugby League |
| Blayney Blues | 1 | 1923 | Disbanded |
| Blayney Institute | 1 | 1948 | Disbanded |
| Blayney Milita | 2 | 1924, 1925 | Disbanded |
| Blayney Waratahs | 2 | 1926 | Disbanded |
| Browns Creek | 2 | 1927, 1928 | Disbanded |
| Canobolas | 0 | NA | Disbanded |
| Carcoar Crows |
13 | 1931, 1949, 1950, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1994 | Disbanded |
 Coolah Kangaroos |
0 | NA | Group 14 Rugby League |
| Cullen Bullen | 0 | NA | Disbanded |
 Dunedoo Swans |
0 | NA | Castlereagh Cup |
 Gulgong Terriers |
5 | 1987, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007 | Castlereagh Cup |
| Mandurama | 1 | 1918 | NA |
 Manildra Rhinos |
0 | NA | Woodbridge Cup |
 Merriwa Magpies |
0 | NA | Group 14 Rugby League |
| Mudgee Tigers | 1 | 1996 | Disbanded |
| Millthorpe | 1 | 1951 | Disbanded |
| Neville | 1 | 1913 | Amalgamated with Barry |
| Newbridge | 1 | 1914 | Disbanded |
 Portland Colts |
3 | 1984, 1998, 2008 | Disbanded |
| Orange Old Boys | 0 | NA | Disbanded |
| Rockley | 1 | 1956 | Disbanded |
| Rylstone-Kandos Waratahs |
3 | 1978, 1979, 1981 | Disbanded |
 Villages United |
1 | 2015 | Disbanded |
 Wallerawang Warriors |
6 | 1976, 1977, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2017 | Disbanded |
| Woodstock | 1 | 1983 | Disbanded |
Premierships
- 1913: Neville
- 1914: Newbridge
- 1918: Mandurama
- 1922: Blayney Bears
- 1923: Blayney Blues
- 1924: Blayney Milita
- 1925: Blayney Milita
- 1926: Blayney Waratahs
- 1927: Browns Creek
- 1928: Browns Creek
- 1931: Carcoar
- 1932: Barry
- 1948: Blayney Institute
- 1949: Carcoar
- 1950: Carcoar
- 1951: Milthorpe
- 1952: Barry-Neville
- 1953: Barry-Neville
- 1956: Rockley
- 1957: Carcoar
- 1958: Carcoar
- 1959: Carcoar
- 1960: Carcoar
- 1961: Cullen Bullen
- 1962: Carcoar
- 1966: Carcoar
- 1967: Carcoar
- 1968: Carcoar
- 1969: Carcoar
- 1970: Blayney Bears
- 1971: Carcoar
- 1972: Kandos
- 1973: Carcoar
- 1974: Kandos
- 1975: Mitchell College
- 1976: Wallerawang
- 1977: Wallerawang
- 1978: Rylstone-Kandos
- 1979: Rylstone-Kandos
- 1980: Blackheath
- 1981: Rylstone-Kandos
- 1982: Carcoar
- 1983: Woodstock
- 1984: Portland
- 1985: Carcoar
- 1986: Blackheath
- 1987: Gulgong
- 1988: Carcoar
- 1989: Blackheath
- 1990: Blackheath
- 1991: Wallerawang
- 1992: Blackheath
- 1993: Blackheath
- 1994: Carcoar
- 1995: Blayney Bears
- 1996: Mudgee
- 1997: Gulgong
- 1998: Portland
- 1999: Gulgong
- 2000: Wallerawang
- 2001: Wallerawang
- 2002: Blackheath
- 2003: Oberon
- 2004: Gulgong
- 2005: Blackheath
- 2006: Blayney Bears
- 2007: Gulgong
- 2008: Portland
- 2009: Kandos
- 2010: Lithgow Bears
- 2011: Lithgow Bears
- 2012: CSU Blue
- 2013: Kandos
- 2014: CSU Yellow
- 2015: Blackheath
- 2016: Villages United
- 2017: Wallerawang
- 2018: Blackheath
- 2019: CSU
- 2020: Oberon
See also
- Rugby League Competitions in Australia
References
- 100 years of Lithgow football
- Mid West New Era Cup to feature eight and possibly nine clubs in 2020 in Western Advocate, December 4, 2019
- Stanbridge, Gwende (2019). The Blayney Citizens' Cup 1913-2019.
- 100 years of Lithgow football
External links
- Group 10 ladder - from Sporting Pulse
- Group 10 on Country Rugby League's official site
Vought Engineering Lithgow Storm Under 11s - 2008 Champions