Group 6 Rugby League
| Group 6 Rugby League | |
|---|---|
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| Sport | Rugby league |
| Instituted | 1914 (as Berrima District Rugby League) |
| Inaugural season | 1946 (as Group 6) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Country |
 Australia
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| Premiers | Camden Rams RLFC (2016) |
| Most titles |
Bowral Blues RLFC Picton Magpies RLFC (11 titles) |
| Website | Group 6 Homepage |
Bowral Blues RLFC
Group 6 is a senior Rugby League competition in New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The geographical area covered by Group 6 takes in much of the Southern Highlands and southern Macarthur regions of New South Wales, extending from Marulan, New South Wales in the south, to Mount Annan/ the M5 in the north and Warragamba in the west.
The following clubs in Group 6 field all or some teams in the senior 1st Grade, Reserve Grade, 2nd Division and U/18s Group competitions.
Group 6 features three divisions- 1st Grade, Reserve Grade and 2nd Division.
The 1st Division competition consists of:
The 2nd Division competition consists of:
The following clubs in field teams in the Group 6 junior competition which runs competitions from the U/6s to U/16s. Fixtures are played of a Saturday from early April until September.
* Oakdale Workers RLFC do not field a junior division due to their close proximity to The Oaks Tigers RLFC. Junior Rugby League in this area was once played by the now defunct Burragorang JRLFC until the late 1980s
Clubs from the greater Campbelltown, New South Wales area participated in the 1st Division Group 6 competition from 1946– 1983. These clubs included:
Other clubs from Campbelltown to feature in the 2nd Division and 3rd Division leagues from 1973–1983 included:
Other clubs to have played in Group 6 include:
A successful U/18s League also forms part of the senior Sunday matchday in Group 6. Gameday normally follows this schedule:
Rugby Union was played in the area as far back as 1890, with the Berrima District Rugby League making its debut in 1914. Teams in the 1914 premiership were Picton, Robertson, Bowral, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Thirlmere and Wildes Meadow.
In 1933 the Berrima league broke into Northern and Southern competitions.
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