Group 7 Rugby League
| Group 7 Rugby League | |
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| Sport | Rugby league |
| Formerly known as | South Coast Rugby League |
| Instituted | 1914 |
| Inaugural season | 1914 (as South Coast Rugby League), 1955 (as Group 7 Rugby League) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Country |
 Australia
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| Premiers | Gerringong Lions (2013) |
| Most titles | Gerringong Lions (17 titles) |
| Website | southcoast.leaguenet.com.au |
South Coast Group 7 Rugby League (or Group 7 Rugby League for simplicity) is the divisional boundary drawn from the Southern Illawarra and South Coast regions (from the town of Warilla south to Batemans Bay) of New South Wales, Australia and is governed by the NSWCRL. The main competition, (named South Coast Group 7 VB First Grade for sponsorship reasons), comprises eight (10) teams from across the region. In 2011 the competition won't feature a team from central Shoalhaven for the first time in a long time. Group 7 Rugby League also administers Reserve Grade, Third Grade and Under-18's competitions, as well as looking over many junior competitions.
There are nine (10) teams competing in the 2013 South Coast Group 7 VB First Grade Competition:
In Reserve Grade, an extra two (2) teams participate in an eleven (11) team competition:
Of the original eight teams that competed in the inaugural competition in 1914, only four teams remain playing in first grade. They are the Berry Magpies, Gerringong Lions, Jamberoo Superoos, and Kiama Knights. The Nowra Warriors were also a foundation club, but due to financial reasons were forced to merge with the Bomaderry Swamp Rats in 2007, creating the team Shoalhaven Jets which compete in Reserve Grade.
There have been a few teams to expand into the Group 7 Rugby League First Grade Premiership. Through the 20's-30's Albion Park were founded, joined the Illawarra Rugby League and returned to Group 7 in 1933. The Shellharbour Sharks are known to have joined the league at this time. Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs also joined from Group 16 Rugby League. The Warilla-Lake South Gorillas were first introduced into First Grade during the 1970s and in 1978 the Batemans Bay Tigers were another team to move from Group 16.
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