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Group 9 is a rugby league competition based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, and surrounding areas.The competition is played in six grades, with these being Under 16s, Under 18s, Women's Tackle, Women's League-Tag, Reserve-Grade and First-Grade.
Young Cherrypickers Rugby League Club, founded in 1923, is an Australian rugby league football club based in Young, New South Wales. The club competes in the Group 9 Rugby League competition and conducts teams for both junior and senior teams.
The group was born from the Far South Rugby League and Wagga Rugby League, and was originally called Group 18 between 1934 and 1936. The Far South Rugby League comprised Albury, Holbrook, Henty, Culcairn, Tumbarumba, The Rock and Yerong Creek whilst Wagga Rugby League comprised Wagga Magpies, Wagga Old Boys, Borambola, Farm and Militia.
[8] [9] He was joined by fellow former NRL stars Etu Uaisele and Joel Monaghan. [10] In 2022, he left to coach the Eden Tigers in the Group 16 Rugby League competition. [11] In 2023, the club is captain-coached by Purtell's former Canberra Raiders teammate and ex-Sydney Roosters winger Justin Carney. [12] [13]
West Wyalong joined the Group 9 Rugby League in the 1920s and won four premierships in the competition in 1938, 1960, 1965 and 1966. It was also during this period that West Wyalong competed for the famed Maher Cup , playing 152 challenge matches, fourth all-time only behind Cootamundra, Young and Gundagai.
The Junee Rugby League Football Club, nicknamed the Diesels, is an Australian rugby league football club based in Junee, New South Wales. Formed in 1926, the club competes in the Group 9 Rugby League competition.
The Super League war, the financial problems of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and the signing of several high-profile rugby league stars by the union game gave ammunition to this claim. With the professionalism of rugby union, several high-profile league players changed codes, with varying degrees of success.
The competition began as the Group 9 Second Division in the 1940s, with clubs from towns such as Binalong, Stockinbingal and Boorowa among others. The competition has slowly moved north however, and effectively operates as the Group 11 Rugby League second division, with only Grenfell remaining from the Group 9 days, something that was reflected in the name change to the Woodbridge Cup in 1990.