Macleay Valley Mustangs Rugby league club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Macleay Valley Mustangs Rugby League Club |
| Nickname(s) | Macleay Valley |
| Short name | Mustangs |
| Colours |
Royal Blue White Yellow |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Current details | |
| Ground(s) | |
| Chairman | Steve Moir |
| Coach(s) | Sam Howe |
| Captain(s) | Sam Howe |
| Competition | Country Rugby League: Group 2 & Group 3 Rugby League Competitions |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 2 (2012–2014) |
The Macleay Valley Mustangs Rugby league club is an Amateur rugby league club in the Group 2 competition on the Mid North Coast of Australia. It is the main rugby league club based in Kempsey, New South Wales and surrounding area's of Kempsey Shire.
About
Macleay Valley Mustangs is a rugby league club that caters to youth's 17 to 18s to reserve grade & first grade competitions in the Group 3 rugby league comp. It is a supportive system for young rugby league players growing out of the Group 2 Jr. competition in Kempsey Shire area to further there rugby league careers as adults.
2013
MACLEAY Valley Rugby League Club was expelled from the remainder of the 2013 Group 2 competition. An "independent panel" convened by Country Rugby League made the decision after considering a motion that the Mustangs had brought rugby league into disrepute. This came after events at Geoff King Motors Oval in 2013 where a match involving Coffs Harbour Comets was abandoned following a wild melee in the 61st minute.[1] after the melee the Group 2's chief administrator Jim Anderson said Macleay's Valley lower grades sides would not take part in the semi-finals series of 2013, Due to the melee's.
2014
The Macleay Valley was excluded from Group Three Rugby League season of 2015 due to ongoing complications with the club.[2]
2012
In 2012 the Macleay Valley Mustangs won the 2012 group 2 premiership with a great win over Nambucca Heads Roosters in the grand final 36–12.
Titles
| Season | Grand Final Information | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiers | Score | Runners-up | ||
| 2014 | Macleay Valley Mustangs | 25–24 | Wauchope Blues | Group 3 |
| 2012 | Macleay Valley Mustangs | 36–12 | Nambucca Heads Roosters | Group 2 |
Notable players
- Wayne Bartrim – Gold Coast Seagulls, St. George Dragons, St. George Illawarra & Castleford Tigers
- Sam Howe – Gold Coast Titans U20s
- Malcom Webster Jr. – South Sydney Rabbitohs Toyota Cup player
- Anthony Cowan
References
- ↑ White, Greg. "Macleay Valley Mustangs expelled from Group 2 Rugby League". The Coffs Coast Advocate. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Macleay Valley excluded from Group Three Rugby League". Manning river times. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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