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The Centenary Plaques Programme was put in place by the Centenary of Rugby League Committee to commemorate sites of historical significance to Rugby League - such as stadiums, suburban grounds and club formation sites. Nearly every aspect of Australia’s Rugby League landscape is covered by a Centenary Plaque – with plaques dedicated to the commemoration of Indigenous Rugby League, National Rugby League (NRL) first-grade clubs, foundation clubs, former Premiership clubs, New South Wales and Queensland Country, and those sites which were host to the foundation of the game itself in Australia.
The plaque itself bears a prominent Centenary logo, the venue name, and a short paragraph of site-specific text on why the venue has been selected as a site of historical significance to Australian Rugby League.
The Castlereagh Cup is a rugby league competition in western New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League.
Location
Address: | Castlereagh Highway, Coonamble Sports Ground, Coonamble, 2829 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -30.960219 Long: 148.390764 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Sport |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1908 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 2008 |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2008 |
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1908 2008
Centenary of Rugby League
This site is recognised as being of great significance in the history of Australian Rugby League
Coonamble Sports Ground
This ground is the home of the Coonamble Bears RLFC,
the only Group 14 club to win the CRL Clayton Cup (1958).
Coonamble won six of the first seven Castlereagh Cups from
2001. International Ron Boden played his first game here.
Earl Harrison , a Kangaroo 1963 - 64,
coached here in the 1960s.
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