North Tamworth Bears

North Tamworth Bears
Club information
Full nameNorth Tamworth Bears Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bears
ColoursRed
Black
Founded1911
Current details
Ground(s)
  • Jack Woolaston Oval
CEOGreg Hodge
CompetitionGroup 4 Rugby League
2019Premiers
Records
Premierships21 (1913, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1980, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Runners-up15 (1912, 1914, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1952, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Minor premierships8 or more (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019)

The North Tamworth Bears are a rugby league team located in the suburb of North Tamworth, in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. They were formed in 1911, three years after Rugby league came to New South Wales, and are one of the oldest clubs in New South Wales, in particular in the Country. They play in the Group 4 Rugby League competition, which is administered by the New South Wales Country Rugby League. The North Tamworth Bears won the 2006 premiership beating the Coonabarabran Unicorns.