Rugby league training for the Northern Rivers & Far North Coast
The Far North Coast sits right against the Queensland border, and its juniors can be seen by NSW and Queensland clubs alike. The Titans’ 2026 run to the Laurie Daley Cup grand final shows how much talent the region has.
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The Northern Rivers Titans are the NSWRL regional representative side for the Far North Coast, playing the Laurie Daley (under-18) and Andrew Johns (under-16) Cups — they were runners-up in the 2026 Laurie Daley Cup. Senior football runs through the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League, formed in 2005 from Group 1 and Group 18, with clubs from Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah to Lismore, Ballina and the Lower Clarence.
Which club your address belongs to
The Northern Rivers Titans run the NSWRL regional junior representative pathway for the Far North Coast.
- Northern Rivers Titans
- Laurie Daley Cup (under-18) and Andrew Johns Cup (under-16), northern pool. 2026 Laurie Daley Cup runners-up.
Tweed Heads Seagulls, who play in this regional competition, also have a Queensland Cup side. Players near the border should check which state’s pathway applies to them.
The competitions
- Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League
- Formed in 2005 from Group 1 and Group 18. Clubs: Ballina, Casino, Evans Head, Kyogle, Lismore Marist Brothers, Lower Clarence, Bilambil, Byron Bay, Cudgen, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah, Northern United and Tweed Coast, plus Tweed Heads Seagulls.
Set it up for Northern Rivers & Far North Coast
Four things, in the order the app asks them. None of them needs a coach.
Choose rugby league, then your team nights
Onboarding asks “When do you train with your team?” Pick your club nights — Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League or wherever you play — and your gym and conditioning are scheduled around them, lighter the day after a big one. Tell it your equipment and any niggles and every exercise is fitted to both.
Match the program to your league’s start
The app treats November to February as rugby league pre-season and March to October as the season. A junior rep player whose games start in late January or February can set their phase to in-season early. The phase lives in Program → Your year.
Know your numbers on day one
Your first testing session is ready immediately: Bronco test, Bench press 1RM, Weighted chin-up 3RM, Back squat 1RM, Standing vertical jump. It is re-run every 8 weeks, and the results re-price your training weights and conditioning paces.
Put your suburb on the board
In Social → Town, set where you train. Your minutes count toward that town’s weekly conditioning and strength top-10 boards — only the town is kept, never your location.
What you start with, by the month you join
Every block is four weeks — three building, one deload — so a free month is one complete block.
The rugby league year in Northern Rivers & Far North Coast
- November – January
- Pre-season, through summer. Aerobic base, then strength, then repeat-effort work. Test on arrival.
- Late January – March
- Regional junior representative season. The 2026 Laurie Daley and Andrew Johns Cups opened with a Regional Magic Round on 31 January.
- April – September
- Group and club seasons. Volume comes down, weights hold.
- October
- A short break. League gives you almost no off-season.
Subtropical humidity
The Far North Coast is subtropical, and summer humidity is what makes a pre-season here hard. Train early or late, drink before you are thirsty, and treat humid days as extra load. The Sports Medicine Australia heat guidelines were revised specifically because humid conditions were being misjudged.
Coaching a side in Northern Rivers & Far North Coast?
A club licence is A$8 per player, per month (minimum 5), and every player on it gets full Train Smart membership at no cost to them. You write the block once, it lands in each player’s app, and the console shows who actually did it.
Rugby league in Northern Rivers & Far North Coast: questions
Which junior rep team covers the Far North Coast?
What is the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League?
Where these facts come from
Checked September 2026. Zones, grades and dates change — if something here is out of date, the governing body is right and we are wrong.
- Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League
- 2026 Laurie Daley Cup — pools and result
- Sports Medicine Australia — hot weather guidelines
Spotted an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Nearby and related
Sydney
Eight regions across ten junior districts, the SG Ball and Harold Matthews Cups, and a western Sydney summer.
OpenNewcastle & the Hunter
The Newcastle Rugby League premiership, the Knights’ SG Ball and Harold Matthews sides, and the NMR Knights.
OpenThe rugby league pathway
From community level to state league and the draft — and what gets tested along the way.
OpenTurn up to round one already fit
Pick rugby league, tell it your team nights, and your first block and testing session are ready before you leave the car park.
One month free, then A$24.99/month. Cancel any time. iPhone and iPad.