Lower Clarence Magpies
The Lower Clarence Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in Yamba, New South Wales. The club was founded as Maclean in 1915, later becoming Lower River. They rebranded again as Lower Clarence when they joined the newly formed Group 1 competition in 1966. History The club was founded in Maclean in 1915. They competed in the various Clarence River, Upper Clarence and Group 2 competitions of the time, playing home games at Jubilee Park in Maclean. Under the first past the post system in 1951, they finished as runners-up, finishing a single point behind Grafton All Blacks despite having won both their matches that season. With the finals system re-introduced in 1952, they finished the regular season as minor premiers. They defeated All Blacks in the major semi, but lost to South Grafton in the final. As a result, a grand final was played at the Grafton Showground, which they won 9-7 thanks to a last-minute penalty goal by fullback Billo Mullins. They rebranded to Lower River in the 1954, when the Maclean, Harwood and Lawrence clubs all merged into one, wearing red, white and blue jerseys. They enjoyed several strong years in the late 50s and