Bryson Luff

The Baradine Sportsground will be the venue for the commencement of the 2025 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League season when the Magpies host the annual League Tag Knockout.

All ten clubs will be in action with the first game to kick off at 11.00am with the home team up against last year’s grand finalists, the Coolah Kangaroos, in a match that will create a lot of interest and set the scene for what will be a jam packed day of action with 14 games to be played culminating with the final which will commence at 3.40pm.

The Warren Bulldogs, in what is their comeback season after an absence of some seven years, will have their first official Castlereagh League outing against Coonamble at 12.00 midday, whilst the Narromine Jets will begin their 2024 premiership defence when they take the field at 12.20pm, lining up against the Gulgong Terriers, hoping to repeat their effort from last year when they commenced their winning campaign by taking home the knockout shield.

Castlereagh League Chairman Chris Deighton indicated that it was good to get the 2025 season underway.

“It looks like another great year for the Castlereagh competition, and it is always great to see the knockouts roll around each year because they signal that the kick-off to the competition proper is not far away,” he said.

In fact, the first round of the competition is set down for Saturday 26th April, but the knockout action will continue the 12th of April when Warren’s Victoria Park complex will be the venue for the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League senior rugby league knockout.

There will be no action over the Easter break.