Tallon Smith

The Moree Boars have secured back-to-back titles in Group 4 after a 32-16 win over the Gunnedah Bulldogs in Saturday’s Grand Final at Boughton Oval.

A hat-trick to Jake Tighe proved to be the difference in the six tries to three win, which secured the club’s first consecutive premierships since 1988-89.

The win capped off a great day for the Moree club, who took out the Women’s Tackle title with a 16-10 win over the same opponents earlier in the day.

The Boars fell short of the double however, going down to the Dungowan Cowboys 24-22 in the Reserve Grade Grand Final.

In a close contest that saw the two sides finish with four tries apiece, it was a Steven Donovan conversion that saw the Cowboys home to claim the title after falling agonisingly short against Werris Creek last year.

The Magpies did get another victory over the Cowboys this year however, with Werris Creek taking out the Under 18s decider 20-18 over Dungowan.

Meanwhile, the League Tag match which opened the day went the way of Kootingal 16-12 over North Tamworth.

Shepparton go back-to-back in Goulburn Murray

VICTORIA: The Shepparton Eagles have also taken out back-to-back titles with a 23-22 win over the Tumbarumba Greens at Glenrowan Recreation Reserve.

A 75th minute field goal to halfback Fili Fili sealed the deal for the Shepparton side, which has now claimed two men’s titles in its first two seasons in operation, both over the same opponent.

The scoreline was also eerily similar to last year’s decider, where the Eagles edged out the Green Machine 24-22, and comes after a season where the sides split their three previous meetings 2-1, with Tumbarumba winning 30-20 in round 4 and 34-12 in the major semi final, while Shepparton took out the sides’ round 9 encounter 34-18.

The win capped a successful day for the Eagles, which won the Women’s League Tag decider 18-8 over a gallant Corowa outfit to complete a perfect season.