Tallon Smith Both Group 9 and Group 20 have made wholesale changes to their teams ahead of tomorrow’s highly-anticipated Kelly Cup clash at Wade Park in Yenda. Continue reading Kelly Cup Late Mail: Final team lists revealed after big changes for both groups
Tallon Smith The Corrimal Cougars will look to build upon their first finals campaign in 16 years last season after announcing the signing of a third NRL player for the 2026 Illawarra Cup campaign. Continue reading Third NRL signing joins Cougars in big leap forward for Corrimal club
Tallon Smith After three seasons without football, rugby league is set to return to the NSW Outback after a renewed push from the region’s clubs and the appointment of a new NSWRL representative in the region. Continue reading ‘Heart and soul’: Outback communities push for return of rugby league to Far West
Tallon Smith The Hay rugby league community is mourning another legend of the club’s golden era after the passing of premiership coach and Magpies Team of the Century member Geoff Snowdon last week at the age of 81. Coach of the club’s 1967 side that defeated Coleambally 17-9 to claim the Group 17 crown, Snowdon led the Magpies to three straight grand finals from 1966 … Continue reading Vale Geoff Snowdon, Legendary 1967 Hay Magpies Premiership Captain-Coach
Tallon Smith Albury Thunder five-eighth Paul Karaitiana admits he didn’t know much about the Kelly Cup before receiving a call from Group 9 coach Blake Dunn, but is honoured to be the club’s sole representative in the clash at Yenda next weekend. Continue reading Bringing the Thunder: Sole Albury representative Karaitiana ‘honoured’ by Group 9 selection
Cover Photo: Game Face Photography/Group 7 Facebook Tallon Smith Women’s footy on the South Coast is set to take a major stride forward in 2026 after Group 7 Rugby League announced the formation of a new Women’s Nines premiership competition. Beginning in May and scheduled to take place over 14 weeks, the competition will feature eight sides from across the region, stretching from Warilla in … Continue reading New women’s tackle competition set to further opportunities for South Coast players
Cover Photo: Pita Visuals Tallon Smith The Riverina Bulls and Monaro Colts will start their 2026 Country Championships campaign with a preliminary round showdown at Junee’s Laurie Daley Oval on Sunday, March 1. The two sides will join the Northern Tigers and North Coast Bulldogs in playing an extra preliminary round game to qualify for the quarter finals of the four-week knockout competition, due to the … Continue reading Riverina among four teams set for extra preliminary game to open Country Championships
Cover Photo: The Riverine Grazier Tallon Smith The Hay Magpies first grade team will be led by a new mentor in their quest to go one better than last year’s Grand Final appearance after the appointment of Zac O’Neill as coach for the 2026 season. Continue reading Defying departures and the odds: New coach O’Neill backs Magpies for more success in 2026
Tallon Smith Three regions have had a perfect start to their NSWRL regional junior representative campaigns after the first match day on Saturday. The Macarthur Wests Tigers, Newcastle Maitland Region Knights and Central Coast Roosters each won both their Laurie Daley Cup (under 18s) and Andrew Johns Cup (under 16s) matches. The Tigers defeated the North Coast Bulldogs 30-12 in the Daley Cup and 40-22 … Continue reading Mixed start for Riverina as three regions record perfect opening to regional junior representative season
Tallon Smith Group 9 Rugby League has unveiled its first Gladiators team in three years ahead of next month’s Kelly Cup clash with Group 20 at Yenda’s Wade Park. The 18-man squad, released via the Group’s social media channels late last night, features players from seven of the region’s 10 clubs, selected for the grudge match with the Razorbacks on February 14. The off-season’s big … Continue reading South City and Gundagai players dominate Group 9 Kelly Cup team
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