Peter (Parra) Montgomery  The final round of the Group 9 home and away series will be played on the weekend, and by 4.30 pm on Saturday afternoon, followers of Rugby League in this part of the State will know the composition of the final series.  With only Wagga Kangaroos certain of finishing with the top spot and minor premiership in first grade the other four … Continue reading Parra’s Piece: Huge clash highlights final Round of Group 9 regular season

Peter (Parra) Montgomery Albury Thunder Rugby League Club celebrated Group 9 Indigenous Round on its last home game at Greenfield Park on Sunday with an impressive welcome – anAboriginal-led cultural collective from Wiradjuri Country. The welcome featured Dinawan Connection traditional dance performances with over 15 years of dedicated work,weaving together sacred storytelling, dance, and cultural education and bringing Dreamtime narratives vividly to life—bridging ancient wisdom … Continue reading Group 9: Last home game proves a winner for Thunder in Indigenous Round

Tallon Smith The Temora Dragons have kept their top three chances in their own hands after a hard-fought 12-10 win over the Tumut Blues at a wet and windy Nixon Park on Saturday. Heading into the match level on 19 points apiece, the Dragons scored three tries to the Blues’ two to set up a showdown with the Young Cherrypickers for a guaranteed place in … Continue reading Group 9: Dragons down Blues in dour defensive struggle, Tigers fall short of claiming cup

Peter (Parra) Montgomery Where did it go? Where has the 2025 Group 9 Rugby League season disappeared to? Just as it seems like only yesterday that we were patiently waiting for the season to commence, it is just a week away from being put to ‘bed’ for another couple of months – that is for the First Grade and League Tag sides at least. The … Continue reading Thunder set to celebrate Indigenous Round in final home game of the year

Peter (Parra) Montgomery Albury Thunder has missed out on playing in the 2025 Group 9 Final series after being defeated by Gundagai Tigers at Anzac Park, Gundagai last Saturday. The Thunder went down to the Tigers 32-22 after opening up a 10-0 lead after 24 minutes. The loss puts the Thunder four points off fifth position with two rounds left to play. The Thunder Club … Continue reading Parra’s Piece: Thunder out of finals race as Group 9 top five all but confirmed

Tallon Smith The Cootamundra Bulldogs have their eyes set on holding on to the Ray White Challenge Cup for the remainder of the season after a 44-4 win over the Wagga Brothers saw them take possession of the silverware at Les Boyd Oval on Sunday. Chasing a points start of 18.5, the Bulldogs made light work of the line with seven different try scorers crossing … Continue reading Group 9: Cootamundra looking to keep hold of Challenge Cup after big home win over Brothers

Cover Photo: Junee Diesels Facebook Tallon Smith The Tumut Blues have moved into equal third on the Great Northern Group 9 First Grade ladder after a 30-12 win over the Junee Diesels at Laurie Daley Oval on Sunday. Taking on a Junee side that had won two of their previous three games, the Blues ran in five tries to two to secure a crucial two … Continue reading Group 9: Blues down Diesels to move closer to top three berth, Roos claim Minor Premiership

Tallon Smith Things are slowly falling into place for the South City Bulls ahead of the 2026 season after the club confirmed the return of local junior Luke McBeath as coach of the club’s Great Northern First Grade team. The signing came a couple of weeks before the celebrations of the Bulls’ 20 year anniversary as a merged outfit in the Group 9 competition this … Continue reading Group 9: New coach locked in for 2026 as Bulls prepare to celebrate 20 years in competition

Tallon Smith With the Group 9 First Grade competition entering the final stretch of the regular season, the race for the all-important Weissel Medal is heating up. Continue reading Group 9: Dragon leading the race for top gong as Weissel Medal count goes behind closed doors

Cover Photo: Brothers’ Joel Tracey celebrates with the Challenge Cup in the sheds Tallon Smith There’s no doubting it’s been a tough year for the Wagga Brothers, as the club looks to continue the rebuild of its senior men’s program, but all the hard work yielded a small milestone on Saturday when the club defended the Ray White Group 9 Challenge Cup in a 22-10 … Continue reading Group 9: Challenge Cup defence cause for celebration in rebuild season for Brothers