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Riverina

2025 Battler of the Year Besgrove joins Group 20 premiership winner as inaugural Coolamon co-coaches

Tallon Smith He’s done what some labelled impossible, put his town back on the rugby league map, and won Battlers For Bush Footy’s Peter “Parra” Montgomery Battler of the Year award last year, but now Thomas Besgrove is set for a new challenge. Having already started a junior rugby league club in Coolamon three years ago, Besgrove is returning to the senior ranks as the … Continue reading 2025 Battler of the Year Besgrove joins Group 20 premiership winner as inaugural Coolamon co-coaches

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Riverina

Senior rugby league set to return to Coolamon after successful AGM

Tallon Smith Senior rugby league is set to return to the Canola Way in 2027 after the Coolamon Raiders held a successful AGM earlier this month. The town, which has a long rugby league history tracing back to 1919, last entered a team in the region’s Kennedy Shield competition in the 1990s, but has a thriving junior club in the Group 9 competition formed in … Continue reading Senior rugby league set to return to Coolamon after successful AGM

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Representative, Riverina

Colts outpace Bulls in see-sawing Country Championships contest

Cover Photo: BarTV Tallon Smith The Riverina Bulls have fallen in the first round of the Country Championships for a third consecutive year after going down to the Monaro Colts 30-18 at Laurie Daley Oval in Junee on Sunday afternoon. The Colts raced out to a 12-0 lead through just nine minutes through tries to centre Jamie Mazzarol-Kotz and lock Darby Medlyn, before Riverina hit … Continue reading Colts outpace Bulls in see-sawing Country Championships contest

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Gundagai playmaker among three inclusions from outside Kelly Cup teams as Group 9 dominates Riverina squad

Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith Fresh off its triumph over Group 20 in the Kelly Cup, Group 9 has again dominated Riverina Open Men’s selections for the region’s upcoming Country Championships clash with Monaro in Junee on March 1. All but two of the players in the 23-man squad have been selected from Group 9, with Yanco’s Ulai Oti-Lahood and DPC’s Guy Thompson the … Continue reading Gundagai playmaker among three inclusions from outside Kelly Cup teams as Group 9 dominates Riverina squad

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Strong second half showing secures victory for Group 9 women 

Tallon Smith A stunning second half performance from Group 9 has turned a two point half time deficit into a 36-12 victory in the women’s Kelly Cup match against Group 20 at Yenda’s Wade Park on Saturday. Dana Seward opened the scoring for the Gladiators, before the Razorbacks hit back through a stunning runaway effort from fullback Wendy Gonevulavula to level the game at 6-all. … Continue reading Strong second half showing secures victory for Group 9 women 

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Representative, Riverina

Committed defensive display sees Group 9 extend hold on Kelly Cup to 14 years

Tallon Smith Group 9 has retained the Kelly Cup for a 14th straight year after defeating a gallant Group 20 outfit 28-10 in a physical clash at Wade Park in Yenda on Saturday evening. Playing in 31-degree heat, the Gladiators held the Razorbacks scoreless for the opening 72 minutes and took their opportunities when presented to retain the title and Riverina bragging rights in the … Continue reading Committed defensive display sees Group 9 extend hold on Kelly Cup to 14 years

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Riverina

Invitational match set to showcase best of Riverina’s Indigenous and Pasifika talent

Cover Photo: DPC’s Guy Thompson and Ben Jeffery will feature in the match Tallon Smith Footy fans in the Western Riverina will receive a rare summer treat this Saturday night in the form of an invitational showdown between the NSW Indigenous RL and Group 20 Pasifika teams at the Darlington Point Sportsground. With the vast majority of both teams selected from local talent, the match … Continue reading Invitational match set to showcase best of Riverina’s Indigenous and Pasifika talent

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Riverina

Healthy attendance at initial meeting adds to momentum for senior league in Coolamon

Tallon Smith Coolamon is one step closer to having its own rugby league team once again after a successful initial meeting was held at the Coolamon Sports and Recreation Club on Saturday afternoon. Organised by Battlers For Bush Footy and the Coolamon Raiders JRLFC President Tom Besgrove, the meeting was designed to give locals an opportunity to explore, discuss and shape the direction of the … Continue reading Healthy attendance at initial meeting adds to momentum for senior league in Coolamon

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NRL, Riverina

“Out of this world”: Magic Round set to hit Wagga in incredible coup for bush footy

Tallon Smith Riverina rugby league fans are celebrating a massive win after confirmation that the NRLW Magic Round will be heading to Wagga Wagga’s Geohex Park on the weekend of August 1-2 next year. The two day extravaganza of rugby league, first staged at Newcastle this year following on from the success of the men’s event, is expected to draw sellout crowds on both days, … Continue reading “Out of this world”: Magic Round set to hit Wagga in incredible coup for bush footy

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Riverina

We did it! Kelly Cup return finalised after Battlers campaign to reinstate prestigious fixture

Tallon Smith After a four-year hiatus, the prestigious Kelly Cup between rival Riverina competitions Group 9 and Group 20 will return in February as a selection trial for the region’s country championships team. The announcement of the fixture’s return comes after a two-year campaign led by Battlers For Bush Footy to revive the historic representative match, which began with a piece that ran last summer … Continue reading We did it! Kelly Cup return finalised after Battlers campaign to reinstate prestigious fixture

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