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All 16 places filled for 2025 edition in remarkable turnaround for famous West Wyalong Knockout 

Tallon Smith All sixteen slots at the West Wyalong Knockout have been filled before Christmas by clubs from four different competitions in a stunning renaissance for the annual pre-season rugby league tournament. After ten of the spots were filled last week, the remaining six places were all occupied by Monday evening after clubs raced to confirm their participation in what has been described as the … Continue reading All 16 places filled for 2025 edition in remarkable turnaround for famous West Wyalong Knockout 

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Group 20 Draw release: Massive 18-round campaign set for 2025

Tallon Smith Rugby league players and supporters across the Central and Western Riverina have begun circling their calendars after Group 20 released their fixture for season 2025 last week. Set to run for 18 rounds as in previous years, the 2025 campaign will mark the return of Yanco-Wamoon to the First Grade competition after spending the bulk of last season playing in Reserve Grade. The … Continue reading Group 20 Draw release: Massive 18-round campaign set for 2025

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Large Group 20 contingent highlights ten club entry list for 2025 West Wyalong Knockout

Tallon Smith The entry of four Group 20 sides has heralded a new era for the West Wyalong Knockout as the West Wyalong RLFC confirmed the entry of ten clubs over two months out from the two-day event. After a period where many Group 20 sides passed up on the opportunity to play in the prestigious tournament, four sides have entered the event to be … Continue reading Large Group 20 contingent highlights ten club entry list for 2025 West Wyalong Knockout

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Shock switch sees Group 16 premiers join George Tooke Shield for 2025 season

Tallon Smith Reigning Group 16 Premiers the Snowy River Bears have made a shock switch ahead of the 2025 season after deciding to depart their previous competition for the George Tooke Shield. With the vast majority of their players moving on next season, many to the Cooma Stallions, the club made the painstaking call to move to second division footy beginning in the new year. … Continue reading Shock switch sees Group 16 premiers join George Tooke Shield for 2025 season

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The Big Announcement: The 2024 Battler of the Year

Tallon Smith We have arrived at the pointy end of the year, and it is time to crown our 2024 Battlers For Bush Footy Battler of the Year. The Battler of the Year is the most prestigious award given by Battlers For Bush Footy, to the player or volunteer that does the most for a club or the game across regional Australia. The award is … Continue reading The Big Announcement: The 2024 Battler of the Year

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2024 Battler of the Year: Your Five Finalists

By Tallon Smith We have arrived at the pointy end of the year, and it is almost time to crown our 2024 Battlers For Bush Footy Battler of the Year. The Battler of the Year is the most prestigious award given by Battlers For Bush Footy, to the player or volunteer that does the most for a club or the game across regional Australia. The … Continue reading 2024 Battler of the Year: Your Five Finalists

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Major Rugby League event to be played in Tamworth after NRL snub

By Tallon Smith Regional NSW will take centre stage a week after Brisbane hosts NRL Magic Round 2025 when Tamworth plays host to the inaugural NSW Cup Regional Magic Round the following weekend in May. The event, which will be held from the 9th until the 11th of May next year, will see four Group 4 First Grade fixtures played alongside a full round of … Continue reading Major Rugby League event to be played in Tamworth after NRL snub

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New club, new dawn for rugby league in the Goldfields

By Tallon Smith It may not be spreading like wildfire into non-traditional territory as Aussie Rules has done across regional New South Wales in recent years, but rugby league has made another massive stride in Victoria with the formation of a club in Bendigo. The gold mining city of 100,000 people previously had a team, the Bendigo Tigers, which last competed in 2011, though records … Continue reading New club, new dawn for rugby league in the Goldfields

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Castlereagh League expands after former club accepted back into competition at AGM

By Bryson Luff The Warren Bulldogs will be returning to the Castlereagh League fold in season 2025 after their application to rejoin the Castlereagh competition was unanimously supported by all the current clubs that were in attendance at the Castlereagh League AGM held in Gilgandra last Sunday. The Bulldogs will field First Grade and League Tag teams in what now becomes an eleven-club competition. To … Continue reading Castlereagh League expands after former club accepted back into competition at AGM

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New club joins GTS in place of departing Cootamundra

By Tallon Smith – originally for the Yass Valley Times A new rugby league club in the Monaro region town of Googong is firming to join the George Tooke Shield in 2025 in place of the departing Cootamundra Bulldogs. According to sources with knowledge of the recent CRRL meeting, the Googong Goannas have been provisionally accepted into the competition next season, bucking the trend of … Continue reading New club joins GTS in place of departing Cootamundra

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