Jamie Parsons The Hillston Bluebirds are back on top of the ladder after a win in Round 5, with a greater for-and-against compared to Goolgowi, who went down in a close game against Barellan on Saturday. Ivanhoe and Barellan are one point behind, leaving all four top teams separated by just the one competition point and all able to claim the minor premiership in Round … Continue reading Proten Cup Wrap: Hillston back on top, one point separates top four

Jamie Parsons The Rankins Springs Sport & Rec turned time back to the 1950s when a rainy day turned the field into a muddy mess in the latter half of the day. Goolgowi and Hillston battled out a draw to remain tied at the top of the table, Ivanhoe won both respective games over Deniliquin and the Dragons celebrated their 100 years with two wins … Continue reading Proten Cup Wrap: Rankins Springs victorious in Centenary fixture

Jamie Parsons The Rankins Springs Dragons are gearing up to host their annual round of the Proten Community Cup today, this time with extra meaning as they celebrate 100 years as a rugby league club. The Dragons held their first game May 15, 1926, against Sims Gap, and are still here 100 years later to take on Barellan this Saturday. This week instead of the … Continue reading Rankins Springs to celebrate centenary in today’s clash with Barellan

Jamie Parsons An entertaining second round of Proten Cup took place despite the games being split across two venues for the first time. Goolgowi and Hillston won close matches to go top of the ladder while Rankins Springs started on fire in the first half before Deniliquin fired up themselves to put on their best half of footy so far. Women’s Games Despite being at … Continue reading Proten Community Cup: Goolgowi and Hillston top of the ladder after round 2

Jamie Parsons The Proten Cup’s eighth season begins at Ivanhoe once again this year, with the competition back to six games for both men’s and women’s competitions. After missing the knockout, defending premiers Barellan will have their first hit-out for the season in both grades, coming up against Deniliquin in the early games. Rankins Springs’ men’s side will also return to the field for the … Continue reading Preview: Ivanhoe set to host opening round of Proten Cup this weekend

Jamie Parsons Hillston has won its first Proten Cup silverware since 2018, taking out the pre-season knockout with an impressive three victories while conceding no tries. The Bluebirds were the first winners of the knockout and have now added to their tally with an 18-0 win over Ivanhoe in the final, after accounting for Deniliquin 26-0 and Goolgowi 6-2 in the pool stage. In the … Continue reading Big result for Bluebirds as Hillston claims Proten Knockout Crown

Jamie Parsons The Proten Cup men’s representative side played their first game since 2019 on Saturday against Group 7’s second division Regan Cup team. Despite a few players pulling out before the game the team travelled to Grenfell with a full 18-player team. The game was played under full international rules with 35 minute halves, 5-man bench with unlimited changes. Regan Cup started with spreading … Continue reading Proten Cup rep side falls to Group 7 Regan Cup team in clash at Grenfell

Jamie Parsons The Proten Cup men’s representative side is set for a surprise return after seven years without a game. The competition has been asked to play Regan Cup in Grenfell on May 16th, one week before the Proten Cup Knockout. The rep side hasn’t played since August 2019, where they defeated Murray Cup 36-6 at Narrandera, avenging the 36-18 loss to the same opposition in Albury during the … Continue reading Proten Community Cup representative side returns for clash with Group 7 lower grade team

Jamie Parsons Not too long after the town of Rankins Springs upped and moved itself 10km down the road from its original location at the old pub near a freshwater spring to get itself closer to the new railway, the local townspeople and farmers decided they were here for good, so we better get something to do. In 1925 & 1926, the same time as … Continue reading Rankins Springs celebrates 100 years of rugby league