Cover Photo: Andrew McLean Photography Tallon Smith The Goolgowi Rabbitohs have claimed their first Proten Community Cup title in seven years after defeating the Ivanhoe Roosters 20-6 on their home turf in the grand final at the Sahara Oval on Saturday afternoon. The Rabbitohs ran in four tries to one courtesy of doubles to Tom Sellars and Henry Taylor, with the latter adding two goals … Continue reading Heartbreak again for Ivanhoe as Goolgowi ends seven-year Proten Community Cup drought

Jamie Parsons Ivanhoe Roosters have ended the preliminary final week with two more grand final appearances for their mens and womens teams, adding to their several appearances in the big one in the last few years. Ivanhoe Hens have made a fourth straight Grand Final, appearing in every decider since 2023 though losing out to the Barellan Rams each time. Ivanhoe mens side has made … Continue reading Proten Cup Wrap: Ivanhoe teams ready for home Grand Final Day, Springs into women’s decider

Jamie Parsons The Goolgowi Rabbitohs have locked in their first grand final appearance since 2021 with a commanding win over second-placed Ivanhoe Roosters in the major semi-final on Saturday. The Ivanhoe Hens women’s team also won through to the big one with a close win over Rankins Springs, while in the minor semi-finals Barellan mens team and Goolgowi womens team kept alive for a shot … Continue reading Proten Cup Wrap: Goolgowi into grand final, Barellan bests Hillston in elimination battle

Jamie Parsons Goolgowi locked in their third minor premiership and first since 2021 with a big win over Deniliquin, and a one point win to Ivanhoe over Barellan in the grand final rematch relegated Rankins Springs to missing the finals despite a 3-3 finish. Women’s Games In the first grand final rematch of the day, Ivanhoe overcame a short Barellan side, who needed players from … Continue reading Proten Cup Wrap: Goolgowi locks in first minor premiership since 2021

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