John Fitzgerald The Oberon Tigers’ 34-8 defeat of Manildra has denied the Rhinos a fourth-straight premiership in Sunday’s grand final at Tom Clyburn Oval in Canowindra. Under the coaching of Nic Barlow, the Tigers’ 26-point winning margin was a relatively high score against a Rhinos team more used to inflicting rivals with similar results. Manildra’s three-year reign as champions came to an end at the … Continue reading Woodbridge Cup: Year of the Tiger as Oberon ends Manildra’s reign in stunning fashion

John Fitzgerald Minor premiers Oberon Tigers booked their place in next Sunday’s Woodbridge Cup Grand Final after a 28-20 win over the Molong Bulls in the Preliminary Final at the Oberon Recreation Ground on Sunday. The win sees the Tigers set to meet three-time defending premiers Manildra in the decider in Canowindra next Sunday after their 32-12 win over Canowindra on Saturday. Oberon, a little dusty … Continue reading Oberon down Molong to set up Grand Final showdown with three-time premiers Manildra

John Fitzgerald Last weekend’s Woodbridge Cup elimination finals games saw the end of the season for Orange United and Cowra Magpies. On Saturday Canowindra Tigers came back from the previous week’s drubbing at the hands of Oberon to defeat Orange 24-20. The Tigers, down 16-nil at halftime, regrouped to score 24 second-half points to overthrow the Orange side and keep their premiership hopes alive. On … Continue reading Woodbridge Cup: Molong upset Cowra for Preliminary Final berth

John Fitzgerald The Oberon Tigers have joined Manildra, Orange United and Molong as winners in the first week of finals matches in the Woodbridge Cup competition over the weekend. In the highly anticipated ‘Batthe of the Tigers’ at Oberon, Canowindra’s late-season run into the finals came to an abrupt end at the hands of Minor Premiers Oberon 45-10. Canowindra had been moving up the ladder … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Oberon wins ‘Battle of the Tigers’ to move through to Preliminary Final

John Fitzgerald In the first game of the final round of Woodbridge Cup premiership matches Oberon Tigers secured the 2025 minor premiership with a convincing 38-4 win over Peak Hill. Already two competition points ahead of nearest rival Manildra, the Tigers had only to win their last game to take the title, and every other game played on the weekend was incidental to Oberon’s position … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Oberon secure Minor Premiership as Manildra overpower Cowra in final round

John Fitzgerald In the scrap among the top Woodbridge clubs, Cowra’s comprehensive 36-16 loss to Canowindra on Saturday eliminated one contender for the minor premiership but confirmed another challenger for this year’s title. Canowindra is finishing the season strongly, the 20-point win over third-placed Cowra indicating they will be closely watched by the other title contenders. Cowra’s defeat leaves Manildra as the only club able … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Magpies drop out of Minor Premiership race as Tigers, Rhinos battle for first

John Fitzgerald Following the completion of Woodbridge Cup’s round 13, and one week before the competition’s penultimate round, the top-running sides are easily into the upcoming finals series. The top three clubs won their matches, retaining the same positions at the head of the ladder. Oberon, on 24 points, defeated Eugowra 47-10, Manildra were successful over Canowindra 24-22, and Cowra were winners over Peak Hill … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Oberon looking good for Minor Premiership after win over Eugowra

John Fitzgerald Round 12 of the Woodbridge Cup saw a return to predictable results, although with some lopsided scorelines. Manildra beat Molong 22-6, Orange United emerged 59-18 victors over Peak Hill, and Eugowra had a 58-6 win against Grenfell. Cowra picked up two points with the bye from their scheduled match with Blayney, who withdrew from the competition earlier this season. Oberon, with their weekend … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Manildra and Cowra remain within a game of leaders Oberon

John Fitzgerald Most interest in the weekend’s Woodbridge Cup round 11 was going to be on Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash between Oberon and Cowra, but in an upset that no one saw coming Manildra were defeated by Trundle Boomers in their Saturday match. The Rhinos had to travel to Trundle for their game but the hour-long journey could not be blamed for the 38-20 loss by … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Competition blown wide open as Oberon stand alone on top

John Fitzgerald Manildra, Oberon and Cowra have maintained their winning ways for many weeks and all sit together on 18 competition points in first place on the Woodbridge Cup ladder. The three clubs have pulled away from the rest of the field, the next four sitting on 12 points. Winning again in last week’s round 10, Oberon Tigers’ 62-8 defeat of Cargo was the highest … Continue reading Three-way tie for lead in race to Woodbridge Cup Finals