John Fitzgerald Oberon Tigers are champions for another year after their 24-14 win over Blayney Bears in the Woodbridge Cup grand final held at Cowra’s Sid Kallas Oval on Sunday. The Tigers celebrated back-to-back success over their former fellow Group 10 opponents in a game where Oberon had it won but saw Blayney come back in the second half to get within eight points of … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Oberon downs Blayney to claim first consecutive titles since 1971

John Fitzgerald The stage is set for the Woodbridge Cup grand final, with Oberon to take on Blayney, at Sid Kallas Oval in Cowra on Sunday, August 30. In the first grand final qualifier at Trundle, the visiting Blayney side took down Trundle Boomers 34-10 in a reversal of expectations. The Boomers had slipped through the premiership rounds to the finals just one point behind … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Oberon aiming for back-to-back titles against Blayney as grand finalists decided

Cover Photo: Blayney Bears Facebook John Fitzgerald In the second round of Woodbridge Cup finals games the Blayney Bears and Cowra Magpies sides were successful at the expense of Cargo and last year’s grand finalists Manildra. Both of the home clubs were beaten as the former Group 10 clubs moved on, with Blayney defeating Cargo at Cargo 30-22, while the Cowra side won 28-22 at … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Former Group 10 clubs eliminate qualifying finalists to reach prelims

John Fitzgerald Trundle Boomers’ 60-point win in the previous week’s last-round regular season game made a statement they would be the dark horse going into the Woodbridge Cup finals. The Boomers proved this, taking down one of the premiership favourites Manildra 30-8 at Manildra’s home ground in their first semi-final. Trundle had led the competition for the first six rounds before beaten by Oberon and … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Trundle and Oberon through to preliminary finals

John Fitzgerald Round 9 games in the Woodbridge Cup resulted in fairly predictable outcomes, led by big wins to last season’s grand finalists Oberon and Manildra. The Tigers and Rhinos both reached 50 points in their matches, respectively beating Molong 50-6 and Eugowra 50-16. Trundle retained their third place with an 18-6 win over Blayney, and the closest contest was the 33-32 win by Orange … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Grand Finalists fire to post respective half-centuries

John Fitzgerald The Trundle Boomers have slipped from the top of the Woodbridge Cup ladder after a narrow loss to Peak Hill, allowing Oberon and Manildra to move back into equal first position after eight rounds. The Roosters, who will be a threat to any side this season, beat the Boomers by just two points, 20-18, which was enough to knock the Boomers off the … Continue reading New joint leaders in Woodbridge Cup after Trundle slips from top spot

John Fitzgerald Trundle and Cargo announced themselves as premiership contenders with their respective round 6 victories over Manildra Rhinos and Oberon Tigers. Manildra were beaten 20-12 by Trundle Boomers and Oberon by Cargo Blue Heelers 10-6. The Rhinos and Tigers, last year’s grand finalists, with their losses, have allowed unbeaten Trundle to clear out to a 3 point lead and outright leadership. Far from a … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Trundle and Cargo show credentials with victories over last year’s grand finalists

John Fitzgerald The three undefeated leading teams after five rounds – Trundle, Manildra and Oberon – have pulled away from the pack, with the next three teams – Orange, Blayney and Cargo – all losing in the same round. Among the round 5 results, Manildra at home had a close call, an 18-16 win over Cargo, and ladder leader Trundle had a big win, 36-12 … Continue reading Woodbridge Wrap: Top three extend gap to chasing pack

Photo: Blayney Bears Facebook John Fitzgerald Unbeaten sides Blayney, Trundle and Cargo retain equal share of the leadership in the Woodbridge Cup competition after wins in round three. Blayney had just a two-point win over Cowra, but Cargo and Trundle had easy wins, and the three clubs’ wins kept last year’s grand finalists Oberon and Manildra in equal fourth place on the ladder. Oberon had … Continue reading Blayney, Trundle and Cargo lead the way in the Woodbridge Cup

John Fitzgerald Oberon and former champions Manildra are new arch enemies after the Rhinos’ strong showing against last year’s premiers, and Sunday’s the 22-all scoreline a fitting result to their latest contest. The Tigers were expecting to play their first game at their new ground in a re-match of last year’s grand final, but were disappointed when the new sports field wasn’t ready for play, … Continue reading Back at the old ground one more time, newly minted arch-rivals Oberon and Manildra produce all-time classic