Cover Photo: The Riverine Grazier Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratah Tigers’ winning run has finally come to an end after the Leeton Greenies ran out 31-14 winners at the Leeton No.1 Oval on Sunday to complete a day of upsets in Group 20 following TLU’s shock win over the Black and Whites. Boasting a new-look backline after James Tafiti’s shift to fullback, the Greenies ran … Continue reading Group 20: Waratahs’ winning run ends at Leeton as TLU double dose of upsets at Griffith

By Peter (Parra) Montgomery Albury Thunder fell just short of retaining the Group 9 Challenge Cup, missing out by the equivalent of a converted try, despite a commanding 66-10 win over Wagga Brothers at Geohex Park, Wagga, on Saturday. Under the Challenge Cup’s handicap system, the Thunder gave the winless Brothers a 60.5-point head start. Ultimately, the 56-point margin of victory wasn’t enough to secure … Continue reading Group 9: Thunder win big but fall short in Challenge Cup bid against Brothers

Tallon Smith The Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles have maintained pace with the Kiama Knights in equal third on the Group 7 First Grade ladder after a 36-12 home victory over the Shellharbour Sharks at Centenary Field on Sunday. The home side burst out of the blocks early on, with centre Jye Ellis finishing off a left side raid to open the scoring, before collecting a … Continue reading Group 7: Eagles soar to upset victory in showdown with Sharks 

Peter (Parra) Montgomery Albury Thunder has been struck with injuries for its first defence of the Group 9 Challenge Cup against Wagga Brothers at Harris Park Wagga on Saturday. The Thunder ‘won’ the Cup from Young Cherrypickers last Sunday, and have been ‘handicapped’ 60 and a half (+60.5) points against the battling Brothers. In addition to the handicap – the biggest allocated in the Challenge … Continue reading Group 9: Thunder struck by injuries for cup challenge

Tallon Smith The rugby league scene in the Western Riverina is set for another major change in 2026 after the Narrandera Lizards submitted an expression of interest to re-join the Group 20 competition next season. After seven successful years in the Proten Community Cup and 22 years since their exit from the Group 20 competition, Narrandera officials decided upon the much-speculated change, with a meeting … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Foundation club looking to re-join Group 20 in Riverina footy shake-up

Tallon Smith A field goal to five-eighth Jake Taylor has lifted the Gerringong Lions to the narrowest of victories in a pulsating second Grand Final rematch with the Shellharbour Sharks at Michael Cronin Oval on Saturday. Despite scoring two tries to the Sharks’ three, the Lions’ superior goalkicking levelled the scores at 12-all, paving the way for Taylor to secure victory for the home side. … Continue reading Group 7: Taylor field goal lifts Lions to GF rematch win, Magpies take derby against Jets

Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratah Tigers had quite the day out on Sunday afternoon as the premiership favourites cruised to a 62-0 victory over an undermanned West Wyalong outfit at the Exies Oval. Winger Ulu Akolo and centre Shorne Ngu each picked up hat-tricks in the eleven tries to nil victory, while debutant winger Solomoni Nabete also crossed for a double to mark the memorable … Continue reading Talking Twenty: Waratahs run riot against West Wyalong, Sharks off the bottom