By Tallon Smith On the South Coast, where the waves roll in on to pristine beaches, lies the town of Narooma. Home to around 3,000 people, the town lies on the traditional lands of the Yuin people, near to the island of Baranguba (Montague Island) with its historic lighthouse. The local rugby league side, the Narooma Devils, were founded in 1929 and play in Group … Continue reading Club Spotlight: Narooma Devils
By Tallon Smith The community of Eden is celebrating one of the most remarkable seasons in their club history after both their First and Reserve Grade sides claimed the Minor Premiership in Group 16 for 2023. After a lean run over the past decade, including a period where the side wasn’t even in the competition, the Tigers have successfully re-established themselves as the dominant sporting … Continue reading Eden ecstatic after double grade Minor Premiership season in Group 16
By Tallon Smith The Temora Dragons have done what many thought they couldn’t, sewing up the hotly contested 2023 Group 9 Minor Premiership with a 22-20 win over a vastly improved South City outfit at Harris Park in Wagga Wagga on Sunday. The Red and Whites’ victory, coupled with Tumut’s loss to Young, sees the side take an unassailable lead into the final two rounds, … Continue reading Group 9 Wrap: Temora top table and take home Minor Premiership after holding off South City
By Tallon Smith The Narrandera Lizards have successfully gone back-to-back in the ProTen Community Cup by defeating the Ivanhoe Roosters 20-14 in the Grand Final in Goolgowi on Saturday. Although the Lizards claimed the Group 17 crown by exactly the same scoreline and against the same opposition as last year, the game could have not been any more different when compared to last year’s decider. … Continue reading “Narrandera’s the best team of all”: Lizards go back-to-back in the Proten Community Cup
By Tallon Smith The Barellan Rams have capped off one of rugby league’s more remarkable fairytales, taking home the ProTen Community Cup Women’s Nines title courtesy of a 16-14 win over a gutsy Ivanhoe side. On a day where the small community of Ivanhoe fielded sides in both grades, the Rams were forced to come from behind for the first time this season to beat … Continue reading Rams for the win: Barellan take out Women’s Nines title undefeated in inaugural season
By Tallon Smith The Narooma Devils have proven many of their doubters over the course of the season wrong, qualifying for the Group 16 Finals Series in fifth position despite a 34-28 loss to the Tathra Sea Eagles on Sunday. Despite only fielding Under 18s and First Grade in 2023, and with their depth tested over the course of the season, the Devils did just … Continue reading Narooma snag fifth position as Group 16 Finals kick off this weekend
By Tallon Smith The Tullibigeal-Lake Cargelligo United Sharks have won their first game in over a year, defeating fellow battlers the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks 46-18 at the Lake Cargelligo Recreation Ground on Sunday afternoon. The Sharks, whose playing squad has often played both Firsts and Reserves each week, many also doing so after playing Rules on Saturday, benefitted from going into the match fresh, with the … Continue reading Group 20 Wrap: Lakes get first W for the season against Yanco-Wamoon, Black & Whites topple Greenies
Statewide First Grade/Senior Men’s Scoreboard Updated: Weekend of 29/30 July 2023 For the live scores, draws, ladders and lower grades, check out the link below to the official NRL community draw and results website, Play Rugby League. Canberra General bye Central Coast Erina 62 defeated Berkeley Vale 8 The Entrance 30 defeated Kincumber 10 Toukley 38 defeated Terrigal 16 Woy Woy 22 defeated Wyong 20 … Continue reading Scoreboard: July 29/30
By Tallon Smith The Ivanhoe Roosters have produced one of the biggest upsets in country football this year to comfortably defeat Hillston on their home turf at Stan Peters Oval on Sunday. A week after producing a mammoth upset over the highly fancied Goolgowi Rabbitohs in the Elimination Semi Finals, the Roosters again proved the critics wrong, including myself, to set up a date with … Continue reading Proten Cup Preliminary Finals Wrap and Grand Final Previews
By Tallon Smith The South City Bulls have pulled off a massive upset in Group 9 First Grade, beating the Albury Thunder 30-22 at Greenfield Park on Saturday afternoon. In front of a big crowd as the Thunder hosted NAIDOC Round, the Bulls shocked the Albury faithful to record a famous victory over their fierce rivals, moving the club further away from the dreaded wooden … Continue reading Group 9 Wrap: South City surprise a desperate Albury side, Tumut-Gundagai derby draws huge crowd
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