Bryson Luff At the end of their Christie and Hood Castlereagh League match played at Coonamble between the hometown Bears and the visiting Narromine Jets the two teams were inseparable, well at least on the scoreboard that was the case. The Jets had largely enjoyed having the lead throughout most of the game, the score being 24 to 10 in their favour at half time … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Bears and Jets inseparable in Coonamble showdown, Gulgong beat Cobar

Bryson Luff In the 58th minute of the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League round 4 local derby between the Gulgong Terriers and the Dunedoo Swans played at Gulgong the home side’s five-eighth, Oliver Hollow scored his side’s second try in the game to make the scoreboard read 36 to 10 in favour of the visitors. Incredibly, just 20 minutes later, that same scoreboard was reading … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Swan dive makes Terriers yappy as Gulgong overturn five-try deficit

Bryson Luff The Coolah Kangaroos journeyed to Coonamble in round 3 of the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition and whilst they came away with the competition points, they were very close to becoming another Bear trap statistic! The “Roos, the reigning premiers, had been rolling along nicely so far in the 2025 season, having claimed the Castlereagh Knockout Shield and scoring big wins in … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Roos escape Bear trap, Swans join Jets in second place in League Tag

Bryson Luff In an announcement that has shocked the entire Castlereagh League region, the Gilgandra Panthers have announced that they will not be fielding either a first grade or reserve grade team in 2025. Gilgandra Rugby League Club President, Shane Byrne, has indicated that a there are a number of factors that have contributed to the club’s committee making the very difficult decision to withdraw … Continue reading Castlereagh League rocked by Gilgandra withdrawal weeks from kick off