By Bryson Luff The Coolah Kangaroos celebrated their comeback to competition football with an emphatic victory over the Cobar Roosters to claim the 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League First Grade premiership. Having beaten the ‘Roos just a couple of weeks ago in the major semi-final and playing on their beloved Tom Knight Memorial Oval in front of huge number of Cobar supporters the Roosters … Continue reading Castlereagh League Grand Finals: ‘Roos rule the roost, Jets triumph in Tag

Cover Photo: Peter Sherwood By Bryson Luff The curtain will come down on the 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League season this Saturday afternoon when the grand finals in the four grades will be played out in front of what should be a huge crowd at Cobar’s Tom Knight Memorial Oval, the final game of the season being a highly anticipated clash between the Cobar … Continue reading Castlereagh Finals: Roos and Roosters to meet in western showdown GF

By Bryson Luff The Cobar Roosters became the first team to defeat the Coolah Kangaroos in season 2024 when they won what was a high standard major semi final that was played at Dunedoo’s Robertson Oval on Saturday in front of a bumper crowd. In what was an eleventh-hour decision the Kangaroos were dealt a blow before the game even kicked off when the Coolah … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Roosters, Jets take Semi Final success

Cover Photo: Warren Bulldogs RLFC Facebook Group By Tallon Smith After seven years in the rugby league wilderness, the Warren Bulldogs have begun preparations for a potential return to the Castlereagh Rugby League competition in 2025. The club, which dominated the competition at the start of last decade, winning two premierships in 2010 and 2012 from three consecutive Grand Final appearances, folded after the 2018 … Continue reading The Bulldogs bark again: Warren looking to return after seven year absence

Cover Photo: The Cobar Weekly By Bryson Luff At half time in the First Grade Qualifying Semi Final being played at Cobar’s Tom Knight Oval, the Narromine Jets were staring at a scoreboard that read 30 points to nil against them after what could be best described as a horror start to the game for the visitors. Whilst nothing ought to be taken away from … Continue reading Castlereagh Column Finals Edition: Jets lag against Cobar, Terriers knock Unicorns out

Cover Photo: The Cobar Weekly By Bryson Luff Fulltime in Round 14 of the 2024 Christie and Hood Castlereagh League signalled that the finals series was set to begin this coming weekend with the Qualifying Final and the Elimination Finals to be played on Saturday and Sunday respectively in all four grades. Tom Knight Oval at Cobar will host the beginning of the finals action … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Finals to kick off this weekend after thrilling regular season

Cover Photo: Stephen Basham By Bryson Luff The Coolah ‘Roos held off a formidable challenge for the Boronia Cup from the Cobar Roosters in their Christie and Hood Castlereagh League Round 13 blockbuster played on a heavy track at Coolah’s Bowen Oval. The home side survived the clash to retain the silverware with a hard fought 18 to 12 win over the Roosters with the … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Coolah Kangaroos keep Cup, Panthers pluck Magpies in Noonan-Campbell showdown

Cover Photo: Col Boyd Photography By Bryson Luff Castlereagh League fans will have the opportunity to watch the top four sides clash in two vital Round 13 contests this Saturday. The Narromine Jets, currently sitting third on the competition ladder, will be hosting the fourth placed Gulgong Terriers in a game that may well be pivotal in finalising the final finishing order of the top … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Top Four to clash this weekend following great games in Round 12

By Bryson Luff With five rounds remaining in the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League competition the first-grade top five is starting to take shape, with both Coonabarabran and Gulgong, who sit equal fourth on the ladder, enjoying a five-point buffer over sixth placed Gilgandra. Whilst it is still possible for the Gilgandra Panthers to make the semis, their task became all that more difficult when … Continue reading Castlereagh Column: Race to the semis is on as Reserves season begins