By Jamie Parsons Rankins Springs and Ivanhoe played out a unique game in the Proten Cup men’s preliminary final last Saturday, finishing level after 20 minutes of golden point. Under current NSWRL rules, Rankins Springs qualify for the Grand Final as they finished higher on the ladder, ending the season in second position compared to Ivanhoe’s fourth. In the women’s game Barellan bounced back after … Continue reading Proten Cup: Dragons and Roosters play out epic draw in Preliminary Final

By Jamie Parsons At Rankins Springs on Saturday the Proten Cup finals went the same way much of the regular season went, with four very close games. The Men’s competition had four draws this season after there were zero in the previous five years, and two more games on Saturday followed the theme and ended up in extra time. Women’s Games Rankins Springs Dragonettes enjoyed … Continue reading Proten Cup Semi-Finals Start with Two Golden Point Games

By Tallon Smith & Jamie Parsons The Narrandera Lizards have won the 2024 ProTen Community Cup Minor Premiership after completing a perfect 6-0 regular season campaign at the Barellan Sports Ground on Saturday. The Lizards secured the minor title after a 42-12 victory in their final regular season match against the winless Goolgowi Rabbitohs to open the day’s play. Centre combination Caleb Atkinson and D’Andre … Continue reading Proten Cup Round 6 Report: Finals set in stone as Lizards win Minor Premiership

By Jamie Parsons A freezing, foggy morning as teams travelled to Hillston luckily gave way to a sunny afternoon and another great round of Proten Cup rugby league games. With all teams still eligible for finals, a lot was on the line with a couple clubs on their last chance to make something of their season. Women’s Games Barellan started off the day against Rankins … Continue reading Proten Cup: Round 5 Report from Hillston

By Tallon Smith The bush footy rumour mill has entered overdrive this week after a series of rumours pertaining to the potential entrance of the newly re-formed Deniliquin RLFC into the ProTen Community Cup, and the implications this would have on the future of the Narrandera Lizards and the competition as a whole. The misunderstanding centres around a Facebook post which advertised the Deniliquin club’s … Continue reading ProTen Cup: No need for panic as NSWRL, Competition Committee seek to accommodate all clubs

By Jamie Parsons A very sunny winter’s day eventually turned to rain as Round 4 of Proten Cup rugby league was played out in Goolgowi on Saturday. Another very good crowd was on hand early to see six games of local rivals battling it out. Women’s Games The Ivanhoe Hens got their best side on the park for the first time this season, with an … Continue reading ProTen Community Cup: Round 4 Report

By Jamie Parsons Five clubs had a very long trip ahead of them on Saturday morning as rain on Thursday and Friday had closed Mossgiel and Booligal roads. Goolgowi had the shortest trip at 325km, but to their credit all clubs made the trip and made a great day, giving back to Ivanhoe for the travel times they do every week to attend other clubs’ … Continue reading Proten Cup Round 2 Review: Two draws and a thriller in Men’s games at Ivanhoe

By Jamie Parsons The first round of the Proten Cup had its ups and downs with both the biggest scores in the six years of the competition as well as its closest score. Narrandera put on a great day with one of the best grounds and facilities in the area. Women’s Games Barellan started 2024 the same way they played all of 2023 with a … Continue reading Proten Community Cup: Round 1 Review and Round 2 Preview

By Jamie Parsons The Proten Cup begins its season proper this weekend at Narrandera after all teams had their first run a couple of weeks ago at Rankins Springs for the annual Knockout. All twelve teams turned up at the knockout and should be in better shape this weekend. Sowing is still going in a couple of our communities but many are done, so we … Continue reading Kickoff on the plains: Proten Cup Round 1 Previews