By Tallon Smith The Narrandera Lizards have claimed a 24-18 win over the Ivanhoe Roosters in the Grand Final rematch in front of a raucous home crowd at the Narrandera Sportsground on Saturday Afternoon. The Roosters stormed out to a 12-0 early on through tries to Lochyer Brennan and Patrick Little, with Ex-NRL star Joel Thompson turning it on for his junior club in the … Continue reading Proten Round 5 wrap: Narrandera claim GF rematch on emotional day for Rankins Springs

By Tallon Smith Bluebirds celebrate centenary with win over Barellan The Hillston Bluebirds have strengthened their grip on a finals spot in the Group 17 Proten Community Cup competition with a 28-22 win over rivals Barellan Rams in the main game at Stan Peters Oval on Saturday. In front of around 750 spectators on their centenary celebration day, the Bluebirds converted a fast start into … Continue reading Full Proten Community Cup Round 4 wrap

By Tallon Smith The Ivanhoe Roosters have built on their 2022 Grand Final appearance by taking out the 2023 Proten Community Cup Knockout on their home ground on Saturday afternoon. The town, which is proudly amongst the smallest in the state to host a rugby league club, was sent into raptures when the Roosters defeated a gallant Barellan Rams side 14-6 in the Final to … Continue reading Beware the Rooster’s Crow: Ivanhoe win 2023 ProTen Community Cup Knockout

by Tallon Smith (17/07/2022) Best Articles of 2022 #4 The Ivanhoe Roosters have stamped their passport to make a trip the size of a small country after qualifying for the Proten Community Cup Rugby League Grand Final in Barellan next weekend courtesy of a 28-10 victory over Hillston in the Preliminary Final at Henry Mathieson Oval in Narrandera. The Roosters started strong with tries to … Continue reading RABBITOHS, ROOSTERS CROW AT PROTEN CUP GRAND FINAL DELIGHT

by Tallon Smith (10/07/2022) Best Articles of 2022 #3 The Proten Community Cup (Group 17) Semi Finals, played today July 9, at the Sahara Oval, Ivanhoe, saw Narrandera decisively book their Grand Final spots in both the Men’s and Women’s 9s competitions. The competition, which featured on Battlers For Bush Footy’s SPOTLIGHT series just this week, opened its finals series with its Women’s Tackle 9’s, … Continue reading LIZARDS CRAWL TO DOUBLE GRAND FINAL APPEARANCE

by Tallon Smith (02/07/2022) Best Articles of 2022 #2 Hillston have come from the clouds, after being last on the table for most of the season, to scrape into the Proten Community Cup Rugby League top four with a win over a COVID-ravaged Rankins Springs. Hosting the final round of the modern incarnation of Group 17 for 2022, the Bluebirds held off a gallant Rankins … Continue reading BLUEBIRDS CHEER AT FINALS DELIGHT ALONGSIDE MINOR PREMIERS IVANHOE

Story of the Year By Tallon Smith Narrandera has emphatically announced they are a powerhouse of local rugby league once more after completing the ProTen Community Cup double by taking out both the Men’s and Women’s 9s titles on Saturday in Barellan. The Lizards, who just five years ago were thirteen years deep into recess, took out a thrilling contest 20-14 over Ivanhoe in the … Continue reading Narrandera seeing double after Lizards crawl to community cup championships