Group 20 Rugby League
Tallon Smith Just months after contesting their first top grade Grand Final since 1995, the Hay Magpies have farewelled two key members of their side who have linked with a Toowoomba club for next season. Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Two Hay stars on the move to Queensland after strong 2025 season
Tallon Smith The famous green and gold jumper is set to return to Group 20 after an application from the Narrandera Lizards to re-join the competition was accepted at the competition’s annual general meeting. The Lizards, who have spent the past eight seasons playing in the Proten Community Cup, will return to the competition likely via Reserve Grade, marking the first time since 2005 that … Continue reading Narrandera to re-join Group 20 after application accepted by competition
Tallon Smith After a four-year hiatus, the prestigious Kelly Cup between rival Riverina competitions Group 9 and Group 20 will return in February as a selection trial for the region’s country championships team. The announcement of the fixture’s return comes after a two-year campaign led by Battlers For Bush Footy to revive the historic representative match, which began with a piece that ran last summer … Continue reading We did it! Kelly Cup return finalised after Battlers campaign to reinstate prestigious fixture
Tallon Smith The country rugby league world has lost a giant of the game, after the passing of the great Peter “Parra” Montgomery last night aged 79. A legendary figure across Groups 9, 17 and 20, and the Country Rugby League as a whole, Parra held positions as a player, journalist and administrator at local, group and state level. Peter Montgomery originally hailed from Sydney, … Continue reading Vale Peter “Parra” Montgomery: A rugby league legend, a friend, and a mentor
Tallon Smith The Griffith Waratah Tigers took out their second consecutive Group 20 Reserve Grade premiership with a heartstopping 28-22 win over the Hay Magpies in front of a big crowd at EW Moore Oval on Sunday. A near perfect first half from the Tigers saw them take an 18-0 lead into half time, only for Hay to claw their way back in the second … Continue reading Tahs take Ressies, Magpies swoop, Leeton dominates: Full Group 20 Grand Final Day Wrap
Tallon Smith The Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters have cemented the club’s second dynasty after winning their first back-to-back premierships since 1987-88 with a 30-22 victory over the Hay Magpies at EW Moore Oval on Sunday. The Roosters had to come from behind twice in the second half in a never-say-die fightback that sealed the club’s third title in the past five completed seasons and their status … Continue reading Second DPC Dynasty: Roosters down gallant Hay side to claim back-to-back Group 20 titles
Photo: Mandy Brooke-Barnes Tallon Smith The Hay Magpies will face DPC in the club’s first top grade Grand Final in three decades after securing the second spot in the decider with a 40-34 win over the Griffith Waratah Tigers at Leeton on Sunday. Continue reading Hay qualifies for first top grade decider since 1995 after extra time win over Waratahs
Photo: Mandy Brooke-Barnes Tallon Smith The Group 20 finals race has narrowed down to three teams, with the Griffith Waratah Tigers set to take on the Hay Magpies in the Preliminary Final for the right to face the Darlington Point-Coleambally Roosters in the Grand Final. Continue reading Group 20: Hay to face Waratahs for Grand Final date with DPC after incredible semi finals
Tallon Smith West Wyalong has secured the first place in the 2025 Group 20 League Tag Grand Final after a 22-12 win over the Leeton Greenies in the Major Semi Final at the Darlington Point Sportsground on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading Third time’s a charm: Mallee Chicks qualify for third-straight Group 20 League Tag decider
(Photo: Mandy Brooke-Barnes) Tallon Smith The Hay Magpies have secured their first finals victory in Group 20 First Grade since joining the competition in 2007 courtesy of a 20-18 win over the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks in the Elimination Final at the Hay Park Oval on Saturday. Continue reading Group 20: Hay secures first finals win since joining competition in 2007
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