Tallon Smith The Singleton Greyhounds have taken out their first Group 21 First Grade title since 2012 with an 28-22 win over the Greta-Branxton Colts in the Grand Final at Pirtek Park on Sunday. Continue reading Group 21: Singleton sweeps men’s deciders to break 13-year first grade drought
Tallon Smith Country rugby league’s rebound in 2025 has spread to the Liverpool Plains with the Quirindi Grasshoppers set to return to the Group 21 competition after eight years in recess. The Grasshoppers, who spent time both in that competition and the Group 4 Second Division prior to their hiatus, will rejoin the group via its reserve grade competition, joining Merriwa and Murrurundi as reserves-only … Continue reading Quirindi Grasshoppers join Group 21 in push for bush footy return
By Tallon Smith (Cover Photo: Facebook) The Murrurundi Mavericks have unveiled their Senior Men’s coaches for 2025 on the same day they announced their plans to return to the Hunter Valley Group 21 competition next season. The Mavericks, who last competed in the Group 21 Reserve Grade competition in 2021, did not fielded teams in any grade in 2024. The club detailed the coaching appointments … Continue reading Mavericks set to return after four years on bush footy’s sidelines
By Tallon Smith This is Battlers For Bush Footy’s 100th article since we launched our website in November last year! To celebrate this occasion, we’re taking a look at 10 towns and regions that need our great game rugby league to return to their local sporting fields. So, without further ado, here they are! 10. Quirindi (NSW) By far and away the largest town in … Continue reading 10 places that need a rugby league team to return
By Tallon Smith The Scone Thoroughbreds have won their fourth successive Group 21 Rugby League Premiership after defeating the Greta-Branxton Colts 30-28 in the Grand Final held at Greta Central Oval on Sunday. Although they faced a much more challenging year than last year’s Clayton Cup winning effort, the Thoroughbreds came from third place, defeating Muswellbrook and Denman en route to taking out the club’s … Continue reading Grand Final Watch: Thoroughbreds outpace Colts to deliver Scone fourth-straight title, Maitland win again
By Tallon Smith The Group 19 and Group 21 Rugby League will feature Under 18s competitions once again in 2023 according to their competition draws released earlier this week. After a lean few seasons on the Under 18s front, which has been highlighted to Battlers For Bush Footy by many a club and league president as the single biggest issue going forward for country rugby … Continue reading Groups 19, 21 to feature Under 18s competitions once again in 2023
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