Cover Photo: Photo: Lens By Lizzy/Liz Tui Tallon Smith The Albury Thunder washed away two years of heartbreak and ended a 14-year drought to claim the Group 9 reserve grade premiership with an 18-12 victory over Temora at Geohex Park on Sunday. After falling to Gundagai 18-16 in the final minute in 2024, before going unbeaten last season only to lose 17-12 in extra time … Continue reading Third time the charm for Albury as Thunder ends 14-year reserve grade drought

Tallon Smith A two-try player of the match performance from winger Abbey Field helped Junee secure its first women’s tackle premiership with a 20-6 victory over Wagga Brothers at Geohex Park on Sunday. The Diesels struck within the first two minutes of the match when an Anabelle Willis grubber found Kate Foley to open up a 6-0 lead, an advantage that was doubled 10 minutes … Continue reading Field stars as Junee downs Wagga Brothers to claim women’s tackle premiership in centenary year

Cover Photo: Supplied/Temora Dragons RLFC Tallon Smith Temora gained redemption for last year’s heartbreaking two-point loss and cemented its status as the dominant force of the Group 9 league tag competition after claiming a fourth title in five years with an 18-6 victory over Wagga Brothers at Geohex Park on Sunday. Two tries in quick succession late in the first half and another to Leo … Continue reading Temora gains redemption for last season’s loss with clinical display in league tag decider

Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith The Gundagai Tigers held off a late charge from Temora to secure back-to-back Group 9 premierships in consecutive seasons for the first time in the club’s history with a 24-16 victory in the grand final at Geohex Park on Sunday. After Gundagai crossed four times in the first half to open up a 22-0 lead at the break, … Continue reading Gundagai holds off fast-finishing Temora to create history with back-to-back titles

Tallon Smith Group 9’s longest-standing rivalry will re-ignite this Sunday when Temora and Wagga Brothers meet in a rematch of last year’s epic league tag grand final at Geohex Park. The two clubs have had an unprecedented level of dominance, winning 14 of the 17 premierships since the competition was introduced in 2008, and competing in four of the past five grand finals. After Brothers … Continue reading Longstanding rivalry set to re-ignite as Temora and Brothers prepare for grand final rematch

Tallon Smith Temora will look to end one of Group 9’s longest premiership droughts and complete a rare hat-trick of premiership victories across the grades in the process when it faces defending premiers Gundagai in the Group 9 Grand Final at Geohex Park on Sunday. Only Cootamundra (21 years), Wagga Brothers (31 years) and Junee (40 years) have longer premiership droughts than the Dragons’ 20-year … Continue reading Group 9 Grand Final Mega Preview: Can Temora break its drought or will Gundagai make history?

Tallon Smith A stunning leaping effort from recently crowned Weissel Medallist Hamish Starr completed a remarkable comeback to lift Temora into its first grand final in 20 years with a 22-18 victory over Southcity at Harris Park on Sunday. Down 18-0 after 52 minutes, the Dragons rallied with four tries in 17 minutes, before defending multiple sets on their own line in a tense finish … Continue reading Starr soars as Temora completes comeback to reach first grand final in two decades

Tallon Smith Gundagai will get the chance to defend its Group 9 title on grand final day after qualifying for the decider with a comprehensive 42-6 victory over Temora in the major semi final at Nixon Park on Sunday. The Tigers ran in 36 unanswered points in a dominant display, earning a return to the big dance and sending the Dragons to a sudden-death preliminary … Continue reading Terrific Tigers produce dominant display to down Dragons in grand final qualifier

Cover Photo: Kate Johnson Tallon Smith Southcity’s remarkable run from fifth position will extend into the third week of the postseason after the Bulls secured a thrilling 22-18 victory over Junee in the minor semi final at Laurie Daley Oval on Saturday. Faced with a 12-4 half time deficit, three tries in the space of 12 minutes in the second half turned the tide, before … Continue reading ‘Confidence’ key as Bulls overturn half time deficit to reach preliminary final

Tallon Smith It took eight long years for Junee to return to the finals, and this Saturday, finals football will return to Junee itself, with the home side receiving a timely boost for the sudden-death minor semi final. Looking to bounce back and utilise their second chance after being soundly beaten by Gundagai 36-12 in Sunday’s qualifying final, the Diesels welcome back Jese Wainibuli from … Continue reading Timely boost for Diesels ahead of highly anticipated second chance final