Group 9
Cover Photo: JGR Images Tallon Smith The Young Cherrypickers are eyeing a shot at a second title in three years in 2026 after recruiting four new players to the club ahead of the new season. Continue reading League best and fairest, NSW Cup half and son of former NRL star headline Young’s 2026 signings
Rugby league fans in Coolamon are being urged to attend a special formative meeting this weekend which aims to revive a senior team in the town. Organised by Battlers For Bush Footy and Coolamon Raiders JRLC President Tom Besgrove, the meeting aims to re-establish a senior rugby league presence in the town after three decades without a side. Battlers For Bush Footy founder and meeting … Continue reading Special meeting this weekend aiming to revive senior rugby league in Coolamon
Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith The Tumut Blues have gone back to the future ahead of the 2026 season after unveiling long-time player turned mentor Dean Bristow as the First Grade coach for the upcoming Group 9 campaign. Continue reading Dean’s the man: Experienced mentor Bristow to lead the Blues in 2026
Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith Just days after losing star half Nathan Rose, a trio of Wagga Kangaroos players have also departed the club after signing with Newcastle club Western Suburbs Rosellas. Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Wagga Kangaroos trio on the move to Newcastle for 2026 season
Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith The search for a replacement for Aaron Gorrell as Group 9 coach is over, with experienced Brothers mentor Blake Dunn to take charge of the Gladiators team ahead of their showdown with Group 20 in February. Continue reading Dunn deal: Group 9 legend opens up on recent appointment as representative coach
Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith It has been labelled the biggest move of the Group 9 off season, Wagga Kangaroos coach Nathan Rose returning to his junior club South City Bulls for the 2026 season. Now, the star five-eighth has opened up to Battlers For Bush Footy on his return to the Bulls, his time at Kangaroos, and why he won’t be featuring … Continue reading “The time was right”: Nathan Rose on his return to South City and stint at Kangaroos
Tallon Smith The South City Bulls have landed the biggest signature in Group 9, after announcing that star five-eighth Nathan Rose will re-join the club for the 2026 season. Rose, who was a key player in the Bulls’ back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017, returns to the club after stints at Gundagai and Wagga Kangaroos. Rose’s time at the Tigers yielded a title in 2022, … Continue reading BREAKING: Group 9 star joins instant ‘favourites’ South City from cross-town rivals
Tallon Smith Riverina rugby league fans are celebrating a massive win after confirmation that the NRLW Magic Round will be heading to Wagga Wagga’s Geohex Park on the weekend of August 1-2 next year. The two day extravaganza of rugby league, first staged at Newcastle this year following on from the success of the men’s event, is expected to draw sellout crowds on both days, … Continue reading “Out of this world”: Magic Round set to hit Wagga in incredible coup for bush footy
Tallon Smith Gundagai, Group 9 and the Riverina Bulls are on the lookout for a new head coach after Aaron Gorrell announced he will depart the club following his appointment to the role of Jersey Flegg coach at the St George Illawarra Dragons. After leading the Tigers to a fifth title in 10 years in his first season at the helm this year, the Albion … Continue reading Breaking: Premiership winning mentor departs Group 9 to link with former NRL club
Tallon Smith The South City Bulls have continued their active off-season in the player market with a big coup after landing the signature of rampaging back rower Joel Tracey from cross-town rivals Wagga Brothers for the 2026 season. The return of Tracey, a club junior who spent almost a decade at the Bulls prior to this year, essentially completes a player trade with Brothers after … Continue reading Exclusive: South City sign star second rower from cross-town rivals
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