Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith Not even the loss of a star playmaker early in the match could derail Temora’s now eight-game winning streak as it piled on 12 tries to remain on top of the ladder with a 64-10 victory over Albury at Nixon Park on Saturday. Dragons five-eighth Lachie Cole was taken from the field as a precaution 10 minutes into the … Continue reading Temora fires despite early loss of playmaker to post eighth straight win against Albury

Tallon Smith A flurry of points either side of half time proved the difference as the Wagga Kangaroos moved back inside the Group 9 top five with a 28-12 victory over fellow finals contender Cootamundra at Geohex Park on Saturday. After Chantz Carey crossed for the first try 35 minutes in, two further tries either side of the break to Hayden Jolliffe and Joel Kelly … Continue reading Kangaroos claim crucial victory over Cootamundra to move back inside top five

Tallon Smith After a string of close results leading into the general bye, the Gundagai Tigers returned to their early-season form with a comprehensive 40-18 triumph over the Southcity Bulls at Harris Park on Saturday. Winger Sailusi Temaka crossed for a hat-trick in his return from injury, while five-eighth Tyron Gorman bagged a double of his own to account for five of the Tigers’ seven … Continue reading Hat-trick from returning star propels Gundagai to biggest win in nine games

Tallon Smith They may be out of finals contention, but the Tumut Blues still have something to play for after wrestling the Challenge Cup off the Wagga Kangaroos with a 12-10 victory at a muddy Twickenham Oval on Sunday. In conditions where the Roos were never realistically going to overcome the +19.5 start handed to the Blues, a 36th minute penalty goal to Eli Williams … Continue reading ‘Small reward’ driving Tumut after narrow win over Kangaroos in Challenge Cup clash

Cover Photo: Tahlia Crane Photography Tallon Smith A six-try first half avalanche all but sealed a seventh straight victory for Temora in its 58-22 triumph over the Wagga Brothers at Nixon Park on Saturday. After Hamish Starr and Billy Reardon kickstarted the scoring, five-eighth Lachie Cole stole the show with a hat-trick inside the opening 40 minutes, with Tyler Madden also getting in on the action … Continue reading Six-try first half sets up seventh straight win for ladder leaders Temora

Cover Photo: Bec Herring Tallon Smith Luke Berkrey’s boot gave Cootamundra the upper hand in the battle for fifth position in Group 9 after the Bulldogs secured a comeback 12-10 victory over Young in a dour local derby at Les Boyd Oval on Sunday. The Bulldogs captain-coach kicked four goals, three of them penalty goals, to get his side over the line and put it … Continue reading Berkrey’s boot the difference in ‘slugfest’ as Cootamundra gains upper hand in top five fight

Tallon Smith It may not have been the most pretty performance, but some individual brilliance from Daniel Foley helped Junee to secure a 20-14 victory over the Albury Thunder at Greenfield Park on Saturday. The fullback scored two of the Diesels’ four tries, including the match sealer on full time, to cap off a strong personal performance and seal the club’s fourth straight win. Junee … Continue reading Foley stars as Junee secures hard-fought win in ‘bludger of a game’ against Albury

Tallon Smith The Cootamundra Bulldogs have ridden many ups and downs over the last 25 years, but for a large part of that time, one familiar face has been there week in, week out. This weekend, veteran Bulldogs forward Grant Boyd will play his 300th senior rugby league game for the club, as Cootamundra welcomes Young to Les Boyd Oval.  The son of the oval’s … Continue reading 300 club games and counting: Remarkable bush footy milestone for son of NRL legend

Cover Photo: Junee Diesels Tallon Smith The Junee Diesels moved one step closer to ending an eight-year finals drought with a 28-18 victory over the Southcity Bulls at Laurie Daley Oval on Sunday. In club legend Daniel Foley’s 200th game, it was a quickfire pair of tries involving halfback Connor Garrety following the half time break that proved pivotal after Nathan Rose had an early … Continue reading Junee moves a step closer to ending finals drought with victory over Southcity in Foley’s 200th

Tallon Smith The Albury Thunder have re-emerged as a finals contender in Group 9 after securing their first back-to-back wins of the season with an upset 20-8 victory over Cootamundra at Les Boyd Oval on Sunday. After the Bulldogs levelled the scores at 8-all less than a minute into the second half thanks to a try to Josh Harris off the kickoff, the Thunder hit … Continue reading ‘Really working’: Enjoyment key to consecutive wins as Albury downs Cootamundra