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  • Rugby Union

Blue Boars extend shield streak with massive win

Narrabri Rugby Club retained the Hannaford-Southwell Shield in front of a loud and proud home crowd at Dangar Park on Saturday night after outscoring St Albert’s College 62-12. The shield victory was Narrabri’s fifth on the trot since 2021 when they won it back off the Armidale students. The match was played across three 25-minute thirds and the hosts scored first as Joe Baker made a break down the right edge and passed back inside to Tom Nolan, who raced away to score besides the sticks. They never looked back and went on to outscore the visitors 10 tries to […]

Apr 10, 2025

  • Rugby 10s

Defending champions impress during first hitout

It may be a rebuilding year for the Narrabri Blue Boars’ women’s side, but the defending CNRU 10s champs showed they will still be a force this year when they scored a 43-10 victory against St Albert’s College at Dangar Park on Saturday. The Blue Boars have a new coach and an abundance of new players in 2025 after Mitch Creighton relocated to Newcastle after coaching the team to last year’s premiership win and all but four players hung up the boots for at least this year. Andrew Gale has stepped into the coaching role and will be assisted by […]

Apr 10, 2025

  • Boxing

Davey representing Australia on the world stage once again

Just weeks after a victorious debut in the professional boxing scene, Aussie Olympian Shannan Davey has made a return to the amateurs to once again represent the nation on the world stage. The 25-year-old travelled to Brazil last month where he and more than 130 boxers from 19 countries took part in the first World Boxing Cup of the year. He was one of six Australians that competed at the event and he lined up in the men’s 70kg division. The Narrabri boy was dealt a tough opening bout against US boxer Carlos Flowers and it was the American who […]

Apr 10, 2025

  • Bowls

Another thrilling ladies’ fours decider contested at Narrabri Bowling Club

The Narrabri Bowling Club’s women’s fours competition finals usually bring the best out of the eight ladies who are involved, and Saturday’s decider was certainly no different. The team of Lorraine Scott, Debbie Gleeson, Ronnie Dewar and Helen Woodward defeated the team of Eva Sadler, Janice Foxe, Rebecca Taylor and Cindy Neil (who was a sub for Lisa Pillar) 15 shots to 13 at the John McNamara Owen Campey Green to be crowned champions as the final was decided by two or fewer shots for the third season running. For Scott, Gleeson and Dewar, it was a second fours championship […]

Apr 8, 2025

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