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  • Rugby League

First grade front-runners emerge in Group 4 competition

A quartet of early front-runners have emerged while four teams are still yet to fire heading into Group 4 Rugby League’s Magic Round on Friday. The competition is beginning to take shape after an action-packed weekend saw the Boggabri Kangaroos, North Tamworth Bears, Gunnedah Bulldogs and Werris Creek Magpies continue their strong starts to the season as they all registered back-to-back wins. All four sides emerged victorious in their respective round two matches to move to four points apiece after they had kicked off their campaigns with wins a week earlier. Some early pressure is beginning to mount on the […]

May 8, 2025

  • Federal election

New Nationals MP ‘grateful for opportunity to serve electorate’

The Nationals will continue to represent the electorate of Parkes in federal parliament after the party’s candidate Jamie Chaffey was successful at the weekend’s election. Mr Chaffey, of Gunnedah, will be calling on his Labor government counterparts to respect the value of regional NSW. The Nationals’ candidate is expected to be elected to the House of Representatives for the seat once polls are officially declared. He was preselected at an event in Narrabri last year, taking over from retiring and long-serving federal member Mark Coulton. Mr Chaffey experienced a strong showing in last Saturday’s election – his first time standing […]

May 7, 2025

  • Rugby 10s

Narrabri Blue Boars crush Gunnedah in the CNRU women’s 10s grand final rematch on ladies’ day

Narrabri Blue Boars kicked off their Central North Rugby Union women’s 10s premiership defence in style on Saturday when they demolished the Gunnedah Red Devils 43-5 at Dangar Park. The round two clash was the Blue Boars’ first game of the season after they won by forfeit in round one, was part of the club’s annual ladies’ day and was also a grand final rematch, but a new-look side with a new coach at the helm did not let the occasion get the better of them as they started the season on the front foot. Narrabri outscored the away team […]

May 7, 2025

  • Rugby Union

Scoreless second half leads to Blue Boars’ first loss of the CNRU season

Narrabri Blue Boars’ first grade head coach Craig Gleeson thought his men beat themselves on Saturday as they lost 24-17 against the Gunnedah Red Devils at Dangar Park. The Blue Boars had a lot to play for as they lined up looking for a clean sweep on ladies’ day following three Narrabri wins earlier in the day, and it was also their first competition game at home since they claimed the 2024 CNRU first grade premiership at the venue in August last year. They went into the half-time break with a 17-12 lead but failed to fire in the second […]

May 6, 2025

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