Scone Retain Johnny Lawler Memorial Trophy
Last Sunday saw the Scone Thoroughbreds and Aberdeen Tigers compete for the Annual Johnny Lawler Memorial Shield. The game was traditionally tough as all local derbies are. In a match where both sides had too many errors it was Scone converting a 6:4 lead to a 24:8 victory at full time. Aberdeen finally scored after […]
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Singleton Greyhounds clean sweep in Round 4 of Group 21 competition
After a lean weekend last round it was a much better day at the office for Singleton teams in Round 4 of the BHP Billiton Group 21 competition with all four sides savouring victory. The First Grade encounter between the Ourcare Singleton Greyhounds and the visiting Greta-Branxton Colts was a desperate affair with both teams […]
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Jarrod Wicks and Isaac Austin named in Greater Northern Tigers squad
THE representative selections of Jarrod Wicks and Isaac Austin capped off an excellent weekend for the Scone Thoroughbreds Rugby League Football Club. The pair was named in the Greater Northern Tigers under-23 squad to play Central Coast at Denman on Friday, May 19. Both boys gained a spot in the 18-man line-up after taking the […]
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Merriwa Magpies send BHP Billiton Hunter Valley Group 21 Rugby League rivals packing in round three
IT was a red-letter day for the Merriwa Magpies in the third round of the BHP Billiton Hunter Valley Group 21 Rugby League competition at the weekend. Away from home, the Magpies sent the Singleton Greyhounds packing at Pirtek Park. The Merriwa reserve grade outfit looked destined for defeat, however a try in the dying […]
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Singleton’s Phoebe Desmond named in NSW Country Squad
Singleton’s Phoebe Desmond has been selected in the NSW Country Women’s squad for the intrastate clash with City on Sunday, May 14 at North Sydney Oval. This inaugural Women’s City versus Country Origin fixture is set to be a momentous clash. A goal she has been focused on since organising – and playing in – the Greyhounds inaugural women’s nines team. […]
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Harvey Norman Jillaroos ANZAC Test team
Harvey Norman Jillaroos Coach Brad Donald has named a team of 20 ahead of the much-anticipated ANZAC Test Match Double Header against the Kiwi Ferns. “The coaching staff have been very pleased with the effort shown right throughout the 25-strong squad that have trained together on the Gold Coast these past few days,” Mr Donald […]
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2017 Kangaroos Anzac Test squad
The Australian Rugby League Commission has today selected the following players to represent the Australian Kangaroos in the 2017 ANZAC Test. The 2017 ANZAC Test match, against New Zealand at Canberra’s GIO Stadium on Friday, May 5, will be Australian Captain Cameron Smith’s 50th Test match, as well as his 27th as Captain. Smith will […]
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BHP Billiton to sponsor Group 21 Rugby League in 2017
IN a major coup for Hunter Valley Group 21, mining giant BHP Billiton will be the competition’s naming rights sponsor for 2017. And, the local rugby league organisation’s president Simon Walmsley is hoping it’s a long-term partnership. “We’re thrilled by the sponsorship deal, especially in the current economic climate,” he said at the announcement, at […]
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Rugby League partnership to save lives on country roads
The NSW Government has today joined forces with the nation’s leading rugby league bodies, the National Rugby League (NRL), NSW Rugby League (NSWRL) and Country Rugby League (CRL) to announce a historic two-year partnership, in an effort to save more lives on country roads. As the Government prepares to tackle road safety in the country […]
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