Boars ladies tackle two-from-two after hard-fought win at Kootingal

MOREE Boars ladies’ tackle squad kept their momentum at full throttle with a dogged 10-8 win against Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters in the Group 4 competition at Kootingal last Sunday. Coach Chris Swan was impressed with how the team played “wet-weather footy” to stave off a second-half Roosters’ surge after going to the break with a 10-nil [...]

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Boars first-grade just beaten, reserve-grade draw and under-18s improve sharply

REIGNING Group 4 premiers Moree Boars suffered a narrow 26-24 first-round loss to Werris Creek Magpies at home ground Boughton Oval last Saturday, with coach Jamie Sampson saying the first-grade outfit beat themselves. Sampson, who coaches the side with Jack Durheim, scored one of Moree’s four tries, along with Brent McDonald, Kaedyn Smith and Jake [...]

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Smith and Fernance honoured with 100-game Bulls caps

TWO milestones were recognised at round one of the Central North rugby union competition at Moree last Saturday when key clubmen Gus Smith and Jack Fernance celebrated their 100th games for the Weebolla Bulls. Smith and Fernance were presented with 100-game caps by club stalwart Peter Copeman. Loosehead lock Gus Smith is a born-and-bred Moree [...]

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Moree Bulls start season with hard-fought win against Gunnedah

THE Moree Bulls capped a memorable Central North round one with a hard-fought first-grade win against Gunnedah Red Devils, 45-28, at Weebolla rugby grounds on Saturday. Club president, David Watts, said the opener was always set to be a great day of rugby. “Players, officials and spectators were eager to see the start of the [...]

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Moree Riders’ Club Series 1 ready to go in 2025

FULL on or just for fun – everyone’s covered when Moree Riders’ Club holds its final come-and-try registration session for Series 1 on Monday, May 5 at Moree Riders’ Track. Club president Steele Sutton said the May 5 season opener will allow kids of all ages to register and be graded for divisions, with racing [...]

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Boars historic ladies tackle win crowned by McGrady’s 100th club game

MOREE Boars ladies tackle team made themselves heard loud and clear at Boughton Oval on Saturday, with a cakewalk win over Dungowan Cowboys at a Group 4 history-making round one of rugby league. Coached by Chris Swan, who returned to Moree after years away playing league at the top level, the Boars overpowered Dungowan 28-4 [...]

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Moree Boars start season on firm footing as ladies create tackle history

MOREE Boars ladies tackle team made an historic statement, reserve-grade won a game that went right to the wire and the newly-minted under-18s outfit was well-beaten but far from disgraced at Boughton Oval on Saturday. The Boars’ Group 4 opening round against Dungowan Cowboys didn’t disappoint, with three grades playing in stifling, summer-like conditions. Moree [...]

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Warialda Cup reward beckons for Inverell trainer

A sensational reward for Todd Payne missed by inches when stable star Lisztomania was narrowly beaten in the $1 million Evergreen Turf Country Championship Final at Randwick last Saturday. But the popular Inverell trainer is on target for a well-deserved consolation prize when Sensational Reward tackles the 1400m Mick Farrell Memorial Anipro Warialda Cup today. [...]

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Record numbers for TAS Rugby Carnival this weekend

MORE than 60 junior rugby union teams from across Australia will compete in The Armidale School rugby carnival this weekend, including an under-12s team from Moree Junior Rugby Union Club. The two-day TAS carnival, the largest of its type in Australia, will be played across eight fields at The Armidale School, but it is the [...]

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New coaches across all grades heralds new season for Moree Boars

MOREE Boars will run on three teams at Boughton Oval on Saturday – women’s tackle, under-18s and reserve-grade – and club president Todd Mitchell is confident the club will start the 2025 Group 4 season on top of their game under new coaches across all grades. The Boars first-grade outfit, which plays its first game [...]

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