Category: North West Sport

He only signed a two-year extension with the Waratahs last year, keeping country boy Alex Newsome in his home state. Now the outside-back has the opportunity to play at Tamworth’s Scully Park, a neighbourhood he knows pretty well.  

Gundagai horseman Jason Lindley has taken out this year’s Classic Campdraft by the narrowest of margins. The prestigious campdrafting event once again drawing a massive crowd under lights at AELEC.  

A Tamworth harness racer has been selected to represent a humble cause. Sarah Rushbrook will wear teal over the next six weeks, as she races to raise money for victims of ovarian cancer.

Tamworth’s Senior Swans are looking to build on their strengths, after making it to the finals last season. They’ve added five new players to their roster.  

North Tamworth has kicked off pre-season training, prepping for the Group 4 rugby league season. This weekend the Bears will put their practice into play, as they chase their seventh consecutive premiership.  

Bathurst is traditionally known for motorsport, but this weekend BMX racing will take centre stage. Jack Davis is making a long-awaited return to racing, after a riding mishap.  

The Tamworth women’s water polo team has claimed the 2020 New South Wales Country Club Championships in Mittagong. They defeated the Albury Sharks in the final – eight goals to six – to win their first ever Country Club title.  

Members of the Tamworth Gymnastics Club have just returned home from an overseas trip of a lifetime. The athletes spent 10-days touring the United States, where they competed against gymnasts from around the world.  

The ongoing drought has forced the Nutrien Classic Campdraft Sale to look to other livestock. Alongside cattle and horses, water buffalo will be featuring on this year’s program.  

Tamworth’s Anna Crisp has ridden her way into National Finals folklore. The rodeo competitor was crowned the ‘All-round Cowgirl’ winner at last weekend’s ABCRA finals.