Category: North West Sport

The North Tamworth Bears are already through to this year’s Group 4 rugby league decider. As for who they’ll play, that depends on tomorrow’s match between Werris Creek and Kootingal, with the in-form Roosters eager to fill the vacancy.  

Qualifying for the world’s richest greyhound race starts tomorrow night in Gunnedah, when the seven-week Million Dollar Chase series gets underway. The Gunnedah Greyhound Racing Club is one of five new regional venues to host qualifiers in 2019. Heats will be held across a total of 14 regional venues, before the Million Dollar Chase grand…

He’s already represented the Junior Wallabies this season, now Tamworth’s Bo Abra looks destined to make his National Rugby Championship debut. The 20-year-old has recently been named in the Canberra Vikings squad – a team that features a host of ACT Brumbies stars. It’s hoped exposure at the NRC level could open the door to…

It’s a lifestyle that many dream off – touring the world as an elite sportsperson. It’s become the norm for Inverell cyclist Dylan Sunderland, most recently conquering mountains in France and Utah.  

They commemorated some landmark moments in 2019, but the Walcha Rams club’s 125th-year anniversary took the cake. The cherry on top, winning the Central North Rugby minor premiership, the other securing a home semi-final.  

The Tamworth Clay Target Club is preparing to host its annual Nothern Zone Carnival. Some of the state’s best shooters will look to clinch the championship this weekend.

A Tamworth Muay Thai fighter has defended his East Coast title. 18-year-old Josh McCulloch defeated his Western Australian opponent in a tight bout on the Central Coast.

The Moree Boomerangs have pulled-off one of the great comebacks, to win a second straight Group 19 premiership. Glen Innes were all but home in yesterday’s decider, when Moree struck in the dying minutes.  

Inverell cyclist Dylan Sunderland has dominated this year’s Tamworth Cycling Festival. Despite only arriving home late last week, the elite rider proved himself a cut above.  

The Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters have won the minor semi-final against Gunnedah – defeating the Bulldogs by 36-points. Meanwhile, the North Tamworth Bears thrashed Werris Creek in the major semi-final at Jack Woolaston Oval. The reigning premiers ran in nine tries to two, earning the Bears another home grand final on September 7. PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO UNAVAILABLE.