Category: North West Sport

Round 10 of the New England Rugby Union season kicks off on Saturday and an Armidale derby will headline the weekend. The Blues take on the Barbarians for the second time this season.

A Tamworth gym is home to the region’s very own professional arm wrestling club. Creator Rob Brown formed the Tamworth Bulls just under a year ago- and hopes to build the club to new heights.

To Group 4 Rugby League- and a struggling Manilla Tigers have been thrashed by the Kootingal Roosters. For the Tigers- a dwindling defense was unable to take on the Chooks.. In what ended as a 58 point blowout.

The Tamworth Pirates were given a run for their money by the Moree Bulls at home yesterday afternoon. Fullback Sam Collett inspired his Pirates teammates in the second half to win 32 points to 25.

More than 500 junior hockey stars are in Tamworth for this year’s Michael York Cup and Kim Small Shield. It’s the first time the event has been held since covid.

The Kootingal Roosters take on a struggling Manilla Tigers this weekend in Group 4. Despite the Tigers poor form, Rootsers coach Geoff Sharpe says his side can’t be complacent.

The Moree Bulls might have clinched the Kookaburra Cup, but they’ll be in for a fight to hold onto it. The young side will come up against long-time Central North Rugby premiers, the Pirates this weekend.

It’s one of the biggest events on the Tamworth hockey calendar, and it’s finally coming back this weekend. The York Cup and Kim Small Shield will see thousands of young players flock to the region.

The PSSA Classic Shield State Knockout competition kicked off today at Scully Park. The North West’s top four teams went head-to-head, with the winner to compete against the North Coast, next month.

Farrer Agricultural Memorial High School has progressed to the quarter finals of the combined New South Wales high school football competition. The team was put through their paces, as they faced Mitchell High School, from Sydney.