Category: North West Sport

As the finale of 2017 left players in despair – their one-point grand final loss laid-down a blueprint for the Tamworth Thunderbolts for season 2018. While the women’s side entered a new phase this season – one of youth and enthusiasm.    

2018 saw the end of an era for Oxley Vale Attunga, while defending premiers North Companions finished with merely five victories. The Northern Inland Premier League season presented plenty of highs and lows, as Tamworth FC emerged both minor and major premiers. We take a look back on the season that was.  

It’s been another big year of rugby league in the North West – a new structure for Group 4 and a stronger selection of teams in the Group 19 competition. Meanwhile, Scully Park hosted an important clash between the Knights and the Tigers. As 2018 draws to a close, we take a look back at…

The Australian University Sevens Series continues to provide leverage for the sport’s next generation of female rugby union players. University of New England Lion’s players Maya Stewart and Grace Hamilton have recently been named New South Wales Super W training squad. For Stewart, her selection caps off an incredible season – she’s just returned from…

Her player ranking within the Women’s Big Bash League speaks volumes, with Tamworth’s Erin Osborne well inside the top 10 scorers of the competition. The talented all-rounder has been just as effective with the ball for the Melbourne Stars this season. She picked-up the wicket of Suzie Bates in their match with the Adelaide Strikers…

His personal form this season has been rock-solid, though the same can’t be said for the recent performance of the Perth Wildcats. The side chalking up its fourth consecutive loss last night, despite a strong effort from Tamworth’s Nick Kay The Wildcats relinquishing a comfortable first-half lead – going down to the Illawarra Hawks 81…

While some try their luck at the Boxing Day sales, for others, the action will be at the races. The Inverell and Quirindi Jockey Clubs are both holding Boxing Day meetings, each featuring five-race programs. For many race-goers, heading to the track the day after Christmas has become a long-standing tradition – punters taking the…

There’s next to nothing separating the two sides on the competition table – their ability on-field is much the same. But in the end, it was South Tamworth who got the victory over City United, in round three of the Twenty-20 competition.