Category: North West Sport

70 of the state’s best riders will saddle up at Kootingal for the Jumping Equitation Championships this weekend. An extra layer of competition has been added to revive the sport, following the pandemic.

Dozens of the elite rugby union players competed at the Junior State Championships in Armidale over the weekend. Central North and New England sides took home a few wins – players hoping to impress state selectors.

The Inverell Saints enjoyed an 18-point win over the New England Nomads in the senior women’s AFL over the weekend. However, luck later flipped for the home side, with the men’s Nomads trumping Inverell by a whopping 51 points.

Enthusiasm wasn’t enough to get the Magpies off the ground, in round two of Group 4 Rugby League. A vigilant Narrabri outfit, showcasing enviable defence, just ahead of the tryline on Sunday. The Blues’ Daniel Howell, then working through a scrum of players to score – that try, easily converted. Werris Creek fought back with…

The Tamworth Taipans will compete at the Oz Tag State Championships next weekend. However, due to dwindling numbers, the club has been forced to send one less team than anticipated.

Road cyclists from across the country will be put through their paces tomorrow. The gruelling ‘Grafton to Inverell’ race day has attracted a record number of entries this year, following the disappointment of 2020.

Since the passing of a baseball legend in Tamworth, the clubs junior competition slowly ceased to exist. Now the club is trying to regain popularity by hosting ‘Come and Try’ days, and dozens of players have already signed up.

Tamworth Dressage Club is welcoming horses back into the arena for the first time in more than twelve months. Local riders and those from inter-state will compete this weekend – ahead of the state championships in August.

Tamworth Hockey Association has enjoyed a successful weekend, after hosting the Over 40s and 45s Men’s Masters Carnival. Players from across New South Wales competed at the city’s upgraded complex, with eight locals chosen to represent the state.

The Tamworth Swans’ winning streak has been broken with an 11 point loss to the Kangaroos. The underdogs made a roaring comeback against their cross-town rivals – and now sit at third on the local AFL ladder.