Moree Boars second-grade deflect swooping Magpies with decisive 36-18 win
SWOOPING Magpies missed their mark when a strong Moree Boars second-grade team trounced Werris Creek 36-18 before a big hometown crowd in the Group 4 rugby league competition at Boughton Oval on Sunday. The Magpies were game in defeat, but the Boars, led by captain Luke Hobday and co-coaches Charlie Shearer and Alf Newman, deftly
Moree Boars first-grade march in with strong win against Werris Creek
MOREE Boars’ first-grade squad is only two rounds into the 2026 Group 4 rugby league season, but already a grand-final three-peat looks on the cards after they delivered a 40-18 hammering to Werris Creek Magpies at Boughton Oval on Saturday. Five-eighth Jamie Sampson led the first-half try-scoring spree with a four-pointer in the 24th minute
The girls are back in town: Moree Boars ladies start season with big win
A slow start led to a big finish when Moree Boars ladies tackle team comprehensively defeated Werris Creek Magpies 28-6 – six tries to one – at Boughton Oval on Sunday. After leading 14-6 at half-time, the girls well and truly announced they are back in town, leaving the Magpies scoreless in the second half.
Moree Giants launch junior rugby league season on a winning note
HUNDREDS of kids – boys and girls – pulled on their jerseys and laced up the footy boots at Boughton Oval on Saturday to launch the Moree Giants’ 2026 junior rugby league season. The Giants hosted Inverell Hawks across three fields, with under-6s through to under-17s girls running on. Moree Giants club president Steve Cory
Moree’s Karen Tighe fulfils role as NSW Indigenous women’s cricket team assistant coach
KAREN Tighe is back home in Moree after completing her role as assistant coach of the New South Wales Indigenous women’s cricket team, runners-up to Victoria in the women’s grand-final at the National Indigenous Cricket Championships in Mackay recently. Tighe, selected alongside fellow assistant coach Zoya Thakur and head coach Kerry Marshall, is one of
Next generation of bull riding stars named for PBR Origin 2026
EMERGING bull-riding stars, 13-year-old Kassedy Carlon from Bundarra, 10-year-old Chase Berry from Gunnedah and 16-year-old Liam Birks from Tamworth have been selected to represent New South Wales for the 2026 Professional Bull Riders Australia Monster Energy Origin Series’ junior teams. Junior riders will compete at all three Origin events in Newcastle, Brisbane and Sydney, with
Bush racing’s Golden Triangle starts at Moree Saturday, May 23
THE highly-anticipated first round of bush racing’s Golden Triangle – the heart of bush racing in the heart of the country – is only four weeks away. The annual picnic racing circuit linking Moree, Mallawa and Talmoi is again expected to bring big crowds from across the region to enjoy bush racing at its finest.
Sport kicking goals for regional tourism
WITH ongoing concern over the impact of the fuel crisis on regional tourism, sporting events continue to have strong attendances, providing a much-needed uptick in visitation. Shadow Minister for Tourism Kevin Anderson attended the 2026 Your Local Club Regional Academy Games in Tamworth at the weekend, which brought close to 1000 junior athletes from across
Boars repeat grand-final win against Gunnedah – with the same scoreline
MOREE Boars defeated Gunnedah Bulldogs 32-16 in last year’s Group 4 rugby league grand-final – and incredibly, the score was replicated in the 2026 season opener against the same team at Boughton Oval on Saturday. About 15 minutes from full-time, comeback kid Jamie Sampson landed a four-pointer when the Boars desperately needed points, and winger
Business as usual for Moree Boars second-grade with big win against Gunnedah
IT was business as usual at Boughton Oval on Saturday when Moree Boars second-grade squad launched their 2026 Group 4 season with a thumping 50-18 win against Gunnedah Bulldogs. Boasting a raft of new players, the Boars ran in nine tries to three against Gunnedah in a dominant display. Daniel Smith, wearing the No.21 jersey
