Boars historic ladies tackle win crowned by McGrady’s 100th club game
MOREE Boars ladies tackle team made themselves heard loud and clear at Boughton Oval on Saturday, with a cakewalk win over Dungowan Cowboys at a Group 4 history-making round one of rugby league. Coached by Chris Swan, who returned to Moree after years away playing league at the top level, the Boars overpowered Dungowan 28-4
Moree Boars start season on firm footing as ladies create tackle history
MOREE Boars ladies tackle team made an historic statement, reserve-grade won a game that went right to the wire and the newly-minted under-18s outfit was well-beaten but far from disgraced at Boughton Oval on Saturday. The Boars’ Group 4 opening round against Dungowan Cowboys didn’t disappoint, with three grades playing in stifling, summer-like conditions. Moree
Warialda Cup reward beckons for Inverell trainer
A sensational reward for Todd Payne missed by inches when stable star Lisztomania was narrowly beaten in the $1 million Evergreen Turf Country Championship Final at Randwick last Saturday. But the popular Inverell trainer is on target for a well-deserved consolation prize when Sensational Reward tackles the 1400m Mick Farrell Memorial Anipro Warialda Cup today.
Record numbers for TAS Rugby Carnival this weekend
MORE than 60 junior rugby union teams from across Australia will compete in The Armidale School rugby carnival this weekend, including an under-12s team from Moree Junior Rugby Union Club. The two-day TAS carnival, the largest of its type in Australia, will be played across eight fields at The Armidale School, but it is the
New coaches across all grades heralds new season for Moree Boars
MOREE Boars will run on three teams at Boughton Oval on Saturday – women’s tackle, under-18s and reserve-grade – and club president Todd Mitchell is confident the club will start the 2025 Group 4 season on top of their game under new coaches across all grades. The Boars first-grade outfit, which plays its first game
Moore chasing more in rich Tamworth final
MOREE husband-and-wife greyhound trainers Gary and Bobby Moore, and a new addition to their kennel could be city-bound in the coming weeks – but first there’s a rich final at Tamworth on Saturday to tackle before a possible road trip to Sydney. New kennel recruit, Hang On Rob, owned in Sydney by Rob Losurdo, gave
Bull riders to battle for glory in Armidale showdown
AUSTRALIA’S best bull riders will go head-to-head with the fiercest bulls in the country, and the stakes couldn’t be higher when the toughest sport on the planet rides into Armidale this weekend for a night of heart-pounding, bone-rattling action. The 2025 PBR Monster Energy Armidale Invitational features the final qualifying event before the all-important Origin
All the president’s men – and women – hungry for another premiership
TODD Mitchell is not one to rest on his laurels. The unassuming president of Moree Boars Rugby League Club said winning last year’s Group 4 first-grade premiership was a crowning achievement for an outfit that has seen a few dry gullies over the years. The club was, for a long time, one of the hunters.
Moree Boars' ladies tackle ready to rumble
A major sponsor, major coach and a major new addition to the 2025 Group 4 rugby league season has been launched, with Moree Boars’ ladies tackle team lacing up to run on at Boughton Oval on Saturday. The season-opener against Dungowan Cowboys will be a history-creating chapter for the game of rugby league in Moree.
Inverell Hawks scrumming down for 50-year grand-final reunion
IT was one of the rare moments in Moree’s deep 1970s rugby league history that saw the scoresheet tarnished. The 1970s was an incredible decade for The Big M, with 16 grand-final wins across four grades. Moree swept to an A-grade premiership win in 1972, ahead of a hat-trick of grand-finals in 1977, 1978 and
