Sport

A century of points unfolded in last Sunday’s Group 4 rugby league first grade fixture at Jubilee Oval, while the contest ended five minutes from full-time due to the ‘mercy rule’ being utilised. The 80-20 win for the Boggabri Kangaroos over the Wee Waa Panthers was another example of the gulf between a top-five team and the last-placed team which has yet to win a game this season. Defence often seemed non-existent as there were 18 tries in 75 minutes of play. Boggabri moved to 11 competition points alongside North Tamworth and Gunnedah, behind the top-placed Werris Creek’s 15 points. […]

The Gunnedah Bulldogs women’s rugby league team recorded a 16-0 win over the Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters in a shortened Group 4 fixture at Kitchener Park last Sunday. The contest was set to comprise 50 minutes divided into quarters, but only 15 minutes of playing time eventuated due to a player shortage issue. Each team had nine players on the field, but the Roosters had no interchange players while the Bulldogs had several. Soon after the Roosters lost a player due to injury, the officials called full-time. Both sides were error-prone in the opening minutes as several players were tackled over the […]