Kingaroy Rains On Murgon’s Parade
It was a big day for Murgon rugby league club on Anzac Day … they unveiled their new jerseys, their canteen almost sold out and the bar was kept busy.
It was a big day for Murgon rugby league club on Anzac Day … they unveiled their new jerseys, their canteen almost sold out and the bar was kept busy.
The South Burnett Eagles put on a strong showing in the rep rugby league trials played at Nanango on Saturday, winning both their games by large margins.
Seven South Burnett players have been selected in the rugby league squad which will represent Wide Bay Country at the 47th Battalion competition in Roma on May 2-3.
Three rugby league trial games will be played at Fred Kassulke Oval in Nanango on Saturday (April 18) to select players to represent the Wide Bay Northern Rangers at the 47th Battalion Carnival at Roma on May 2-3.
The Mundubbera Tigers, playing before a home crowd, took home the money at the annual “Clash For Cash” rugby league carnival on Saturday.
Rugby league fans turned out in good numbers on Saturday in Kingaroy to watch the Central Crows take on the Northern Pride in the Cyril Connell Cup (U16s) and Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) competitions.
Henry Hegarty never felt nervous when meeting royalty, the Prime Minister or tackling Artie Beetson
The Kingaroy Red Ants have been offered the opportunity to host a round of the Cyril Connell Cup and the Mal Meninga Cup on Easter Saturday (April 4).
Rugby League fans should make sure they mark May 30 in their diaries … that’s the day the Intrust Super Cup is coming back to the South Burnett for another afternoon of top-class footy action.
Many of the pre-season rugby league games pencilled in at Cherbourg on Saturday didn’t go ahead, disappointing local footy fans and the NITV crew which had come along to film the action.
There’s been good news and bad news for League fans … more teams have joined this year’s senior competition which means more varied games; the bad news is the draw will have to be updated
The pre-season action for South Burnett rugby league teams continued on Saturday with visiting teams from Caloundra and Caboolture giving local players a major work-out in the heat.
Rugby league is well and truly back in action in the South Burnett with more games this weekend
South Burnett rugby league is starting to gear up ahead of the start of the main competition, with a series of pre-season games to be played at Nanango’s Fred Kassulke Oval on Saturday
The Kumbia Hotel is making a habit of attracting rugby league royalty to the South Burnett … last year it was the Walters brothers, on Saturday it was the turn of Allan “Alfie” Langer.
Rugby league fans don’t have long to wait before their teams are back in action around the South Burnett.
Local Toyota dealer Ken Mills has signed up for the sixth year in a row to sponsor the South Burnett Rugby League Referees Association.
It’s going to be a huge couple of days of rugby league action on the Gold Coast, and the Cherbourg Hornets are going to be at the heart of it.
The Blackbutt-Yarraman Rugby League Club’s touch football competition – which they will be running this year instead of having teams in the South Burnett league competition – will get underway next Monday (February 9).
Rugby league fans are in for a big year in the South Burnett with a strong local competition for both juniors and seniors, and a good chance there’ll be another Intrust Super Cup match coming our way.