Sport
Roosters finish as runners-up at Rankins Springs 9’s comp The Cobar Roosters took a combined First Sharks and the Cobar Roosters teams. In the second game against Yenda, the Cobar Grade/Under 18s side to the Rankins Cobar drew Narrandera in their first game boys used their newfound knowledge and skills Springs 9’s competition on Saturday with and took a little while to settle into the quick 9s and won the match 18-10. Ash Davies 2, Zane the Cobar side finishing as the overall run- style of play, including making fast substitu- Taylor and Tom Plater were Cobar’s try scorners-up to Narrandera. tions. ers. The 100 years knockout ‘Ultimate Ressies’ They made a comeback in the second half They also won their next game, a semi final 9s Day was contested by the Rankins Springs but ran out of time with Narrandera narrowly against their hosts Rankins Springs, 18-4, with Dragons, the Narrandera Lizards, the Yenda winning 12-10. Gerald Mackay and Nathan Plater, Taylor, Jacob King and Haymish Blueheelers, the Tullibigeal-Lakes United McAndrew scored Cobar’s tries. McLeod recording tries. Plater and Taylor crossed for a try each in the final against Narrandera but Cobar lacked opportunities to improve on the score and the Lizards ran out 20-10 winners to claim the winners’ trophy and prizemoney.
Rams butt out!
The Roosters team and support staff at Rankins Springs on Saturday. ▪ Photo contributed
COBAR
With the start of the 2023 Christie and Hood Castlereagh Rugby League season fast approaching, the competition has been dealt a major blow with the Trangie Rams indicating that they will not be fielding any teams this year! A few weeks ago, the Rams gave notice they would not have a Ladies League Tag side this year, as did the Coonabarabran Unicorns, but while the Unicorns will be fielding a firstgrade side this season after sitting out last year, Trangie has now announced they will not be taking the field in any grade. Their withdrawal has sent Castlereagh officialdom into a frenzy as they scramble to arrive at a solution for what now becomes a very complex situation in regard to the 2023 competition draw. Castlereagh secretary Bryson Luff explained it’s simply not a matter of having a bye when a club was drawn to play the Rams. “As per the wishes of the clubs, we had a 14round draw in place for our 10 clubs. “The clubs were randomly drawn into two pools of five, with each club playing the other clubs in their same pool twice, and the clubs from the other pool once!” Luff explained. “Now, with the withdrawal of the Rams, we have a situation that the clubs drawn in the same pool as Trangie will get two byes throughout the year, whilst the clubs in the other pool will only get one bye each. “This is hardly an ideal or equitable situation!” he said. The Castlereagh board of directors met on Monday night to see what could be done. They determined that it was too late to change the draw as the competition is due to kick off in a fortnight with the annual knockout competition. Luff said they also considered that many clubs had already made bookings for grounds and organised events based on the original draw.
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