It’s the pinnacle of harness racing in this country and Club Menangle is making it even more lucrative with substantial increases in metropolitan prizemoney from July 1. The most significant increase will see the minimum metropolitan prizemoney jump from $13,000 to $20,000. The finals of the hugely successful Country SeriesRead more »
Fullback Daine Laurie is back for Indigenous Round. With a stack of players returning from injuries, Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire has been forced to make a lot of changes for this week’s game against South Sydney. Following the 36-22 victory over the Bulldogs last Friday, which suddenly has theRead more »
The Campbelltown Harlequins clash with Bowral Blacks on Saturday was preceded by a solemn ceremony before the start of play in both first and second grade. A minute’s silence was observed for the passing of Kelly Meafua, whose brother plays in first grade for the Quins. Kelly sadly passed awayRead more »
The Picton Magpies have fired the first big warning shot in the 2022 Wests Group Macarthur first grade premiership by demolishing long time rivals Camden Rams yesterday. Despite playing in front of their fans at Kirkham, Camden had no answer to the Magpies, who were simply awesome in their 48-22Read more »
The most interesting name on the Wests Tigers team for their round 11 clash with the Bulldogs is on the reserves list. On the weekend Brent Naden ran out for the Bulldogs, but this Friday he is believed to be a good chance to be wearing a Wests Tigers jumperRead more »
Campbelltown MP Greg Warren says suburban grounds, including Campbelltown Sports Stadium, should be utilised during the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Mr Warren said locals on the outskirts of Sydney should be able to experience the world cup first hand without having to spend more than an hour travelling into SydneyRead more »
Going down to the Wollongong Vikings 33-22 in round one last weekend wasn’t the way the Harlequins were hoping to start the 2022 Illawarra Rugby Premiership season. Celebrating 50 years of flying the rugby flag in Campbelltown and the wider Macarthur region in 2022, the Quinnies were undone by aRead more »
Most observers agreed that the Wests Tigers played pretty well last Saturday afternoon in going down 36-22 to Manly at Brookvale. A couple of critical errors led to tries for the home side, and one or two 50-50 refereeing decisions went against the joint venture. But overall, the team’s performanceRead more »
The Picton Magpies and Camden Rams are at the top of the 2022 Macarthur Senior Conference rugby league competition ladder after the completion of round six. Both sides recorded strong wins on the weekend to be on top with eight points each. Oakdale Workers are next on the table withRead more »
The reign of inaugural Macarthur FC coach Ante Milicic will end on Sunday, when the club play their last A-League game of this season against the Western Sydney Wanderers. On Thursday, speaking at his last media conference before his departure, Milicic looked and sounded like a man who had goneRead more »
There’s two things to note from the Wests Tigers team coach Michael Maguire has named for Saturday’s round nine clash against Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale. The first is confirmation he has Jake Simpkin higher up in the pecking order than Jacob Liddle – the hooker everyone believed was theRead more »
The Macarthur Bulls police rugby league football club, which has been around for more than 50 years, has won the 2022 NSW grand final. An emotional Bulls coach, the former Bulldogs NRL player [chief inspector] Mitch Newton said after their 8-6 effort over rivals Easts Wombats: “It’s the best winRead more »
