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Preamble: The competition was reorganised into the Walsh & Blair Cup and Bembrick Shield, which also included some cross-over games between the two. It appears teams changed grades and some combined. The first of the 16 Rounds of competition games commenced 1st April and ended on 12th August, followed by the finals series with teams from both competitions qualifying at each stage at various venues across the Zone. The grand final was held on 9th September at Conolly Rugby Park. Participating clubs: Walsh & Blair Cup 1st XV: Albury, Deniliquin, Griffith, Hay, Leeton, Rivcoll, Tumut, WAC, Wagga City. Deniliquin did not appear on the ladder as at the last Round. Final ladder Top 4 - Albury, Rivcoll, Griffith, Leeton. 2nd XV: Albury, Border Army, Deniliquin, Griffith, Hay, Leeton, Rivcoll, Tumut, WAC, Wagga City. Final ladder Top 4 - Leeton, Rivcoll, Griffith, Albury. 3rd XV: Albury, Griffith, Leeton, Rivcoll, WAC, Waratahs, Wagga City. Final ladder Top 5 - Leeton, Griffith, Rivcoll, WAC, Waratahs. Women's XV: Albury, Griffith, Leeton, Rivcoll, Wagga City, Waratahs, West Wyalong. Final ladders not available. Bembrick Shield 1st XV: Condobolin, Cootamundra, Grenfell, Harden, Riverina Army, Temora, Waratahs, West Wyalong, Young. Final ladder Top 4 - Grenfell, Waratahs, Harden, West Wyalong. 2nd XV: Nine teams appear on the final ladder, in order Waratahs, Condobolin, Grenfell, Cootamundra, Riverina Army, West Wyalong, Young, Harden, Hillston. Women's XV: Grenfell, Temora, Tumut, Young. No ladder available. Minor Premiers - Walsh & Blair Cup: 1st XV - Albury 2nd XV - Leeton 3rd XV - Leeton Minor Premiers - Bembrick Shield: 1st XV - Grenfell 2nd XV - Waratahs WARATAHS CLUB AWARDS The Simon Horsley Memorial Cup - The Player's Player Trophy: David Walker Best Club Man: Mark Garraway Best Club Lady: Anna Roberts 1st XV: Best & Fairest -The Peter Bolton Award: David Walker Best Forward: Lyndon Benecke Best Back: Peter Lawson Coaches Award: Sam Donelan 2nd XV: Best & Fairest: Mathew Young Best Foward: Ross Smart Best Back: Brant James 3rd XV: No records available. Players: Wade Alexander, Ken Baker, Simon Bahr, Michael Barrett, Tim Barrett, Issac Baxter, Charlie Bell, Lyndon Benecke, Mark Bolton, Peter Cabot, Jamie Cairncross, Mathew Clark, Andrew Cook, Tim Cooper, Rob Crawford, Ben Cruickshank, Hugh Cruickshank, Chris Culgan, Bill Curry, Peter Cush, Mark Davies, Stewart Dodwell, Emmett Doggett, Sam Donelan, Toby Donelan, Brad Durham, Martin Elliot, Mark Fisher, Mick Fitzsimmons, Mel Frampton, Daniel Francis, Mark Garraway, Mick Garraway, Mick Gawthrop, Hamish Gill, Shane Giltrap, Josh Glasson, Michael Gooden, Will Gooden, Sean Goonan, Shaun Gooley, Rhys Grant, Warwick Grant, Stuart Hamill, Rob Harbourne, Liam Harling, Blake Howe, Richard Hues, Brant James, Steve Johnson, Lee Jones-Fraser, Jock Kendall, Ben Lane, Peter Lawson, Simon Lovering, Damien McCormick, Graeme McDonald, Mick McTaggart, Jim Meckiff, James Meggison, Jon Meggison, Paul Meggison, Rob Meggison, Chris Melmonth, Jonathon Middleton, Sandy Middleton, George Molineux, Andrew Morton, Matt Murphy, Hugh Palmer, Simon Paton, Tom Paton, Tony Paton, Tony Petersen, Steve Power, Andrew Quigley, Rob Ramsay, Craig Randall, Malcolm Reid, Alex Retief, Alistair Robb, Mark Roberts, Warren Roberts, Hudson Shaw, Richard Skellern, Ross Smart, Craig Smith, Glen Snowdon, Michael Stewart, Bill Swain, Gordie Taylor, Matt Thompson, Richard Triggs, Damien Tyson, Dave Walker, David Walker, Heath Wearing, Ivan Williams, Andrew Wiltshire and Mathew Young. Source: Southern Inland Rugby Union Honour Board; Wagga Wagga Waratahs Player Register, CSU Archives -The Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga. The following summary is based on the 2000 year in A History of Wagga Wagga Waratahs Rugby Club 1959-2015 - a copy of which may be purchased here. Cost $20 + postage (465 pages).

Preamble: Once again, the Riverina Rugby Union competition split in July and the top seven teams qualified for the first tier, the Romano's Cup, and five teams formed the Walsh & Blair Cup competition. The competition commenced mid-April and concluded with the Grand Final at Conolly Rugby Park, Wagga Wagga, 18th September. At Zone level attempts to start a junior competition were well underway, with Young (south West), Wagga, Tumut, Griffith and Leeton targeted in Age groups 7-8s, 9-10s, 11-12s, 14-14s and 15-16s. Riverina juniors participated in inter-zone knockouts. Participating clubs: Romano's Cup 1st XV: Albury, Cootamundra, Griffith, Leeton, Rivcoll, WAC, Waratahs. Top 4 - Albury 71, Griffith 66, Waratahs 61, Leeton 55. 2nd XV: Albury, Cootamundra, Griffith, Leeton, Rivcoll, WAC, Waratahs. Top 4 - Griffith 74, Waratahs 67, Leeton 66, Albury 47. 3rd XV: Albury, Griffith, Leeton, Rivcoll, Wagga City, WAC, Waratahs. Top 4 - Griffith 55, Leeton 54, Albury 33, WAC 29. Women's XV: Albury, Griffith, Leeton, Rivcoll, Wagga City, Waratahs. Ladder - Leeton 55, Rivcoll 26, Albury 22, Griffith 22, Wagga City 21, Waratahs 12. Club Champions: Griffith 1st XV Premiers: Albury, defeating Griffith 16-8. 2nd XVPremiers: Waratahs, defeating Albury 28-7. 3rd XV Premiers: Leeton, defeating Griffith 23-10. Women's XV: Leeton 53, defeating Rivcoll 53-0. Walsh & Blair Cup 1st XV: Deniliquin, Hay, Riverina Army, Tumut, Wagga City. Ladder - Riverina Army, 37, Hay 29, Wagga City 28, Tumut 9, Deniliquin 5. 2nd XV: Deniliquin, Hay, Hillston, Riverina Army, Tumut, Wagga City. Ladder - Riverina Army 50, Tumut 34, Hillston 24, Deniliquin 23, Wagga City 21, Hay 17. 1st XV Premiers: Riverina Army, defeating Hay 25-10. 2nd XV Premiers: Riverina Army, defeating Hillston 38-0. WARATAHS CLUB AWARDS The Simon Horsley Memorial Cup - The Player's Player Trophy: Andrew Quigley Best Club Man: Mark Garraway Best Club Lady: Anna Roberts Most Improved: Ben Baxter & Lexie Mawson Trainer's Award: Lincoln Murphy 1st XV: Best & Fairest -The Peter Bolton Award: Charlie Bell Best Forward: Jim Meckiff Best Back: Dominic Hallam 2nd XV: Best & Fairest: Sam Donelan Best Foward: Daniel Francis Best Back: Mick Fitzsimmons Most Improved: Hugh Cruickshank 3rd XV: Best & Fairest: George Taylor The Players: The numbers increased significantly from the previous year. S. Baker, Paul Barker, Simon Bahr, Tim Barrett, Ben Baxter, Issac Baxter, Charlie Bell, Lyndon Benecke, Nathan Bolard, Mark Bolton, Peter Cabot, Ben Canninton, Jim Carless. Luke Cherry, Adam Collins, Andrew Cook, Tim Cooper, Charlie Coventry, Ben Cruickshank, Hugh Cruickshank, Bill Curry, Peter Cush, Mark Davies, Sam Donelan, Toby Donelan, Brad Durham, B. Elliot, Martin Elliot, Jason Fitzgerald, Mick Fitzsimmons, Daniel Francis, Mark Garraway, Mick Gawthrop, Michael Gooden, Will Gooden, Rhys Grant, Warwick Grant, Dom Hallam, Matthew Hallam, Rob Harbourne, D. Heffernan, Robert Hobbits, Steve Hobker, Paul Hodges, Steve Hooker, Charlie Hughs, Richard Hues, D. Jeffs, Jon Kairk, Peter Lawson, Jason Lewis, Ken Loughnan, Peter Lowrey, Barry Manakau, Damien McCormick, Graeme McDonald, Mick McTaggart, Jim Meckiff, C. Metcalf, Paul Milner, George Molineux, Lincoln Murphy, Matt Murphy, Jason O'Brien, L. O'Connor, Mick O'Hara, Al Owen, Tom Paton, Tony Paton, Mick Petts, Steve Power, R. Puckeridge, Andrew Quigley, Matt Rawle, Malcolm Reid, Jason Reimer, Alex Retief, Warren Roberts, Peter Saunders, Hudson Shaw, S. Sheperd, Richard Skellern, Ross Smart, Glen Snowdon, S. Squire-Wilson, Michael Stewart, Bill Swain, Chris Taunton, Gordie Taylor, J. Tierney, David Walker, Dave Walker, A. Wedell, Graham Whitey, Ivan Williams, Christian Woods, Matt Young. Source: Southern Inland Rugby Union Honour Board; Wagga Wagga Waratahs Player Register, CSU Archives -The Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga. The following summary is based on the 1999 year in A History of Wagga Wagga Waratahs Rugby Club 1959-2015 - a copy of which may be purchased here. Cost $20 + postage (465 pages).

Preamble: The 1998 Riverina Rugby Union competition commenced the first week of April and comprised 18 Round games (+2 Byes) in the Romano's Cup and Walsh & Blair Cup competitions. Griffith were the Club Champions. For Waratahs, player numbers were down, nevertheless, the Club fielded three senior men's teams and a Women's XV. Participating clubs after the mid-year split: Romano's Cup 1st XV: Albury, Cootamundra, Griffith, Hay, Leeton, Rivcoll, Wagga Waratahs. Top 4 - Hay, Griffith, Albury, Leeton. Minor Premiers & Premiers: Hay. 2nd XV: Albury, Cootamundra, Griffith, Hay, Leeton, Rivcoll, Wagga Waratahs. Top 4 - Griffith, Rivcoll, Leeton, Albury. Minor Premiers: Griffith. Premiers: Rivcoll. 3rd XV: Albury, Griffith, Hillston Hogs, Leeton, Rivcoll, Waratahs. Top 4 - Griffith, Leeton, Albury, Rivcoll. Minor Premiers: Griffith. Premiers: Griffith. It would appear the Hillston Hogs withdrew from the competition. Women's XV 6 clubs: Albury, Cootamundra, Griffith, Leeton, Rivcoll, Waratahs. Top 4 - Leeton, Griffith, Waratahs, Rivcoll. Minor Premiers: Leeton. Premiers: Griffith. Walsh & Blair Cup: 1st XV: Deniliquin, Border Army, Riverina Army, Tumut, Wagga Agricultural College (WAC), Wagga City. Top 4 - WAC, Tumut, Wagga City, Riverina Army. Minor Premiers & Premiers: WAC. 2nd XV: Deniliquin, Border Army, Riverina Army, Tumut, WAC, Wagga City. Top 4 - WAC, Tumut, Wagga City, Deniliquin. Minor Premiers & Premiers: WAC. 3rd XV: WAC, Wagga City. Minor Premiers & Premiers: WAC, Women's XV 4 clubs: Deniliquin, Riverina Army, Tumut, Wagga City. Minor Premiers: Riverina Army. AWARDS: Warwick Grant and Mike Dolan were inducted as Life Members at the Club's 40th Anniversary on the 4th July, 1998. The Simon Horsley Memorial Cup - The Player's Player Trophy - Peter Lawson Best Club Man: Dave Skipper Best Club Lady: Anna Roberts Most Improved: Emma Miller Trainer's Award: Ike Page 1st XV: Best & Fairest -The Peter Bolton Award: Peter Lawson Best Forward: David Walker Best Back: Peter Lawson Coaches Award: Ike Page 2nd XV: Best & Fairest: Paul Milner Best Foward: Mathew Young Best Back: Mark Gray 3rd XV: Best & Fairest: no record The Players: Tim Barrett, Nathan Bollard, Andrew Buchanan, Andy Campbell, Chris Chave, Brad Durham, Craig Fisher, Jim Garraway, Mark Garraway, Justin Grant, Rhys Grant, Warwick Grant, Mark Gray, Matthew Hallam, Peter Lawson, Ken Loughman, Peter Lourey, Arron Mackay, Chris Meimoth, Paul Milner, Lincoln Murphy, Matt Murphy, Ben O'Kane, Nigel O'Rourke, Ike Page, Michael Petts, Steve Power, Andrew Quigley, Fred Schwenke, Hudson Shaw, Richard Skellern, Dave Skipper, Dave Walker, David Walker, Alex Weddell, Matt Young. Source: Southern Inland Rugby Union Honour Board; Riverina Region Grand Final Programs; Wagga Wagga Waratahs Player Register, CSU Archives -The Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga. The following summary is based on the 1998 year in A History of Wagga Wagga Waratahs Rugby Club 1959-2015 - a copy of which may be purchased here. Cost $20 + postage (465 pages).

Our first-grade boys will take on the Tumut Bulls at Conolly park tomorrow to try and secure a place in the 2026 SIRU Grand Final. Make sure to get down there to support at 3:15pm.

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This Saturday night we will host our annual charity jersey auction at Romanos Hotel. We are proud to unveil our 2026 jersey which will be auctioned off with all proceeds donated to the Torie Finnane Foundation. Swipe across to view jersey numbers and sizing before placing your bid. Every bid helps make a difference. Thank you to our players, sponsors, members and supporters for backing this important cause.

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