Sport
11 October, 2026
What was happening in local sport a decade ago?
Services Club Stop Press, 10-years-ago! (October 7, 2026)
Rugby Union – ex-Wallaby Phil Clements was the guest speaker at the Gulargambone Rugby Union Club’s presentation dinner. Some of the first-grade award winners went to Will Bowman (Coaches Award and Forward of the Year), Nathan Harland (Rookie of the Year), Curtis O’Connor (Ian Dent Best and Fairest), Timothy Bowman (Barney Kennaugh’s Player’s Player Award), James Best (Doug Irvin Award).
Phil Malone and JB Tancred were named as the Club Persons of the Year.
Rugby League – Luke Gale (player) and Tony Wilson (coach) return from their tour of New Zealand with the NSW Combined High Schools U17s team.
Cricket – Town Services had little trouble defeating Mendooran being down only three wickets when they scored the required number of runs for victory.
Rugby League - the final competition tables for the 2016 Castlereagh League competition reveal the dominance (in terms of points difference) of Gilgandra’s First Grade side throughout the year.
The side won the Castlereagh League premiership.
The League Tag side finished fifth.
