The latest race in the Winter Series of races run by New England Mountain Bikers (NEMTB) will be held this Sunday, May 20. The Winter Series consists of nine races held on the fantastic trails at the Armidale State Forest, better known as The Piney. Races will be held on Sunday afternoons starting at 2pm. [...]
The results didn’t go the way of the Red Rose at the recent Armidale Greyhound Race meeting held on May 5, where Greyhound Racing NSW kicked off their Cystic Fibrosis National 65 Roses Day campaign. Unfortunately only one dog with the red rug won their race, raising $250 for Cystic Fibrosi. However, the Armidale Greyhound [...]
After holding onto a 16-nil lead throughout three quarters of the game against Robb College, St Albert’s College managed to squander that lead, narrowly holding on to claim victory 16 to 14 in a nail biter at Bellevue Oval on Saturday. The traditional rugby rivals gave their parents something to be proud of during the [...]
The Armidale Rams Reserve side had a tough day at Warialda last Saturday, going down 30 to 16. The Wombats had a great start to the game, scoring within the first minutes of the game. The Rams struggled with lack of ball possession and were behind on the scoreboard 20-0 at the half-time break. In [...]
Rugby Union is alive and well in Armidale, with a bumper crowd turning out for the first home game for the UNE Barbarians at their new ground, aptly titled ‘Alcatraz’. The Baa Baas matched it up against Robb College in Round 2 action, with the first half producing all the points for the Baa Baas [...]
In a scintillating performance and one that deserves the Armidale Rams the title of the sleeping giant in the group 19 competition, spectators at Rugby League Park on Sunday will do well to hide their excitement at their teams awesome performance against 2011 premiers the Inverell Hawks convincingly winning 35-14. Club supporters must be wrapped [...]
The Armidale Riding Club Official Dressage Competition held in Armidale last Sunday saw a big turnout of competitors. It was the largest one day competition held by the Armidale Riding Club for several years with almost 100 horses entered. Riders came from across the region and beyond for a full day of competition at the [...]
The New England Nomads hosted the Muswellbrook Cats at Bellevue Oval in round two of the Tamworth AFL competition on Saturday. After a narrow defeat in round one to the Tamworth Swans the Nomads were looking to get back on track and keep some momentum early in the season. The Cats went into the game [...]
Round one action in Premier League Football was played on Saturday with Armidale teams a little rusty for their season openers. With the new format to the competition Glen Innes Highlanders came into the Northern Conference competition for the first time and took on a determined Demon Knights outfit at Rologas Fields in Armidale. If [...]
In round two of the 2012 Group 19 rugby league season, everyone was a winner at Armidale’s Rugby League Park on Saturday, when the Armidale Rams and Moree Boomerangs 1st grade game ended in a 34 all draw. The Boomerangs kicked the game off, after a minute of silence for locals Mitch and Tara Cooper’s [...]
