Canberra Region Rugby League News

By Stuart McLennan

UC Stars club stalwart Dave "Tizzle" Turner is the bridge that links the old with the new in the short but eventful history of the University of Canberra (UC) Stars.

Back in 2009, Turner was playing rugby union in Canberra and not overly happy in the 'other code'. The timing was right to form a rugby league team with a few of his Australian National University (ANU) mates.

That year the ANU Grizzlies made their debut against the UC Cows reserve grade team after a bit of "social media banter" brought the two Canberra clubs together on the field. The...

Attacking rugby league was at its finest in Round 10 of the 2024 Blumers Lawyers George Tooke Shield (GTS), with significant results highlighting another big Saturday of country footy.

With the top four teams, Cootamundra, Bungendore, Binalong, and Harden, all earning wins, some of the statistics are simply incredible.

The winning teams truly dominated in Round 10, averaging an impressive 50 points and a staggering 37.5 points for the average winning margin.

This level of dominance is a testament to the thrilling nature of the GTS.

Headlining Saturday's matches was...

Close contests highlighted an exciting Round 12 of the Blumers Lawyers Canberra Raiders Cup over the weekend. 

Yass Magpies 28 defeat Gungahlin Bulls 24

The Yass Magpies bagged a tight 28-24 victory over the Gungahlin Bulls away from home. 

It was all but home and hosed for the Bulls who got out to a strong 24-10 lead in the second half. 

The Magpies remarkably went on to score four quick tries in the final ten minutes of the game to steal a tight 4-point victory.  

Yass winger Liam Grame played a pivotal role, scoring an all important two tries, including the match winner on...