Canberra Region Rugby League News

Darby Medlyn of the Tuggeranong Bushrangers has won the 2025 Les McIntyre Medal, recognised as the best and fairest of the Canberra Raiders Cup competition. 

The Bushrangers leader narrowly edged out finalists Dylan McLachlan, Ryan McQueen and Mitch Cornish, securing the award by four votes. 

After missing the 2024 season with an ACL injury, Medlyn returned to the field this year and has been instrumental for the Bushrangers outfit. 

Under his leadership, the Bushrangers have gone a ten-game win streak, where Medlyn polled votes in seven of those games, including five man of the matches. 

Alongside, his playing ability, Medlyn was...

The Bungendore Tigers have been declared minor premiers after Rule 45 has been enacted. 

After the Boorowa Rovers victory over the Crookwell Green Devils saw them join the Tigers on 20 competition points and a points differential of 310, Rule 45 has been enacted to find the 2025 George Tooke Shield minor premiers. 

Rule 45 states the following, If two or more teams are equal in competition points and equal in the difference between points scored for and against then the following formula will be used to separate the teams.

a) greater percentage of points scored for and against, determined by the following formula: (points scored x 100) / points conceded x 1). 

b) most tries...

All the scores from the final round of the Blumers Lawyers Canberra Raiders Cup competitions and the Blumers Lawyers George Tooke Shield. 

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Tuggeranong Bushrangers 62 def. Yass Magpies 12 

Woden Valley Rams 46 def. Belconnen United Sharks 14

West Belconnen Warriors 20 draw Gungahlin Bulls 20 

Queanbeyan Kangaroos 22 def. Goulburn City Bulldogs 16

Blumers Lawyers Katrina Fanning Shield 

Yass Magpies 18 def. Tuggeranong Bushrangers 10 

Belconnen United Sharks 22 def. Woden Valley Rams 4 

West Belconnen Warriors 44 def. Gungahlin Bulls 24 

Blumers Lawyers Canberra Raiders Cup Reserve Grade 

Tuggeranong Bushrangers 12 def. Yass Magpies...