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Southern Inland Rugby 2025

Maulalltheway

Syd Malcolm (24)
the system is uniform across rugby.
I also highly doubt teams are actively trying to run up scores. Rather that be the outcome of the standard disparity in the comp.
Cause and effect here.
Big scores are the effect in my opinion. Not the cause
 

paul bristow

Tom Lawton (22)
21 tries 21 conversions conceded. I’m more interested in the future of the Reddies club than the continuing success of last season’s premier. If City are 50 in front at half time it would be good if they somehow gave Albury a bit of encouragement in the 2nd half on the weekend.
 

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Herbert Moran (7)
Round 10 (SIRU) Preview

Match of the Round
Griffith (3rd - 27pts) v Tumut 4th- 25pts)


This is a big match for both teams with Griffith hosting the Bulls after a hard fought victory over Ag. College last Saturday in Wagga and Tumut going down 31-52 against Wagga City.
In their earlier clash this season at Tumut the Bulls won 19-12 against the Blacks in a very close battle.
The win over Aggies last Saturday and playing on their home ground should prove a big confidence booster to Griffith whilst Tumut hit the road for their longest away trip for the season.
Both teams have plenty to play for as far as semi finals are concerned later on in the competition but I have a strong leaning towards Griffith tomorrow and see them winning by a 10+ margin at the Exies Oval.

Wagga Waratahs ( 2nd - 32pts) v Wagga Ag. College (5th- 19pts)

Earlier this season Waratahs defeated Ag College 39-12 in the annual COL Cup match played at the University.
On that occasion the last 40 minutes saw Waratahs assert their authority over their younger opponents and eventually run out comfortable winners.
Ag. College went down narrowly to Griffith last Saturday and that heart breaking loss puts big pressure on their hopes of playing in this year's Finals commencing on August 16.
Waratahs enjoyed a points scoring frenzy (see earlier posts) against Wagga Reddies last weekend and will be hot favourites to maintain their second place position on the competition ladder.
Waratahs to win this one tomorrow but a desperate Ag College should make things interesting, particularly in the first half and even if they are unsuccessful Aggies will be keen to collect a couple of bonus points on offer so they can stay hot on the heels of Tumut in the race to the finals.

Wagga City (1st -35pts) v Albury (7th-1pt)

City travel down to the border for this game against the hapless Steamers.
This will be a big win for the competition leaders with the main interest unfortunately being the margin of their victory.
Maybe a chat between the 2 coaches at half time would be a common sense factor in the final score line.
Let's see what happens.

Good luck to all teams tomorrow
 

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Herbert Moran (7)

Southern Inland Rugby Union - Round 10 Results​

Men's​

Waratahs 57 d Ag College 0
Wagga City 67 d Albury 15
Tumut 30 d Griffith 20

Women's

Waratahs 34 d Ag College 27
Wagga City 31 d Albury 14
Griffith 17 d Tumut 7

A big win for the Tumut Bulls at Griffith yesterday just about closes the door on Ag College playing in this year's Finals.
The likes of City, Waratahs, Griffith & Tumut have some big bodied players in their team which the Aggies team doesn't possess and finds hard to defend against with their leaner and younger framed bodies.
Match of the Round next Saturday is City v Waratahs in what should be a thriller.
Also, good to see Albury's competitive scoreline against City yesterday - Well done Steamers
 

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Herbert Moran (7)
4 Rounds left before the Finals with this Saturday's top of the table clash between the undefeated City and 2nd placed Waratahs at Conolly Rugby Park.

City (1st- 40pts) have had a perfect season so far with a bonus point win in all of their victories. They will no doubt host this year's 'Super Saturday' Finals day at Conolly on August 16. City's remaining matches are Waratahs (home), Reddies(h), Ag College (h) and Griffith (away).

Waratahs (2nd- 37pts) face City (away), Albury (away), Bye and finish off the season hosting Tumut

Tumut (3rd- 30pts) have a Bye this weekend then Ag College (a), Albury (h) and Waratahs (a)

Griffith (4th- 27pts) play Albury (h), Bye, Reddies (a) and City (h)

Ag College (5th- 19pts) play Reddies (a), Tumut (h), City (a) and finish off the Season with a Bye

So it looks very, very likely that on August 16 City will play Waratahs in the major semi and Tumut will take on Griffith in the minor semi final.
Ag College's narrow loss (20-22) to Griffith in Round 9 has nearly definitely kicked them out of playing in this year's Finals.
Whilst there will be a few big scores still being racked up before the Finals the good news for all the 1st Grade clubs that will play in the Finals is that their Final Round matches should harden them up for their semi Finals the following week - e.g. Griffith will host City and Waratahs will host Tumut in Round 14.

It will be interesting to see where this year's Preliminary Finals will be played on August 23.

Good Luck to all teams on their run home to the finals and their completion of the home & away matches.

Watch out for a Womens' competition update in the near future
 

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Herbert Moran (7)

Warning of bigger penalties becomes reality as bumper suspension dished out​




A season-ending suspension was handed out by the Southern Inland judiciary. Picture by Bernard Humphreys


Rosivela Nagatarogo's return from suspension only lasted around two minutes.
However, they will be the last minutes of his season after the Wagga City forward was on the end of another red card in the win over Tumut earlier this month.
Nagatarogo was the first player to be punished after aggravated sanctions were brought in by Southern Inland, looking to reduce the amount of foul play under rules 9.12 and 9.13, which refer to physical or verbal abuse, including striking, biting, stamping, contact with the eyes, tripping or kicking, as well as dangerous tackles.
As such, after being found guilty of a mid-range striking charge at the judiciary on Wednesday night, Nagatarogo was given a nine-game suspension.

Taking into account the week already served after being unable to front the judiciary last week, with four rounds left in the season, and only a maximum of three weeks of finals, Nagatarogo's suspension will carry over until 2026.
It's a blow for the unbeaten Boiled Lollies heading into another grand final rematch with Waratahs.


Wagga City scored a 31-21 win when the teams met earlier this season and coach Tyson McLachlan expects another big clash in the top-of-the-table showdown at Conolly Rugby Complex on Saturday.
"We're doing alright at the moment, we're still winning games which always helps, but we've still got a lot of improvement to come," McLachlan said.
"The boys are fired up for this weekend as it's always a big game against 'Tahs so it should be good."

Wagga City hasn't really been pushed since their last clash with Waratahs, with an average winning margin for 40 points in three games since then.
However, defensively McLachlan is looking for a stronger performance after conceding three tries against winless Albury last week and 31 points the week prior at Tumut.
"Our defence needs to pick up a bit," he said.
"Just our first-man contact has been slipping off a bit lately so we've put a big emphasis on that in the last couple of training runs and really driven it into the boys.
"Our attack comes off the back of that."
Wagga City will welcome back Samuela Donu, Josh Daudravuni, Rory Sheard and Thomas Laban for the clash with Waratahs.
McLachlan is also a chance of playing his first game since injuring his knee late last season.
He's hoping it's the start of easing some injury problems.
"We had 13 players who have started first grade missing last week, but we get about four back so we're still looking alright," McLachlan said.
Meanwhile, Waratahs will be without winger Harry Hayes for the big clash after his case at the judiciary was adjourned after receiving a red card late in the big win over Ag College on Saturday.

He is suspended until the case can be heard.
Hayes is the only player out of the Waratahs line up with Jack Clancy returning at five-eighth which sees Harry Tyson shift back to the centres and pushes Liam Rowntree onto the wing.
Meanwhile Ag College will be desperate to get a win on the board to keep in contact with the top four when they tackle Reddies at Beres Ellwood Oval on Saturday.
Ag College is now eight points behind Griffith, who hosts winless Albury on Saturday.
 

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Herbert Moran (7)
SIRU Womens Competition update

The top 4 in the SIRU Womens' Competition looks pretty settled in the same manner as the Mens' Comp.
Wagga Waratahs (1st- 44pts) are unbeaten so far and with a lead of 13 competition points over their nearest rivals they look certain to be minor premiers and play in a major semi final on Aug 16.
The Griffith ladies (2nd -31pts) have had another strong season but they are being closely chased by Wagga Ag College.The Griffith team plays a blend of physicality and running rugby and when they are 'on their day' they are a handful to their opposition.
Ag College (3rd- 30pts) are a very competitive side and apparently gave Waratahs a run for their money last weekend, particularly in the 1st half. Griffith and Aggies are now in a two way duel to play Waratahs in a major semi on Aug 16.
Both Ag College and Griffith have upcoming Byes in the run to the Finals with Griffith playing Albury (home), Bye, Reddies (a) and City (h) whereas Ag College play Reddies(a), Tumut(h),City (a) and then a Bye in the final Round, maybe Griffith has the easier draw as Ag College have to play 4th placed Tumut in Round 12
Tumut (4th- 24pts) are the defending premiers and despite having a slow start to the season have picked up the tempo in the past month and would be considered a 'Danger' team to play in the Finals if they have all their players available.

Round 11 Preview Mens

Wagga City host their great rivals Wagga Waratahs tomorrow at Conolly Rugby Park.
These 2 teams met just over a month ago with City coming out on top 31-21.
Both teams have been undefeated since that clash and therefore confidence will be sky high in both camps.
Good discipline and taking scoring opportunities when they present themselves will be the keys to the outcome of this match tomorrow which is expected to be very physical in both attack & defence.
I'm sitting on the fence with this one and calling a Draw in what could be a real nail biter.

In other Round 11 matches Ag College should prove too strong for Wagga Reddies at Beres Ellwood Oval (CSU, Wagga) and Griffith will have too much firepower for the Albury Steamers at the Exies Ground, Griffith

Good luck to all Clubs tomorrow
 

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Herbert Moran (7)

Southern Inland- Round 11 Results​

Men's

Ag College 25
d Reddies 17
Griffith 111 d Albury 3
Waratahs 47 d Wagga City 30

Women's

Waratahs 46 d Wagga City 21
Griffith 60 d Albury 5
Ag College 46 d Reddies 5

Wagga City were a player down from the 30 second mark of yesterday's clash and their undefeated run comes to an end - see Article below

Gone in 27 seconds: early red card sets tone for top-of-the-table clash​

clash​




Waratahs' Harry Tyson slips out of a tackle by Wagga City's Augustine Malatai at Conolly Rugby Complex on Saturday. Picture by Bernard Humphreys

Waratahs' Harry Tyson slips out of a tackle by Wagga City's Augustine Malatai at Conolly Rugby Complex on Saturday. Picture by Bernard Humphreys


Red card trouble found Wagga City again in another big clash with Waratahs.
However, this time they weren't able to defend it.
After playing the entire second half of their last clash with their crosstown rivals with 14 players and still managing to come away with the win in round six, the prospect of playing all but 27 seconds down a man proved too big an obstacle.
Instead Waratahs became the first team to get the better Wagga City this season, taking a 47-30 victory at Conolly Rugby Complex on Saturday.
Winger Josh Daudravuni's day was over almost before it began after being dismissed after 27 seconds of play for a high tackle on Waratahs fullback Lachie Day.


It set the tone for Waratahs to move past their rivals and into top spot on the ladder.

However with a bye to come, and their rivals losing a player early, coach Nick McCarthy doesn't want to look too much into the win.
"It's great to get the result, but it's probably hard to take much out of it considering City lost a player to a red card 30 seconds into the game," McCarthy said.
"We were playing against an extra guy for the whole game so it's obviously good to win the game, and great for our progress forward but we won't take too much out of it.
"We're obviously on top now, but it doesn't mean much when we have a bye coming and City still have three games.


"From here we just have to keep building, keep fixing the errors in our game and discipline today when we had ascendancy was pretty lacking.
"We gave a lot of piggyback penalties away and when City gets some good football they are very difficult to stop. We invited them into our own half a lot and a good side like that you can't give chances to so we've got plenty to fix but there's a lot of good signs too.

"We used the ball well on attack, created some good opportunities, our scrum and our line out were both really good so we'll bank that win, learn a bit from it and move on to the next few weeks."
Pictures by Bernard Humphreys


Day recovered from the high shot to finish with 27 points for the clash with a try, five conversions from as many attempts and four penalty goals.

Tom Hallam led the way for Waratahs with their captain crossing for a double and the halfback's ability to move the ball quickly and make the right choices helped them gain an advantage.
Daudravuni will front the Southern Inland judiciary this week after his red card.
It comes after Boiled Lollies had forward Rosivela Nagatarogo's season ended on Wednesday night after being given a nine-game suspension.
Waratahs winger Harry Hayes will also head to the judiciary after having his case adjourned while Griffith's Feleti Faigafa will also need to appear after seeing red after two yellow cards in the big win over Albury.
The Blacks moved back into second with a 111-3 victory over their winless rivals at Exies Oval on Saturday.
Tuukalikali Vaipulu scored a hat-trick in the big.
Meanwhile, Ag College scored a crucial win over crosstown rivals Reddies to keep their finals hopes alive.
Aggies came from behind in the second half to take a 35-17 win at Beres Ellwood Oval on Saturday.
However the bonus-point win still has them six points outside the top four ahead of a crucial clash with Tumut at Beres Ellwood Oval on Saturday.
Not only do Aggies need to down the Bulls, who now occupy fourth after the bye, but still need other results to go their way with a clash against Wagga City ahead.
 

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Herbert Moran (7)
Round 12 SIRU PREVIEW

Albury v Waratahs-
this match is being played tonight at 8.00pm and chilly conditions can be expected with the possibility of some rain as well.
Waratahs had a convincing win over the previously undefeated Wagga City last weekend although they had the luxury of playing against a 14 man City team after one of their players was Red carded at the 30 second moment of the game.
Albury were put to the sword by Griffith last Saturday but will enjoy being the hosts tonight.
Waratahs will get the points with the margin of their win receiving the most attention.

Wagga City v Wagga Reddies

City will be keen to hit back after their first loss of the season against Waratahs last weekend.
Now that they have the monkey (or gorrilla) off their back by not having to head into the finals undefeated as they have done in the past two seasons we may see a more relaxed and efficient Boiled Lollies combination.
Injuries to key players from last weekend have also hurt the City side but they have a lot of depth in their club and this will be rewarded with what should be a comprehensive win over the Reddies tomorrow.
The Reddies stayed in the game against Ag College for 60 minutes last Saturday before being overrun by their opponents late in the game but tomorrow's assignment against a wounded City side will be much tougher.

Wagga Ag. College v Tumut

This is the Match of the Round tomorrow with Ag College having to defeat the Bulls to have any chance at all of playing in this year's Finals starting on August 16.
Aggies needed the last quarter of their match against Reddies last weekend to keep their season on 'life support' but their opposition tomorrow poses a bigger threat and will be aware of the importance of the match from their own perspective and that of Ag Colleges'.
Tumut enjoyed the Bye last weekend but before that had an impressive win over the Griffith Blacks in Griffith !!
The big Tumut forward pack holds the key to the outcome of this match because if their big runners get over the advantage line regularly during this encounter that should pave the way for victory for the Red & Blacks, also the prospect of a fair amount of rain tomorrow should also favour the Bulls.
It's never say die for Ag. College tomorrow and that should keep them in this match up for long periods of time tomorrow but Tumut will be favourites and in a close one I'll select the Bulls to get the points but an upset win is very much on the cards as well.

Good luck to all Clubs playing tonight & tomorrow and go the Wallabies tomorrow night against the Lions in Melbourne.
 
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Herbert Moran (7)

Southern Inland Rugby Union​

Round 12 Results

Men's​

Tumut 33 d Ag College 24
Waratahs 98 d Albury 0
City d Wagga Reddies ( Forfeit)

Women's​

Reddies 10 d Wagga City 7
Ag College 12 d Tumut 7
Waratahs 48 d Albury 12

####- According to the Daily Advertiser Wagga Reddies forfeited their 1st Grade match against City yesterday after playing both 2nd & 3rd Grade ??
Does anyone out there know what is going on with Reddies ? - That is disappointing for City
 

paul bristow

Tom Lawton (22)
How long can we expect these clubs to turn up and get flogged by a hundred ( or sometimes more ) Jumper. Especially with a lot of the players having already played a previous game or games.
 

Blowthewhistle

Frank Row (1)
Been reading the forums for a while but my first post.
As a rugby person the CSU forfeit yesterday has immense ramifications for the SIRU competition. Wagga City were changed and warming up, even the referee was changed and ready, when the forfeit was made during the women’s game. City then had to stop charging at the gate and tried to sell what they could at the canteen, then there were the mental health organisations present as well as the celebration of Fijian Rugby.
But the real question is the integrity of the comp. How is the points differential going to impact the final standing on the ladder?
- City ended their game against Albury early, could have possibly put on another 40 points if they played it out and taken it to 180 points plus
- Tahs were allowed to play out their game against CSU to blow out to 147 points
- City has had that opportunity taken away with a CSU forfeit, so their result is capped at 30 points I believe.
- So clubs positions regarding the ladder if dependant on points differential can’t be considered equitable.
So if by some chance Tahs and City finish equal on the ladder, then points differential will dictate minor premiers, hosting rights for the semis and the financial benefits of that. How is that fair?

Long term SIRU can’t afford to lose another first grade team. And if you look at the competition‘s players if it werent for the Pacific Islanders most clubs would have trouble being competitive Or even participating.
But even that is problematic, as the number of islanders from Cootamundra, Leeton and Narrandera and probably Tumut as well (I can’t confirm that though) playing for Wagga clubs isn’t helping By concentrating the talent.
Tahs get hammered by the City forwards and scrum in Round 1, next week 2 Fijian Leeton boys are rolled out in Tahs First Grade. That’s on top of them getting pretty much every player who moves to town with Shute Shield experience.

I‘m really glad I’m not on the board trying to figure this mess out.
 

paul bristow

Tom Lawton (22)
Point 1 Whistle. I said on this forum on July 7 that given the situation with Reddies and Steamers
this year points for and against shouldn’t be used in ladder calculations during 2025 season. It’s encouraging a feeding frenzy and adding to the problems that are forcing these two struggling clubs to the wall. Playing out a game to the possible score differentIal of 180 points is surely cold and calculated. Point 2. These players imported from other communities into Wagga obviously aren’t going to Reddies or Aggies.
 

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Herbert Moran (7)
Been reading the forums for a while but my first post.
As a rugby person the CSU forfeit yesterday has immense ramifications for the SIRU competition. Wagga City were changed and warming up, even the referee was changed and ready, when the forfeit was made during the women’s game. City then had to stop charging at the gate and tried to sell what they could at the canteen, then there were the mental health organisations present as well as the celebration of Fijian Rugby.
But the real question is the integrity of the comp. How is the points differential going to impact the final standing on the ladder?
- City ended their game against Albury early, could have possibly put on another 40 points if they played it out and taken it to 180 points plus
- Tahs were allowed to play out their game against CSU to blow out to 147 points
- City has had that opportunity taken away with a CSU forfeit, so their result is capped at 30 points I believe.
- So clubs positions regarding the ladder if dependant on points differential can’t be considered equitable.
So if by some chance Tahs and City finish equal on the ladder, then points differential will dictate minor premiers, hosting rights for the semis and the financial benefits of that. How is that fair?

Long term SIRU can’t afford to lose another first grade team. And if you look at the competition‘s players if it werent for the Pacific Islanders most clubs would have trouble being competitive Or even participating.
But even that is problematic, as the number of islanders from Cootamundra, Leeton and Narrandera and probably Tumut as well (I can’t confirm that though) playing for Wagga clubs isn’t helping By concentrating the talent.
Tahs get hammered by the City forwards and scrum in Round 1, next week 2 Fijian Leeton boys are rolled out in Tahs First Grade. That’s on top of them getting pretty much every player who moves to town with Shute Shield experience.

I‘m really glad I’m not on the board trying to figure this mess out.
You make a lot of valid points BTW and unfortunately it has been a messy & disappointing season as far as some of the results and margins are concerned.
Southern Inland produced a Strategic Plan in 2023 with the main feature being competitive matches and more numbers playing Rugby - has that happened - Probably Not.
The future of both Wagga Reddies and Albury is vitally important to the future existence of a Premier Rugby Competition in our region because there is definitely going to be no chance of neighbouring South West Clubs joining SIRU.
I hope City win the minor premiership without having to see that position decided by For & Against because of what you have highlighted in your post.
No doubt we will see some great Rugby during the Finals but week in and week out there has only been 1 highlight match each Saturday which is a bit disturbing.
Let's hope for some positive developments in the Future

As for "oldandcranky's" post how would you do a Draw with the Clubs we have got at the moment in our Competition organising a Mid - season split ?
 

oldandcranky

Bob McCowan (2)
You make a lot of valid points BTW and unfortunately it has been a messy & disappointing season as far as some of the results and margins are concerned.
Southern Inland produced a Strategic Plan in 2023 with the main feature being competitive matches and more numbers playing Rugby - has that happened - Probably Not.
The future of both Wagga Reddies and Albury is vitally important to the future existence of a Premier Rugby Competition in our region because there is definitely going to be no chance of neighbouring South West Clubs joining SIRU.
I hope City win the minor premiership without having to see that position decided by For & Against because of what you have highlighted in your post.
No doubt we will see some great Rugby during the Finals but week in and week out there has only been 1 highlight match each Saturday which is a bit disturbing.
Let's hope for some positive developments in the Future

As for "oldandcranky's" post how would you do a Draw with the Clubs we have got at the moment in our Competition organising a Mid - season split ?
1st and 2nds stick together 3rd Grade comp stand alone.
Existing 7 teams plus Hay/Leeton/Deni who decide who’s playing 1st grade, 2nds 3rds via Preseason playoff at start of the year.Unless they field 2 grades.

1st round 8 clubs play each other (7 games)
2nd round split Top 4 Premier and Bottow 4 Plate Comp play each other twice. (6 games)
3rd grade open to all 3rd grade clubs and loser of preseason playoff.

Top 4 Finals everyone plays first week.
First week 1v2 3v4
(3 week finals)


16 week competition.

None of this is a new concept.
Split comp in the past in SIRU
Canberra lower grades play different comp every weekend.
 
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