Almost seven months after they were originally set to, Tamworth's senior oztag teams are ready to strike.
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Ten sides will travel over to Coffs Harbour this weekend to contest the postponed 2020 NSW Senior State Cup.
The tournament was only a week away when the COVID pandemic saw all sport shut down.
The Taipans will take to the field in the 20s mixed, men's and women's open, 30s men's and women's, 40s men's and women's, 50s men's, 55s men's and senior mixed divisions, which is the same as they were intending to back in March.
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"We've been lucky that we haven't lost too many players," Tamworth Oztag coordinator Pam Potts said.
And where they have, they have been fortunate to pick up players to take their spots.
Potts said the teams have been back preparing for this weekend for between eight and 10 weeks.
"We had our COVID-comeback winter comp, which was good for a few of them to get back on the field," she said.
"They're all keen to get back into it."
In compliance with COVID protocols the tournament will run a bit differently to usual. As well as no spectators, it will be played across two venues, and has been segregated into five zones and an AM and PM session.
The Tamworth teams have enjoyed some good results at the tournament in recent years, and given that they managed to "keep everyone eager and keen" Potts has high hopes for them this weekend.
'"My aim is for all to get through to Sunday (finals day)," she said.
The tournament gets underway on Friday.
The Tamworth sides will also feature players from Warialda and Gunnedah. They have also picked up some players from Port Macquarie to bolster numbers.