Central North

Round 15

First grade

Gunnedah have snatched a 26-24 win over Walcha to maintain their spot on top of the table with a 74^th minute converted try.

Pirates meanwhile got back in the winners circle with a 37-5 win in the mud at Bingara, while Narrabri accounted for Inverell 43-22 and Moree got the better of Scone 46-19 to jump up to fifth.

TABLE: Gunnedah 62, Narrabri 59, Walcha 50, Pirates 50, Moree 46, Inverell 45, Quirindi 43, Scone 31, Barraba 11.

Second grade

Narrabri 18 d Inverell 17

Moree 43 d Scone 0

Gunnedah 29 d Walcha 5

Women's 7s

Gunnedah 15 d Inverell 14

Narrabri 25 d Barraba 5

Gunnedah 15 d Pirates 10

Inverell 10 d Narrabri 7

Pirates 36 d Barraba 0

New England Rugby

Round 12

First grade

St Alberts 29 d Armidale 7

Robb 34 d Baa Baas 22

Second grade

St Alberts 25 d Armidale 7

Glen Innes 38 d Tamworth 15

Third grade

Baa Baas 38 d Robb 12

St Alberts 31 d Armidale 0

Tamworth 26 d Glen Innes 0

Women's 7's

Barbets 45 d Robb 0; Barbets 47 d Robb 0

St Alberts 22 d Armidale 5; St Alberts 29 d Armidale 10

SOCCER

Premier Division

A Kurt Barrow double and three unanswered second half goals has seen Tamworth FC score a 4-2 win over Gunnedah FC and keep their finals hopes alive.

RUGBY LEAGUE

Group 4

In the bog that was Dungowan Recreation Reserve, Moree won 24-6. There will be a match report and gallery online soon.

At Werris Creek, Gunnedah ended their six-match losing streak with a 34-22 win over the Magpies.

WEG GROUP 4 SCOREBOARD

Round 11

Saturday, July 24

WERRIS CREEK v GUNNEDAH

David Taylor Park

First grade: GUNNEDAH 34 (Aaron Donnelly 2, Kih McDonald 2, Zak Turnbull, Jackson Brookman tries, Dylan O'Brien 5gls) d WERRIS CREEK 22 (Malik Hunt 2, Sam Tickle, Riley Leonard tries, Harlee Millgate 3gls) G4 B&F: 3 Jackson Brookman (G), 2 Charlie Parsons (WC), 1 KC Rdmonds (G).

Reserve grade: GUNNEDAH 64 (Jonathon Crowe 2, Will Maggs 2, Jack Reeves, Blair Beasley, Jared Heinrich, Lachlan Fleming, Rhyce Kliendienst, Samuel Louis, Jack Grosser, Ryan Kelly-Payne tries, Crowe 6, Fleming 2gls) d WERRIS CREEK 0. G4 B&F: 3 Will Maggs (G), 2 Jonathon Crowe (G), 1 Ryan Kelly-Payne (G).

Under-18: GUNNEDAH 40 (Max Turner, Lincoln-Lea Phillips, Jayden Shields, Bailey Swain, Joc Ford, Jackson Crowe, Archer Harrison tries, Swain 6gls) d WERRIS CREEK 4 (Seb Lawler try) G4 B&F: 3 Bailey Swain (G), 2 Seb Lawler (WC), 1 Joash Boney (G).

League tag: WERRIS CREEK 18 (Dayna Porter, Jorja Tory, Chrystle Porter tries, Jess Baker 3gls) drew with GUNNEDAH 18 (Taryn Maher 2, Zoe Fleming tries, Fleming 3gls) G4 B&F: 3 Jacqui Jones (G), 2 Jess Baker (G), 1 Madeline Buhagiar (G).

DUNGOWAN v MOREE

Dungowan Recreation Reserve.

First grade: MOREE 24 (Silas Haines, Joe Wade, Brent McDonald, Mick Watton tries, Adrian Smith 3, Stan Swan gls) d DUNGOWAN 4 (Brett Jarrett try and Jarrett gl) G4 B&F: 3 Ben Williams (M), 2 Nathan McGuire (D), 1 Stan Swan (M).

Reserve grade: MOREE 12 (Conor Ryan 2 tries, Adrian Smith 2gls) drew with DUNGOWAN 12 (Ken Gardner Shannon Swan tries, Swan 2gls) G4 B&F: 3 Alex Barker (M), 2 Zane Woods (D), 1 Luke Raveneau (M).

League tag: DUNGOWAN 34 (Jada Taylor 2, Karen Porter, Phoebe Porter, Jamie Blackler tries, Emma Carrigan 3, Chloe Shanley gls) d MOREE 0. G4 B&F: 3 Jada Taylor (D), 2 Shai-Lee Smith (M), 1 Paris Knox (D).

Sunday, July 25

NARRABRI v KOOTINGAL

Collins Park, Narrabri.

First Grade: NARRABRI 20 (Hayden Bell 2, Jake Rumsby, Jake Nichols tries, Todd Nichols 2gls) d KOOTINGAL 12 (Kyle Cochrane, Jordan Sharpe tries, Sam Taylor 2gls) d NARRABRI 20 (Hayden Bell 2, Jake Rumsby, Jake Nichols tries, Todd Nichols 2gls). G4 B&F: 3 Sam Sadler , 2 Ryley Mackay (K), 1 Mark Patterson .

Second Grade: NARRABRI 28 (Metiusela Mapili, Trent Keeler, Joel Hogan, Daniel O'Connor, Kurt Wallace tries, Rodney Lamb 3, Kaleb Mowle gls) d KOOTINGAL 8 (Sam Molyneux, Clarence Jones tries) G4 B&F: 3 Kurt Wallace , 2 Dylan Middleton (K), 1 Trent Keeler .

Under 18: KOOTINGAL 32 (Riley Reid, Deacon Tait, Jake Sheppard, Archer Thistle, Jordan Leota tries, Adrian Graham 4, Fletcher Morris gls) d NARRABRI 22 (Gus Smith, Billy Youman, Jeff Harvey, Johno Evans tries, Evans 2, Zack Doring gls) G4 B&F: 3 Jordan Leota (K), 2 Jeff Harvey , 1 Johno Evans .

Ladies League Tag: KOOTINGAL 68 (Carly Redfern 6, Abby Schmiedel 4, Sarah Gill 2, Monique Cook tries, Steph Fulwood 8gls) d NARRABRI 0. G4 B&F: 3 Sarah Gill (K), 2 Steph Fulwood (K), 1 Lidia McCauley .

BOGGABRI v NORTH TAMWORTH

Jubilee Oval, Boggabri

First Grade: NORTH TAMWORTH 68 (Josh Schmiedel 3, Jeremy York 3, Tevita Peceli, Scott Blanch, Mitch Sheridan, Ryan Ingram, Dan Kelly, James Cooper tries, Jake McManus 10gls) d BOGGABRI 16 (Matt Gillham, Matt Avendano, Aaron Hobden tries, Robert Doolan, Ray Stahn gls) G4 B&F: 3 Josh Schmiedel (NT), 2 Nic Millar (, 1 Mark Simon (NT).

Second Grade: MANILLA 96 (Cohen King 4, James Leeson 3, Shannon O'Leary 2, Adam Ruttley 2, Isaac Devine, Mitch Doring, Beau Harry, Lincon Brown, Dheran Knox tries, Doring 14gls) d BOGGABRI 8 (Darren Certoma try, Ray Stahn 2gls) G4 B&F: 3 Shannon O'Leary (M), 2 Cohen King (M), 1 Darren Certoma (.

Ladies League Tag: BOGGABRI 20 (Ashlyn Summers, Cloe Davis, Courtney Grace-Coggan, Holli Rodstrom, Annalise Martin tries) d MANILLA 4 (Sheena Ruttley try) G4 B&F: Cloe Davis (, 2 Joan O'Leary (M), 1 Ashlyn Summers (.

BARRABA v NORTH TAMWORTH

Barraba Sportsground.

Second Grade: Unavailable

Ladies League Tag: Unavailable.

NEXT WEEKEND

Round 12

Saturday, July 31: Werris Creek v Boggabri (David Taylor Park, Werris Creek), Gunnedah v Narrabri (Kitchener Park, Gunnedah), Kootingal v Dungowan (Kootingal Oval).

Sunday, August 1: Moree v North Tamworth (Boughton Oval, Moree), Barraba v Narrabri Second Grade/Ladies League Tag (Barraba Sportsground).

AFL

AFL North West

Senior men

Swans16.13 (109) d Nomads 12.5 (77)

Kangaroos 12.15 (87) d Moree-Narrabri 3.11 (29)

Saints 13.8 (86) d Gunnedah 8.6 (54)

Senior women

Bulldogs 6.3 (39) d Saints 2.5 (17)

Swans 3.10 (28) d Nomads 2.7 (19)