LAST Saturday, the West Wyalong Weevils took on the Grenfell Panthers at home in the 2025 South West Fuels Cup Men's First Grade competition winning 29-19 in a vital clash for the home side.
Sitting in sixth place before the match, West Wyalong’s win has closed the gap on fourth-placed Young and fifth-placed Temora, who also faced off last weekend. Young won 43-38 to hold onto fourth on 22 points - three ahead of Temora and six points in front of the Weevils, who ironically play Young this weekend at Cranfield Oval in Young.
With just over a handful of rounds remaining, the Weevils have it all to play for and will be treating every match like a semi-final from now until the end of the regular season.
In the Women's Super 10s competition, the West Wyalong Redbacks remain one point behind Temora in second on 36 points after a 59-0 thrashing of third-placed Grenfell Pink Panthers in what was meant to be the clash of the round. The win, helped boost the points differential for the Redbacks to +151, some 14 points better than Temora, however both teams will be fighting to ensure they win every game well over the final rounds with a minor premiership and bragging rights up for grabs.
The Redbacks have been in a rare vein of form having scored over 130 points in their last two outings but more importantly conceding only one try - a nod to the hard work the team and coaching staff have done on the defensive end this season. The Redbacks also face a tricky game against Young who sit in fourth and who now have eyes on third place after Grenfell’s big loss last week.
In other rugby news, Joe Mangelsdorf is packing his bag for Italy in a few weeks for the U20s World Cup after a successful tour of South Africa only a few months ago. Mangelsdorf isn’t the only rugby prodigy to make a mark on the world stage, cousins Angus and Harry Staniforth have recently wrapped up strong seasons in France with Aurillac. While Angus is hanging around a bit longer, Harry looks to be coming home, which could be great news for many Australian based rugby sides. The 22 year old is a fine prospect and no doubt will be picked up by someone.
And lastly, it was great to see Tony Fisher - son of Dr Eric and Ann Fisher refereeing local games on the weekend. The whistleblower officiates largely in Sydney but volunteered to adjudicate bush rugby in his home town - awesome effort and we look forward to Tony returning!
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