Sport

Golf Notes Locally we played a Stableford event for a club trophy. The winner on a countback with 33 points was visitor Seb West. Runner up was Shane Middlemiss 33 points with Campbell Tonkin on 29 points. One NTP to visitor Grace Boardman on the 3rd. Pleasing to say Grace sunk the birdie. A good ... read more

Golf Notes On Sunday a good field contested the second round of our Club Championships, playing for Campbell Tonkins trophy. The winner with the very good nett score of 64 was Luke Smith.  who carded a great 83 off the stick. Luke continues to bring his handicap down. Balls went to F ... read more

Barraba Rugby is home to new facilities Barraba Rugby is now home to new changerooms and a new playground, providing a boost to their existing facility and offering more inclusivity. The addition of new changerooms will support the club in being able to host larger games and community events. Some ... read more

Barraba Rams Honour Past Members with Strong Showing at Home The Barraba Rams returned to the paddock over the weekend for a deeply meaningful round of rugby, hosting Inverell in front of a home crowd. This round was more than just about the footy—it was a chance for the club to come together ... read more

Golf Notes Players contested a 3 person Scrambled Ambrose today for the annual SAND trophy. The winners with a net 64.4 were Shane Middlemiss, Chris Sweeney and Nick Sweeney. Runners up were Phil Hiscock, Dusty Hiscock and Mike Artis. Balls went to Ian Cabot, Neil Smith and Josh Austin. NTP to Chri ... read more

BARRABA RAMS RUGBY UNION CLUB – LADIES’ DAY MATCH REPORT What a day at the Rams' home ground as Barraba hosted the Pirates for our Annual Ladies’ Day! With a big crowd, a buzzing sideline, and three grades of rugby on show, the atmosphere was electric from the first whistle to the ... read more

Golf Notes Sam Faint braved the chilly conditions to win the Betty Artis Memorial trophy today. His winning score of 32 Stableford points highlighted how long the course is playing and coupled with the cold conditions it made for a tough day for most players. Runner up on a countback to Sam was Dus ... read more

Barraba Rams Show Grit in Narrow Loss to Quirindi The Rams travelled to Quirindi for what was always expected to be a tough clash—and it delivered on all fronts. Barraba got off to a flying start, capitalising on an early Quirindi error which allowed Liam Mack to cross the line in the 5th min ... read more

Rugby Report On the weekend the Barraba Rams took on the Narrabri Blue Boars in a head to head home game for both our women and men teams. Our women kicked off the afternoon with a solid start when Amie scored the first try of the game. The game consisted of some solid forward work through the mi ... read more

Golf Notes Jesse Phillips and Andrew Hillier took out Will Sedgwick’s and Peter Simpson’s 4 BBB BAM trophy on Saturday. Carding an impressive 57 points they were clear winners from runners up David and Peter York on 47 points with Sam Faint and Paul Grigg third on 46 points. There were ... read more

Barraba Rams Take on Gunnedah in Tough Weekend Hit-Out The Barraba Rams made the trip to Gunnedah over the weekend, with both the women’s and men’s teams taking the field. The women’s side played a close, hard-fought match, narrowly going down 14–10. Barraba were first to g ... read more

Rugby News Barraba Rugby is back for 2025 and the first game of the season took place on Saturday 3 May. Unfortunately, the women didn’t get a game as Moree had to forfeit due to a lack of numbers meaning their first game will be this Saturday against Gunnedah.  However, the men took on ... read more

Golf Notes Congratulations to Liam Johnston and Jesse Phillips who today finished runners up in the Net Event of the 2025 Men’s NSW Sand Green Fourball Championship played at Cobar over the weekend. A great effort against a field of 94 teams from across NSW. Locally Bill Simpson and Mike Art ... read more

Golf Notes Sixteen players contested an Individual Bisque Par for the Ian and Brenda McColl trophy on Sunday. Neil Smith will be checking his handicap after claiming the trophy with plus 6. Runner up was Morgan Phillips with plus 4 with balls to Jesse Phillips plus 3, Liam Johnston plus 2 and Richa ... read more

Golf Notes Carding an 88 off the stick Peter York and Amanda Koopman retained the L and V Bridges Memorial Mixed Foursomes Championships on Sunday.  Runners up were Craig Rutley and Lib Thompson on 89. The Lions Club best net trophy winners were Bill Simpson and Lyn Simpson on 7 ... read more

Golf Notes Chris Sweeney took out Richard Pudicombe’s trophy on Sunday carding 35 stableford points. Following the recent rain the course was playing longer and that was evident in the scores. Runner up was Campbell Tonkin with 33 points with ball going to Luke Smith 33, Neil Smith 33, Charle ... read more

Golf Notes Jesse Phillips, Liam Johnston and Chris Sweeney teamed up to claim our Seasons opening 3 Person Ambrose on Sunday. Carding a  3 under par 68,  net 59.5 was well ahead of runners up Josh Austin, Morgan Phillips and Mike Artis on net 67.3. The teams of Bill Simpson, John Hartley ... read more

Rifle Club Notes Well our 2025 shooting calendar has been underway now for a few weeks, (our publicity officer has been slack). The first week we had four shooters to start our 2025 year. Scores were close between a few of our shooters especially in AA Grade, with Casey taking the win and Garry &a ... read more

Golf Notes Twilight golf on the 17th January 2025 Our first round of twilight for the New Year saw Paige Phillips take out the honours with any impressive 25 points. Ball winners were John Harris 21, Morgan Phillips 20, Luke Smith 19 & Helen Kelly 18. There will be a couple of handicap adjus ... read more