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Roma Echidnas score their first win for the season

THE A Grade side scored their first win this season, with a little help from NSW Waratah player Mack Mason.

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17th Aug. 2020 5:08 AM

HISTORIC FIRST: USQ Saints name first female president in Downs Rugby history

Historic first for Darling Downs Rugby

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14th Aug. 2020 2:08 PM

Dimity Jaeger is the new USQ Saints Rugby Club president and the first female club president in Downs Rugby history.

Echidnas prickle up for spectator-less season

‘The most important thing is that the guys and girls get the chance to play footy’, club president Richard Bright said as...

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08th June 2020 12:06 PM

Roma Echidnas could start non-contact training from as early as this week ahead of a mid-July start to games, as the code adapts to coronavirus restrictions.

Why Reds’ Darling Downs trial match to offer boost tourism

THE upcoming Queensland Reds trial match in the Darling Downs could help generate a wave of sports tourism into the region...

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05th Dec. 2019 5:12 AM

Alex Mafi of the Reds (right) celebrates scoring a try during the Round 14 Super Rugby match between the Queensland Reds and the NSW Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Saturday, May 18, 2019. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Echidnas have one last chance for finals berth

Keeping their heads high after losing the first grand-final qualifier, the Roma Echidnas can't help but think about how far...

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13th Aug. 2019 8:08 AM

LEAPING: The Roma Echidnas went down 49-11 to the Goondiwindi Emus on the weekend but the boys in blue will have one last shot at making the A-grade grand final when they take on Rangers in Roma on Saturday.

City to host rugby champs

Toowoomba's Downlands College will host the Teenage Boys State Championships with more than 800 players lacing up their...

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24th June 2019 5:06 PM

Queensland's best young rugby players heading to Toowoomba

Queensland and Northern Territory's best teenage rugby union players heading to Toowoomba

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24th June 2019 5:06 PM

RUGBY TITLES: Young rugby stars (from left) Hamish Loughnan, Oscar Lane and Max North are looking forward to the upcoming Teenage Boys State Championships. Downlands College will host the event from July 5-7 with more than 800 players signed on for the competition.

B-Grade win with seconds to spare

Wheatmen B-Grades kicked their way to victory in the final seconds of the game against the Goondiwindi emus on the...

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14th May 2019 5:05 PM

The Wheatmen B-Grades at a match earlier in the season.

Consistency in refereeing heads the agenda at the Ants Nest

Darling Downs Rugby, Australian Rugby Union and Qld Rugby Union have hit the country road to stamp out common match...

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28th March 2019 4:03 PM

GOD'S GAME: Rugby enthusiasts Dan Coulthurst, Aaron Palmer, Matt Hammond, Rowan Hoffman, Liam Murray-Walker and Angus Stokes at the Ants Nest.

Teacher eyes off new position heading into ninth season

FOOTBALLER admits he gets slower with age, which means a change is on the cards.

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23rd Jan. 2019 5:01 PM

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