The Western Challenge XIV took place on Sunday, March 9, at Tom Clyburn Oval in Canowindra, where teams battled it out under hot conditions in a packed day of League Tag.
The tournament featured four pools of teams, with Pool A consisting of Manildra Rhinos, Forbes Magpies, Trundle Boomers, and Cargo Blue Heelers.
Pool B included Orange Warriors, Peak Hill Roosters, and Eugowra Golden Eagles.
Pool C saw Cowra Magpies, Bathurst St Pats, Molong Bulls, and Oberon Tigers compete, while Pool D was made up of Canowindra Tigers, Bathurst Panthers, Grenfell Goannas, and Blayney Bears.
The first matches of the day saw Forbes Magpies secure a 10-0 victory over Cargo Blue Heelers on field one, while Manildra Rhinos dominated Trundle Boomers 16-0 on field two.
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Other key results throughout the day included Eugowra Golden Eagles drawing with Orange Warriors 8-8, Trundle Boomers falling to Peak Hill Roosters 0-4.
Molong Bulls going down to Bathurst St Pats 12-18, Cowra Magpies defeating Oberon Tigers 21-0.
Canowindra Tigers overcoming Blayney Bears 22-0, and Grenfell Goannas losing to Bathurst Panthers 0-10.
As the tournament continued, Cargo Blue Heelers were defeated by Manildra Rhinos 4-10, Trundle Boomers lost to Forbes Magpies 4-22.
Orange Warriors claimed a 4-0 victory over Blayney Bears, Peak Hill Roosters drew with Eugowra Golden Eagles 4-4.
Molong Bulls and Cowra Magpies ended their match with a 6-6 draw, Bathurst St Pats dominated Oberon Tigers 30-0.
Canowindra Tigers overcame Grenfell Goannas 22-4, Bathurst Panthers defeated Blayney Bears 22-0.
Cargo Blue Heelers took down Trundle Boomers 10-0, and Manildra Rhinos and Forbes Magpies played out a 6-6 draw.
In the later matches, Peak Hill Roosters lost to Orange Warriors 0-20, Eugowra Golden Eagles narrowly defeated Grenfell Goannas 4-0.
Bathurst St Pats secured a 10-0 win over Cowra Magpies, Oberon Tigers fell to Molong Bulls 0-10.
Bathurst Panthers were defeated by Canowindra Tigers 0-6, and Blayney Bears went down to Grenfell Goannas 0-16.
The semi-finals saw Forbes Magpies take on Orange Warriors, with Forbes dominating 26-0, while Bathurst St Pats faced Canowindra Tigers, securing a 14-0 victory.
In a the final game, the Forbes Magpies faced off against Bathurst St Pats, emerging as Western Challenge XIV champions with a hard-fought 8-4 victory.
