RUGBY UNION: 12 MARCH 2017

GrainCorp Cup kicks off on 8 April … it’s less than a month away

The 2017 season of GrainCorp Cup rugby union will kick off, quite literally, on Saturday 8 April, with the following games in the competition’s Central Division:

Molong Magpies v Yeoval Eagles at Molong

CSU Orange v Blayney Rams at Orange

Condoblin Rams v Canowindra Pythons at Condoblin

Following a week off for Easter on Saturday 15 April, Round 2 will be played on Saturday 22 April, with the following games in the Central Division:

Blayney Rams v Molong Magpies at Blayney

Yeoval Eagles v Canowindra Pythons at Yeoval

CSU Orange v Condoblin Rams at Orange

There will then be a general bye on Saturday 29 April for the NSW Country Rugby Union Championships at Port Macquarie.

After 10 rounds, the GrainCorp Corp Central Division as such will disintegrate, with Molong Magpies, Yeoval Eagles and CSU Orange joining the competitions Northern Division, and Canowindra Pythons, Blayney Rams and Condoblin Rams heading south.

For a complete summary of the 2017 season, visit http://www.centralwestrugby.com.au.

For a discussion on the draw, including disparities in numbers of games played (and numbers of byes), please visit http://molong.com.au/sport/news/2017/
01_17/graincorp_draw/graincorp_draw.html