Central West stars lead inexperienced NSW Country side to thrilling, one-point win in NRC curtain-raiser

Matt Findlay
Updated September 25 2018 - 10:24am, first published 9:00am
SIX OF THE BEST: Emus' Em McDonald, West Wyalong's Sharnah Stevens, Bulldogs' Mandy Scott and Mel Waterford, CSU's Claire Woolmington and Bulldogs' Marita Shoulders shone for NSW Country. Photo: CONTRIBUTED
SIX OF THE BEST: Emus' Em McDonald, West Wyalong's Sharnah Stevens, Bulldogs' Mandy Scott and Mel Waterford, CSU's Claire Woolmington and Bulldogs' Marita Shoulders shone for NSW Country. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

As a group NSW Country only had two hours to prepare for last weekend’s National Rugby Championship curtain-raiser against Sydney, but judging on the way the Eagles came together at Concord Oval you’d have never picked that.

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Matt Findlay

Matt Findlay

Journalist

Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.

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