THE Bendigo Bank Castlereagh League (BBCL) will be even bigger and better in 2016 with a record nine clubs competing.
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The Baradine Magpies will make what they hope to be a triumphant return to the competition after being in recess for a number of years.
As well as the Magpies, the Warren Bulldogs and the Dunedoo Swans will also return to the BBCL after sitting out the 2015 season.
The other clubs competing will be regulars Gulgong Terriers, Trangie Magpies, Gilgandra Panthers, Coonamble Bears, Coonabarabran Unicorns and Coolah Roos
All clubs, except Warren will also field League Tag teams.
The first official outing for all the teams will be the Bendigo Bank Castlereagh League Knockout to be held at Coonamble on Saturday, April 2 with the first competition round to be played on Saturday 9th April
Coonamble's Joe Bellgardt is again the president of the Group with newly-elected Castlereagh League Life Member Bryson Luff (Gilgandra), continuing as secretary, treasurer and publicity officer.
A Castlereagh League meeting on Sunday also saw Luke Phillips appointed as coach of the BBCL representative rugby league team with Jessica Skinner taking charge of the BBCL league tag representative team,
Both of those sides will be part of the Western Rams selection cluster day in the coming months.
