Astley Cup, 2019: Unrivalled 'tradition' as Bathurst eyes off third straight triumph

Nick McGrath
Updated June 19 2019 - 12:47pm, first published 12:35pm
LOOKING BACK: Terry Baker won six Astley Cups as a student with Orange High School and he says nothing stirs up school spirit quite like the cup. Inserts - Sophie McCauley and the Dubbo College Senior Campus drummers. Main photo: NICK McGRATH
LOOKING BACK: Terry Baker won six Astley Cups as a student with Orange High School and he says nothing stirs up school spirit quite like the cup. Inserts - Sophie McCauley and the Dubbo College Senior Campus drummers. Main photo: NICK McGRATH

The 2019 Astley Cup is fast approaching and Bathurst's quest for a third-straight crown will kick-off in Dubbo. But what makes the school sport competition, one of the oldest in the country and embarking on its 96th year, so special? 

As an outsider, when you hear 'Astley Cup' you often need a double take and the eventual route goes down Rick Astley road ... you know the one.

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Nick McGrath

Nick McGrath

Editor, Central Western Daily

Editor, Central Western Daily

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