Lady Pirates dig deep for Tamworth hospital donation Tamworth hospital received a much-needed piece of equipment, thanks to a kind donation from the Tamworth Pirates Rugby Club. The Pirates presented a lymphedema pump to the North West Cancer Centre on Friday afternoon, following a fantastic fundraising effort from the ladies of the club. “The Pirates ladies’ day had lots of donations from local businesses and we had a raffle on the day,” social club coordinator Kate Wynne sa

PIRATES second grade, Barraba U18s and Tamworth U16s are the first teams through to their respective grand finals after major semi-final wins at Ken Chillingworth Oval on Saturday. The Magpies 16s kicked things off with a 17-7 win over Barraba. The Rams got their revenge in the 18s with a double to outside centre Fraser Evans helping them to a 48-7 win. Pirates then rolled minor premiers Moree in an enthralling and willing contest 14-12. A Michael Rixon penalty goal was the o