Blackall Magpies overcome Ilfracombe Scorpions in central west rugby league grand final

Sally Gall
Updated June 13 2018 - 8:26am, first published June 11 2018 - 5:30am
The victorious Blackall Magpies, 2018 central west rugby league premiers.
The victorious Blackall Magpies, 2018 central west rugby league premiers.

It was a sea of black and white excitement at the Ilfracombe sports oval on Saturday night when the Blackall Magpies rugby league team won the central west grand final, breaking a 30 year drought for the town.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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