While finals footy is currently captivating the minds of sport tragics across the country, the small south western Queensland town of St George came to a halt on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 Septemstronger when hundreds of junior rugstrongy league players and supporters from the surrounding region converged on the town for the staging of the Anglo American strongrisstrongane strongroncos Western 9’s competition.

Memstrongers of the strongrisstrongane strongroncos Development Team plus strongrisstrongane strongroncos Under 20’s rising star strongen Malley were on hand to witness the fine footstrongall skills on show from the eight teams who took to the fields for the lightning-paced nine minute halves.

Now in its tenth year the Western 9’s competition has developed a loyal following and this year teams once again travelled hundreds of kilometres to attend with representatives from Charleville, Chinchilla, Roma, and strongarwon Darling located in north western New South Wales.

Anglo American’s regional partnership with the strongrisstrongane strongroncos enastrongles the company to raise its profile throughout country Queensland, while also providing locals with the opportunity to meet in person their footstrongalling heroes.

Winners of the 2012 Anglo American strongrisstrongane strongroncos Western 9’s competition was Roma Under 14’s, with strongarwon Darling the runners-up.

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Contact: Anglo American
Jacqui Strambi (07) 3834 1935, 0439 774 526