Canberra Royals 20/05/2025

Queanbeyan Whites 1st Grade 27 def. Canberra Royals 1st Grade 19BentSpoke John I Dent Cup - Round 5Campese Oval - Saturday, May 17, 2025 The Canberra Royals 1st Grade side have suffered their first defeat of the 2025 campaign, falling 27-19 to a determined Queanbeyan Whites outfit at Campese Oval on Saturday afternoon. Despite a strong start that saw the Royals race to an early lead, the home side's clinical second-half performance ultimately proved the difference in this traditional cross-border rivalry fixture. The visitors began in perfect fashion with scrumhalf Daniel Nelson crossing for the opening try in the early...

Canberra Royals 07/05/2025

Canberra Royals 1st Grade 32 def. Uni-Norths Owls 1st Grade 26BentSpoke John I Dent Cup - Round 3Boomanulla Enclosed Oval 1 - Saturday, May 3, 2025 Canberra Royals have maintained their perfect start to the 2025 BentSpoke John I Dent Cup season, surviving a spirited second-half comeback to secure a hard-fought 32-26 victory over Uni-Norths Owls at Boomanulla Oval on Saturday. The six-point triumph keeps the Royals unbeaten after three rounds and establishes them as the early pace-setters in this season's competition, though the Owls proved they remain genuine contenders despite finishing on the wrong side of the ledger. In...

Canberra Royals 01/08/2024

We all owe Jim Taylor a round of sincere thanks for booking us in with the Bureau of Meteorology for superb weather to celebrate 75 Years of Royals Rugby. On a very special day for the club our boys took to the field looking a treat in their old school cotton jerseys, having been primed and prepared by a pre-game chat from John Ross. We were expecting Uni to put in a strong showing this round after getting up over the Eagles last round, and through the first half that’s exactly what we got. Following several back to back penalties, Royals...

Canberra Royals 24/07/2024

On one of the most bitterly cold days we’ve seen so far this year Royals headed across the border to take on Queanbeyan in their own backyard. Aside from the cold, it quickly became apparent Royals were keyed in and ready for the challenge crossing the try line for the first time in the third minute of the game, and then following that up with another five tries in the first half alone. And with Pedro knocking over every conversion attempt on offer, the Whites never really got an opportunity to get into this match. This week our forwards dominated...

Canberra Royals 10/04/2024

John I Dent Cup 2024 Round 1 March report   A first round match up against last years premiers had the pundits backing the Eagles to take the win. But Royals had prepared well through the off season and were able to get out to an early lead and then hold that lead throughout the match, despite Gungahlin having the majority of possession and field position.   Lincoln Smith and Pedro Rolando did the majority of Royals scoring with Linc crossing the chalk twice and Pedro converting opportunities from across the breadth of the field. But this was a true...