JUNIOR STATE CUP TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN DUBBO
The 2025 NSW Touch Junior State Cup Northern Conference returns to Dubbo this weekend with junior touch teams taking to the fields at the Lady Cutler Sporting Precinct.
The NSW Touch Junior State Cup brings together teams from across the northern half of the state including Sydney Metropolitan, Western NSW, Northern NSW, Central Coast, Mid North Coast and North Coast of NSW.
This major event is set to attract over 10,000 visitors to the region and is estimated to boost the local economy by $9.6M as well as supporting neighbouring towns and villages. To accommodate the influx of visitors Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) has converted a section of the Dubbo Showground to a caravan park.
“Multi-day sporting events such as the NSW Touch Junior State Cup provide a major boost to the regional economy supporting a wide variety of local businesses from accommodation providers, hospitality venues, retail outlets and tourist attractions,” DRC Deputy Mayor, Phillip Toynton said.
“The team has been busy working behind-the-scenes and across the site over the past couple of months to make sure this year’s event is once again a huge success,” Clr Toynton said.
NSW Touch General Manager Dean Russell said they had more teams enter the competition this year.
“We have 209 teams converging on Dubbo this weekend to compete in the Northern Conference of the NSW Touch Junior State Cup,” Mr Russell said.
“The NSW Touch Junior State Cup is one of the largest junior sporting events in Australia and we are continuing to see year on year growth with team nomination numbers highlighting the popularity and increased participation of touch football in NSW.”
NSW Touch Junior State Cup is a free event and spectators are welcome. Games will be played on Friday and Saturday with finals on Sunday. The winning teams from this event will progress to the Junior State Cup Finals Series in Sydney in March 2025.
The event was secured under DRC’s Event Attraction Program with funding and strongly supported by Dubbo Touch Association.
The event is also supported by local businesses Westside Hotel, Intersport, Techni Clean, Inland Petroleum, Ballimore Welding, Redi.e Security and Dubbo Aquatic Leisure Centre.
Dubbo residents are advised that road closures will be in place around Lady Cutler Sporting Precinct during the three-day event and there may be some traffic congestion at various times throughout the event. For more information visit www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/nswtouch for full details on changes to traffic during the event.
Last Edited: 20 Feb 2025