The Forbes & District Soccer Club hosted the first of four major soccer events over the long weekend when the Football NSW Country Cup came to Forbes for the very first time.
The best boys teams form Southern NSW, Riverina and Western NSW competed to be Country Cup Champions with Southern Highlands from Country Southern winning the under 14 cup, and Wagga from Riverina the under 15 cup.
The Western NSW Girls Gala Day takes place on 18th June when more than 25 teams aged under 8 to under 16 from Forbes, Parkes, Cowra, Riverina, Wellington, Bathurst and Western NSW Mariners will compete.
On 23rd June the Western NSW Schools Girls Gala Day takes place. More than 400 girls from Year 1 to Year 6 will participate in a soccer promotion day with school teams from Canowindra, Tottenham, St Laurence’s Forbes, Forbes North, Forbes Public, St Joseph’s Eugowra, Wellington Public, Grenfell Public and Holy Family Parkes.
The last event is the annual Forbes Gala Day on Sunday, 25th June with over 50 teams competing.