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WILDFIRES TRIUMPH IN COUNTRY RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Newcastle Hunter Wildfires have won the Country rugby union crown.

Leading 17-7 at halftime in Port Macquarie, the Wildfires had one hand on the Caldwell Cup.

But they didn’t back off – piling on the points in the second act to beat fierce rivals Illawarra 46 to 7.

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Kate Haberfield

Kate Haberfield is a senior sport reporter/presenter with NBN News. After studying Broadcast Journalism at Charles Sturt University, Kate worked in television and radio in Canberra and Sydney for six years before returning to her hometown of Newcastle in 2009.

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