The Far North Coast Rugby Union Preliminary Finals have been moved from Crozier Field in Lismore to Pioneer Park in Wollongbar after continued wet conditions forced a change.

Lismore City Council made the decision on Friday ahead of a bumper finals schedule for the field.

Rugby Union, Rugby League and Soccer all have finals planned for the precinct and the continued wet weather has put the grounds at risk.

The FNC Rugby Union have been fortunate enough to be able to access Pioneer Park and the Preliminary Finals will go ahead as planned.

The Lismore Colts will open the day against Mullumbimby, with a Grand Final spot the incentive for victory.

They go into the match with confidence after a 35-5 triumph over Yamba last weekend in the Minor Semi Final.

The Lismore side defeated the Moonshiners in Round 3, 7-0 and it was the Moonshiners who took the last contest in Round 8 17-10, so it is sure to be a close contest.

A win for the young side will allow them to join the Women's side on Grand Final day next Saturday after they defeated Casino in the Major Semi Final last weekend.

In First Grade, Ballina and Casuarina will clash to determine who will play Wollongbar Alstonville in the Grand Final, in what should be a physical encounter.

Casino and Ballina will contest the Women's Preliminary Final, with Lismore watching on to see who their opponent will be in the decider.

In other matches, Casuarina and Ballina will also meet in the Second Grade match and Yamba and Richmond Range will play in the President's Cup match.

PRELIMINARY FINALS 23rd August 2025

Pioneer Park, Wollongbar

Coopers FAR NORTH COAST RUGBY UNION

1st Grade

Ballina: 1. Brett Johnston (c), 2. Jack Wallace, 3. Stan Lolohea, 4. Ihaka Savage, 5. Harry Bungate, 6. Luke Kleise, 7. Andrew Burke, 8. Peletina Motuga, 9. Jack Radford, 10. Sam Giltrap, 11. Emori Rairailevu, 12. Anthony Lolohea, 13. Emerson Bessell, 14. Reuben Saric, 15. Elliott Bryers

Coaches: Michial Greenhalgh & Paul Davies

Manager: Josh Magnus

V

Casuarina Beach: 1. Matt Leybourne, 2. William Sullivan, 3. Pompy Toolis, 4. Daniel Raye (c), 5. Pat Williams, 6. Jem MacDonald, 7. Cimmaron Crawford, 8. Will Patterson, 9. Sam Harrison, 10. Harry Hall, 11. Tuveia Leon, 12. Joel Little, 13. Webb Lillis, 14. Jessy Kemp, 15. Kai George

Coaches: Geoff Townsend

Manager: Steve Harris

Referee: Matthew Clayton - Assistant Referees: Peter Campbell & Lachlan Duley

Women's

Casino: 1. Lavina Robinson, 2. Brooke Farrugia, 3. Talara Walker, 4. Makayla Gaydon, 5. Izzy Baker, 9, Willoughby Brown, 10. Tallulah Mohammed, 11. Raeyah Kapeen, 12. Kyah Foster, 13. Samantha Codrington (c), 15. Carys Stevenson, 16. Lilly Petty, 17. Sharyn Blundell, 18. Ashley Collins, 19. Jappirra Torrens, 20. Danika Gaydon

Coach: Will Campbell

Manager: Shane Davy

V

Ballina: 1. Jamie Lee Slade, 2. Tasmin Faulkner, 3. Mili Docherty, 4. Cassie Barber, 5. Charlie Davies, 6. Lily Davies. 7. Kylie Paskins, 8. Emma Stockham, 9. Riley Rampling, 10. Ash Kindred, 11. Katrina Anderson, 12. Tomikah Silva-Mundine, 13 Sammy Hughes, 14. Meg Ahearn, 15. Bella Waite, 16. Annika Heares, 17. Lilly Bowen

Coach: Tasmin Faulkner

Manager: Allan Noble

Referee: Evelyn George – Assistant Referees: Bruce Ward & Noah Fisher

2nd Grade

Casuarina Beach: 1. Dan Tilton, 2. Dan Heritage, 3. Kade Henderson, 4. Will Harris, 5. Drew Summers, 6. Michael Bodnar, 7. Oliver Crowe, 8. Elisio Tagidrau, 9. Will Stacey, 10. Richard White, 11. Lachlan Stacey, 12. Nathan Turpin, 13. Sam Bayliss, 14. Archie Dixon, 15. Charlie Hoggard

Coaches: Mick Hall

Manager: Daniel Chugg

V

Ballina: 1. Matthew Time, 2. Nathan Groves, 3. Rory Bowen, 4. Josh Lupton, 5. Kainga Schinkel, 6. Jack Reynolds, 7. Bronson Purcell, 8. Stephen Paskins, 9. Andrew Grono, 10. Nick Brydon, 11. Pateresio Vota, 12. Joel Staude (c), 13. Lachie Johnson, 14. Jacob Buckley, 15. Trevor Bolt

Coaches: Chris Long

Manager: Steven Clarke

Referee: Graham Cook - Assistant Referees: Rod McPhillips & Anthony Dann

Presidents Cup

Yamba: 1. Thomas Mather, 2. Dylan Page, 3. Jack Horne, 4. Ben Anderson, 5. Chris Manson, 6. Cooper Olsen, 7. Beau Birch, 8. Adrian Miller, 9. Darcy Dougherty, 10. Zephyr Trotman, 11. Rohan Fahey, 12. Nathan Hollis, 13. Ethan Punival, 14. Zeplen Davies, 15. Christian Whittaker (c)

Coach: Conor McMurdock

Manager: Adrian Miller

V

Richmond Range: 1. Blake Birmingham, 2. Daniel Sorrenti, 3. Simon Skinner, 4. David Lane, 5. Greg Killiby, 6. Jacob Lane, 7. Ben Wheeler (c), 8. Hayden Pratt, 9. Matt Sorrenti, 10. Bradon Gumbleton, 11. Paul Hewetson, 12. Izaak Murphy, 13. Daine Petty, 14. Alex Gibbon, 15. Nicholas Fuhrmann

Coach: Reece Manning & Hayden Pratt

Manager: Shawn Butler

Referee: Will Palmer - Assistant Referees: Guy Latham & Corey Lelean

Under 18’s

Mullumbimby: 1. Cohen Robinson, 2. Fynn Watson, 3. Julian Bleakley, 4. Leon Weir, 5. Finn Brittain, 6. Beau Treveton, 7. Hunter Moon (c), 8. Clancy Halloran, 9. Cooper McCarthy, 10. Oska Marrin, 11. Zane Compton, 12. Max Morley, 13. Brae Smith, 14. Jy Greenhalgh, 15. Seth Mathews

Coach: Chris Bleakley & Blake Greenhalgh

Manager: Sati Siamoa

V

Lismore: 1. Connor Cravigan, 2. Hayden Sivewright, 3. Luca Dunstan, 4. Sam Cottee, 5. Hunter Walsh, 6. TBA, 7. Nate Boxsell, 8. Kody McQuilty, 9. Owen Carroll, 10. Tom Ainsworth, 11. Eli McKie, 12. Daniel Davis, 13. Will Aylward, 14. Leo Smith, 15. Will Mosse

Coach: Stephen Paisley & Damien Keys

Manager: Dyllon McPhee

Referee: Lachlan Duley – Assistant Referees: Patrick Hou & Noah Fisher