 Former Welsh International prop (eleven caps) Gareth Price was appointed Captain/coach of the first grade team.The season started with the Magpies playing an all star team coached by Arthur Beetson, captained by Mal Meninga, and containing superstars Gary Belcher Laurie Daley, Bradley Clyde, Marcus Bai, Matt Geyer, Ken Nagas, Andrew McFadden, Jason Croker, David Furner, Ben Roarty, Mark Tookey, Simon Woolford, Quentin Pongia and Shane Millard, with the match referee Bill Harrigan.Game won by All Stars 50–8 ( Ken Nagas 2, David Furner 2, Bradley Clyde, Matt Geyer, Simon Woolford, *Mitchell Rosser, * Setelo Tuimoala (Hay players*)tries, David Furner 4, Matt Geyer 2, Andrew McFadden goals) Hay Magpies 8 (Ryan Gash, Damien Kennedy tries)
Crowd (estimated) 2500...FANTASTIC WEEKEND OF RUGBY LEAGUE


SENIOR RIVERINA REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS...(while at Magpies)
1967 Geoff Snowdon, Phillip Carver (both played against touring NZ Kiwis)
1975 Michael Johnston, Neil Scobie (both played against touring Great Britain team)
1983 Dean Whitehead (fullback for Riverina in CRL Championship match V Newcastle)
2016 Matt Wakefield, Luke Serevi (Riverina team playing in 2016 Country Championship)
2016 Rachael Pearson, Megan Pearson (Riverina LeagueTag team in Country Championship)





LEAGUE TAG RECORDS HELD BY RACHAEL PEARSON (as at 30 June 2018
Group 20 Player of the Year...2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015, 2016
Most tries scored in a match – 6 (v Yanco Wamoon 2015) 
Most goals in a match – 12/12 v Griffith Waratah Tigers 2016)
Most points in a match 40 (6 tries 8 goals v Yanco Wamoon 2015)40(4 tries 12 conversions V Waratah Tigers 2016)
She is the only player in the Group 20 competition, up until the 2017 competition, to have posted 100 points in a season – and she has done it every full season she has played – with the exception of 2010 when kicks for goal were not allowed.