North Wagga president Mick Barnes says a merger of the Saints’ junior and senior clubs will help ensure a bright future.
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Barnes leads a seven-person board after the parties formally joined forces.
“It’s just about streamlining things and making things as professional as they can be,” Barnes said.
“We’ve got one of the better junior clubs around and it will help with integration through the parents knowing the players and people around the senior club.”
Barnes returns to a post he held back in 2011 and paid tribute to departing president Greg Fox who has been in the role for five years.
“He’s done a fantastic job through hard times to get the club where it is today,” Barnes said.