Bathurst rugby league fans had the chance to meet some of their favourite players, when the Penrith Panthers attended the Peachey-Richardson Gala Day at Jack Arrow Sporting Complex on Thursday afternoon.
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This included NSW star halfback Nathan Cleary, the massive James Tamou, the big-bearded Josh Mansour and Lithgow Storm junior Wayde Egan.
Mansour, who missed last year's trip to Bathurst due to injury, said he's excited to be back in Bathurst in 2019.
He said it was a great reception for him and his teammates when arriving to the gala day via bus.
"It was awesome with the reception from the fans and families. I love coming out here," he said.
"Unfortunately I missed out last year, so it's good to be back."
He said Bathurst feels like home for the Penrith-based club.
"It's also good to have an affiliation out here and awesome to see all the kids in the Panthers colours," he said.
"It gets bigger and bigger each year we come out here and that's what we want. The kids love it and the families are getting behind it, especially on game day, we've been getting really good crowds. Hopefully we can get the same on game day."
Panthers will play Storm at Carrington Park on Saturday night.
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