The Coonabarabran Unicorns Rugby League Club has returned from the brink after it managed to elect a president at a meeting on 11 December.

At least ten members gathered at Coonabarabran Golf Club in the evening, where Telstra technician Keith Hull was elected unopposed following three failed attempts to elect a president in October.

The club was on borrowed time after its third AGM on 28 October, where a stand-in president was appointed for six weeks.

If no-one was elected that evening, the club would have folded for the 2025 season.

"There's a lot of people interested in the club, but there wasn't many for president. It was at the stage where they needed somebody, so I put my hand up," Mr Hull said.

"It'll be a challenge, I think, but there's a lot of good people on the committee, so it shouldn't be too hard."

Mr Hull said he first joined the club committee about ten to 15-years-ago and had played with the club as a child.

The Unicorns league tag side taking on Coonamble on 6 July 2024. IMAGE: Carly Chynoweth 

The Unicorns will head into the 2025 season with a men's first grade and reserves, a women's league tag and men's under 18s side.

The Castlereagh League had eight teams in the 2024 season, where the Unicorns finished fifth on the ladder.

Castlereagh League secretary Bryson Luff welcomed the team securing a president and it said Coonabarabran isn't the only club that has struggled to find volunteers.

"Pretty much every club can be a year-to-year proposition, given the size of populations of some of the towns," Mr Luff said.

"Every club is different to each other. There's no magic fix for anything, but I think you just got to try and get a good club culture and get good people involved in the club. But, that's easier said than done, isn't it?

"We're just looking forward to a good season next year."

The new season is expected to kick off in April.