Subscribe to BarTv to watch games live Vale John Anderson Trodden pointed to the "massively successful" merger of the former Group Six and Macarthur first-grade competitions, and the Peter McDonald Cup that brought Group 11 and Group 10 together in a conference system as examples of what can be achieved with a consultative approach. "I think the example of De La Salle coming down last year and making a great fist of their participation shows there is the basis of a really strong competition there. The Dragons teenager has risen through the women's ranks over the past 12 months after graduating from the successful Illawarra Steelers Tarsha Gale Cup side in 2018. Read our Privacy Policy. Azariah Toki-Mautairi - Otahuhu Leopards. St. George Illawarra Dragons reached the grand final in the initial year of 1999 and won the joint-venture clubs first premiership in 2010 also taking out the World Club Challenge with a win over Wigan in the UK. We care about the protection of your data. The Sydney Roosters side to take on the Illawarra Steelers in Round 4 is as follows: Last updated: 2/25/2023 1:48:39 AM, Last updated: Coming in 2020 Junior Girls Tackle Comp (U/13-U/15) If you're interested in playing tackle next year make sure you get in contact with your local club listed below or alternatively send us a message to our page. The SG Ball Cup (Under 19s), Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup (Under 19s), SLE Laurie Daley Cup (Under 18s), Harold Matthews Cup (Under 17s) and the SLE Andrew Johns Cup (Under 16s) all kick-off this Saturday 5 February. They led the West Tigers to the 2022 premiership, defeating the Cronulla Sharks 21-20 in the Grand Final. Mikaele Ravalawa Clubs or teams that participated in two or more seasons are listed below. NSW Rugby League has received the 41-page application and is expected to consider it in coming weeks. Please click here for SG Ball Draw / Team Lists, Please click here for Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup Draw / Team Lists. [1] The area provides a nursery of juniors for the Illawarra Steelers and St George Illawarra Dragons. Amone could be cleared by the NRL in the coming weeks following the reduction in his maximum sentence. Only the Northern parts of the Illawarra have traditionally been included in this competition, with teams further south playing in Group 7. The loss of the 2015 premiers is a bitter blow for the Illawarra League, which has struggled to consistently sustain more than six teams for the best part of a decade. The NSWRL is pleased to announce the draws for the 2022 Junior Representative season with three new teams joining the Harvey Norman NSW Tarsha Gale Cup in another boost for womens Rugby League. Over 200 players attended what was a high quality and extremely competitive selection process at Todd Park, Blakehurst. New South Wales Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. At 18, she made her international debut for Australia as a bench utility before replacing regular hooker Brittany Breayley in last year's Test match in the starting role. Still one of the state's premier competitions, the Illawarra League featured eight teams for the first time in a decade last season with the addition of Shire clubs De La Salle and Cronulla Caringbah, and Helensburgh's return after a year out of the top grade. About Wests - Wests Devils All 10 regional games in the Andrew Johns Cup and Laurie Daley Cup will be live streamed via NSWRL TV and select metropolitan games will also be streamed. Read our Privacy Policy. "You're looking at areas to the north, you're looking at areas to the west and you're looking areas to the south," Trodden said. "Group 10 and Group 11 still play their own rounds against their traditional teams, but they also play a crossover round as well as a crossover finals series," Trodden said. While unavoidable this year, Trodden is confident 2024 will see a return to at least eight teams, with a long-term push towards a 10-team competition. The Illawarra League is all but certain to feature just six teams in the top grade this year, with foundation club Helensburgh forced to withdraw from the top flight for the second time in three seasons. Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region. [1] The area provides a nursery of juniors for the Illawarra Steelersand St George Illawarra Dragons. Meanwhile, the Central Coast Roosters will also be continuing their Harold Matthews, Andrew Johns (Regional Mens Under 16s) and Laurie Daley (Regional Mens Under 18s) campaigns this weekend. 2023 NRL Signings Tracker: Lodge elevated to top 30; Sivo re-signs, Team Talk: Dragons 2023 overview, best 17, squad update, Apps on World Cup glory and return to the field, Round 1 flashback: Dragons v Sharks, 2021. It's understood Cronulla Caringbah, a late inclusion to the competition ahead of last season, also won't return, reducing one of the NSW Rugby League's 'Major Competitions' to just six teams. Sport is my passion, rugby league my first love. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. Illawarra Junior Rugby League - Facebook "But I think we've discovered I'm definitely a hooker, I feel more comfortable there and it's more suited for me to push up through the ruck and run off quick play-the-balls. Tyrell Fuimaono. Source: [1] As of 3 September 2022. The loss of two clubs will send the league and NSWRL back to the drawing board and, while he didn't rule out adding another prior to the season kickoff, IDRL chairman Gerry Murphy said such efforts will most likely be with a view to 2024. Talei Holmes (St George Illawarra Dragons)22. Illawarra gained CRL District, Group and finally Divisional status (1966). This week the games at Mascot Oval between the Sydney Roosters and the Parramatta Eels Harold Matts and Tarsha Gale, games at Raiders Belconnen between Canberra Raiders and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Harold Matts and SG Ball sides along with Canberra Raiders and Illawarra Steelers in the Tarsha Gale Cup will feature. The Western Suburbs Junior Red Devils had a successful 2014 season and saw the club winning the Illawarra club championships. Campbelltown will be the venue for the Pacific double header featuring Samoa against the Cook Islands, followed by Papua New Guinea taking on Fiji. Michael Molo List of rugby league competitions in Australia - Wikipedia Davis ready to hook in with rep teams - National Rugby League . Blake Lawrie The centenary sculpture that stands outside WIN Stadium, directly opposite the Steelers Club. These included former Illawarra Women's Rugby League players Kezie Apps (Helensburgh Tigers) and Jessica Sergis (Helensburgh Tigers). Apr 29, 2022. The Illawarra Division is one of the strongest, along with Newcastle, local competition in New South Wales. 10 talking about this. Sign up for breaking news emails below Sports writer. A qualified personal trainer, Davis made the most of self-isolation by opening a home-style gym during the break. The Illawarra Rugby Leagueis a rugby leaguecompetition in Wollongong, NSW. The Illawarra Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Wollongong, NSW. "It's one of the traditional heartland areas of the game and we wouldn't be doing our job if we didn't do everything we possibly could to make the competition as good as it can possibly be. Media Release: 11 August 2022 (Embargo until 4pm AEST) Sydney Roosters respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. St George Illawarra are reportedly pushing for young gun Talatau Junior Amone to be reinstated by the NRL, with his ongoing legal battle taking a turn prior to the season. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples, where our games are played, our programs are conducted and in the communities we support. Read more: Pact driving Berkeley Under 18s return. Our long running competition, welcomes all members of the community to join teams across junior, senior and women's competitions. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images), Daniel Tupou. The Illawarra Steelersare an Australian rugby leaguefootball club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. Kotoni Staggs. Storm centre Justin Olam, Rabbtiohs winger Alex Johnston, Broncos veteran David Mead and Roosters utility Lachlan Lam will form the basis of the Kumuls side. The basis of a really strong competition remains. The 20-year-old was . Jayden Sullivan Millie Boyle (Newcastle Knights)11. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and at representative level has played for the Prime Minister's XIII . 6. 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Martin Taupau, Jaydn SuA and David Nofoaluma will be at the forefront of the Toa Samoa squad. Its a technicalityhowever, I think the NRL have to," he said. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs (Dapto, Helensburgh, Mount Keira, Unanderra and Wollongong). Amone has played 35 games for the Dragons since making his debut in 2021 and featured in the Rugby League World Cup for Tonga last year. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work 13. "I didn't really have confidence at hooker, I hadn't played any at all before the first season of the NRLW," Davis told NRL.com. "It's up to myself and our committee to pursue this season and raise as much game-day revenue as we can so we have a bigger kitty to attack a Mojo Cup team next year. 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Davis was a vital member of the first-ever Illawarra Steelers' Tarsha Gale Cup team in 2017, awarded Player of the Year, and captained the side in 2018 before making her debut for the Dragons. NSW Rugby League chief executive Dave Trodden has vowed the governing body won't allow one of its premier competitions to wither on the vine following confirmation the Illawarra League will again . Jack de Belin We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. Yasmin Clydsdale (Sydney Roosters)3. Another highlight will be the Round Seven game which will be played as a curtain-raiser to an NRLW match. Gamble responsibly. Congratulation to the following players who have been selected in the training squads . "Our view since the merger of the NSW Rugby League and Country Rugby League has always been about designing sustainable competitions which are not necessarily restrained by geographic boundaries. 10. 5. If youre after great odds on every NRL match try signing up for PlayUp. [2][3] Immortals Graeme Langlands and Bob Fulton featured at fullback and five-eighth respectively, as well as Harry Wells at centre. Ben Murdoch-Masila Liam is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia. Junior rep's teams of the week Author's : Jason Hosken and Sean Teuma Junior rep's teams of the week NSWRL junior reps: Full wrap, results, gallery from Matts, Ball, Tarsha Gale Cup round four With four rounds of the Harold Matthews, SG Ball and Tarsha Gale Cup in the books, check out our teams of [] St George DRLFC recently held trials for the Tarsha Gale Cup, Harold Matthews Cup and SG Ball Cup squads. Illawarra Junior Rugby League - facebook.com New Zealand on Wednesday morning finalised their game-day line-up to face Tonga with Joey Manu picked at fullback, Dylan Brown partnering Jahrome Hughes in the halves and hooker Brandon Smith completing a top-class spine on Saturday in Auckland. Ben Hunt Papua New Guinea announced their team for their Campbelltown clash with Fiji. Davis could get her chance to retain the Jillaroos No.9 jersey in the rescheduled women's State of Origin clash in November. We know there's a really strong base there, it's a question for us of being able to supplement that really strong base with a couple of others. Trodden said there's broad scope for the addition of teams in future, with Illawarra part of the NSWRL's 'Southern Corridor' that also covers the St George, Cronulla-Sutherland and Group Seven regions. 2/26/2023 3:50:43 PM, Last updated: 16. He is also maintaining his innocence.. St.George Dragons NRL CANVAS SHOES Junior SIZE K 11 Official Product While St George will kick start their campaigns on Saturday . ", Read more: Prestigious All-Stars fixture to kickoff Group Seven season. 2022 NSWCHS reps teams selected, 2022 NSWCHS Under 18 Rugby League team, 2022 NSWCHS Under 15 Rugby League team. 2/27/2023 1:04:14 PM. Formed as Berrima District Rugby League and changed its name to Group 6 in 1946. "Cronulla Caringbah [withdrawing] was reasonably early, but Helensburgh was quite late, so it really doesn't give us much chance to think about who else might compete in that competition [this year]. The Central Coast Harold Matthews side will travel to the Shire to face Cronulla. NSWRL releases Junior Representative draws for 2022 NSWRL Fri 3 Dec 2021, 07:39 AM The NSWRL is pleased to announce the draws for the 2022 Junior Representative season with three new teams joining the Harvey Norman NSW Tarsha Gale Cup in another boost for women's Rugby League. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content, Fullback for Indigenous Academy is number 1, Winger for Indigenous Academy is number 2, Centre for Indigenous Academy is number 3, Centre for Indigenous Academy is number 4, Winger for Indigenous Academy is number 5, Five-Eighth for Indigenous Academy is number 13, Halfback for Indigenous Academy is number 7, Hooker for Indigenous Academy is number 9, 2nd Row for Indigenous Academy is number 11, 2nd Row for Indigenous Academy is number 12, Interchange for Indigenous Academy is number 14, Interchange for Indigenous Academy is number 15, Interchange for Indigenous Academy is number 16, Interchange for Indigenous Academy is number 19, Replacement for Indigenous Academy is number 22. The regional sides will be back on the road this week, facing the North Coast Bulldogs in Tuncurry on the NSW Mid North Coast. Its a special thrill giving debuts to Dylan, Marata, Ronaldo and Moses. We've got an obligation as the governing body of the game to make sure that there are strong competitions there. Fri 5 Feb 2021, 03:27 PM. The under 19 Origin squads as well as the women's NSW and Queensland teams have also been announced. But in a potentially promising twist for the Dragons, Amone's case will now be heard in Wollongong Local Court as opposed to a district court, which has seen his maximum sentence drop to just five years. The Tigers fell just short of a finals berth under returning favourite son Jason Raper last year, but a drain on revenue over COVID and rain-affected seasons left the club unable to compete in the recruitment market. Macarthur Conference: Picton Magpies' new head coach Jake Tonitto plans 15. Jack Bird, 14. Illawarra Steelers bid for inclusion in Harvey Norman Womens Premiership Jaydn SuA "We've had multiple people express interest in playing and coaching roles and we've been trumped by other clubs that have that backing. 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Junior Rep Round 4 Team Lists | Roosters NSW Rugby League's plan to re-build 'vibrant' Illawarra League Our six junior representative squads for season 2021 are as followed: Cory AckersMatthew Alhazim Hussein Anani Ethan Arena Lachie BirdJack BraithwaiteMax CheethamBronson Emery Tyrell FakauaManase Feiloakitau Joel Fry Flynn Gannon Robert Haase Shadi HammoudGodfrey Ilavalu Jared KennedyDenzil Moeke Araz NanvaKobey O'Brien Braxton O'Halloran Elijah Porter Nicholas Quinn Kye RobsonDannie SamaniSetefano Sele Reilly TasaicoOliver TownsendNicholas Tsougranis, Viliami AmoneEthan CliffKynan CloughRiley CostelloDylan EganRoy FenukitauTaj FordKane GrahamTe Umuariki Heremia-TukereKyan HjaltasonNeason Jha-LangleyJaxon LavenderCallum LeikvollJahream JC Lole NgarimaZakariya MaarbaniPaul MahanidisWesley PringJack QuineBryden RutledgeJasper ScobieKristian SekulijicaBalunn SimonHamish StewartPalu TausalaSean TrindallJames WalshAshton Ward, Johnathon AfeakiAdam ArkleyJohnathon DelinicolisAli HammoudBen JohnsonMoussa KablanBailey LanhamDontoray LuiCallum McDonaldIsaac MorrisDaniel MusolinoCaleb NavaleTerrence PatoloCallum PerrymanTom PikethleyMitchell ReeveMackenzie RocheAdam RunchelJayden SamraniRuamanomarua StokesElijuwhon SuavaiEpeli SukanaivaluPatrick TaukafaBurt TukalaTaine WoodfordLachlan WoodgerNikau WrathallJacob Young, Dilan AsanoskiTrey BarlowTravis Barrett-HancockJack BostockClive BrettSyddarys CassidyTyson DuffTrent GriffithsBen LavenderAlex LobbBryce MagnoneViliame MaheDeclan Manago Brandon MorkosJack OwensToby PetersTom PhillipsCooper RobertsJackson SherebCooper TunbridgePhoenix Vetenibua-FinnertyJacob WebsterBlake WellingtonRiley Wooden, Courageous AfoaFaith AinuuTyla AmiatuRosemarie BeckettNesia BenRayven-Jodeci BoyceReuben CherringtonBreeze E'ELimiah EnokaRyshe FaamausiliGardinia FaalogoFatafeh HanisiChelsea-Lina KoomsonJo-anna MatavesiMaleah MayolMaurice NafoiFaith NimmoKatrina RaravulaErana RetiLahtia SioneEmily SmidtPeninaotiafau SolofaSelenna Tamasailau FuimaonoBienne TeritaGrace TijouStella TijouCassey Tohi-HikuLuisa Yaranamamua, Sian AllenTeagan BerryMollie BonhamAlivia BrownKeele BrowneJemma GallagherTiana GrahamKeeley KoparaTiana KoreMackenzie LearShante Lenartowicz Annabel McDonaldChecoby MurraySalma NourJordyn PrestonLily RoganRiley ScottMadysson ShoemarkMadi SingletonApril StevensRose Lina TafengatotoUla-mari Time-CribbChantel TugagaOlivia ValeAlex Wallace, All the fun from our Kogarah member event. The Illawarra Junior Rugby League competition is one of the strongest Australian rugby league breeding grounds. - Provide Project and Operational Support. An opportunity to experience rugby league. We've done a similar thing in Newcastle where [Central Coast clubs] Wyong and The Entrance, have played the last few years in the Newcastle competition, while their second grade teams remain in the Central Coast competition. The Kenya Rugby League Federation and Leeds Rhinos, through their charitable Foundation, have signed a memorandum of agreement to help further the sport in the East African nation. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. "I'll be starting in June-July this year approaching some past players to try and come back to Helensburgh and also to find a first grade coach to take us forward. "It is disappointing from our perspective, but we understand that, with COVID and the wet weather last year, revenue's down for most clubs in this area and it's hard to pull back from the last three years," Murphy said. Sport is my passion, rugby league my first love. Zac Lomax Appoint Head Coach and Club Captain. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. Junior Representative News | St George District RLFC Only De La Salle will return this year, with the withdrawal of Helensburgh and Cronulla Caringbah, the latter after just one year in the Illawarra, seeing a drop back to six teams. Community - St George Illawarra Dragons | Dragons Group 7 Junior Rugby League - Facebook Esan Marsters, Makahesi Makatoa and Brendan Piakura headline the players with NRL experience in the Cook Islands team. Excludes SA Residents. It's a different league. Sarah Togatuki (Sydney Roosters)16. https://t.co/UgrDZKyMHJ#SkyBlues pic.twitter.com/5Kasc2pZvS. The competitions feature the upcoming talent in the mens and womens games from both the Sydney metropolitan area and regional NSW. The table also indicates whether the club has junior teams.