This was when the District Club was formed Illawarra Steelers -- and was the catalyst to the de-centralisation of Rugby League in Australia. I have been a strong advocate for the NRL integrity unit to exercise the discretion they inherently have in dealing with these matters on a case-by-case basis, he said. "If accepted, the Steelers Harvey Norman Premiership team will improve opportunities for women and girls in our region. The under 19 Origin squads as well as the women's NSW and Queensland teams have also been announced. promoting rugby league and assisting with uniforms and other equipment for school teams. Gamble responsibly. "We've been a little bit constrained this year because the withdrawals were a bit later, but I think it was really successful last year and shows the potential for what it might look like in the future. Jan 2023 - Mar 20233 months. Tip: To view original newspaper articles on matches up to 1954, hover over the blue number in the Reports column and then click on the article name. Jess Sergis (Sydney Roosters)4. Known throughout the Rugby League world as the Nursery of Champions, the Illawarra region has produced 47 male and 26 female senior Australian representatives, who came from the local schools and junior Leagues displayed at the front of the Steelers Club. In 2011 the Illawarra Junior Rugby League Centenary Committee set aside $20,000 to maintain the scholarship, which is awarded to a qualified Illawarra Junior Rugby League player or junior referee in their first year of study at UOW on an annual basis. Participants in the Amateur Rugby League (198287) are included. "We've had multiple people express interest in playing and coaching roles and we've been trumped by other clubs that have that backing. St George District Junior League registrations open. The Junior Representative competitions includes 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 SLE Andrew Johns Cup (Under 16s). Profile. Sports writer. 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. Congratulation to the following players who have been selected in the training squads . 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. "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. Davis will join Cronulla for the resumption of the Harvey Norman NSW Premiership next month before the NRLW begins in September. "The challenge for administrators in the Illawarra and for our organisation is to articulate that benefit satisfactorily to people. The Illawarra Rugby Leagueis a rugby leaguecompetition in Wollongong, NSW. Illawarra District Rugby Union Juniors has 11 clubs playing Under 7's to Under 18s, and fields representative teams from U10's. Friday features the womens Origin clash in Canberra before New Zealands host top-class rugby league for the first time since 2019 when the Kiwis take on Tonga in Auckland. The St George Illawarra Dragons can confirm both the St George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers' junior representative squads for the 2021 season. "Long-term, we want to get back up into first grade, whether it be next year or the year after," he said. Download the Illawarra Mercury news app in the Apple Store or Google Play. Weve been able to bring together a group of players who have been in tremendous form so far this season and theyre desperate to do well for their country. 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 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. Fiji will feature the likes of Storm prop Tui Kamikamica, Panthers forward Viliame Kikau, Rabbitohs centre Taane Milne and wing threats Maika Sivo (Parramatta) and Mikaele Ravalawa (Dragons). Illawarra Zone The District Club adopted the Steelers emblem in recognition of the regions major steel industries. Jack de Belin Jayden Sullivan Davis could get her chance to retain the Jillaroos No.9 jersey in the rescheduled women's State of Origin clash in November. Campbelltown will be the venue for the Pacific double header featuring Samoa against the Cook Islands, followed by Papua New Guinea taking on Fiji. Manlys Christian Tuipulotu has been named make his Test debut on the wing after Daniel Tupou was chosen by NSW while Tonga have also selected Sea Eagles rookie Tolu Koula, Parramattas Will Penisini and Dragons centre Moses Suli out wide. Illawarra Steelers bid for inclusion in Harvey Norman Womens Premiership 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. The Illawarra Junior Rugby League competition is one of the strongest Australian rugby league breeding grounds. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. Simaima Taufa (Parramatta Eels)9. 2/26/2023 3:50:43 PM, Last updated: 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. Sport is my passion, rugby league my first love. 2/27/2023 1:04:14 PM. It lends obvious consideration as to whether it could occur at senior level, but Trodden said any such process would need to be consultative and not dictatorial. "There are a lot of players coming through but probably not at Britt's level yet, and there aren't many utilities coming through so it's good for me to be able to play six as well.". "That doesn't work. "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]. I think the eight-team competition [last year] was a really good competition. Go head to head with other fans to pick your best players and compete in daily NRL fantasy competitions with Draftstars its free to join. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Sam Bremner (Cronulla Sharks NSW Womens Premiership)19. He is also maintaining his innocence.. "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. The new additions for the Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup next season include South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Sydney Bears and the Penrith Panthers. Michael Molo The official page for the South Coast Group 7 Rugby League Junior competition. Appoint Head Coach and Club Captain. 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.. Moses Mbye The competitions feature the upcoming talent in the mens and womens games from both the Sydney metropolitan area and regional NSW. Head to the NSWRL Facebook page from 10:00am on Saturday to catch all the action. The Division also supplies players to the NSWRL Harold Matthews and SG Ball Cup competitions. The season is contested by seven teams and concludes with a finals series involving the top four teams. 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. NSW Rugby League has received the 41-page application and is expected to consider it in coming weeks. Only the Northern parts of the Illawarra have traditionally been included in this competition, with teams further south playing in Group 7. "We haven't finished working with NSW [Rugby League] for this year but, at this late stage, we're looking more at next year and what we can do to build for 2024.". We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. In junior divisions such as the Illawarra Junior Rugby League divisions in New South Wales, the first person on the scene will be a qualified trainer like Pamela Goodridge. Under 18s Player of the Carnival : Tyrone Monro - Endeavour Sports High School with MR. Kevin Stacey NSWCHS (Photo : Steve . Read our Privacy Policy. Members elect a Board of Directors to oversee all aspects of the company licensed club and Rugby League and to raise revenue for Rugby League and members facilities. The only thing that does work is structures where people can see a particular benefit in joining a particular competition. 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. Zac Lomax "This year is the first year I'm going to play club footy at hooker so I'm excited for that. Seconded to cover vacancy in role in People Service and Technology team. A Centurions Wall displaying the names of individuals, businesses, clubs -- contributors to the future of Illawarra Junior. However, Shellharbour's decision in 2009 to field a team in the NSW Cup was coupled with a decision to play in the Illawarra Rugby League as well, blurring the boundary between the two competitions. There will be just as much interest in the other competitions which have always produced the next wave of Rugby League stars and I cant wait for the season to start.. "We've been trying since October last year to get a [new] head coach in place and we've been unsuccessful up until two weeks ago when the club decided not to go ahead and pursue a coach and players for a Mojo Homes [Cup] team.". Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work The club will enter teams in the First Division and Open Women's League-Tag competitions as it looks to rebuild, with Ryan adamant it's not the death knell for the Tigers in the top grade. "That doesn't mean a competition that's just existing, it means a competition that's vibrant. 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. Group 7 Junior Rugby League 11. Publication of the Centenary Book covering 100 years of historical events. The Steelers licensed club has become recognised as the host venue for all major sporting events staged in Illawarra. This competition was formed by Group 8 and Group 19 which were formed in 1932 and 1946 respectively. Olivia Kernick (Sydney Roosters)18. QRL - Cyril Connell Challenge - U16's (9 players in total) Redcliffe Dolphins. Sport is my passion, rugby league my first love. "Jason [Raper] did a great job for us, the committee loved him, the players loved him, our sponsors and supporters loved him, but his focus and priorities right now are with his young family and we fully support that. Jaydn SuA "He is stood down now in a circumstance where the 14-year sentence doesnt apply and we are still maintaining his right to defend the matter. "It's going to be a building phase for a little while for Helensburgh. MORE: St George Illawarra Dragons season preview | Ben Hunt denies Red V culture issues. Samoa have also named a team filled with NRL talent for their clash with Cook Islands. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images). The opening of the Steelers Licensed Rugby League Club in 1990 was supported initially by 621 Gold Foundation Members, who had contributed $1,000 each to secure the land on which the club building stands. Another highlight will be the Round Seven game which will be played as a curtain-raiser to an NRLW match. "There's a whole corridor from the St George junior league at Kogarah all the way down through Wollongong to Nowra that St George Illawarra, as an NRL club, has a base over. 2. [1] The area provides a nursery of juniors for the Illawarra Steelersand St George Illawarra Dragons. Join the . Our long running competition, welcomes all members of the community to join teams across junior, senior and women's competitions. All 10 regional games in the Andrew Johns Cup and Laurie Daley Cup will be live . The Steelers provide support to the Dragons, by way of fielding Junior Reps and Womens Rep. teams; as well as having entered teams into NSW Cup (open age) Illawarra Cutters winners of the State and Australian titles in 2016. There will be a Grand Final rematch early in the SG Ball Cup, when Canberra Raiders and the Illawarra Steelers meet in Round Five. That will open the article in Trove. Jesse Bromwich is tackled in the 2019 Test between the Kiwis and Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium. Liam is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia. 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. The entire team follows: The following table lists the clubs and the teams fielded in the 2022 senior competitions: Mojo Homes Illawarra Cup - NSWRL President's Cup Southern Conference (PC), Division 1 (Div1), Division 2 (Div2), Under 18s (U18), Women's tackle (Wom), Ladies League Tag (LLT). 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. Unfortunately we weren't in a position to throw the money at them to get them over the line. Please click here for SG Ball Draw / Team Lists, Please click here for Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup Draw / Team Lists. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. The Steelers teams both seniors and juniors/male and female have carried the regions scarlet colours with pride and success over nearly four decades. 10. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs (Dapto, Helensburgh, Mount Keira, Unanderra and Wollongong). St George DRLFC recently held trials for the Tarsha Gale Cup, Harold Matthews Cup and SG Ball Cup squads. Jack Bird, 14. 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. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. St George Illawarra have the bye in Round 1, before taking on the Gold Coast on Sunday, March 12th. "It comes down to finances primarily because we don't have the backing of a major leagues club or anything like that to help us through this [tough] time," Ryan told The Mercury. Back a team head-to-head and if they lead by 6+ points at half time, get paid! Moses Suli The junior club currently has 228 players registered for tackle rugby league. Tyrell Fuimaono. 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. 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. . Amone's initial maximum prison sentence sat at 14 years if found guilty, which saw the playmaker fall under the NRL's no-fault stand-down policy. Sydney Roosters respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. His lawyerElias Tabchouri told theHeraldthat he will be seeking clarification from the NRL regarding Amone's status. 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. 17. The competition was first reduced to six teams in 2014 when Berkeley dropped out of first grade and "on-loan" club Shellharbour returned to Group Seven. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. Esan Marsters, Makahesi Makatoa and Brendan Piakura headline the players with NRL experience in the Cook Islands team. Its an exciting time for everyone involved having international rugby league back on deck after so long, said coach Michael Maguire. 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. "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. 8. - Update and collate documents and records regarding policies and practices. 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