"This year is the first year I'm going to play club footy at hooker so I'm excited for that. While the addition of two Shire sides was a first at top-grade level, the Cronulla and Illawarra leagues have run joint under 17s and 19s competitions in the past. More from Local Sport He is also maintaining his innocence.. That will open the article in Trove. 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. The Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy side to take on the Illawarra Steelers in Round 4 is as follows: Last updated: Jaydn SuA 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. Papua New Guinea announced their team for their Campbelltown clash with Fiji. All 10 regional games in the Andrew Johns Cup and Laurie Daley Cup will be live . Jan 2023 - Mar 20233 months. The Corrimal Cougars product is in rare company, joining only Julia Robinson as current Jillaroos to represent Australia before playing State of Origin football. Young gun Keeley Davis needs little motivation to take an opportunity and she sees one with a fill-in switch to hooker last year set to become permanent. Kirra Dibb (Newcastle Knights)7. 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. We want to see it! Its a special thrill giving debuts to Dylan, Marata, Ronaldo and Moses. Filomina Hanisi (Parramatta Eels)21. Over 200 players attended what was a high quality and extremely competitive selection process at Todd Park, Blakehurst. Preparations are well underway for the Steelers anticipated entry with the appointment of Tarsha Gale Cup coach Alicia-Kate Hawke as the inaugural coach of the Women's side and current NSW State of Origin and St George Illawarra NRLW Dragons player Keeley Davis as Club Captain. Sydney Roosters respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Theres a real buzz among the players for what is such a significant occasion for the Kiwi jersey and for the game as a whole. The regions major achievement was being accepted into the worlds major Rugby League competition in 1982. Congratulation to the following players who have been selected in the training squads . Davis will join Cronulla for the resumption of the Harvey Norman NSW Premiership next month before the NRLW begins in September. Keeley Davis (St George Illawarra Dragons)10. The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs junior representative teams have been named for their matches this weekend. 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 Junior Representative competition continues to produce the next generation of stars for both the mens and womens games, NSWRL Head of Football Robert Lowrie said. 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. [1] The area provides a nursery of juniors for the Illawarra Steelers and St George Illawarra Dragons. The only thing that does work is structures where people can see a particular benefit in joining a particular competition. 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). The under 19 Origin squads as well as the womens NSW and Queensland teams have also been announced. This competition was formed by Group 8 and Group 19 which were formed in 1932 and 1946 respectively. "It makes imminent sense that competition structures underneath that umbrella should reflect the NRL affiliations as well. Sport is my passion, rugby league my first love. 2/26/2023 3:50:43 PM, Last updated: National Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. The Illawarra Junior Rugby League competition is one of the strongest Australian rugby league breeding grounds. Junior Rep Training Squads Named. 2022 NSWCHS reps teams selected, 2022 NSWCHS Under 18 Rugby League team, 2022 NSWCHS Under 15 Rugby League team. A qualified personal trainer, Davis made the most of self-isolation by opening a home-style gym during the break. "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. "It's not in our interests, or the game's interest, to force structures upon anybody," Trodden said. "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. The cancellation of the junior representative competitions in 2020 has forced a change in player age limits. "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. Its an exciting time for everyone involved having international rugby league back on deck after so long, said coach Michael Maguire. 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. 6. Zac Lomax We've got an obligation as the governing body of the game to make sure that there are strong competitions there. Esan Marsters, Makahesi Makatoa and Brendan Piakura headline the players with NRL experience in the Cook Islands team. Read more: More than a mere taste of steel in Illawarra class of 2023. Illawarra and Group Seven have long-merged junior competitions and are jointly represented at junior rep level by the Illawarra South Coast Dragons, while South Coast talent also flows heavily into the Illawarra Steelers junior reps. 13. #2. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images), Martin Taupau. The junior club currently has 228 players registered for tackle rugby league. The Women's State of Origin series begins in June before the NRLW starts in mid-July. The season is contested by seven teams and concludes with a finals series involving the top four teams. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. The centenary sculpture that stands outside WIN Stadium, directly opposite the Steelers Club. The Illawarra District Rugby Union club competition, comprises 13 clubs across an expansive, and geographically diverse zone. 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 St George Illawarra Dragons community program inspiring our local communities through the power of sport. "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.". 10 talking about this. 8. Simaima Taufa (Parramatta Eels)9. The Illawarra Rugby Leagueis a rugby leaguecompetition in Wollongong, NSW. They really deserve this opportunity.. 2/27/2023 1:04:14 PM. Kuli Finefeuiaki (Townsville Blackhawks), Brittany Breayley-Nati Souths Logan Magpies, Destiny Brill North Queensland Gold Stars, Romy Teitzel North Queensland Gold Stars, Keilee Joseph Central Coast Roosters NSWRL, Martin Taupau (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles), Francis Molo (St George Illawarra Dragons), Josh Schuster (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles), Mathew Feagai (St George Illawarra Dragons), Toafofoa Sipley (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles), Mikaele Ravalawa (St George Illawarra Dragons), Penioni Tagituimua (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Taniela Sadrugu (North Queensland Cowboys). 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. 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. 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. Subscribe to BarTv to watch games live Vale John Anderson 5. The 31-year-old eight-Test Kiwi was named in the initial squad for the encounter at Mt Smart Stadium. St George District Junior League registrations open. 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. Davis spent last year's NRLW season alongside Breayley at the Dragons and acknowledges the Queensland vice-captain as the benchmark dummy half in the game. Illawarra gained CRL District, Group and finally Divisional status (1966). 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 be reduced to just six teams in 2023. Blake Lawrie 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 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. Helensburgh fell out of first grade in 2021, leaving just five teams contesting an ultimately aborted 2022 season. Kotoni Staggs. Other Group 7 clubs are fielding teams in the lower leagues of Illawarra competitions and there's a possibility the two competitions may merge. 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 . Media Release: 11 August 2022 (Embargo until 4pm AEST) Jack Bird, 14. Tyrell Sloan I'm really confident that next year, and in the coming seasons, it'll be back up to eight and hopefully 10.". 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. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. South . Illawarra Steelers bid for inclusion in Harvey Norman Womens Premiership "I think what takes us back to six teams this year is the lateness of the withdrawals more than anything else," Trodden said. Gamble responsibly. Please click here for SG Ball Draw / Team Lists, Please click here for Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup Draw / Team Lists. It's a different league. All competitions will have the top-six teams moving through to the finals series, to be played over three weeks, with the exception of SLE Laurie Daley Cup and SLE Andrew Johns Cup who will finish with a top-four to be played over two weeks. 2/25/2023 3:22:20 AM, UPDATED: NRL Line Up for Round 1 vs Dolphins, Trent Robinson Media | Roosters vs Dolphins, Round 1 Match Preview: Roosters Welcome Dolphins to the NRL, Roosters Aim for Success Amid Return to NSW Cup, Tupou Eyes Minichiello's Try-Scoring Record Ahead of 2023 Season. 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. Jayden Sullivan Sam Bremner (Cronulla Sharks NSW Womens Premiership)19. 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. The Illawarra Steelers have submitted a bid to the NSWRL for inclusion in the 2023 Harvey Norman Women's Premiership, the premier competition and steppingstone for players and Clubs in the pathway to the NRLW and State of Origin selection. If that is part of the no fault stand down policy that you are facing 11 years in jail, it changes everything. "Collegians are as strong a club as you'd see anywhere is NSW, the same goes for Wests, Dapto, Thirroul. Our news app has had a makeover, making it faster and giving you access to even more great content. "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. "Long-term, we want to get back up into first grade, whether it be next year or the year after," he said. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images), Daniel Tupou. The Illawarra Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Wollongong, NSW. Liam is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia. "If accepted, the Steelers Harvey Norman Premiership team will improve opportunities for women and girls in our region. The Sydney Roosters side to take on the Illawarra Steelers in Round 4 is as follows: Last updated: I'm excited for that. Scorch's Kids Zone. They led the West Tigers to the 2022 premiership, defeating the Cronulla Sharks 21-20 in the Grand Final. 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. 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. 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. Home; NSW Junior Reps. Harold Matthews Cup. If youre after great odds on every NRL match try signing up for PlayUp. Will Talatau Amone be allowed to play? "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.". 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. Staggs will slot in at five-eighth for Tonga alongside Dragons young gun Junior Amone in the halves. Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region. An opportunity to experience rugby league. This was when the District Club was formed Illawarra Steelers -- and was the catalyst to the de-centralisation of Rugby League in Australia. Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? Mon 23 Jan, 2023 02:33 Community. Tyrell Fuimaono. Both the Dragons and Steelers will compete in the Harold Matthews, SG Ball and Tarsha Gale Cup competitions. I think the eight-team competition [last year] was a really good competition. The basis of a really strong competition remains. Hawke is the assistant coach of the Dragons NRLW and NSW Origin teams. 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. 2. 16. Emma Tonegato (St George Illawarra Dragons)2. The Illawarra Steelers competed in the ARL/NRL First Grade competition for 17 years, before forming a joint-venture with St. George in 1999. Oops! Jack de Belin The Dragons greatly benefit from the pathway provided for young players from the Illawarra/South Coast competitions. 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. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. "We depend on local businesses sponsoring each year and they've been great, they're back on board on again, but we don't have the backing from a major club that can help support Helensburgh at that level. "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. 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 . 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. The Harvey Norman Tarsha Gale Cup will now have 12 teams next season while there will be 15 teams for both SG Ball Cup and Harold Matthews Cup and 10 teams for both the SLE Laurie Daley Cup and SLE Andrews Johns Cup. The St George Illawarra Dragons can confirm both the St George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers' junior representative squads for the 2021 season. Ben Murdoch-Masila Moses Suli . 3. Illawarra Zone Mikaele Ravalawa 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. 2/27/2023 3:14:32 PM. There will be a Grand Final rematch early in the SG Ball Cup, when Canberra Raiders and the Illawarra Steelers meet in Round Five. Head to the NSWRL Facebook page from 10:00am on Saturday to catch all the action. The league features many former and current NRL players and also National Youth Competition players. This is the sort of growth we love to see in our game. Yasmin Clydsdale (Sydney Roosters)3. 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.. Key Accountabilities. Please click here for SLE Laurie Daley Cup Round 1: Please click here for SLE Laurie Daley Cup Draw / Team Lists, Please click here for Harold Matthews Cup Draw / Team Lists, Please click here for SLE Andrew Johns Cup Draw / Team Lists, Jets v Rabbitohs | NSW Cup Round One Highlights, NSWRL TV Highlights | Eels v Raiders NSW Cup Round One, Warriors v Knights | NSW Cup Round One Highlights, Hunters overcome Silktails in first Melanesian Bowl, Panthers v Bears | NSW Cup Round One Highlights. Clubs with at least one season in 1st Grade. 2/25/2023 1:48:39 AM, Last updated: Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. "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.
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