Gamble responsibly. 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. 18. "I think what takes us back to six teams this year is the lateness of the withdrawals more than anything else," Trodden said. Tyrell Fuimaono. Papua New Guinea announced their team for their Campbelltown clash with Fiji. Home; NSW Junior Reps. Harold Matthews Cup. 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. Kotoni Staggs. We care about the protection of your data. Staggs will slot in at five-eighth for Tonga alongside Dragons young gun Junior Amone in the . "We've had multiple people express interest in playing and coaching roles and we've been trumped by other clubs that have that backing. The 20-year-old was charged with reckless grievous bodily harm, destroying property and intimidation followingan alleged hammer attack in November last year. 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. Group 5 was the local competition from 1961 until it merged with another local competition to form Group 19 in 1980. Back a team head-to-head and if they lead by 6+ points at half time, get paid! 1. New Zealand will be without veteran forward Isaac Liu as he will be with his partner, Jessica, for the birth of the couples second child this week. "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. Azariah Toki-Mautairi - Otahuhu Leopards. If that is part of the no fault stand down policy that you are facing 11 years in jail, it changes everything. 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. ?Full story ???? #2. "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. Quincy Dodd (St George Illawarra Dragons)15. Helensburgh fell out of first grade in 2021, leaving just five teams contesting an ultimately aborted 2022 season. 7. 4. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. 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. St George Illawarra have the bye in Round 1, before taking on the Gold Coast on Sunday, March 12th. Amone could be cleared by the NRL in the coming weeks following the reduction in his maximum sentence. - Update and collate documents and records regarding policies and practices. 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. The Central Coast Roosters side to take on the North Coast Bulldogs in Round 4 is as follows: Last updated: Join the . If we're smart about the way we go about organising the competition, and we're innovative and don't let our thoughts be constrained by the way it's been in the past, I'm really confident that rugby league [in the Illawarra] has a vibrant future.". The 31-year-old eight-Test Kiwi was named in the initial squad for the encounter at Mt Smart Stadium. The Group Seven Rugby League commentary duo of Corey Hammond (WIN News) and Courtney Ward (South Coast Register) has been bringing live first-grade action into your household since 2019 and will once again be on the sidelines this campaign, to ensure you don't miss a second of the action. "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]. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. 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. Scorch's Kids Zone. NSW Rugby League has received the 41-page application and is expected to consider it in coming weeks. 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. St George DRLFC recently held trials for the Tarsha Gale Cup, Harold Matthews Cup and SG Ball Cup squads. 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. Staggs will slot in at five-eighth for Tonga alongside Dragons young gun Junior Amone in the halves. Illawarra Zone The Women's State of Origin series begins in June before the NRLW starts in mid-July. He is also maintaining his innocence.. Kezie Apps (c) (St George Illawarra Dragons)12. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs (Dapto, Helensburgh, Mount Keira, Unanderra and Wollongong). The Grand Final rematch from Tarsha Gale between the Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy and St George Dragons will be played in Round Nine. 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 . "While it's disappointing this year to be down to six, I don't have any doom or gloom thoughts about the future of the competition. 16 teams participated in the Rift Valley Rugby League Festival at the Nakuru Athletic Club, seven of them men's sides, four female and five junior, with Winam . "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. 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. Media Release: 11 August 2022 (Embargo until 4pm AEST) Comments Mitch Jennings Sports Journalist Sports writer. Profile. Please gamble responsibly. 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. 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. "Collegians are as strong a club as you'd see anywhere is NSW, the same goes for Wests, Dapto, Thirroul. 12. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982until 1998. Last edited on 18 February 2023, at 15:44, "Illawarra rugby league name 'team of the century', "League Football First Grade Finishes Port Kembla Premiers", "Sporting Football, Cricket, Bowls, Golf, Homing", "Mount's Brilliant Win Become First Super Grade Premiers", "Hard Game Between Corrimal & Mt. 1. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. . 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. Click here for the 2022 Junior Representatives draw. 10 talking about this. The St George Illawarra Dragons can confirm both the St George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers' junior representative squads for the 2021 season. Helensburgh president Kendall Ryan said the club exhausted all options to remain in the premier competition, but it is now contemplating a rebuild via reserve grade this year. Our long running competition, welcomes all members of the community to join teams across junior, senior and women's competitions. They are planning on moving back up next year, but it will obviously depend on their performances this year and whether they can build from first division to Mojo [Cup]. Isabelle Kelly (Sydney Roosters)5. Kirra Dibb (Newcastle Knights)7. The Sydney Roosters Junior Representative sides have been named for Round 4 of the 2023 season. Emma Tonegato (St George Illawarra Dragons)2. Only the Northern parts of the Illawarra have traditionally been included in this competition, with teams further south playing in Group 7. "It makes imminent sense that competition structures underneath that umbrella should reflect the NRL affiliations as well. 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). The upstairs function room carries the name of the clubs traditional colours Scarletts. "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. 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. I think there's nothing that's not on the table, it's just a question of everyone working together.". 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. Both the Dragons and Steelers will compete in the Harold Matthews, SG Ball and Tarsha Gale Cup competitions. 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. "Long-term, we want to get back up into first grade, whether it be next year or the year after," he said. That will open the article in Trove. Locations of Illawarra Rugby League clubs. "That was an amazing success last year. The Illawarra Steelers competed in the ARL/NRL First Grade competition for 17 years, before forming a joint-venture with St. George in 1999. 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. Its a really great result to see three more teams for Tarsha Gale Cup as womens Rugby League is one of the fastest growing areas in the game with more than 22,000 signing up to play this season. The Sydney Roosters Indigenous Academy side to take on the Illawarra Steelers in Round 4 is as follows: Last updated: Oops! An opportunity to experience rugby league. I think the eight-team competition [last year] was a really good competition. They have got to let him play.. Illawarra Steelers Sport is my passion, rugby league my first love. We acknowledge the stories . More from Local Sport St George Illawarra Dragons respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. 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. Dragons lock Jack de Belin was the first player to be subjected to the policy back in 2019, before his sexual assault charge were eventually dropped in 2022. The Corrimal Cougars product is in rare company, joining only Julia Robinson as current Jillaroos to represent Australia before playing State of Origin football. "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. Head to the NSWRL Facebook page from 10:00am on Saturday to catch all the action. 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. 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. I feel like I've got a lot to learn there.". "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. Team List Tuesday | Junior Reps Kick-Off. The Representative Round ends with the mens Origin showdown in Perth where NSW need to win to keep the series alive after Queenslands 16-10 upset in game one. South . Key Accountabilities. 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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. 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 Harold Matthews Cup (Mens Under 17s), SG Ball Cup (Mens Under 19s) and Tarsha Gale Cup (Womens Under 19s) will continue their respective campaigns this Saturday, February 25 against the Illawarra Steelers. "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. "It's going to be a building phase for a little while for Helensburgh. In the 2022 season, 26 players transferred from the Illawarra region to play for other clubs competing in the Harvey Norman Premiership. Zane Musgrove Seconded to cover vacancy in role in People Service and Technology team. Talei Holmes (St George Illawarra Dragons)22. 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