2021 Illawarra Rugby League season

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Presidents Cup (Southern Conference)

2021 NSWRL Presidents Cup
Duration10 April – 29 August
Teams5
Broadcast partnersBar TV Sports
2022  →

Teams

ColoursClubHome Ground(s)Head Coach(s)
North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs Collegians Sports Complex Nathan Fein
South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars Ziems ParkSean Maloney
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries Groundz Precinct Chris Liekvoll

Adam Blake

Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers Gibson ParkJarrod Costello
Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils Sid Parrish ParkPeter McLeod

Ladder

The ladder below reflects the 9 out of scheduled 15 rounds that were completed prior to the suspension and subsequent cancellation of the competition. The cause was lockdown measures used to combat the delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales. Originally scheduled for 8 May 2021, Round 5 was washed out and postponed until 24 July 2021, however, due to the lockdown the round was not played.

Contents

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers 8701120010010016
2 North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs 7502224213310914
3 Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils 740322161229412
4 South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars 72052110206-968
5 Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries 7007291298-2074

Regular season

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries 16 – 46 Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers Saturday, 10 April, 15:00Groundz PrecinctW. Damato
North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs 24 – 22 Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils Saturday, 10 April, 15:00Collegians Sports ComplexR. Jackson
Bye: South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars
Reference(s): [1] [2] [3]

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers 22 – 0 South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars Saturday, 17 April, 15:00Gibson Park
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries 0 – 58 North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs Saturday, 17 April, 15:00Groundz Precinct
Bye: Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils
Reference(s): [4]

April 24
Collegians Red Dogs 26 beat Thirroul Butchers 14 at Gibson Park on Saturday, 24 April 2021.
Wests Devils 42 beat Corrimal Cougars 42-22 on Saturday, 24 April 2021. [5]
Dapto Canaries had the bye.

May 1
Corrimal Cougars 24 beat Dapto Canaries 16 at Ziems Park on Saturday, 1 May 2021.
Thirroul Butchers beat Wests Devils at Parrish Park on Saturday, 1 May 2021. [6]
Collegians Red Dogs had the bye.

May 8
Corrimal Cougars versus Collegians Red Dogs at Ziems Park on Saturday, 8 May 2021 was washed out.
Dapto Canaries versus Wests Devils was also abandoned, the two games were rescheduled to be played on July 24. [7]
Thirroul Butchers had the bye.


May 15-16 Representative Weekend
Open Age Men: Newcastle Rebels 36 beat Illawarra Steelers 4 at Collegians Sporting Complex on Sunday, 16 May 2021. [8]
Under 20s Men : Newcastle Rebels 26 beat Illawarra Steelers 22 at Collegians Sporting Complex on Sunday, 16 May 2021.


May 22
Wests Devils 40 beat Collegians Red Dogs 16 at Parrish Park on Saturday, 22 May 2021.
Thirroul Butchers 32 beat Dapto Canaries 12 at Gibson Park on Saturday, 22 May 2021. [9]
Corrimal Cougars had the bye.

May 29
Thirroul Butchers 24 beat Corrimal Cougars 14 on Saturday, 29 May 2021.
Collegians Red Dogs 62 beat Dapto Canaries 10 on Saturday, 29 May 2021. [10]
Wests Devils had the bye.

June 5
Thirroul Butchers 26 neat Collegians Red Dogs 18 on Saturday, 5 June 2021.
Wests Devils 42 beat Corrimal Cougars 16 on Saturday, 5 June 2021. [11]
Dapto Canaries had the bye.

June 12
There were no games scheduled on this long weekend.

June 19
Thirroul Butchers 16 beat Wests Devils 2 at Gibson Park on Saturday, 19 June 2021.
Corrimal Cougars 22 beat Dapto Canaries 20 at Groundz Precinct on Saturday, 19 June 3021. [12]
Collegians Red Dogs had the bye.

June 26
Collegians Red Dogs beat Corrimal Cougars at Collegians Sports Centre on Saturday, 26 June 2021.
Wests Devils 54 beat Dapto 8 at Parrish Park on Saturday, 26 June 2021. [13]
Thirroul Butchers had the bye.

1st Division

2021 Illawarra Rugby League 1st Division
Duration10 April –
Teams7
Broadcast partnersBar TV Sports
← 2020
2022  →

Teams

ColoursClubHome Ground(s)Head Coach(s)2020 Position
North Queensland colours.svg Avondale GreyhoundsDandaloo SportsgroundNathan Roach

Michael Princic

2nd (Runner-ups)
North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs Collegians Sports ComplexAndrew BrayN/A
South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars Ziems Park3rd
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries Groundz PrecinctDean Grey6th
Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers Rex Jackson OvalChris Coleman5th
Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers Gibson ParkAaron Beath1st (Premiers)
Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils Sid Parrish ParkDrew Ferns4th

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils 110001610+62
2 Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers 110001410+42
3 Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers 110001816+22
4 South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars 000010002
5 North Queensland colours.svg Avondale Greyhounds100101618-20
6 Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries 100101014-40
7 North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs 100101016-60

Regular season

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries 10 – 14 Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers Saturday, 10 April, 13:30Groundz PrecinctM. Reeves
North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs 10 – 16 Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils Saturday, 10 April, 13:30Collegians Sports ComplexJ. Framke
Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers 18 – 16 North Queensland colours.svg Avondale GreyhoundsSaturday, 10 April, 15:00Rex Jackson OvalB. Sigmond
Bye: South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars
Reference(s): [1] [14] [15] [16]

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars – Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers Friday, 16 April, 20:00Ziems Park
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries – North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs Saturday, 17 April, 13:30Groundz Precinct
North Queensland colours.svg Avondale Greyhounds– Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils Saturday, 17 April, 16:00Dandaloo Sportsground
Bye: Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers
Reference(s):

2nd Division

2021 Illawarra Rugby League 2nd Division Shield
Duration10 April –
Teams7
Broadcast partnersBar TV Sports
← 2020
2022  →

Teams

ColoursClubHome Ground(s)Head Coach(s)2020 Position
North Queensland colours.svg Avondale GreyhoundsDandaloo SportsgroundGeorge Webb

Josh Kent

4th
Parramatta colours.svg Berkeley Eagles Berkeley Sports ClubN/A
Canberra colours.svg Figtree Crushers Figtree High School Glenn Carlson2nd (Premiers)
Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers Rex Jackson OvalJohn Piper3rd
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Mt. Kembla LowriesMt Kembla ParkJohn Freebairn

Rod Broad

N/A
Southern Districts Colours.svg Northern Suburbs BulldogsJim Allen OvalEllis HurworthN/A
Cronulla colours.svg Windang SharksBoronia ParkDarrin Gee

Luke Jones

5th

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 North Queensland colours.svg Avondale Greyhounds11000346+282
2 Canberra colours.svg Figtree Crushers11000286+222
3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Mt. Kembla Lowries110002016+42
4 Parramatta colours.svg Berkeley Eagles 000010002
5 Cronulla colours.svg Windang Sharks100101620-40
6 Southern Districts Colours.svg Northern Suburbs Bulldogs10010628-220
7 Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers 10010634-280

Regular season

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers 6 – 34 North Queensland colours.svg Avondale GreyhoundsSaturday, 10 April, 12:00Rex Jackson OvalW. Cambourn
Southern Districts Colours.svg Northern Suburbs Bulldogs6 – 28 Canberra colours.svg Figtree CrushersSaturday, 10 April, 15:00Jim Allen OvalL. Volpato
Cronulla colours.svg Windang Sharks16 – 20 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Mt. Kembla LowriesSaturday, 10 April, 15:00Boronia ParkA. Riolo
Bye: Parramatta colours.svg Berkeley Eagles
Reference(s): [1] [17] [18] [19]

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
North Queensland colours.svg Avondale Greyhounds– Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Mt. Kembla LowriesSaturday, 17 April, 14:30Dandaloo Sportsground
Canberra colours.svg Figtree Crushers– Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers Saturday, 17 April, 15:00 Figtree High School
Parramatta colours.svg Berkeley Eagles – Cronulla colours.svg Windang SharksSaturday, 17 April, 15:00Berkeley Sports Club
Bye: Southern Districts Colours.svg Northern Suburbs Bulldogs
Reference(s):

Under-18's

2021 Illawarra Rugby League Under-18's
Duration10 April –
Teams6
Broadcast partnersBar TV Sports
← 2020
2022  →

Teams

ColoursClubHome Ground(s)Head Coach(s)2020 Position
North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs Collegians Sports ComplexPeter HooperN/A
South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars Red Ziems Park4th
Corrimal Cougars Green
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries Groundz PrecinctDean Callaway2nd (Runner-ups)
Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers Gibson ParkBen Couchman3rd
Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils Sid Parrish ParkJosh White1st (Premiers)

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs 11000606+540
2 Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries 110003014+160
3 South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars Red 000000000
4 South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars Green 000000000
5 Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers 100101430-162
6 Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils 10010660-542

Regular season

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries 30 – 14 Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers Saturday, 10 April, 12:00Groundz PrecinctA. Brooks
North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs 60 – 6 Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils Saturday, 10 April, 12:00Collegians Sports ComplexJ. Framke
Reference(s): [1] [20] [21]

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars Green – Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils Friday, 16 April, 18:30Ziems Park
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries – North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs Saturday, 17 April, 12:00Groundz Precinct
Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers – South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars Red Saturday, 17 April, 13:30Gibson Park
Reference(s):

Teams in Recent Seasons

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the commencement of Illawarra 2020 season was postponed. Due to financial considerations, Collegians decided not to field senior teams and the IRL took a decision NOT to run a First Grade competition in 2020. [22] [23] [24]

Three clubs – Helensburgh, Thirroul and Wests – elected to enter their highest grade team in NSWRL competitions. Delayed and restructured, IRL competition matches began on 25 July 2020.

The following table lists the clubs and the teams they fielded in the 2019 and 2020 senior competitions: 1st Grade, Reserve Grade (2nd), Division 2 (Div2), Under 18s (U18), Women's tackle (Wom), Women's Under 18 (WU18), Ladies League Tag (LLT), Open Age, NSWRL President's Cup (PC) and Sydney Shield (SS).

ClubFirst
Season		2019 Season2020 Season2021 Season
1st2ndDiv2U18WomWU18LLTNSWOpenDiv2U18WomWU18LLTJnrNSW
PC		Div1Div2U18WomWU18LLTJnr
Parramatta colours.svg Berkeley Eagles 1955YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
North Sydney colours.svg Collegians Red Dogs 1933YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
South Sydney colours.svg Corrimal Cougars 1912YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesTwoYesYes
Cumberland colours.svg Dapto Canaries 1911YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Balmain colours.svg Helensburgh Tigers 1911YesYesYesYesYesSSYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNSWTwoYes
Canterbury colours.svg Thirroul Butchers 1913YesYesYesTwoPCYesYesTwoYesYesYesYesTwoYes
Newcastle colours.svg Western Suburbs Red Devils 1949YesYesYesTwoTwoPCYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesTwoYes
Canterbury colours.svg Appin Dogs 2019YesG6G6
Cumberland colours.svg Avondale Greyhounds1976YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Mount Kembla Lowries1912YesNoYesNo
Southern Districts Colours.svg Northern Suburbs1946YesYesYesYes
Cronulla colours.svg Windang Pelicans1974YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Canberra colours.svg Figtree Crushers2020YesNoYesYesNo
Wcatscolours.svg Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs 1930sYesYesYesG7G7G7G7Yes
Western Suburbs colours.svg Port Kembla Blacks 1913YesYesYesYes
Australian colours.svg Stingrays of Shellharbour2013YesYesYesG7G7G7YesG7Yes
Ireland colours.svg Woonona-Bulli Bushrangers1972YesYesYesYesYes
Waikatoleague.png Mt Warrigal KoorisG7YesNo

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Edition 1 2021". Illawarra Division Rugby League. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Sports, BarTV (8 April 2021). "IRL Round 1 - President's Cup - Dapto Canaries v Thirroul Butchers live video, scores". BarTV Sports. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Sports, BarTV (8 April 2021). "IRL Round 1 - President's Cup - Collegians v Western Suburbs Devils live video, scores". BarTV Sports. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Mee, Cameron (24 April 2021). "Collegians coach Nathan Fien challenges pack ahead of Thirroul showdown". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media. p. 78.
  5. ↑ Barrow, Tim (26 April 2021). "Illawarra steeled for SG Ball title success". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media. p. 31.
  6. ↑ Barrow, Tim (3 May 2021). "Determined Thirroul leap above Wests". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media. p. 39.
  7. ↑ Mee, Cameron (8 May 2021). "Corrimal's Harry Rudd finding his feet as Illawarra Rugby League games washed out". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media. p. 86.
  8. ↑ Toohey, Barry (17 May 2021). "Gilbert stars as Rebels run riot over sub-par Illawarra". Newcastle Herald. Australian Community Media. p. 36.
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  10. ↑ Mee, Cameron (31 May 2021). "Thirroul fight past Corrimal to secure two crucial points". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media.
  11. ↑ Mee, Cameron (7 June 2021). "Thirroul charge past Collies". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media. p. 34.
  12. ↑ Jennings, Mitch (21 June 2021). "Relentless Butchers consolidate top spot". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media. p. 34.
  13. ↑ Jennings, Mitch (28 June 2021). "Collies, Devils carry wins into lockdown". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media. p. 54.
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  15. ↑ Sports, BarTV (8 April 2021). "IRL Round 1 - 1st DIvision - Collegians v Western Suburbs Devils live video, scores". BarTV Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  16. ↑ Sports, BarTV (8 April 2021). "IRL Round 1 - 1st DIvision - Helensburgh Tigers v Avondale RLFC live video, scores". BarTV Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  17. ↑ Sports, BarTV (8 April 2021). "IRL Round 1 - 2nd Division - Helensburgh Tigers v Avondale RLFC live video, scores". BarTV Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Norths 2nd Div vs Figtree 2nd Div - Round 1, 2021 - Match Centre". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "Windang 2nd Div vs Mt. Kembla 2nd Div - Round 1, 2021 - Match Centre". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  20. ↑ Sports, BarTV (8 April 2021). "IRL Round 1 - U18s - Dapto Canaries v Thirroul Butchers live video, scores". BarTV Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  21. ↑ Sports, BarTV (8 April 2021). "IRL Round 1 - U18s - Collegians v Western Suburbs Devils live video, scores". BarTV Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  22. ↑ Ward, Courtney (27 April 2020). "Group Seven eyeing 12-week competition as Illawarra League considers next move". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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  24. ↑ Jennings, Mitch (11 May 2020). "Illawarra Rugby League bars player payments in revamped competition". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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