Illawarra RLFC

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Illawarra Cutters
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Club information
Full nameIllawarra Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Cutters
Colours  Red
  White
Founded2012;11 years ago (2012)
Exited2017;6 years ago (2017)
Former details
Ground(s)
Coach Mathew Head
CaptainJay Gallagher
Competition New South Wales Cup
20178th
Rugby football current event.png Current season
Records
Premierships1 (2016)

The Illawarra Rugby League Football Club were an Australian rugby league football club based in Illawarra formed in 2012. Originally known as the Illawarra Cutters, they became known as the Illawarra RLFC before the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW. [1]

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They won their first and only premiership title with the 2016 against Mount Pritchard Mounties at Parramatta Stadium. This was the final game ever played at this venue. [2] [3]

On 2 October 2016, Illawarra played in The NRL State Championship against Queensland Cup winners The Burleigh Bears. Illawarra went on to win the final 54-12. [4]

Illawarra finished The 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW season in 8th place and qualified for the finals. In the first week they faced off against The Mount Pritchard Mounties, the team they played in The Grand Final of 2016. Illawarra won that match and went on to face Canterbury the following week. On 10 September 2017, Illawarra's premiership defense and season ended when they were defeated by Canterbury 32-14. [5]

On October 27, 2017, it was announced that Illawarra would be replaced by The St George Illawarra Dragons for The 2018 Intrust Super Premiership NSW season as part of a restructure in the competition. It will be the first time since 2007 that a full St George Illawarra Dragons side will feature in the reserve grade competition. The approach brings the club in line with the NRL's ‘whole of game’ strategy that will also see top-grade squads increased from 25 players to 30. Club director of rugby league pathways Ian Millward said of the change “There's obviously a lot of changes in rugby league at the moment, one of the changes we’ve made is that the reserve grade team is St George Illawarra,” Millward said. “What it gives us is a clear pathway where younger players aspire to be Dragons right through to our first grade squad. There's a clear acknowledgment for coaches, training staff and players that when they're in our environment they are a part of the St George Illawarra Dragons". [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "PREVIEW - Round 1 NSWRL Intrust Super Premiership". League Unlimited. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Buxton, Matt (25 September 2016). "Cutters Win The Grand Final". New South Wales Rugby League. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Grand Final Day Farewells Pirtek Stadium". New South Wales Rugby League. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Gallery: NSW Cup NRL State Championship Celebrations". St George Illawarra Dragons. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "RESULTS | Intrust Super Premiership NSW Finals Week 2". New South Wales Rugby League. 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Jennings, Mitch (27 October 2017). "2018 Dragons united as St George Illawarra". Illawarra Mercury. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dragons adopt Nuclear Model in 2018". St George Illawarra Dragons. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018.
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