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Illawarra Division Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1911
Inaugural season1911
Number of teams14
Country Australia
Premiers Collegians (2022)
Most titles Port Kembla (24 titles)
WebsiteIllawarra Rugby League
Broadcast partnerBarTV Sports
Related competitionPresidents Cup Conferences:
*Denton Engineering Cup (North)
*Ron Massey Cup (Central)
*Peter McDonald Premiership (West)

The Illawarra Rugby League is a rugby league competition in Wollongong, NSW. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1911 with five clubs (Dapto, Helensburgh, Mount Keira, Unanderra and Wollongong).[1] The area provides a nursery of juniors for the Illawarra Steelers and St George Illawarra Dragons. The season is contested by seven teams and concludes with a finals series involving the top four teams.

History

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Only the Northern parts of the Illawarra have traditionally been included in this competition, with teams further south playing in Group 7. 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. Other Group 7 clubs are fielding teams in the lower leagues of Illawarra competitions and there's a possibility the two competitions may merge.

The Illawarra Division is one of the strongest, along with Newcastle, local competition in New South Wales. The league features many former and current players from the NRL Senior Competition and also players from the NRL Youth Competition. The Illawarra Division Senior representative team are two-time National Country champions and have won the Country Rugby League championships consistently. The Division also supplies players to the NSWRL Harold Matthews and SG Ball Cup competitions.

On 21 July 2011, whilst celebrating their centenary, Illawarra Rugby League announced their "Team of the Century".[2][3] Immortals Graeme Langlands and Bob Fulton featured at fullback and five-eighth respectively, as well as Harry Wells at centre. The entire team follows:

Teams

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The following table lists the clubs and the teams fielded in the 2024 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 table also indicates whether the club has junior teams.

Clubs are listed by their highest grade of competition.

Club First
Season 		Homeground Premierships Premiership Years 2024 Season
IC Res 3rd U18 LLT Jnr
First Grade Clubs
Collegians Collie Dogs 1933 Collegians Sporting Complex, Figtree 12 1967, 1987, 1996-98, 2004-05, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022 Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes
Corrimal Cougars 1912 Robert Zeims Park 2 1948, 1974 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dapto Canaries 1911 Dapto Showground 17 1966, 1968, 1975-77, 1979, 1982-83, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000-02, 2006, 2016 Yes Yes - - Yes Yes
De La Salle Caringbah 2022 Woolooware Oval 0 None Yes - - - - -
Thirroul Butchers 1913 Thomas Gibson Oval 10 1940, 1954, 1973, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2023 Yes Yes - Yes Two Yes
Western Suburbs Red Devils 1949 Sid Parrish Park, Figtree 16 1957, 1959, 1969-72, 1978, 1980-81, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2009-11, 2018 Yes Yes - Yes Two Yes
Second/Reserve Grade Clubs
Avondale Wombats 2024 Dandaloo Sports Ground, Dapto 0 None - Yes Yes - - -
Berkeley Eagles 1955 Berkeley Sports Ground 0 None - Yes Yes Yes - Yes
Helensburgh Tigers 1911 Rex Jackson Oval 4 1986, 1988, 1993, 2015 - Yes Yes - Yes Yes
Third Grade Clubs
Avondale Greyhounds 1976 Reed Park, Dapto 0 None - - Yes - Yes Yes
Figtree Crushers 1995 Figtree High School 0 None - - Yes - Yes No
Mount Kembla Lowries 1912 Mt Kembla Park 3 1936, 1939, 1939 (SG) - - Yes - - -
. Northern Suburbs Bulldogs 1946 Jim Allen Oval, Wombarra 3 1952, 1960-61 - - Yes - - Yes
Windang Sharks/Pelicans 1974 Boronia Oval, Windang 0 None - - Yes - - Yes
Junior/Women's Only Clubs
Port Kembla Blacks 1913 Noel Mulligan Oval 24 1922-24, 1927-28, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1941-44, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1955-56, 1962-63, 1965 - - - Yes - Yes
Woonona-Bulli Bushrangers 1972 Hollymount Park 0 None - - - - Yes Yes

Map

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Local Area in New South Wales
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Woonona-Bulli
Port Kembla
Figtree
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Northern Suburbs
Mount Kembla
Avondale
Thirroul
Helensburgh
Dapto
Corrimal
Collegians & Wests
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Berkeley
Locations of Illawarra Rugby League clubs.
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Former clubs

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First Grade

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Clubs with at least one season in 1st Grade

  • Albion Park (1926–31 lower grades, 1934–37 1st Grade)
  • Army (1942–43 1st & 2nd grade)
  • Bombo (1925–27)
  • Bulli (1926 1st grade, 1927–31 lower grades)
  • Cronulla-Caringbah Sharks (2022 1st grade)
  • Diggers (1919 2nd grade, 1920–21 1st grade)
  • Gerringong (1925–27)
  • Glebe (1921–23 lower grades, 1924–28 1st grade)
  • Jamberoo (1928–30)
  • Kiama (1926 3rd grade, 1927–28 1st grade)
  • Mount Keira (1912–13, 1920, 1924-28, 1932-39, 1945-48 (as Unanderra-Kiera) 1st grade; 1914 & 1919 2nd grades, 1922–23 lower grades, 1929–31 lower grades, 1940–44 lower grades) – Formally merged with Unanderra to form Western Suburbs in 1949
  • Main Roads Board (1927)
  • . North Wollongong (1931 1st grade, 1923–24 3rd grade)
  • Scarborough (1938–40 1st grade, 1920–21 & 1941–46 lower grades)
  • Services (1942–43 1st grade; a separate team from Army)
  • Shellharbour Sharks (2009–13 1st grade; 1928, 1930 & 1944 lower grades)
  • Unanderra (1912–14, 1919–21, 1923, 1926–30, 1945–48 (as Unanderra-Keira); 1922, 1924–25, 1932–33, 1944 lower grades) – Formally merged with Mount Kiera to form Western Suburbs in 1949
  • University of Wollongong (Books 1988–2005 1st grade; Titans 2009 3rd grade, 2010–11 1st grade; 1975–76 Division 2). Also known as the Lighthouse Keepers.
  • Wentworthville Magpies (1975–77)
  • West Wollongong (1921–24 lower grades, 1925–26 1st grade, 1927–28 lower grades, 1929–35 1st grade)
  • Wollongong (Buccaneers 1912–14, 1919–24, 1929–71 1st grade; Wolves 1972–88 1st grade; Bulls 1997 lower grades, 1998–2005 1st grade; Wollongong-University Bulls joint venture 2006–08 1st grade)

Lower Grades only

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Clubs or teams that participated in two or more seasons are listed below. Participants in the Amateur Rugby League (1982–87) are included.

  • Albion Park Outlaws (1991–97, 2010–13)
  • Austinmer (1997–99)
  • Balgownie Tigers (1913–14, 1921–22, 1944–52, 1973–93)
  • Baxters Goannas (1991–93)
  • Bellambi (1997–2002)
  • Bomaderry Swamp Rats (2016–18 Women)
  • Bulli Hotel Colts (1989–95, 2005–09)
  • Cabbage Tree Hotel (1994)
  • Coniston (1931–33)
  • Fairy Meadow Chargers (1972–90)
  • Guinerys Goannas (1979–90)
  • Harp Angels (1986-91; Harp Hares 2003)
  • Illawarra All Blacks (1992–93)
  • Imperial Hotel Knights (1991–94)
  • Kiama Surf Bees (1988–92)
  • Lakeview Bears (1989–95)
  • Open Hearth Hotel (1975–78)
  • North Wollongong Surf (1972–79, 2009–14)
  • Ryans Hotel (1981–83 Roos, 1985–87 Colts)
  • Shellharbour Barracudas (1996–97)
  • South Pacific Lions (1981–82)
  • Tech (1944–54 Under 18/19 & 16/17 teams)
  • The Blues (Berkeley, 1997–99)
  • Unanderra Falcons (1981–97)
  • Welcome Inn (1995 Knights, 1996 Steamers)

First Grade Premiers

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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. That will open the article in Trove.

Season Grand Final Information Minor Premiers
Premiers Score Runners-Up Report
1911 Wollongong 5–5 Mt. Keira IM[4] Wollongong
1912 Berkeley (Unanderra) 11–0 Mt. Keira IM[5]
1913 Wollongong 10–5 Mt. Keira Wollongong
1914 Unanderra 5–3 Wollongong IM[6]
1915 Unanderra IM[7]
1916–1918 – No competition due to World War I
1919 Unanderra 8–5 Wollongong IM[8]
1920 Wollongong Wollongong
1921 Wollongong 5–3 Port Kembla IM[9]
1922 Port Kembla 0–0 Wollongong IM[10]
1922 Port Kembla 5–3 Wollongong IM[11]
1923 Port Kembla 3–0 Wollongong IM[12]
1924 Port Kembla 22–13 Wollongong (Glebe) IM[13]
1925 Gerringong 9–8 Port Kembla SCT[14]
1926 Wollongong (Glebe) 13–7 Mt. Keira IM[15]
1927 Port Kembla 2–0 Wollongong (Glebe) IM[16] Port Kembla
1928 Port Kembla 10–6 Mt. Keira IM[17] Port Kembla
1929 Wollongong Forfeit Port Kembla IM[18] Wollongong
1930 Wollongong 13–6 Port Kembla IM[19] Port Kembla
1931 Wollongong 31–14 Thirroul IM[20] Wollongong
1932 Wollongong 5–4 Mt. Keira SCT[21]
1933 West Wollongong 17–17 Wollongong IM[22] West Wollongong
1933

Replay

West Wollongong 16–11 Wollongong IM[23]
1934 Port Kembla 8–6 West Wollongong IM[24] West Wollongong
1935 Port Kembla 15–8 West Wollongong IM[25] Port Kembla
1936 Mount Kembla 12–8 Port Kembla IM[26] Port Kembla
1937 Port Kembla 41–10 Wollongong IM[27] Port Kembla
1938 Port Kembla 18–5 Mount Kembla IM[28] Port Kembla
1939 (SG)[29] Mount Kembla 26–15 Port Kembla IM[29] Mount Kembla
1939 Mount Kembla 0–0 Corrimal IM[30] Corrimal
1939

Replay

Mount Kembla 8–2 Corrimal IM[31] Corrimal
1940 Thirroul 4–3 Corrimal IM[32] Thirroul
1941 Port Kembla 24–7 Corrimal
1942 Port Kembla 17–9 Collegians (CBC) IM[33] Port Kembla
1943 Port Kembla 16–5 Port Kembla IM[34] Wollongong
1944 Port Kembla 30–8 Thirroul IM[35] Port Kembla
1945 Wollongong 5–2 Port Kembla IM[36]
1946 Port Kembla 19–14 Wollongong IM[37]
1947 Wollongong 21–8 Port Kembla IM[38] Port Kembla
1948 Corrimal 22–7 Port Kembla IM[39] Port Kembla
1949 Port Kembla 20–9 Wollongong IM[40] Wollongong
1950 Wollongong 9–6 Port Kembla IM[41] Port Kembla
1951 Wollongong 15–11 Corrimal IM[42] Corrimal
1952 . North Wollongong 18–5 Port Kembla IM[43] . North Wollongong
1953 Port Kembla 10–7 . North Wollongong IM[44] Port Kembla
1954 Thirroul 20–7 Port Kembla IM[45] Thirroul
1955 Port Kembla 20–7 Wollongong IM[46] Port Kembla
1956 Port Kembla 14–9 Wollongong IM[47] Wollongong
1957 Wests 22–6 Wollongong
1958 Port Kembla 10–8 Wests
1959 Wests 12–6 . North Wollongong
1960 . North Wollongong 10–5 Port Kembla IM[48] Port Kembla
1961 . North Wollongong 10–2 Wollongong
1962 Port Kembla 10–9 . North Wollongong IM[49] . North Wollongong
1963 Port Kembla 13–0 . North Wollongong IM[50] Port Kembla
1964 Wollongong 23–5 Port Kembla IM[51] Wollongong
1965 Port Kembla 6–4 Wollongong Collegians
1966 Dapto 13–6 Collegians Collegians
1967 Collegians 12–4 Port Kembla Collegians
1968 Dapto 17–11 Port Kembla IM[52] Port Kembla
1969 Wests 11–2 Port Kembla Port Kembla
1970 Wests 12–4 Dapto IM[53] Thirroul
1971 Wests 18–11 Thirroul
1972 Wests 23–9 Thirroul
1973 Thirroul 8–6 Wests
1974 Corrimal 22–8 Wollongong IM[54] Wollongong
1975 Dapto 15–2 Thirroul
1976 Dapto 22–6 Corrimal
1977 Dapto 18–5 Port Kembla Wests
1978 Wests 17–13 Port Kembla Wests
1979 Dapto 22–3 Wests IM[55] Wests
1980 Wests 6–0 Port Kembla
1981 Wests 22–0 Corrimal
1982 Dapto 15–12 Corrimal Corrimal
1983 Dapto 23–10 Wests Wests
1984 Wests 24–4 Helensburgh IM[56] Wests
1985 Dapto 40–4 Collegians IM[57] Dapto
1986 Helensburgh 8–6 Collegians IM[58] Collegians
1987 Collegians 16–2 Wests IM[59] Thirroul
1988 Helensburgh 20–16 Collegians IM[60] Collegians
1989 Wests 13–12 Corrimal Corrimal
1990 Dapto 28–2 Collegians
1991 Wests 14–12 Dapto Wests
1992 Dapto 28–6 University IM[61] Dapto
1993 Helensburgh 22–8 Wests Helensburgh
1994 Dapto 22–14 Wests IM[62]
1995 Thirroul 23–22 Wests Thirroul
1996 Collegians 11–2 Thirroul Collegians
1997 Collegians 32–16 Dapto IM[63]
1998 Collegians 34–10 University IM[64]
1999 Thirroul 40–12 Collegians
2000 Dapto 30–14 Thirroul Dapto
2001 Dapto 18–12 Thirroul Collegians
2002 Dapto 20–16 Collegians Collegians
2003 Thirroul 28–22 Dapto RLW Thirroul
2004 Collegians 10–4 Thirroul Collegians
2005 Collegians 16–14 Wests Collegians
2006 Dapto 34–14 Thirroul Dapto
2007 Collegians 20–18 Dapto Dapto
2008 Thirroul 16–12 Collegians Thirroul
2009 Wests 14–4 Thirroul Wests
2010 Wests 24–0 Thirroul Wests
2011 Wests 34–24 Helensburgh Wests
2012 Thirroul 20–16 Wests TB[65] Wests
2013 Collegians 29–28 Helensburgh Collegians
2014 Thirroul 18–16 Helensburgh IM[66] VH[67] Thirroul
2015 Helensburgh 16–10 Wests VH[68] Helensburgh
2016 Dapto 28–16 Wests VH[69] Dapto
2017 Collegians 22–14 Dapto IM[70] VH[71] Dapto
2018 Wests 18–16 Thirroul VH[72] Wests
2019 Collegians 16–14 Wests IM[73] VH[74] Thirroul
2020 No 1st Grade competition due to COVID-19.[75]
2021 Competition suspended and subsequently abandoned due to COVID-19.
2022 Collegians 12–10 Wests VH[76] NS[77] Thirroul

Women's Opens Premiership

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Season Grand Final Information Minor Premiers
Premiers Score Runners-Up Report
2011 Helensburgh 48–12 University of Wollongong IM[78]
2012 Helensburgh Wests Wests
2014 Helensburgh 42–6 Port Kembla VH[79] Helensburgh
2015 Corrimal 20–16 Helensburgh VH[80] Corrimal
2016 Helensburgh 24–10 Corrimal VH[81] Berkeley
2017 Corrimal 24–0 Berkeley VH[82] Corrimal
2018 Corrimal 28–0 Helensburgh VH[83] Corrimal
2019 Corrimal 18–8 Helensburgh VH[84] Helensburgh
2020 Helensburgh 40–24 Corrimal NSWRL[85] VH[86] Helensburgh
No competitions in 2021–2022 seasons
2023–onwards merged with Women's Southern Corridor Competition

See also

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References

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