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Registrations open 1 December

Registrations open 1 December (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

Registrations open today (Friday 1 December) for the 2024 NSWRL season with Sky Blues NSW coach Kylie Hilder urging everyone to sign up and play the game for all.

“Whether you’re enjoying another season or you’re coming to Rugby League for the first time, don’t hesitate in joining a club where you’ll make friends for life,” Hilder said.

“I’ve been involved in many levels of the game from a junior player right through to being Origin coach, and I can tell you the game has so much to offer.

“You learn teamwork, goal-setting, self-improvement … so many positive things that I still carry with me today.

Registrations open 1 December (Photo – Steve Montgomery)

“I urge everyone to become part of the Rugby League community and find the competition and the club that best suits you.”

In 2023, 112,767 participants registered to play Rugby League, including another record mark for female participation of 26,187. It was the third consecutive year that female participation has surpassed 20,000.

Teenage male participation (13 to 18 years) grew for a third consecutive year and was a six per cent increase from 2022.

Most significantly, the overall player retention rate in NSW grew to 72.28 per cent in 2023, up from 70.44 per cent in 2022.

NSWRL’s Community Football Manager Peter Clarke said thriving clubs were helping retain players and volunteers by creating a positive culture and family-friendly environment.

“At our recent Community Football Conference we heard leading volunteers across the state, sharing success stories on what they do to keep their League or Club healthy to retain participants and attract new players to our sport,” Clarke said.

“From Broken Hill to Bondi and Goodooga to Eden, we look forward to working with our Leagues and Clubs to build on our 2023 numbers, encouraging positive, fun, and safe environments creating high-quality experiences for our participants.”

The NSWRL offers a number of competitions for all players – from the traditional form of tackle, to non-tackle options in Blues Tag, and Try League for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.

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There is also well-established Wheelchair and Physical Disability Rugby League club competitions.

Click here to sign up for the 2024 season.

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Eastern Suburbs Magpies The little club that could

There really is no place like home.

At least, that’s how it feels for those at Bundaberg’s Eastern Suburbs Magpies.

A second home to many, the small but proud junior rugby league club have a loyal following, but this year also find themselves at somewhat of a crossroads.

Whether it’s from a COVID-related hangover, or the threat of bigger clubs looming large, Easts are starting to see a dip in participation numbers.

Club president Bec Haskins said this year the Magpies would only be able to field teams for the under 6 to under 13 age groups, ultimately losing a pathway for their teenage players to get to the club’s senior teams.

There is no denying it is a setback.

But Haskins also knows where Easts’ strengths lie.

With their “homey” and welcoming atmosphere, the club are hopeful they can build up their sides again, and are also ready to show the community they have the development and support their kids require.

“We’re a family-friendly club,” Haskins said.

“We’re open to everyone. We have a wonderful bunch of coaches and a lot of our families volunteer for different sorts of roles.

“About 90 per cent of our coaches are ex-Easts players, which creates a really good culture and environment for the players to come into… it has a homey, familiar feel.

“We’ve always been a smaller club but I’d like to grow past that stigma and promote the development, friendships and wellbeing we can provide through all levels of rugby league.”

Easts’ under 12s side in 2021. Photo: Kelly Hammond

Haskins and her club secretary, Kelly Hammond, are on a mission to showcase these features and will have experienced rugby league coach Lee Addison.

Addison who has worked with Manly and Penrith – run development clinics with their junior players.

They will also hold events, such as a fun day on March 5.

To increase their involvement within the community, and are working with a lot of their teenage players who are without a team to improve their skills in other areas, such as refereeing and through LeagueSafe courses.

Hammond’s own 16-year-old son, Blake Ward, is one who has gone without a side to play in for the past two years but has opted to stay faithful to Easts.

He is helping the club through LeagueSafe and trains with the reserve grade and A-grade sides in a bid to eventually play with them when he is old enough.

Hammond said despite the drop in numbers, the club had remained the same.

“We’ve been here since my son turned six,” she said.

“When we first started here, there was a great atmosphere, everyone was really friendly and made you feel welcome.

“It’s remained really family-orientated… we’re hoping to get the numbers back.”

Another family that has stayed faithful despite the lack of older teams is that of Skye and Shannon Boyd.

Fourteen-year-old Shannon has been with the club for five years and is this season undergoing a LeagueSafe course.

His mother, Skye, works as a first aid officer and said it was Haskins who worked with Shannon to make sure he felt supported and able to stay in rugby league, even without a team.

“We did look at another club but unfortunately they were full,” she said.

“But Shannon said, ‘look Mum, I don’t want to throw the towel in. I want to be involved’.

“So Bec gave him a few options and he took the LeagueSafe option.

“It’s sad to see kids who are so passionate about something and then it becomes really hard for them. But (Easts) are just so supportive – such a friendly mob of people.

They always try to include you in things.”

And for Shannon, in the end there really was no other place he’d rather be.

“They help you there… they’ve supported me with all my footy,” he said.

“It’s my first year without a side but I just want to give back to them what they’ve given to me.”

Registrations are open now at playrugbyleague.com.

Easts will also hold a fun day at their training fields on Saturday, March 5 from 8.30am, with the opportunity to meet the coaches and players from the under 6s up to the under 13s.

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Come play junior rugby league in 2022!

Registrations are now open for the 2022 junior rugby league season — and with the new competition fast approaching — now is the perfect time to sign up!

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Boys and girls from the age of five will have the opportunity of playing in a league, while having fun and making lifelong friends along the way.

There were over 9,400 participants across 36 junior rugby league clubs in 2021, and we’re ready for another big year ahead.

Junior players could also have the opportunity of following in the footsteps of Wests Tigers juniors David Nofoaluma, Adam Doueihi and Luke Brooks and progressing to the top grade one day.

Girls who sign up could also follow a similar progression to that of local junior Sophie and Emily Curtain, who now play for the Wests Tigers’ Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership team.

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Whether you’re new to a club or a familiar face around the grounds, we’re sure you will have a ball along the way.

Wests Tigers have a range of junior rugby league teams in our area — including the Balmain, Wests Tigers Macarthur and Group 6 regions.

Junior rugby league in these regions provides a stronger pathways link to Wests Tigers, unifying the Inner and South Wests to provide a stronger competition.

Come join a local junior rugby league club near you — it’s the perfect time to start your rugby league journey!

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