Illawarra Sports High School’s Open Boys Rugby League team are set to play for a spot in the Peter Mulholland Cup grand final. The team won their game on Wednesday, August 19, beating defending champions Patrician Brothers College to make the preliminary final and cementing their position in the state’s top four. Coach Nick O’Hara attributes their success to some of the younger players, who have played their first year in the open-age team, as well as to some new students at the school. “Mainly our changes came from a very successful under-sixteens team who are now into…
Author: Billie Elliott
South Coast Flame Football Club will be replaced by FSC Academy next year, leaving many players without a club. The new academy won’t be a part of any Football NSW representative competitions, which will impact the number of people in all age groups playing football across the Illawarra. Under 18’s player Charlotte Davis said the withdrawal from youth and senior competitions will limit development and future opportunities for Illawarra players. “I think it takes away heaps of opportunity and extinguishes the player pathway we’ve been trying to build where you can go from grassroots level to a club like Flame…