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Full name | Illawarra Rugby League Football Club |
Nickname(s) | The Cutters |
Colours |
Red White |
Founded | 2012 |
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Coach | Mathew Head |
Captain | Jay Gallagher |
Competition | New South Wales Cup |
2017 | 8th |
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Records | |
Premierships | 1 (2016) |
The Illawarra Rugby League Football Club is 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. They currently play in the New South Wales Cup.
They won their first premiership title in the 2016 against Mount Pritchard Mounties at Parramatta Stadium. This was the final ever game to played at this venue.
On 2 October 2016, Illawarra played in The State Championship Final against QLD Cup winners The Burleigh Bears. Illawarra went on to win the final 54-12.
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 .