Adam Blake The ladder below reflects the 9 out of scheduled 15 rounds that were completed prior to the suspension and subsequent cancellation of the competition.
May 15-16 Representative Weekend Open Age Men: Newcastle Rebels 36 beat Illawarra Steelers 4 at Collegians Sporting Complex on Sunday, 16 May 2021.
[8] Under 20s Men : Newcastle Rebels 26 beat Illawarra Steelers 22 at Collegians Sporting Complex on Sunday, 16 May 2021.
Michael Princic Josh Kent Rod Broad Luke Jones Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the commencement of Illawarra 2020 season was postponed.
Due to financial considerations, Collegians decided not to field senior teams and the IRL took a decision NOT to run a First Grade competition in 2020.
[22][23][24] Three clubs – Helensburgh, Thirroul and Wests – elected to enter their highest grade team in NSWRL competitions.
The following table lists the clubs and the teams they fielded in the 2019 and 2020 senior competitions: 1st Grade, Reserve Grade (2nd), Division 2 (Div2), Under 18s (U18), Women's tackle (Wom), Women's Under 18 (WU18), Ladies League Tag (LLT), Open Age, NSWRL President's Cup (PC) and Sydney Shield (SS).