# Illawarra Rugby Union

The Illawarra District Rugby Union, or IDRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of Illawarra, New South Wales in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union.

## Illawarra clubs
### Men's

The clubs that compete in the men's senior grade competition are:

#### First-grade clubs

* Bowral Blacks (website)
* Camden Rams (website)
* Campbelltown Harlequins
* Kiama (website)
* Shoalhaven (website Archived 2019-02-27 at the Wayback Machine)
* Tech Waratahs (website)
* University of Wollongong (website)
* Wollongong Vikings (website)
* Woonona Shamrocks RUFC (website)

### Women's

Women's senior rugby is represented through University of Wollongong, who compete in Sydney's Jack Scott Cup against; West Harbour, Eastern Suburbs, Sydney University, Parramatta, Blacktown, Warringah and Campbellton.

## Former clubs

* Avondale Wombats (website) (moved to Illawarra Rugby League)
* Shellharbour City/Southern Crushers Rugby
* Vincentia
* Wollondilly White Waratahs

## Kiama Sevens

Kiama Sevens is an annual ARU club tournament that attracts local, interstate and international teams. The first tournament was run in 1973. In 2018, the tournament will be in its 47th year.

## Representative teams

The IDRU selects representative teams each year which play under the name "Illawarriors". The senior men's team and junior age-group teams compete in the annual New South Wales Country Rugby Union championship. Country Cockatoos is a team selected from the NSW Country Regions (Illawarra, Hunter, Central Coast, New England, Central West, Western Plains, Central North) that compete against ACT Brumbies Provincial, NSW Subbies and Queensland Country.

### Caldwell Cup results – seniors

* 2018 - Illawarra 37 - 15 Central West
* 2017 - Newcastle Hunter 46 - 7 Illawarra
* 2016 - Illawarra 31 - 17 Central Coast
* 2015 - Illawarra 24 - 14 Newcastle Hunter
* 2014 - Central West 19 - 5 Illawarra
* 2013 - Newcastle Hunter 28 - 18 Illawarra
* 2012 - Newcastle Hunter 29 - 13 Illawarra

### NSW Country Cockatoos training squad

* 2018 - Paul Tuala, Tom Baker, Takunda Chimwaza, Sam Latu, Amos Leef (University), Tim Small, Henry Yuill (Bowral), Leighton Cowley (Kiama), Aisake Tuevu (Tech-Waratahs), Dane Nethery (Vikings), Jay Spencer (Camden), Tait-Tania Tuumuliileuao (Avondale)
* 2017 - Paul Tuala, Wayne Ngatai, Andy Papworth, Andrew Rae (University), Leighton Cowley (Kiama), Jesse Roche (Woonona), Henry Yuill (Bowral)
* 2016 - Paul Tuala, Nik Rangiuira, Tyler Aitkin, Allyd Owen (University), Aaron Louden, Alex Wilson (Shoalhaven), Anthony Allport, Rhys Peters (Wonoona), Niko Degei (Kiama)

### Women's country championships

* 2018 - Lady Illawarriors

## 2nd-grade premiers

* 2023 - Avondale 39 - 35 Shoalhaven
* 2018 - Bowral 28 - 18 Campbelltown
* 2017 - Bowral RUFC 35 - 10 Vikings
* 2016 - Campbelltown 27 - 26 Woonona
* 2015 - Camden 20 - 15 Camden
* 2014 - University 17 - 14 Avondale
* 2013 - Vikings 42 - 15 Tech Waratahs
* 2012 - Vikings 25 - 10 Tech Waratahs
* 2011 - Avondale 41 - 15 Woonona
* 2010 - Vikings 22 - 17 Vincentia
* 2009 - Camden 14 - 7 Vincentia
* 2008 - Engadine Heathcote 20 - 12 Avondale