The NSWRL has received a huge vote of confidence from participants for the 2021 season, with the number of overall players registered having already topped 100,000 and the number of females playing the game surpassing the 20,000 mark for the first time in history.
The figures from both regional NSW and the Sydney metropolitan area are on track to eclipse the registration numbers established in the pre-COVID year of 2019 and will also represent a massive increase on last season which was severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The 2021 season for both Junior Rugby League and Open Age competitions will kick off on 1 May and the figures are only expected to increase with the cut-off date for registrations not until 30 June.