The 2025 NSWRL Community Awards recognized volunteers and innovative clubs enhancing participation and support in rugby league.
An innovative junior club that has implemented a youth driven mentoring program, a competition and club administrator who has almost doubled participation rates in three years, and a First Nations coach who has assisted First Nations players for more than 30 years are among the major award winners in the 2025 NSWRL Community Awards that acknowledge the vital contribution made to the game every season by more than 34000 volunteers across the state.
Cessnock Minor Rugby League (Community Club of the Year), Dean Bliss (Volunteer of the Year - Northern Region) and Scott Mieni (First Nations Volunteer of the Year) were among the 18 award winners who were honoured for giving up...