Australia’s relatively early investment in the domestic competition, which enters its sixth season this weekend, will be notable in a World Cup year
Although it is only 131 days since the Sydney Roosters and St George-Illawarra Dragons contested the last NRLW grand final, a new season is about to kick off. With the 2021 season postponed to the start of this year due to the pandemic, NRLW players are backing up only four months after they finished last season to do it all again.
It may seem jarring, but for the players the short turnaround is a small price to pay for another season on the field and the increasing professionalism of the game. With the postponed Rugby League World Cup taking place in England just a few weeks after the end of this year’s second NRLW season, there is an extra layer of intrigue as the increased talent pool competes for Jillaroos places.
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