The hopes of Bowral Blacks securing the title in 2021 have been dashed after their Illawarra Rugby season was cancelled on Tuesday.
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Following the extension of the Greater Sydney lockdown, the Illawarra Rugby board decided at a meeting on Monday that their 2021 junior and senior seasons would be "null and void".
"We are confident that we can return in season 2022 safer and wiser for the experiences of the past couple of years," said Crofts.
After starting the season 11-0, runaway leaders Shoalhaven were premiership favourites which makes the decision an even harder pill to swallow for skipper Steven Brandon.
"I was very disappointed when the cancellation decision came through - it's been a hard two years but I understand why it was done," Brandon said. "This is the first time in a number of years we have had two teams playing really well and to have not lost a game in first grade this season, is an incredible achievement for us."
Rugby is the latest South Coast sport to announce cancellations in the past week, following AFL South Coast and the postponement of the Koori Knockout.
This article first appeared at the South Coast Register.
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