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Subscriber only Attracting more girls and Indigenous youngsters has seen membership numbers rocket for an innovative Northern Rivers football club. Casino RSM Cougars Junior Rugby League Football president, Adam Hickey, said junior participation was one of the most important areas of grassroots rugby league following last year s COVID-affected season. Hickey said the club s welcoming approach meant it was attracting talented and enthusiastic youngsters by the bucketful, making the Cougars definitely the code s biggest club in the North Coast region . He said female participation was increasing, with girls and women making up 20 per cent of the registered participants. The surge in participation is concentrated in the Under 7s, 8s and 9s, which means the Casino RSM Cougars JRLFC will be fielding 24 teams this season from Under 6s through to Under 16s, including a girls tackle team and two girls tag teams, he said.