The ACTRU Premier Division is a
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
club competition based in
Canberra, Australia, and conducted by the region's governing body, the
ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union
The ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Australian Capital Territory and southern regions of New South Wales. The union is represented by one team in the Super Rugby competition, the Brumbies. The ACT ...
. It contains four Senior Grades of competition plus Colts, and is competed by the seven ACT Premier Division clubs, plus ADFA, which fields teams in Colts and 3rd Grade only. First Grade teams compete for the John I Dent Cup. The silver cup, which was first played for in 1938,
[ was a gift to the union by the pastoralist John I Dent.][ The competition finals are now held at ]Viking Park
Viking Park is an 7,000 capacity (1,000 seated) multi-sport stadium located in the Tuggeranong Valley suburb Wanniassa, Canberra, Australia. It has a rectangular playing surface which is used primarily to host rugby union matches but additional ...
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Premier Division clubs
John I Dent Cup winners
See also
*Rugby union in the Australian Capital Territory
Rugby union is a popular sport in the Australian Capital Territory. Rugby football began to be played in the regions around what is now Canberra more than a century ago.
History
Rugby union was established in the area around what is now the A ...
*List of Australian club rugby union competitions
In Australia, what is considered the third tier of Rugby is often referred to as club rugby, grade rugby or premier rugby. Club Rugby often focuses on the major metropolitan areas of the respective unions, with teams representing various distri ...
References
External links
ACT Competitions
Sports competitions in Canberra
Rugby union competitions in Australia
Rugby union in the Australian Capital Territory
Recurring sporting events established in 1973
1973 establishments in Australia
Sports leagues established in 1973
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