The Darling Downs District Rugby Union, or DDRU, is the
governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ...
for the sport of
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 ...
within the District of
Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was general ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
in
Australia. It is a member of the
Queensland Country Rugby Union
The Queensland Country Rugby Union, or QCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of the state of Queensland in Australia. It is affiliated with the Queensland Rugby Union.
The Queensland Country Rugby Union administe ...
.
History
Clubs
The clubs that compete in the senior grade competition are:
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Condamine Rugby Union Condamine may refer to any of the following:
Places
Condamine is the name of several communes in France:
* Condamine, in the Ain ''département''
* Condamine, in the Jura ''département''
* La Condamine-Châtelard, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Proven ...
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Dalby Wheatmen Rugby Union Football Club
Dalby may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Australia
* Dalby, Queensland
** Borough of Dalby, a local government area for Dalby
** Town of Dalby, a local government area for Dalby
British Isles
*Dalby, Isle of Man
*Dalby, Lincolnshire
*Great ...
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Goondiwindi Rugby
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Highfields Redbacks Rugby Union
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Roma Rugby Union
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South Burnett Rugby
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St George & District Rugby
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Toowoomba Bears Rugby
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Toowoomba Rangers Rugby
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University Of Southern Queensland Rugby Club
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Warwick & Districts Rugby
See also
Rugby union in Queensland
Rugby union in Queensland has traditionally been one of the most popular professional and recreational team sports.
The earliest known Rugby football matches were played in Brisbane from 1876 through to 1878. Rugby struggled to gain a foothold ...
References
External links
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Rugby union governing bodies in Queensland
Darling Downs