The highest level of provincial

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 its m ...

in Australia is

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

. There are five Australian teams in this competition, which also features teams from New Zealand and Fiji. Australia currently has no national club competition. The first attempt at such a competition, the

Australian Rugby Championship The Australian Rugby Championship, often abbreviated to the ARC and also known as the Mazda Australian Rugby Championship for sponsorship purposes, is a now-defunct domestic professional men's rugby union football competition in Australia, which ...

, was launched in 2007 with eight teams, but lasted only one season before the nation's governing body, the Australian Rugby Union (now

Rugby Australia Rugby Australia Ltd, previously named the Australian Rugby Union Limited and Australian Rugby Football Union Limited, is an Australian company operating the premier rugby union competition in Australia and teams. It has its origins in 1949. It ...

), decided to discontinue the competition due to financial losses. The second and most recent attempt at forming a national domestic league, the

National Rugby Championship The National Rugby Championship, known as NRC, was an Australian rugby union competition. It was contested by eight teams, seven from Australia and one from Fiji. The tournament ran from 2014 until 2019 before being disbanded in 2020 following t ...

, was launched in 2014 with nine teams and lasted six years until it was disbanded in 2020. The current top level competitions in Australia are the

Shute Shield The Shute Shield is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team from the Sydney premiership grand final held at the end ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

and the

Queensland Premier League The Football Queensland Premier League (known by its abbreviation FQPL) is a men's football competition contested by clubs in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by Football Queensland and is the second tier of football in Queensland, ope ...

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

. Numerous club and representative competitions serve the rugby playing community below these two competitions.

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state, ...

Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union club competition ...

Brumbies The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005–2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the brumby, feral horses whi ...

Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne. They made their debut in SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. They were the first privately owned professional rugby union team in Australia, until 2017 ...

Western Force The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby Pacific. They previously played in Super Rugby from 2006 until they were axed from the competition in 2017. ...

National Competitions

National Rugby Championship The National Rugby Championship, known as NRC, was an Australian rugby union competition. It was contested by eight teams, seven from Australia and one from Fiji. The tournament ran from 2014 until 2019 before being disbanded in 2020 following t ...

The National Rugby Championship (2014−2020) was a former annual competition held between professional teams from each state. * Brisbane City *

Canberra Vikings The Canberra Vikings, formerly the Canberra Kookaburras, is an Australian rugby union football team that competes in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team is based at Viking Park in Wanniassa, and is backed by the Tuggeranong Viking ...

Melbourne Rising The Melbourne Rising is an Australian rugby union team based in Melbourne that competes in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team represents the rugby community in Victoria and is organised and managed by Rugby Victoria with the coach ...

New South Wales Country Eagles The New South Wales Country Eagles is an Australian rugby union football team competes in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team was founded by a group of patrons associated with country rugby in New South Wales. The Eagles team plays ...

* Queensland Country * Sydney Rays Former: * Sydney Stars (2014–2015) *

Perth Spirit Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is p ...

(2014–2017) *

Greater Sydney Rams The Greater Sydney Rams, originally known as the Western Sydney Rams, is a former rugby union team from Australia that was disbanded in 2018. The Rams won the minor premiership in the 2007 Australian Rugby Championship (ARC), and then competed ...

(2014–2017)

Australian Rugby Shield The Australian Rugby Shield is a rugby union competition in Australia. It was launched in 2000 by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), now Rugby Australia (RA). The competition was intended to unearth new talent outside of the existing rugby strong ...
/ NRC Division 2

The Australian Rugby Shield (2000-2008) and NRC Division 2 (2018-2020) were former annual competitions held between amateur representative teams from each state. * ACT & Southern NSW Vikings (only in Australian Rugby Shield) *

Adelaide Black Falcons The Black Falcons is a representative rugby union team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team is selected from the best senior club players in South Australia and represents the state in matches against other Australian representative team ...

* Northern Territory Mosquitoes * Victoria Country Barbarians (formerly Melbourne Axemen) *

New South Wales Country Cockatoos The New South Wales Country Cockatoos is an amateur representative rugby union football team. Players in the team are selected by the New South Wales Country Rugby Union from regions of New South Wales excluding Sydney and Southern NSW. New Sout ...

* Perth Gold *

Queensland Country Heelers The Queensland Country Heelers is an amateur rugby union football team that represents the regions of Queensland outside of Brisbane. The team is selected by the Queensland Country Rugby Union following the annual Queensland Country Championship ...

Tasmania Jack Jumpers The Tasmania JackJumpers are an Australian professional basketball team based in Hobart, Tasmania, who entered the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at MyState Bank Arena and the Silverdome. T ...

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...
and ACT

New South Wales Rugby Union The New South Wales Rugby Union, or NSWRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia. Within Australia it is considered t ...

Shute Shield The Shute Shield is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team from the Sydney premiership grand final held at the end ...

Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to: Places *Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India *Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia **Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia Sports clubs ;Association football *Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand * Eastern ...

Eastwood Eastwood may refer to: Places ;in Australia *Eastwood, New South Wales **Eastwood railway station **Electoral district of Eastwood *Eastwood, South Australia ;in Canada * Eastwood, Ontario *Eastwood, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighborhood ;in the Ph ...

Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

* Hunter Wildfires * Manly *

Northern Suburbs Northern Sydney is a large metropolitan area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the north shore of Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River. The region embraces suburbs in Sydney’s north-east, north and inner north west. Northern Sydney ...

Parramatta Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...

* Randwick * Southern Districts *

Sydney University The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...

Warringah Warringah is a name taken from the local Aboriginal word for Middle Harbour, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It may refer to: *Division of Warringah, an electoral division of the Australian House of Representatives created in 1922 *Electoral ...

* West Harbour Former: *

Central Coast Waves The Central Coast Waves is a rugby union team based on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia. The Waves played in the Shute Shield pre-season competition in 2006, based out of the Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium.Canberra Kookaburras The Canberra Vikings, formerly the Canberra Kookaburras, is an Australian rugby union football team that competes in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team is based at Viking Park in Wanniassa, and is backed by the Tuggeranong Vikings ...

* Penrith

New South Wales Country Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and adminis ...

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Central Coast Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majori ...

= *Avoca Beach *Gosford *Kariong *Northlakes United *Ourimbah Razorbacks *Terrigal *The Entrance *Warnervale *Woy Woy

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Central Northern Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and adminis ...

= *Barraba Rams & Gwydir River Rats *Gunnedah Red Devils *Inverell Highlanders *Moree Weebolla Bulls *Narrabri Blue Boars *Quirindi Lions *Scone Brumbies *Tamworth Pirates *Walcha Rams Former: *Tamworth Magpies *Croppa Creek Crows

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Central West Rugby Union The Central West District Rugby Union, or CWRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within the Central West (New South Wales), Central West district of New South Wales in Australia. It is a member of the Ne ...

= *Bathurst Bulldogs *Bathurst City *Blayney *Canowindra Pythons *Coolah *Coonabarabran Kookaburras *Cowra Eagles *CSU - Bathurst *Cudal Cobras *Dubbo Kangaroos *Dubbo Rhinos *Forbes Platypi *Geurie Goats Rugby Club *Molong Magpies *Mudgee Wombats *Narromine Gorillas *Orange City *Orange Emus *Orange Waratahs *Parkes Boars *Trangie Tigers *USO - Orange *Wellington Redbacks *Yeoval Former: *Blackheath Wildfires *Cudal *Lithgow Devils *Oberon *Rydal Razorbacks

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Far North Coast Rugby Union The Far North Coast District Rugby Union, or FNCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of Far North Coast in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union. Clubs First Grade Clubs ...

= *Ballina *Bangalow *Byron Bay *Casino *Casuarina *Evans River *Iluka *Kyogle *Lennox Head *Lismore *Mullumbimby *Murwillumbah *Richmond Range *Southern Cross University *Wollongbar/Alstonville *Woolgoolga Whitepointers *Yamba

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South Coast Monaro Rugby Union South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

= This union is officially affiliated with 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 i ...

instead of the NSW union. *Batemans Bay *Braidwood *Broulee *Sharks *Ulladulla *Vincentia

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Illawarra Rugby Union The Illawarra District Rugby Union, or IDRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of Illawarra, New South Wales in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union. Illawarra clubs Men's Th ...

= *Albion Park *Avondale *Bowral *Bundanoon *Camden Rams *Lions Rugby *Kiama *Shamrocks *Shoalhaven *Tech Waratahs *University *Vikings *Wollondilly

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Mid North Coast Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and adminis ...

= Northern Division: *Bishop-Druit College Coffs Harbour Barracudas *Bowraville Goannas *Coffs Harbour Snappers *Grafton Redmen *Hastings Valley Vikings *Kempsey Cannonballs *Port Macquarie Pirates *Southern Cross University Marlins Southern Division: *Forster-Tuncurry Dolphins *Gloucester Cockatoos *Manning River Ratz *Old Bar Clams *Wallamba Bulls *Wauchope Thunder Former: * Urunga-Bellinger valley rugby club (Northern) * Nambucca River Breakers R.U.F.C (Northern)

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New England Rugby Union The New England Rugby Union, or NERU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of New England (New South Wales) in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union. History Clubs First ...

= *Glen Innes *Robb Rugby Club *St Albert's College *The Armidale Rugby Club (Blues) *Guyra Ghosts *Barbarians R.U.F.C. *Wright College Redmen *Tamworth Former: *Armidale City *Armidale Old Boys *City United *Earle Page College *Guy Fawkes Ebor *Gwydir River Rats *Hillgrove *Page-Wright Barbarians *Teachers College *Tenterfield Bumblebees *University College *United Colleges *Uralla Miners *Walcha Rams City-United Historical note: During the 1994 pre-season, it became clear that neither United nor Armidale City would have enough players to field four grades or be competitive. Given that quite a few of City's squad were former United players, NERU Secretary and former United President Dick Croft encouraged the two clubs to join forces, and City United was born. The new club competed strongly for the next eight years before merging with Armidale Old Boys for the 2002 season. This resulted in the new Armidale Blues Rugby Club, which combines the history and tradition of City, the professionalism and competitiveness of Old Boys, and the spirit and student depth of United.

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Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union The Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union is one of Australia's oldest rugby union organisations, with a history dating back to the mid 19th century. The union is based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. History The earliest report of a footbal ...

= *Singleton *Nelson Bay *Waratahs *Wanderers *

Merewether Carlton Rugby Club Merewether Carlton Rugby Club, also known as The Greens is a rugby union club based in the Newcastle, NSW region of Australia. They play in the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union The Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union is one of Australia's oldest r ...

*Hamilton Hawks *University *Maitland *Lake Macquarie *Southern Beaches *Muswellbrook *Pokolbin *Southern Lakes *Griffins

= Southern Inland Rugby Union

= This union is also affiliated with the ACT union instead of a NSW body.

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Western Plains Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majori ...

= *Bourke Rams *Brewarrina Brumbies *Cobar Camels *Coonamble Rams *Gulargambone Galahs *Bogan Bulls (Nyngan) *Walgett Rams *Warren Pumas

New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union The New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union, or NSWSRU, is affiliated to the New South Wales Rugby Union and runs the competition affectionately known as "Subbies" rugby. There are around 7500 players and 55 clubs competing across 6 divisions, makin ...

First Division * Balmain *

Colleagues Collegiality is the relationship between colleagues. A colleague is a fellow member of the same profession. Colleagues are those explicitly united in a common purpose and respect each other's abilities to work toward that purpose. A colleague is ...

Drummoyne Drummoyne is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Drummoyne is six kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative center for the local government area of the City of ...

* Knox * Lindfield *

Mosman Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local governm ...

* Petersham * St Patrick's Second Division * Barker Old Boys * Blue Mountains * Briars *

Forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

* Hills *

Hunters Hill Hunters Hill is a suburb of the lower north shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hunters Hill is located north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area ...

Newport
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University of New South Wales Rugby union Club A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...

Waverley Waverley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Waverley'' (novel), by Sir Walter Scott ** ''Waverley'' Overture, a work by Hector Berlioz inspired by Scott's novel * Waverley Harrison, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Stree ...

Third Division * Beecroft *

Brothers A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

Epping Epping may refer to: Places Australia * Epping, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney ** Epping railway station, Sydney * Electoral district of Epping, the corresponding seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Epping Forest, Kearns, a he ...

* Hawkesbury Valley * Kings Old Boys * Oatley * Old Ignatians * Redfield Old Boys * St Ives * UWS Hawkesbury Fourth Division * Blacktown * Canterbury * Colleagues Convicts * Macquarie Uni * Rouse Hill * Sydney Harlequins * Sydney Irish Fifth Division :''not contested'' Sixth Division * ''North-West'' * Chatswood * Collaroy * Dee Why * ICMS *

Lane Cove Lane Cove is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lane Cove is nine kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local governmen ...

* Manly Savers * Merrylands (''TBC'') * Roseville * Terrey Hills * Wakehurst ''South-East'' *

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

* Engadine * Burraneer *

Clovelly Clovelly () is a privately-owned harbour village in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The settlement and surrounding land belongs to John Rous who inherited it from his mother in 1983. He belongs to the Hamlyn family who have managed th ...

* Fairvale/Lansvale * Maccabi * Menai * Wollondilly

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...
(including areas of southern New South Wales)

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 i ...

ACTRU Premier Division The ACTRU Premier Division is a rugby union club competition based in Canberra, Australia, and conducted by the region's governing body, the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union. It contains four Senior Grades of competition plus Colts, and is compe ...

* Easts *

Gungahlin Eagles The Gungahlin Eagles is a rugby union club based in Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory. Club history The club was founded as the Daramalan RUFC club in 1967, going on to win two premierships. In 1999 the club moved to Gungahlin, where the c ...

Queanbeyan Whites The Queanbeyan Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales. They have earned the nickname 'Queanbeyan Whites' due to the colour of their playing jersey. The club competes in the ACTRU Premier Division. C ...

Canberra Royals The Canberra Royals Rugby Football Club is an Australian rugby union club, based in Canberra. Club history Canberra Royals has a proud tradition and identifies closely with the Royals Foundation Team of 1949. Our current Club Patron is life me ...

Tuggeranong Vikings The Tuggeranong Vikings are a rugby union club based in Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory. It is supported by 4 licensed clubs based in Wanniassa, Greenway, Conder, Chisholm. The club has been successful in local and national competiti ...

Uni-Norths Owls The Uni-Norths Owls is a rugby union club located on the campus of the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The club was a result of the merger of ANU and University of Canberra rugby clubs in 1998, wit ...

Wests Lions The West Lions are a Rugby union club based in the Belconnen area of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. In 2005, Wests won grand finals across every grade. The team's colours are Maroon and Blue. Honours WESTS LIONS (1962–present) *Jo ...

''The following teams compete in first and second division competitions'' * Boorowa Rugby Club * Bungendore RUFC * Cooma Rugby Club * Crookwell Rugby Club * Defence Academy Rugby Club *

Goulburn Rugby Union Goulburn Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Goulburn, New South Wales. It was a founding member of the Southern Rugby Union The New South Wales Rugby Union, or NSWRU, is the governing body for the sport ...

* Hall Rugby Club * Harden RUFC * Jindabyne Rugby Club * RMC Rugby Club * Taralga RUFC * Yass RUFC

South Coast Zone

* Batemans Bay RUFC * Bega Valley RUFC * Bermagui-Cobargo Sharks RC * Bombala Rugby Club * Braidwood RUFC * Broulee Dolphins RUFC * Milton Rugby Club * Narooma & Districts Whales RC

Southern Inland Zone

* Albury-Wodonga RUFC * Cootamundra RUFC * Denilquin Drovers * Grenfell Rugby Club * Griffith RUFC * Hay Cutters * Leeton Phantoms RUFC * Rivcoll Red RUFC * Temora RUFC * Tumut RUFC * Wagga Agricultural College RUFC * Wagga City RUFC * Wagga Wagga Crows Junior Rugby Union * Wagga Waratahs RUFC * West Wyalong Junior Rugby Union * Young RUFC

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...

Northern Territory Rugby Union The Northern Territory Rugby Union, or NTRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the Northern Territory in Australia. It is a member of Rugby Australia. The Northern Territory Rugby Union manages competitions in several age ...

Darwin Club Rugby Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

'A' & 'B' grade competition: *

Casuarina Cougars ''Casuarina'' is a genus of 17 tree species in the family Casuarinaceae, native to Australia, the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, islands of the western Pacific Ocean, and eastern Africa. It was once treated as the sole genus in the fami ...

Darwin Dragons Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

Palmerston Crocs Palmerston may refer to: People * Christie Palmerston (c. 1851–1897), Australian explorer * Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount Palmerston ** Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (c. 1673–1757), Irish nobleman and ...

South Darwin Rabbitohs The South Darwin Rabbitohs are a semi-professional Rugby league club based in Marrara, Northern Territory. They play home games at TIO Stadium. They won one premiership in 2003 by beating the Darwin Brothers 51–50. See also *List of rugby l ...

* Swampdogs * University Pirates

Central Australian Rugby Union Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

* Alice Springs Dingo Cubs *

Devils Rugby Union Football Club A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in many and various cultures and religious traditions. Devil or Devils may also refer to: * Satan * Devil in Christianity * Demon * Folk devil Art, entertainment, and media Film an ...

Alice Springs Eagles Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

* Kiwi Warriors RUFC

Katherine Rugby Union Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Chris ...

Barbarians Rugby Union Football Club A barbarian (or savage) is someone who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive. The designation is usually applied as a generalization based on a popular stereotype; barbarians can be members of any nation judged by some to be less ...

Brahmans Rugby Union Football Club Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a Varna (Hinduism), varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as Hindu priest, priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) ...

Pirates Rugby Union Football Club Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

Tindal Lions Rugby Union Football Club Tindal, Tindale or Tindall may refer to: People * Adela Tindal (1862–1929), British composer, more usually known as Adela Maddison * Bill Tindall (1925–1995), American aerospace engineer, NASA engineer and manager * Blair Tindall (born 1960), ...

Other teams

East Arnhem Rugby East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

East Arnhem Rugby runs a junior rugby competition between April and August. While not part of a regular competition, East Arnhem Rugby provides competition for Senior Players by entering in 7's Tournaments.

Queensland

Queensland Rugby Union The Queensland Rugby Union, or QRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within the state of Queensland in Australia. It is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia. The QRU was founded in Brisbane in ...

Queensland Premier Rugby Queensland Premier Rugby is a semi professional club rugby union competition in Queensland, Australia. Nine clubs play in the competition, eight of which are from Brisbane with one club from the Gold Coast. The premiership has been contested ...

Brothers Old Boys Brothers Rugby Club (formally Brothers Old Boys) is an Australian rugby union club based in Brisbane, Queensland. The name alludes to its beginnings as a rugby club founded by alumni of schools established by the Congregation of Christian Brothe ...

Easts Tigers Rugby Union Easts Rugby Union Club, known as Easts or Easts Tigers, is an Australian rugby union club based in Brisbane. The club plays in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition, and fields teams for males and females in several other grades and age-group ...

Bond University Rugby Club The Bond University Rugby Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. The club is based at the Bond University campus on Queensland's Gold Coast. Bond University entered into a part ...

GPS The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a Radionavigation-satellite service, satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of t ...

North Brisbane Rugby Club North Brisbane Rugby Club or Norths is an Australian rugby union club. The club plays in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition, and fields teams for males and females in several other grades and age-group competitions. North Brisbane has u ...

* Souths *

Sunnybank Rugby Union Club Sunnybank Rugby Union Club is an Australian rugby union club based in the Brisbane suburb of Sunnybank, Queensland, currently competing in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. It was established in 1969 and has won three premierships sinc ...

University of Queensland Rugby Club The University of Queensland Rugby Club is an Australian rugby club, based at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland. They currently compete in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. They were formed in 1911, as rugby was adopte ...

* Wests

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 ...

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Bundaberg and District Rugby Union Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...

= * Alloway Falcons *

Bundaberg Barbarians Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...

East Coast Buccaneers East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

* Isis Crushers

= Cairns and District Rugby Union

= * Barron-Trinity Bulls *

Brothers Rugby Union (Cairns) A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

Cairns Old Crocs Rugby Union Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

Cairns Wanderers Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

* Innisfail & District Rugby *

JCU Mariners JCU may refer to: * John Carroll University, in Ohio, United States * John Cabot University, in Rome, Italy * James Cook University, in Queensland, Australia * Joint Communications Unit, of the United States Special Operations Command * Ceuta Heli ...

Port Douglas Rugby Union A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...

* Southside Crusaders Sports & Culture *

Tablelands Rugby Tablelands or tableland may refer to: Places Antarctica * Chaplains Tableland Australia New South Wales * Central Tablelands * Northern Tablelands * Southern Tablelands Northern Territory * Barkly Tableland * Tablelands Highway * Tablelands, ...

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Central Highlands Rugby Union Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center (disambiguation), center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa ...

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Capella Rugby Union Capella is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has the Bayer designation α Aurigae, which is Latinised to Alpha Aurigae and abbreviated Alpha Aur or α Aur. Capella is the sixth-brightest star in ...

* Clermont Rugby Union *

Emerald Rugby Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr. and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991) ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York, p. ...

Moranbah Bulls Moranbah is a coal mining town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Moranbah had a population of 8,735 people. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a large fly-in fly-out popula ...

Rolleston Rugby Union Rolleston may refer to: Places * Rolleston, Queensland, Australia * Rolleston, Leicestershire, England * Rolleston, Nottinghamshire, England ** Rolleston railway station * Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire, England ** Rolleston Hall * Rolleston, New ...

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Central Queensland Rugby Union Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center (disambiguation), center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa ...

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Blackwater Rugby Blackwater or Black Water may refer to: Health and ecology * Blackwater (coal), liquid waste from coal preparation * Blackwater (waste), wastewater containing feces, urine, and flushwater from flush toilets * Blackwater fever, an acute kidney disea ...

Brothers Rugby Union (Rockhampton) A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

* Capricorn Coast Rugby *

Colts Rugby Club Colt(s) or COLT may refer to: *Colt (horse), an intact (uncastrated) male horse under four years of age People * Colt (given name) *Colt (surname) Places *Colt, Arkansas, United States *Colt, Louisiana, an unincorporated community, United States ...

* Dawson Valley Rugby Club * Frenchville Pioneers * Gladstone Rugby Club *

Mount Morgan Rugby Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Co ...

Rockhampton Boars Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...

University Central Queensland Rugby A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

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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 ...

Dalby and District 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 *Grea ...

Goondiwindi Rugby Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Goondiwindi had a population of 6,355 people. Geography Goondiwindi is on the MacInt ...

Highfields Redbacks Rugby Union Highfields may refer to: Places ;Australia * Highfields, New South Wales *Highfields, Queensland ; United Kingdom * Highfields, Cambridgeshire * Highfields, Derbyshire *Highfields, Leicestershire, an inner-city neighbourhood of Leicester *Highfi ...

Roma Rugby Union Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

South Burnett Rugby South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

* St George & District Rugby *

Toowoomba Bears Rugby Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...

Toowoomba Rangers Rugby Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 Au ...

University Of Southern Queensland Rugby A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...

* Warwick & Districts Rugby

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Mackay District Rugby Union Mackay may refer to: Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives Mackay may also refer to: Places Australia Mackay Region, a local government area Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region * Mackay Airport ...

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Bowen Rugby Bowen may refer to: Places Australia * Bowen, Queensland, a town * Bowen Hills, Queensland, a suburb ** Bowen Hills railway station, a railway station in Bowen Hills ** Bowen Park, Brisbane, a park in Bowen Hills * Bowen Bridge, crossing the ...

Brothers Rugby Union (Mackay) A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

City Rugby Club (Mackay) A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

* Kuttabul Rugby * Proserpine/Whitsunday Rugby Union *

Slade Point Rugby Slade are an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1966. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The ''British Hit Singles ...

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Cloncurry Rugby Cloncurry is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cloncurry had a population of 2,719 people. Cloncurry is the administrative centre of the Shire ...

Euros Rugby Union The euro (currency symbol, symbol: euro sign, €; ISO 4217, code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone o ...

* Keas Rugby * Warrigals Rugby

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Gold Coast District Rugby Union The Gold Coast and District Rugby Union, or GCDRU, is the local Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union on Australia's Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. The GCRU runs a club rugby competition for men's teams with thr ...

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Beaudesert Rugby Football Club Beaudesert could refer to: Australia *Beaudesert, Queensland, a town in Queensland, Australia **Electoral district of Beaudesert, an Australian electoral district, which includes the town of Beaudesert, Queensland **Shire of Beaudesert, a former lo ...

Bond Pirates Rugby Club The Bond Pirates Rugby Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Miami on Queensland's Gold Coast The clubs motto is 'Integrity is optional'. Hist ...

Casuarina Beach Rugby Club ''Casuarina'' is a genus of 17 tree species in the family Casuarinaceae, native to Australia, the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, islands of the western Pacific Ocean, and eastern Africa. It was once treated as the sole genus in the fami ...

Colleges Rugby Club A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a University system, constituent part of one. A college may be a academic degree, degree-awarding Tertiary education, tertiary educational institution, a part of a coll ...

* Coolangatta Tweed Barbarians * Coomera Crushers RU *

Gold Coast Eagles The Gold Coast Eagles Rugby Union Football Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Southport, Queensland, Southport on Queensland's Gold Coast, Q ...

* Griffith University Colleges Knights Rugby Union Club * Helensvale Hogs RUC *

Hinterland Celtics Rugby Club Hinterland is a German word meaning "the land behind" (a city, a port, or similar). Its use in English was first documented by the geographer George Chisholm in his ''Handbook of Commercial Geography'' (1888). Originally the term was associated ...

Nerang Bulls RUC The Nerang Bulls Rugby Union Football Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Nerang, Queensland on Queensland's Gold Coast. History In 1983, t ...

Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators RUC The Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators Rugby Union Football Club, alternatively shortened to PBC Alleygators, or PBCRUC, is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is ba ...

Surfers Paradise Dolphins The Surfers Paradise Dolphins Rugby Football Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Broadbeach Waters, Queensland on Queensland's Gold Coast. ...

Tamborine Mountain Rugby The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

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Sunshine Coast Rugby Union The Sunshine Coast Rugby Union is the local rugby union competition on Australia's Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast. Through Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Limited it serves as the governing body for rugby on the Sunshine Coast. History ...

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Caboolture Rugby Union Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayf ...

Caloundra Rugby Union Caloundra ( ) is a coastal town and the southernmost town in the Sunshine Coast Region in South East Queensland, Australia. Geography Caloundra is north of the Brisbane central business district. Caloundra is accessible from Landsborough ra ...

Fraser Coast Rugby Union Fraser may refer to: Places Antarctica * Fraser Point, South Orkney Islands Australia * Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen * Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory), a former federal ele ...

* Gympie Rugby Union *

Maroochydore Rugby Union Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The town was subdivided from the Cotton Tree, Queensland, Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Connor in 1903. The land was acquired from William Petti ...

Nambour Rugby Union Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub ...

* Noosa District Rugby Union *

University of the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

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Townsville and Districts Rugby Union The Townsville and District Rugby Union (TDRU) is a regional rugby union based in the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1967 and is the governing body for rugby union in and around the city of Townsville. Clubs * Brot ...

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Brothers Rugby Union (Townsville) A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a family, familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non- ...

Burdekin Rugby Union The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River. It covers an area of , and has exis ...

Charters Towers Rugby Union A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...

* Ingham Rugby Union *

James Cook University of North Queensland Rugby Union James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

North Ward Old Boys Rugby North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

Ross River Redskins Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...

Teachers West Rugby Union A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. wh ...

Western Suburbs Rugby Union Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US * Western, New York, a town in the US * Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia * Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that ...

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Western Queensland Rugby Union Western may refer to: Places Western, Nebraska, a village in the US Western, New York, a town in the US Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

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Barcaldine Rugby Union Barcaldine may refer to: Australia * Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia **Barcaldine Airport, Queensland Australia *Barcaldine Region, a local government area in Queensland, Australia ** Shire of Barcaldine, a former local government area in Queen ...

* Collegians Rugby Union *

Longreach Rugby Union Longreach is a town and a locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Longreach Regional Council, which was established in 2008 as a merger of the former Longreach, Ilfracombe, and Isisford s ...

Queensland Suburban Rugby Union The Queensland Suburban Rugby Union, or QSRU, is affiliated to the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) and runs the rugby competition colloquially known as "Subbies" in Brisbane and South East Queensland. The QSRU selects a representative side to play ...

''List does not include Queensland Premier Rugby clubs that also field teams in the Suburban competitions.'' * Ag Vet Rugby Union * Beenleigh and District Rugby Union *

Brisbane Irish Rugby Football Club The Brisbane Irish Rugby Football Club is an Australian rugby union club, based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club currently competes in the Queensland Suburban competition. Brisbane Irish won a prominent trade mark dispute with multi national c ...

* Easts Longhorns Rugby Union * Everton Park Rugby Union * Goodna Rugby Union *

Ipswich Rangers Rugby Club The Ipswich Rangers, is a rugby union football club located in Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The club currently competes in the top division of the Queensland Suburban Rugby Union, Queensland Suburban competition for the Ba ...

* Logan City Rugby Union * Med XV Rugby Union * Nerang Rugby Union * Pine Rivers Boars Rugby Union * Pine Rivers Pumas Rugby Union * Redcliffe Rugby Union * Redlands Rugby Union * Riverside Rugby Union Club * Southern Bay Rugby Union * Springfield Rugby Union * St Leo's College Old Boys Rugby Union * TC Beirne School of Law Rugby Union * UQ - Gatton Rugby Union *

Wynnum Rugby Union Club The Wynnum Rugby Union Club, known as Wynnum Bugs, is a rugby union football club located in Wynnum, in Queensland, Australia. The original Wynnum club was one of the founding teams of the Brisbane Premiership (now Queensland Premier Rugby) that ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

Rugby Union South Australia Rugby Union South Australia (RUSA) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the state of South Australia. It is a member of Rugby Australia and runs an amateur club competition in Adelaide consisting of men's teams in Premier grade, P ...

SA Club Rugby

* Adelaide University RUFC * Barossa Rams RUFC * Brighton RUFC * Burnside RUFC * Elizabeth RUFC * North East Districts RUFC * North Torrens RUFC *

Old Collegians Rugby Club Old Collegians Rugby Club, also known as Old Coll's, is a rugby union club in Adelaide, South Australia. The team was founded in 1937, and plays at Tregenza Reserve. The club's jersey is red and blue. History Old Collegians first played in 1 ...

* Onkaparinga RUFC * Port Adelaide RUFC * Souths Suburbs RUFC * Woodville RUFC

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

Tasmanian Rugby Union The Tasmanian Rugby Union, or TRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the state of Tasmania in Australia. The TRU was established in 1933. It is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia. Currently, the Tasmanian Ru ...

Australian Maritime College Rugby Union Club Australian Maritime College Rugby Union Football Club is a Rugby Union club in Tasmania. Established in 2012, the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union Rugby Australia Ltd, previously named ...

* Burnie Emus * Devonport Bulls *

Eastern Suburbs Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen New S ...

* Glenorchy Stags * Hobart Harlequins * Hobart Lions * Launceston Bees * Taroona Blues * University of Tasmania Redmen

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

Rugby Victoria Rugby Victoria, formerly the Victorian Rugby Union, is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia. Within the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, it is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union. Rugby Victo ...

* Victorian Club Rugby * Ballarat Rugby Union Football Club * Bendigo Rugby Club * Border Army RUFC * Boroondara RUFC * Box Hill Rugby Club * Cerberus RUFC * Cobram Rugby Union Club * Deniliquin RUFC * Echuca Moama Barbarians * Eltham Rugby Club * Endeavour Hills Rugby Club * Footscray Rugby Club * Geelong Rugby Club * Harlequin Rugby Club * Maroondah RUFC *

Melbourne Rugby Union Football Club The Melbourne Rugby Union Football Club, is a rugby union football club based in Melbourne, Australia. Nicknamed the Unicorns, the club plays at Romanis Reserve in Prahran and was founded in 1926. The club's colours are green, blue and gold. H ...

Melbourne University Rugby Football Club Melbourne University Rugby Football Club (MURFC), the oldest rugby club in Victoria, is a Foundation Club of the Victorian Rugby Union, participating in the top-tier Victorian Premier Division since 1909. MURFC is the only Foundation Club to rem ...

* Melton Rugby Club * Monash University Rugby Club * Moorabbin Rugby Club * Northern Rugby Club * Power House Rugby Club * Puckapunyal Rugby Club * Shepparton Rugby Union Club * Southern Districts RUFC * Warrnambool Plovers Rugby Union Club * Wyndham City Rhinos RUC

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

Rugby Western Australia

RugbyWA Competition

* Arks Rugby Club * Associates Rugby Club * Bunbury Rugby Club * Cottesloe Rugby Club * Curtin University Rugby Union Football Club * Joondalup Brothers RUFC * Kalamunda Rugby Club * Mandurah Rugby Club * North Coast Rugby Union * Midland Hills Rugby Club * Nedlands Rugby Club * Palmyra Rugby Club * Perth Bayswater Rugby Club * Rockingham Rugby Club * Southern Lions RUFC * University of Western Australia RUFC * Wanneroo Rugby Club * Wests Subiaco RUFC

WA Country RU

=Eastern Goldfields WA Competition

= * Boulder RUFC * Bushwackers RUFC * Esperance RUFC * Kalgoorlie Stormers Rugby Club * Kambalda RUFC

=Great Southern Rugby Union

= * Albany RUFC * Denmark Brothers RC * Dryandra-Narrogin RUFC * Katanning RC

=Northern Division RU

= * Geraldton Internationals RC * Paraburdoo RC

=South West WA Competition

= * Bridgetown RUFC * Bunbury City RUFC * Collie RC * Dunsborough RUFC * Leeuwin-Margaret River RUFC

Other teams

Australian Police Rugby Union The Australian Police Rugby Union is a volunteer, not for profit organisation aimed at promoting the sport of rugby union and the fostering of relations amongst serving police officers from across Australia and other rugby union playing nations. ...

* Australian Schools Rugby Union

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Shute Shield The Shute Shield is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team from the Sydney premiership grand final held at the end ...

New South Wales Country Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and adminis ...

=Central Coast Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majori ...

=Central Northern Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and adminis ...

=Central West Rugby Union The Central West District Rugby Union, or CWRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within the Central West (New South Wales), Central West district of New South Wales in Australia. It is a member of the Ne ...

=Far North Coast Rugby Union The Far North Coast District Rugby Union, or FNCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of Far North Coast in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union. Clubs First Grade Clubs ...

=South Coast Monaro Rugby Union South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

=Illawarra Rugby Union The Illawarra District Rugby Union, or IDRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of Illawarra, New South Wales in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union. Illawarra clubs Men's Th ...

=Mid North Coast Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and adminis ...

=New England Rugby Union The New England Rugby Union, or NERU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of New England (New South Wales) in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union. History Clubs First ...

=Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union The Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union is one of Australia's oldest rugby union organisations, with a history dating back to the mid 19th century. The union is based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. History The earliest report of a footbal ...

= Southern Inland Rugby Union

=Western Plains Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majori ...

New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union The New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union, or NSWSRU, is affiliated to the New South Wales Rugby Union and runs the competition affectionately known as "Subbies" rugby. There are around 7500 players and 55 clubs competing across 6 divisions, makin ...

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 i ...

ACTRU Premier Division The ACTRU Premier Division is a rugby union club competition based in Canberra, Australia, and conducted by the region's governing body, the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union. It contains four Senior Grades of competition plus Colts, and is compe ...

South Coast Zone

Southern Inland Zone

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...

Northern Territory Rugby Union The Northern Territory Rugby Union, or NTRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the Northern Territory in Australia. It is a member of Rugby Australia. The Northern Territory Rugby Union manages competitions in several age ...

Darwin Club Rugby Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

Central Australian Rugby Union Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

Katherine Rugby Union Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Chris ...

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Queensland

Queensland Rugby Union The Queensland Rugby Union, or QRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within the state of Queensland in Australia. It is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia. The QRU was founded in Brisbane in ...

Queensland Premier Rugby Queensland Premier Rugby is a semi professional club rugby union competition in Queensland, Australia. Nine clubs play in the competition, eight of which are from Brisbane with one club from the Gold Coast. The premiership has been contested ...

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 ...

=Bundaberg and District Rugby Union Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...

= Cairns and District Rugby Union

=Central Highlands Rugby Union Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center (disambiguation), center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa ...

=Central Queensland Rugby Union Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center (disambiguation), center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa ...

= Darling Downs Rugby Union

=Mackay District Rugby Union Mackay may refer to: *Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives Mackay may also refer to: Places Australia * Mackay Region, a local government area ** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region *** Mackay Airport ...

= Mt Isa Rugby Union

=Gold Coast District Rugby Union The Gold Coast and District Rugby Union, or GCDRU, is the local Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union on Australia's Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. The GCRU runs a club rugby competition for men's teams with thr ...

=Sunshine Coast Rugby Union The Sunshine Coast Rugby Union is the local rugby union competition on Australia's Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast. Through Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Limited it serves as the governing body for rugby on the Sunshine Coast. History ...

=Townsville and Districts Rugby Union The Townsville and District Rugby Union (TDRU) is a regional rugby union based in the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1967 and is the governing body for rugby union in and around the city of Townsville. Clubs * Brot ...

=Western Queensland Rugby Union Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

Queensland Suburban Rugby Union The Queensland Suburban Rugby Union, or QSRU, is affiliated to the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) and runs the rugby competition colloquially known as "Subbies" in Brisbane and South East Queensland. The QSRU selects a representative side to play ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

Rugby Union South Australia Rugby Union South Australia (RUSA) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the state of South Australia. It is a member of Rugby Australia and runs an amateur club competition in Adelaide consisting of men's teams in Premier grade, P ...

SA Club Rugby

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Tasmanian Rugby Union The Tasmanian Rugby Union, or TRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the state of Tasmania in Australia. The TRU was established in 1933. It is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia. Currently, the Tasmanian Ru ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

Rugby Victoria Rugby Victoria, formerly the Victorian Rugby Union, is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia. Within the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, it is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union. Rugby Victo ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

Rugby Western Australia

RugbyWA Competition

WA Country RU

=Eastern Goldfields WA Competition

=Great Southern Rugby Union

=Northern Division RU

=South West WA Competition

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Australian Rugby Shield The Australian Rugby Shield is a rugby union competition in Australia. It was launched in 2000 by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), now Rugby Australia (RA). The competition was intended to unearth new talent outside of the existing rugby strong ...
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Central Coast Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majori ...

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Central Northern Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and adminis ...

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Central West Rugby Union The Central West District Rugby Union, or CWRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within the Central West (New South Wales), Central West district of New South Wales in Australia. It is a member of the Ne ...

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Far North Coast Rugby Union The Far North Coast District Rugby Union, or FNCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of Far North Coast in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union. Clubs First Grade Clubs ...

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South Coast Monaro Rugby Union South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

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Illawarra Rugby Union The Illawarra District Rugby Union, or IDRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of Illawarra, New South Wales in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union. Illawarra clubs Men's Th ...

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Mid North Coast Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and adminis ...

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New England Rugby Union The New England Rugby Union, or NERU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the District of New England (New South Wales) in Australia. It is a member of the New South Wales Country Rugby Union. History Clubs First ...

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Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union The Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union is one of Australia's oldest rugby union organisations, with a history dating back to the mid 19th century. The union is based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. History The earliest report of a footbal ...

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Western Plains Rugby Union The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia. The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majori ...

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Bundaberg and District Rugby Union Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...

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Central Highlands Rugby Union Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center (disambiguation), center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa ...

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Central Queensland Rugby Union Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center (disambiguation), center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa ...

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Mackay District Rugby Union Mackay may refer to: Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives Mackay may also refer to: Places Australia Mackay Region, a local government area Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region * Mackay Airport ...

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Gold Coast District Rugby Union The Gold Coast and District Rugby Union, or GCDRU, is the local Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union on Australia's Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. The GCRU runs a club rugby competition for men's teams with thr ...

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Sunshine Coast Rugby Union The Sunshine Coast Rugby Union is the local rugby union competition on Australia's Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast. Through Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Limited it serves as the governing body for rugby on the Sunshine Coast. History ...

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Townsville and Districts Rugby Union The Townsville and District Rugby Union (TDRU) is a regional rugby union based in the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1967 and is the governing body for rugby union in and around the city of Townsville. Clubs * Brot ...

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Western Queensland Rugby Union Western may refer to: Places Western, Nebraska, a village in the US Western, New York, a town in the US Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...