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The Western Australia Rugby Union (RugbyWA) is the 
In 2004, RugbyWA successfully secured the fourth Australian Super 12 licence, entering a team in the expanded Super 14 competition from 2006, called the
Joondalup Brothers RUFC
Official website of the Western Force
TWF – Unofficial WA Rugby Website
{{Authority control Australian rugby union governing bodies Rugby union in Western Australia Sports governing bodies in Western Australia 1893 establishments in Australia Sports organizations established in 1893
governing body
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of rugby union
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in 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 ...
. It was founded in 1893 and the inaugural 4 team competition commenced in 1895. The highest competition run by the union is the RugbyWA FMG Premier Grade.
The Union was founded in 1893. The inaugural 4 team competition commenced in 1895 with the I Zingari, Fremantle, Swans and Midland Junction Club's taking part. The WARU Senior Grade competition was contested from 1895 to 1913.
The Rugby Football code went into recess in the west from the 1914 season until 1928 when 4 Clubs; Wanderers, Rangers, Wallabies and Fremantle revived the First Grade Club Competition.
In 2004, RugbyWA successfully secured the fourth Australian Super 12 licence, entering a team in the expanded Super 14 competition from 2006, called the 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. ...
. RugbyWA has also established a series of development programs. The development team is the Perth Spirit, which has competed in the Australian Rugby Championship
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in 2007 and the National Rugby Championship
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since 2014.
Structure
There are currently 10 RugbyWA Board Members, President, D G Redpath who was re-elected in March 2012. Dr R J Perry is the current Chairman and Mr Arthur Hill is the current Patron. The RugbyWA is a not-for-profit organisation run by its shareholding organisations – WA clubs and affiliated bodies (juniors, schools, referees, women's and country rugby). RugbyWA incorporates both Professional and Community Rugby. There is no private ownership of RugbyWA with profit generated re-invested into the game at all levels in Western Australia.Clubs
Premier Grade (1st Grade)
Notable players
* Bob Thompson first player selected to play for theWallabies
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from a WA Club
* John Welborn (retired, first Western Australian
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born to represent the Wallabies
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) – NSW Waratahs
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, , Leicester Tigers
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, CA Brive
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Briv ...
, Western Force
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, Australia
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*Brett Sheehan
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Sheehan previously played for the Queensland Reds, play ...
– NSW Waratahs
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, Queensland Reds
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, Australia
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*Adam Wallace-Harrison – ACT Brumbies
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, Australia A
*Kieran Longbottom – Western Force
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*Dane Haylett-Petty
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Early life
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– Western Force
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, Australia
*Scott Higginbotham – Queensland Reds
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*David Collis – Queensland Reds
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*Darren Murphy – Queensland A
*Will Brock – Perth Spirit
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, Australia sevens
*Daniel Montagu – Nottingham R.F.C., Leicester Tigers
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*Ryan Tyrrell – Perth Spirit
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*Dan Bailey – Perth Spirit
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*Salesi Ma'afu
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Early life
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– 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. ...
Joondalup Brothers RUFC
Other Leagues
Other Perth Grades
* ARKs * Bunbury * Mandurah * Perth Irish Rugby * Southern Lions * Swan SuburbsSouth West Competition
* Collie * Dunsborough * Leeuwin-Margaret RiverGreat Southern Competition
* Albany Denmark * Dryandra-Narrogin * Katanning * Mount BarkerEastern Goldfields Competition
* Boulder * Bushwackers * Kambalda * Stormers * WA School of MinesRepresentative teams
The Western Force compete in theNational Rugby Championship
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, until the competition got postponed in 2020 because of Covid-19. Perth Gold team competes in the NRC Division 2 tournament. From 2000 to 2008 and from 2022, it played in the Australian Rugby Shield
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.
Honours
* 2019 NRC Division 2 Champions (defeated NSW Country 15-5) * Australian Rugby Shield Winners (2003, 2005)See also
*List of Australian club rugby union competitions
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*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 ...
*Rugby union in Western Australia
Rugby union in Western Australia describes the sport of rugby union being played and watched in the state of Western Australia. First introduced some time in 1868 it was the most popular football code until it was overtaken by Australian rules foo ...
*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. ...
References
External links
*Official website of the Western Force
TWF – Unofficial WA Rugby Website
{{Authority control Australian rugby union governing bodies Rugby union in Western Australia Sports governing bodies in Western Australia 1893 establishments in Australia Sports organizations established in 1893