The Tuggeranong Vikings are a rugby union club based in
Tuggeranong
The District of Tuggeranong () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the southernmost town cen ...
,
Australian Capital Territory
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. It is supported by 4 licensed clubs based in
Wanniassa
Wanniassa () (postcode 2903) is a suburb in Australia's capital, Canberra: more specifically, in the city's southern district of Tuggeranong. The suburb takes its name from a pastoral property granted to Thomas McQuoid in 1835, which he named af ...
,
Greenway,
Conder,
Chisholm. The club has been successful in local and national competitions.
The Tuggeranong Vikings were the premiers of the
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 ...
competition in the 2009 season,
[ defeating the ]Queanbeyan Whites
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C ...
.
Notable players
*Justin Harrison
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Career
Discovered in 1993 by Gold ...
- 34 Test Caps for Australia
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*Christian Lealiifano
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- 101 Caps for the ACT Brumbies
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. 16 Test Caps for Australia
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*Joe Roff
Joe Roff (born 20 September 1975) is a retired Australian rugby union footballer and a product of the Tuggeranong Vikings Rugby Union Club in Canberra, who played on the wing or at fullback for ACT Brumbies and Australia and played 5 tests as ...
- 82 Caps for the ACT Brumbies
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. 86 Test Caps for Australia
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*Julian Salvi
Julian Salvi (born 9 October 1985), is an Australian rugby union player and coach, who currently works for Exeter Chiefs.
Playing career
The Canberra junior and former Australian Schools and Under 21s captain enhanced his standing as a noted ...
- 63 Caps for the ACT Brumbies
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& reserve for the Australia
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from 2005-2007.
*Tyrel Lomax
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- 13 Caps for the Melbourne Rebels
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, 15 Caps for the Highlanders and 1 Test Cap for the All Blacks
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Note - Players highlighted in Bold have not yet retired.
See also
*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 ...
References
External links
Official website
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Rugby union teams in the Australian Capital Territory
Rugby clubs established in 1973
1973 establishments in Australia