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Tasmanian Rugby Union

Tasmanian Rugby Union

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Not to be confused with Tasmanian Rugby League.

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.

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Currently, the Tasmanian Rugby Union holds a variety of competitions for male and female players, in several age groups and divisions.

The headquarters for the Tasmanian Rugby Union are at Rugby Park, Cornelian Bay, Tasmania.

Affiliated Clubs

As at the end of 2019, there are 13 clubs which make up the TRU.

Ten of these clubs field senior men's sides, eight field senior women's sides, and five field junior sides. There is also a "golden oldies" club for players aged 35+.

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The Tasmanian Rugby Union Referee's Association is also directly affiliated with the TRU.

Defunct clubs

  • Associates
    • The club was formed in 1964 as the University Associates Rugby Football Club. The club won six First Grade Southern and State Premierships in 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1984. The club also won 3 Reserve Grade Premierships in 1965, 1981 and 1982.
  • West Coast
  • Georgetown
  • Wellington
  • Port Dalrymple
  • Glen Dhu
    • Combined with the Riverview Club in 1998 to become the Launceston Rugby Union Club
  • Riverview
    • Combined with the Glen Dhu Club in 1998 to become the Launceston Rugby Union Club
  • Williamsford
  • Australian Maritime College Vikings
  • Army Rugby Club
    • Reportedly played in a dark green jumper with a white V

Divisions

Rugby Union in Tasmania consists of the following divisions : Men's Premiership (First Grade), Men's Championship (Reserve Grade), Women's, Junior Under 18, Junior Under 16, Juniors Under 14 and Tassie Devils (under 12).

Partnerships

Rugby Balls

The Tasmanian Rugby Union uses W RUGBY[1] branded rugby balls across all divisions during matches.

2019 Senior Men's competition

There were 11 teams from 9 clubs competing in the club rugby divisions These were:

Premiership Grade

Championship Grade

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Premierships

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2019 Senior Women's competition

Generally, Senior Women's competitions consist of a series seven's tournaments spread across the year along with several games of 15's format. There were 9 clubs competing in the club rugby divisions These were:

Representative teams

Jack Jumpers colours

The senior men's state representative side for the Tasmanian Rugby Union are the Tasmanian Jack Jumpers, named for the jack jumper ant (Myrmecia pilosula), a species of venomous bull ant commonly found in Tasmania.

From 2018 an additional competition was formed for teams from so-called "Minor States", called the Emerging States Championship,[2] featuring the Jack Jumpers, Northern Territory Mosquitoes, Adelaide Black Falcons and Victoria Country Barbarians. The first Competition was held in Adelaide in September 2018, and the Black Falcons were the inaugural winners.[3]

Notable players

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "W RUGBY secures Tasmanian Rugby Partnership // W RUGBY". W RUGBY. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "South Australia claim Emerging States Championship". Rugby Australia. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. [3]
    Jack Hislop (26 September 2018). "The NT's representative rugby team has finished second at the Emerging States Championships". Northern Territory News. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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