ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union

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ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union
Brumbies and Southern Inland Rugby Union office in Wagga Wagga (cropped).jpg
SportRugby union
Founded1937; 85 years ago (1937), (as Federal Capital Territory RU) (1937; 85 years ago (1937), (as Federal Capital Territory RU))
Rugby Australia affiliation1972; 50 years ago (1972)
HeadquartersCanberra
Men's coachDan McKellar
Women's coachAdam Butt
ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union jurisdiction

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 is also home to the Canberra Vikings in the National Rugby Championship.

History[]

The union was founded in 1937 as the Federal Capital Territory Rugby Union (FCTRU).[1][2] It became the Australian Capital Territory Rugby Union (ACTRU) in 1939,[3] and eventually the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union. It received its current name prior to the 2005 Super 12 season, when the Far South Coast and Southern Inland unions of New South Wales joined the ACT and Monaro Rugby Unions.[4] This change also led to the former ACT Brumbies being renamed Brumbies Rugby.

Jurisdiction[]

The ACT and Southern New South Wales Union has jurisdiction over the southern-most bordering towns of New South Wales from the eastern coast over to Albury–Wodonga and Deniliquin. It also includes Griffith, Young, Yass, Taralga, as well as Goulburn, Batemans Bay, Wagga Wagga and Canberra.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rugby Union". The Canberra Times. 21 July 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Club Control – Rugby Union By-Laws". The Canberra Times. 23 March 1938. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Rugby Union. 'Year full of promise'. Annual meeting held". The Canberra Times. 28 March 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Historic change for South Coast rugby union". Batemans Bay Post. 10 November 2004. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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