2007 Australian Rugby Championship

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Mazda Australian Rugby Championship
Season 2007
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Teams 8
Minor Premiers Western Sydney
Champions Central Coast
Runners-Up Melbourne

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[edit] Background

2007 was the only season for this competition, which was cancelled on 18 December 2007 for financial reasons. For more information see the Australian Rugby Championship home page.

In 2007 the eight teams competing in the ARC were:

Team City Home Ground
Canberra Vikings Canberra, ACT Manuka Oval & Canberra Stadium
Ballymore Tornadoes Brisbane, QLD Ballymore Stadium
Central Coast Rays Gosford, NSW Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium
East Coast Aces Gold Coast, QLD Gold Coast Stadium
Melbourne Rebels Melbourne, VIC Melbourne Olympic Park Stadium
Perth Spirit Perth, WA Members Equity Stadium
Sydney Fleet Sydney, NSW North Sydney Oval
Western Sydney Rams Parramatta, NSW Parramatta Stadium

[edit] Fixture

[edit] Round 1

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
10/08/2007 Sydney Fleet 25 Central Coast Rays 19 North Sydney Oval 3547
11/08/2007 Perth Spirit 21 Western Sydney Rams 13 Members Equity Stadium 3643
11/08/2007 Canberra Vikings 27 Melbourne Rebels 32 Manuka Oval 4355
12/08/2007 East Coast Aces 27 Ballymore Tornadoes 21 Gold Coast Stadium 2490

[edit] Round 2

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
17/08/2007 Perth Spirit 8 Canberra Vikings 17 Members Equity Stadium 5111
18/08/2007 Central Coast Rays 30 Western Sydney Rams 39 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 3201
18/08/2007 Melbourne Rebels 34 East Coast Aces 24 Olympic Park Stadium 4875
19/08/2007 Ballymore Tornadoes 26 Sydney Fleet 20 Ballymore Stadium 3389

[edit] Round 3

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
25/08/2007 Sydney Fleet 35 Perth Spirit 25 North Sydney Oval 2306
26/08/2007 Canberra Vikings 53 Ballymore Tornadoes 8 Manuka Oval 3682
26/08/2007 East Coast Aces 15 Central Coast Rays 44 Gold Coast Stadium 1010
26/08/2007 Western Sydney Rams 31 Melbourne Rebels 10 Parramatta Stadium 2016

[edit] Round 4

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
31/08/2007 Melbourne Rebels 39 Sydney Fleet 20 Olympic Park Stadium 3286
01/09/2007 Western Sydney Rams 25 Ballymore Tornadoes 7 Parramatta Stadium 1601
02/09/2007 Central Coast Rays 19 Perth Spirit 31 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 2013
02/09/2007 East Coast Aces 35 Canberra Vikings 34 Gold Coast Stadium 784

[edit] Round 5

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
07/09/2007 Central Coast Rays 29 Ballymore Tornadoes 10 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 2421
08/09/2007 Perth Spirit 24 Melbourne Rebels 3 Members Equity Stadium 3712
09/09/2007 Canberra Vikings 56 Sydney Fleet 29 Canberra Stadium 2017
09/09/2007 East Coast Aces 20 Western Sydney Rams 44 Gold Coast Stadium

[edit] Round 6

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
15/09/2007 Perth Spirit 60 East Coast Aces 15 Members Equity Stadium 3117
15/09/2007 Sydney Fleet 24 Western Sydney Rams 17 North Sydney Oval 3241
16/09/2007 Canberra Vikings 13 Central Coast Rays 17 Manuka Oval 3714
16/09/2007 Ballymore Tornadoes 25 Melbourne Rebels 34 Ballymore Stadium 1478

[edit] Round 7

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
22/09/2007 Melbourne Rebels 7 Central Coast Rays 55 Olympic Park Stadium
22/09/2007 Western Sydney Rams 51 Canberra Vikings 17 Parramatta Stadium 2139
23/09/2007 Ballymore Tornadoes 17 Perth Spirit 21 Ballymore Stadium
23/09/2007 Sydney Fleet 40 East Coast Aces 7 North Sydney Oval 1536

[edit] Round 8

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
29/09/2007 Ballymore Tornadoes 66 East Coast Aces 20 Ballymore Stadium
29/09/2007 Western Sydney Rams 19 Perth Spirit 20 Parramatta Stadium 1612
30/09/2007 Central Coast Rays 55 Sydney Fleet 19 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 1658
30/09/2007 Melbourne Rebels 11 Canberra Vikings 0 Olympic Park Stadium 1753

[edit] Semi-Finals

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
06/10/2007 2nd - Central Coast Rays 27 3rd - Perth Spirit 19 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 1818
07/10/2007 1st - Western Sydney Rams 3 4th - Melbourne Rebels 23 Parramatta Stadium 1512

[edit] Grand Final

Date Home Score Away Score Venue Crowd
13 October 2007 Central Coast Rays 20 Melbourne Rebels 12 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 4,189

[edit] Ladder

2007 ARC Ladder
Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points Diff. Bonus
(4 tries)		 Bonus
(< 7 point loss)		 Points
1 Western Sydney Rams 8 5 0 3 239 149 90 5 2 27
2 Central Coast Rays 8 5 0 3 268 159 109 5 1 26
3 Perth Spirit 8 6 0 2 210 138 72 1 0 25
4 Melbourne Rebels 8 5 0 3 170 206 -36 4 0 24
5 Sydney Fleet 8 4 0 4 212 244 -32 2 2 20
6 Canberra Vikings 8 3 0 5 217 191 26 4 3 19
7 Ballymore Tornadoes 8 2 0 6 180 229 -49 1 2 11
8 East Coast Aces 8 2 0 6 163 343 -180 3 0 11

Bonus points are won by scoring 4 tries in a game and/or losing by a margin within 7 points.

[edit] See also

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Australian Rugby Championship
Teams
Season
2007
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Rugby union in Australia
Governing body
State governing bodies:
National teams
Qantas Wallabies • A • 7's • U-21 • U-19 • Women's • Schoolboys
Main Competitions
Intrastate Competitions
Shute Shield • Tooheys New Cup (defunct) • Queensland Premier Rugby • ACTRU Premier Division • Brisbane Club Rugby
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Australian Rugby Championship stadia
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Rugby union schedule for 2007
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
H. Cup Six Nations Championship Heineken Cup World Cup H. Cup
Guinness Premiership Guinness Premiership
Mid-Year Test Series Pre-RWC tests 2007 Autumn internationals
Under 19 World Championship Pacific Nations Cup
Magners League Magners League
Top 14 Top 14
Sevens Australian Rugby Championship Sevens
Churchill Cup Air New Zealand Cup
Currie Cup
Super 14 Tri Nations