List of Australian rugby union teams

List of Australian rugby union teams
Governing body Australian Rugby Union
National team Australia
Nickname(s) Wallabies
First played 25 July 1839[1], Sydney, New South Wales
Registered players 82,818 (total)
38,010 (adult)[2]
Clubs 848
Competitions
National
Rugby World Cup
Tri Nations
Pacific Nations Cup
Rugby World Cup Sevens
IRB Sevens World Series
Adelaide Sevens
Club
Super 14
Australian Rugby Championship
Tooheys New Cup
Queensland Premier Rugby
ACTRU Premier Division
Audience records
Single match 109,874
Australia v New Zealand, (Telstra Stadium)
15 July 2000

The highest level of provincial rugby union in Australia is Super Rugby. There are five Australian teams in this competition which also features teams from New Zealand and South Africa.

At present, Australia has no national club competition. The Australian Rugby Championship, which was launched in 2007 with eight teams, only lasted one season before the nation's governing body, the Australian Rugby Union, decided to discontinue the competition due to financial losses. The top level competitions of the Shute Shield in Sydney and the Queensland Premier League in Brisbane subsequently serve as the next highest level of club competition in the country. Numerous club and representative competitions serve the rugby playing community below these two competitions.

Contents

Super Rugby

National Competitions

Australian Rugby Championship (defunct)

Australian Rugby Shield

The Australian Rugby Shield is an annual competition held between country representative teams from each state.

New South Wales and ACT

New South Wales Rugby Union

Shute Shield

Defunct teams.

New South Wales Country Rugby Union

Central Coast
Central Northern
Central West
Far North Coast
Far South Coast

This union is officially affiliated with the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union instead of the NSW union.

Illawarra
Mid North Coast
New England
Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union
Southern Inland

This union is also affiliated with the ACT union instead of a NSW body.

Western Plains

New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union

First Division

Second Division

Third Division

Fourth Division

Fifth Division

Sixth Division - Cowboy Cup

Australian Capital Territory (including areas of southern New South Wales)

ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union

ACTRU Premier Division

The following teams compete in first and second division competitions

South Coast Zone

Southern Inland Zone

Northern Territory

Northern Territory Rugby Union

Northern Territory Club Rugby

'A' grade competition:

These clubs play in the 'B' grade competition, along with teams fielded from those listed under 'A' grade:

Central Australian Rugby Union

Katherine Rugby Union

Queensland

Queensland Rugby Union

Queensland Premier League

Queensland Country Rugby Union

Bundaberg and District Rugby Union
Cairns and District Rugby Union
Central Highlands Rugby Union
Central Queensland Rugby Union
Darling Downs Rugby Union
Mackay District Rugby Union
Mt Isa Rugby Union
Rugby Gold Coast
Sunshine Coast Rugby Union
Townsville and Districts Rugby Union
Western Queensland Rugby Union

Queensland Suburban Rugby Union

List does not include Queensland Premier League unions that also field teams in the Suburban competitions.

South Australia

South Australian Rugby Union

SA Club Rugby

Tasmania

Tasmanian Rugby Union

www.tasrugbyunion.com.au

Victoria

Victorian Rugby Union

Western Australia

Rugby Western Australia

RugbyWA Competition

WA Country RU

Eastern Goldfields WA Competition
Great Southern Rugby Union
Northern Division RU
South West WA Competition

Other Teams

References