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Tasmanian Rugby Union

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Not to be confused with Tasmanian Rugby League.

Tasmanian Rugby Union
TRU
SportRugby union
Founded1933 (1933)
RA affiliation1949
(founding member)
Websitewww.tasrugby.com.au

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.

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.

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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+.

Club Colours Teams Nickname(s) Home Ground Entered Union
Burnie RUFC
Blue & Red 		Men's Emus Upper Burnie Sports Ground 1961 (reformed 1997)
Devonport RUFC   Green with Black Men's, Women's, Junior's Bulls Don Oval 1964
Eastern Suburbs RUFC
Maroon with White 		Men's, Women's, Juniors, Golden Oldies (35+) Roosters, Chicks North Warrane Oval 1964
Glenorchy RUFC
Black 		Men's, Women's, Juniors Stags Eady Street Sports Ground 1935
Hobart Convicts RUFC
Grey & Black 		Golden Oldies (35+) Convicts No set Ground ???
Hobart Harlequins RUFC
Green, Blue, Red & Black 		Men's, Women's, Golden Oldies (35+) Quins, Queens Rugby Park 1933
Hobart Hutchins Lions RUFC
Grey, Black, Yellow & Magenta 		Men's, Juniors (assoc. with The Hutchins School) Lions War Memorial Oval 1974
Launceston RUFC
Black & Red 		Men's Tigers Royal Park 1999
North West RUFC   Purple with Black Women's Panthers Upper Burnie Sports Ground 2018
Tamar Valley RUFC   Orange & Teal Women's Vixens Royal Park 2017
Taroona RUFC
Blue & White 		Men's, Women's, Juniors, Golden Oldies (35+) Penguins Rugby Park 1947
University of Tasmania RUFC   Red Men's, Women's Red Men, Red Women UTAS Rugby Ground 1933
Australian Maritime College RUFC
currently in recess 		  Light Blue with Royal Blue Trim Men's Vikings Royal Park 2012

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

Tasmanian Rugby Union
SportRugby union
Number of teams9
HoldersPremiership   Devonport Bulls Championship
Eastern Suburbs (2019)
Most titles
 Glenorchy Rugby Union Football Club Est.1935 "The Black Stags" (10+ titles)

Premierships

Season Grand Final winners
Premiership/First Grade Championship/Reserve Grade
2020
Taroona
Launceston
2019   Devonport
Eastern Suburbs
2018
Taroona
Glenorchy
2017   Devonport   University of Tasmania
2016
Taroona
2015
Taroona
2014   Devonport
2013
Hobart Harlequins 		  University of Tasmania
2012
Taroona
2011
Glenorchy
2010
Taroona
2009
Hobart Lions
2008
Glenorchy
2007
Taroona
2006
Launceston
'2005 University of Tasmania
2004
Launceston
2003 Glenorchy
2002 Glenorchy
2001 Glenorchy
2000   University of Tasmania
1999
Launceston
1998
Launceston
1997 No record
Riverview (Launceston)
1996 No record
1995
Glenorchy
1994
Glenorchy
1993
Glenorchy
1992
Glenorchy
Glenorchy
1991
Glenorchy
Glenorchy
1990 University
1989 No record
1988
Hobart Harlequins
1987
Taroona
1986
Glenorchy
1985
Glenorchy
1984 No record
1983
Taroona
Glenorchy
1982
Taroona
1981
Eastern Suburbs
1980
Glenorchy
1979
Taroona
Glenorchy
1978 No record
1977
Glenorchy
1976
Glenorchy
Glenorchy
1975
Glenorchy
1974
Hobart Harlequins
1973
Glenorchy
1968
Taroona
1967 No record
Glenorchy

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. ^ "W RUGBY secures Tasmanian Rugby Partnership // W RUGBY". W RUGBY. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ "South Australia claim Emerging States Championship". Rugby Australia. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  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.

External links

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