ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union
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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 14
competition, the Brumbies. In 2007, the ACT was also home to the Canberra Vikings
in the Australian Rugby Championship
, the country's short-lived attempt to establish a domestic professional league in the sport.
The union was founded in 1938 as the ACT Rugby Union. It received its current name after the 2004 Super 12 season
, when the Far South Coast and Southern Inland unions of New South Wales joined the ACT and Monaro Rugby Unions. This change also led to the former ACT Brumbies being renamed Brumbies Rugby.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
in the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
and southern regions of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. The union is represented by one team in the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
competition, the Brumbies. In 2007, the ACT was also home to the Canberra Vikings
Canberra Vikings
The Canberra Vikings were an Australian rugby union football club that played in the now-defunct Australian Rugby Championship. The Vikings were formed as the only club from the Australian Capital Territory that participated in the inaugural season of the championship, which started in August 2007...
in the Australian Rugby Championship
Australian Rugby Championship
The Australian Rugby Championship, often abbreviated to the ARC , was a domestic Rugby union football club competition in Australia which ran for only one season in August–October 2007...
, the country's short-lived attempt to establish a domestic professional league in the sport.
The union was founded in 1938 as the ACT Rugby Union. It received its current name after the 2004 Super 12 season
2004 Super 12 season
The 2004 Super 12 season was the ninth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2004, with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams entered the playoff semi finals,...
, when the Far South Coast and Southern Inland unions of New South Wales joined the ACT and Monaro Rugby Unions. This change also led to the former ACT Brumbies being renamed Brumbies Rugby.
External links
- Brumbies Rugby - official site of ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union
- Australian Capital Territory Rugby Union - unofficial fan site