South Australia Rugby Union
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The South Australia Rugby Union (SARU) is the governing body for the sport
of rugby union
in the State of South Australia
, Australia
. It is a member of the Australian Rugby Union
. The SARU is a 11 team Rugby Union amateur league operating in Adelaide, South Australia.
The premier grade is the largest Rugby Union league in South Australia. The league consists of a single division with under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16, under 18, reserves and open (premier/div 1) levels of competition.
Adelaide rugby had quickly grown and within a year, South Australia had played its first interstate match against Victoria .
Rugby League benefitted in the 1940s, when the Port Adelaide Rugby Union team split in four, and defected to League.http://sarl.leaguenet.com.au/
Over the following two decades, Rugby grew across the metropolitan region and by the 1950’s, South Australia possessed a total of eight clubs.
In 1951, after finances and management of competitions grew, it was decided that it was in the Union’s best interest to become an incorporated body.
Over the following years, SA Rugby continued to grow stronger and by 1971 clubs included Army, Adelaide University, Brighton, Burnside, Elizabeth, Flinders University, North Adelaide, Old Collegians
, Onkaparinga, Port Adelaide, Barossa rams, Salisbury, Southern Suburbs, West Torrens and Woodville.
SA clubs that had come and gone include Railways, St Marks, Technical College Old Boys, Kingston, Aquinas, Navy, Waratahs and Gawler. And in 1978 Glenelg was renamed ‘Brighton’. And in 2005 Roseworthy college Rams was renamed 'Barossa Rams'
In 1999, SA Rugby again took on corporate change and release its Incorporated Association status and become a Company Limited by Guarantee, further underlining its commercial strength.
In 2006, SA Rugby Union Ltd combined with the SA Junior Rugby Union.
Currently there are eleven senior clubs, six of which have junior sides as well as two independent junior clubs and an Over-35’s club.
Burnside previously known as Waratah, North Torrens formed when West Torrens and North Adelaide merged, Barossa Rams previously known as Roseworthy Campus.
2010- Brighton
2009- Brighton
2008- Brighton
2007- Southern Suburbs
2006- Old Collegians
2005- Brighton
2004- Brighton
2003- Southern Suburbs
2002- Port Adelaide
2001- Old Collegians
2000- Brighton
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
of rugby union
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 State of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is a member of the Australian Rugby Union
Australian Rugby Union
The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory...
. The SARU is a 11 team Rugby Union amateur league operating in Adelaide, South Australia.
The premier grade is the largest Rugby Union league in South Australia. The league consists of a single division with under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16, under 18, reserves and open (premier/div 1) levels of competition.
History
The establishment of SA Rugby Union came about following a public meeting assembled in March 1932 by journalist Ian Sabey from The Advertiser. This meeting saw the arrangement of the Adelaide Rugby Club with two 7-aside teams ready to contest each other. Interest had grown and by the end of the year, the Royal Australian Navy, University and the Waratahs (an offshoot, developed from the Adelaide Rugby Club) had also been established and ready to field teams in a local, specific competition.Adelaide rugby had quickly grown and within a year, South Australia had played its first interstate match against Victoria .
Rugby League benefitted in the 1940s, when the Port Adelaide Rugby Union team split in four, and defected to League.http://sarl.leaguenet.com.au/
Over the following two decades, Rugby grew across the metropolitan region and by the 1950’s, South Australia possessed a total of eight clubs.
In 1951, after finances and management of competitions grew, it was decided that it was in the Union’s best interest to become an incorporated body.
Over the following years, SA Rugby continued to grow stronger and by 1971 clubs included Army, Adelaide University, Brighton, Burnside, Elizabeth, Flinders University, North Adelaide, Old Collegians
Old collegians rugby club
Old Collegians Rugby Club, also known as Old Coll's are a rugby union club in Adelaide, South Australia. The team was founded in 1937. They play at Tregenza Reserve in red and blue jerseys.- History :...
, Onkaparinga, Port Adelaide, Barossa rams, Salisbury, Southern Suburbs, West Torrens and Woodville.
SA clubs that had come and gone include Railways, St Marks, Technical College Old Boys, Kingston, Aquinas, Navy, Waratahs and Gawler. And in 1978 Glenelg was renamed ‘Brighton’. And in 2005 Roseworthy college Rams was renamed 'Barossa Rams'
In 1999, SA Rugby again took on corporate change and release its Incorporated Association status and become a Company Limited by Guarantee, further underlining its commercial strength.
In 2006, SA Rugby Union Ltd combined with the SA Junior Rugby Union.
Currently there are eleven senior clubs, six of which have junior sides as well as two independent junior clubs and an Over-35’s club.
Current clubs
| Club | Nickname | Home Ground | Entered competition |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide University RUFC | Blacks | Waite Oval | 1932 | |
| Barossa Rams RUFC | Rams | Lyndoch Oval | 2006 | |
| Burnside RUFC | Burnside | Parkinson Oval | 1946 | |
| Elizabeth RUFC | Elizabeth | Womma Reserve | 1958 | |
| Old Collegians RUFC | Old Coles | Tregenza Oval | 1937 | |
| Port Adelaide RUFC | Pirates | Riverside Oval | 1933 | |
| Southern Suburbs RUFC | Bulls | Bailey Reserve | 1946 | |
| Brighton RUFC | Tigers | Brighton Oval | 1950 | |
| Onkaparinga RUFC | Red Devils | Wilfred Taylor Reserve | 1968 | |
| Woodville RUFC | Wasps | Gleneagels Reserve | 1933 | |
| North Torrens RUFC | Dragons | Dry Creek Dry Creek -Communities:Australia*Dry Creek, South Australia, a suburb of AdelaideUnited States*Dry Creek, Alaska in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area*Dry Creek, Louisiana in Beauregard Parish*Dry Creek, Oklahoma in Cherokee County... |
1999 | |
| North East Dist RUFC | Bushranger | Dry Creek Dry Creek -Communities:Australia*Dry Creek, South Australia, a suburb of AdelaideUnited States*Dry Creek, Alaska in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area*Dry Creek, Louisiana in Beauregard Parish*Dry Creek, Oklahoma in Cherokee County... |
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Burnside previously known as Waratah, North Torrens formed when West Torrens and North Adelaide merged, Barossa Rams previously known as Roseworthy Campus.
Premiership Winners
Division 12010- Brighton
2009- Brighton
2008- Brighton
2007- Southern Suburbs
2006- Old Collegians
2005- Brighton
2004- Brighton
2003- Southern Suburbs
2002- Port Adelaide
2001- Old Collegians
2000- Brighton