Uni-Norths Owls
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The Uni-Norths Rugby Canberra Owls are a rugby union
club located on the campus of the Australian National University
(ANU) in Canberra
, Australian Capital Territory
. The club was created by the merger of ANU and University of Canberra
rugby clubs in 1998. Norths Rugby Club joined the newly formed club 3 years later, in 2001. Uni-Norths have the best clubhouse facility within ACT Rugby
, with outstanding viewing for games and excellent bar service. The Owls are on the up and up and with the Colts side performing well in 2008, the future looks very bright indeed.
The club is off to a flying start in 2009, winning the Queanbeyan Rugby Sevens Tournament in both the men's and women's competitions.
Uni norths had a great year by winning their last 3 games in a row which hasn't happened since 2003, and the outcome was the Owls to finish 5th
The club's colours are Navy, Gold and Green.
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...
club located on the campus of the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
(ANU) in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, 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...
. The club was created by the merger of ANU and University of Canberra
University of Canberra
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rugby clubs in 1998. Norths Rugby Club joined the newly formed club 3 years later, in 2001. Uni-Norths have the best clubhouse facility within ACT Rugby
, with outstanding viewing for games and excellent bar service. The Owls are on the up and up and with the Colts side performing well in 2008, the future looks very bright indeed.
The club is off to a flying start in 2009, winning the Queanbeyan Rugby Sevens Tournament in both the men's and women's competitions.
Uni norths had a great year by winning their last 3 games in a row which hasn't happened since 2003, and the outcome was the Owls to finish 5th
The club's colours are Navy, Gold and Green.
2010 Team Coaches
- 1sts Coach Adam Fayhe, Manager: Watson Blakie
- 2nds Coach Russell Ingram, Manager: Jacko
- Colts Coach Sid Burgess, Manager: Fez
- 3rds Coach Martin Gray, Manager: Nathan Pont
- 4ths Coach Brendan Nerdal, Manager: John Southwell