University of Tasmania Rugby Union Club
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University of Tasmania Rugby Union Club is a Rugby Union
club in Tasmania
. Established in 1933, the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union
, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union
and plays in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The club was a founding member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union
, .
The club's home ground is at the University of Tasmania
on Sandy Bay Road in Sandy Bay, Tasmania
. Known as The Red Men, the club colours are red and white. The club currently fields a team in Men's First Division competition.
Premierships
Senior Team
(Recess 1940-45)
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 in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. Established in 1933, the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union
Tasmanian Rugby Union
The Tasmanian Rugby Union Est. 1933 is responsible for rugby union in the Australian state of Tasmania, and is part of the Australian Rugby Union....
, affiliated with 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...
and plays in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The club was a founding member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union
Tasmanian Rugby Union
The Tasmanian Rugby Union Est. 1933 is responsible for rugby union in the Australian state of Tasmania, and is part of the Australian Rugby Union....
, .
The club's home ground is at the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
on Sandy Bay Road in Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, located immediately south of the central business district.The suburb is home to many large homes, and adjoins the waterfront Salamanca area and Battery Point. The suburb is known as one of the city's prestigious areas...
. Known as The Red Men, the club colours are red and white. The club currently fields a team in Men's First Division competition.
Premierships
Senior Team
- Premiers First Grade 1934,1935 ....
(Recess 1940-45)