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.

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

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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