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Line 1: {{More citations needed\|date=December 2023}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox rugby league cup \|name=RugbyWA ~~Fortescue~~ Premier Grade \|sport=[[Rugby union]] \|logo=~~RugbyWA_Prem_Grade.png~~ \|current_season= \|formerly=West Australian Rugby Union First Grade \|teams=1413 \|champion=[[Cottesloe Rugby Union Football Club\|Cottesloe]] (12) \|founded=1928 \|most_champs=[[Nedlands Rugby Union Football Club\|Nedlands]] (16) \|season=2021\|relegation_to=RugbyWA Reserve Grade\|seasontag=2022\|gov_body=[[RugbyWA]]}} ~~\|Nedlands]]~~ ~~\|promotion_to=RugbyWA Championship Grade~~ The '''RugbyWA ~~Fortescue~~ Premier Grade''' ~~was~~(currently ~~formed~~known ~~in 1928 and was~~as the ~~first~~'''[[Fortescue ~~consistent~~Metals ~~competition~~Group\|Fortescue]] ~~for~~Premier ~~Rugby~~Grade''' ~~Union~~under innaming ~~the state of Western Australia. It~~rights) is the highest level of domestic club [[Rugby union\|rugby]] played in Western Australia.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Cott Rugby Story \|url=https://www.cottrugby.com/about-cott-rugby-club \|access-date=7 February 2022 \|website=Cottesloe Rugby Union Football Club \|language=en-GB}}</ref> It was formed in 1928 and was the first consistent competition for rugby union in the state of Western Australia. It is competed annually form early April to mid August but with preseason training often starting before the season. The competition is managed by [[RugbyWA]]. The ~~FMG~~ Premier Grade ~~was named for lead sponsor Fortescue Metals Group. Previous naming rights sponsors include PINDAN, KWIK and Home Building Society. The '''Premier Grade'''~~ is contested by 13 teams from the [[Greater Perth]] ~~Area~~area.~~<ref>~~{{~~Citation\|title=RugbyWA~~cn\|date=7December ~~February 2022\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RugbyWA&oldid=1070392065\|work=Wikipedia\|language=en\|access-date=7 February 2022~~2023}}~~</ref>~~▼ ~~\|season=2021}}~~ ▲The '''RugbyWA Fortescue Premier Grade''' was formed in 1928 and was the first consistent competition for Rugby Union in the state of Western Australia. It is the highest level of domestic club rugby played in Western Australia.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=The Cott Rugby Story\|url=https://www.cottrugby.com/about-cott-rugby-club\|access-date=7 February 2022\|website=Cottesloe Rugby Union Football Club\|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is competed annually form early April to mid August but with preseason training often starting before the season. The competition is managed by [[RugbyWA]]. The FMG Premier Grade was named for lead sponsor Fortescue Metals Group. Previous naming rights sponsors include PINDAN, KWIK and Home Building Society. The '''Premier Grade''' is contested by 13 teams from the Greater Perth Area.<ref>{{Citation\|title=RugbyWA\|date=7 February 2022\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RugbyWA&oldid=1070392065\|work=Wikipedia\|language=en\|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> In 2022, RugbyWA partnered with [[Stan (service)\|Stan Sport]] to broadcast one Premier Grade game per round.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wa.rugby/news/select-rugbywa-fortescue-premier-grade-matches-to-be-broadcast-on-stan-sport-in-2022-2022330\|title=RugbyWA Matches to be Broadcast on Stan Sport in 2022\|work=[[RugbyWA]]\|date=30 March 2022\|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> Wests Scarborough won the 2022 title, which ended their five-year premiership drought.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Taylor\|first=Nick\|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/rugby-union/wests-scarborough-claim-rugbywa-premiership-title-in-78-point-11-try-fest-win-c-8191673\|title=Wests Scarborough claim RugbyWA premiership title in 78-point 11 try-fest win\|work=[[The West Australian]]\|date=10 September 2022\|access-date=24 December 2023\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231224074734/https://thewest.com.au/sport/rugby-union/wests-scarborough-claim-rugbywa-premiership-title-in-78-point-11-try-fest-win-c-8191673\|archive-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> == Current clubs == The following 13 Rugby Union Clubs play in the RugbyWA Fortescue Premier Grade. == Teams ==▼ {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;font-size:90%;" !Est. !Colours ! width="19%" scope="col" \|Club ! class="" \|Location▼ ~~! Class\| Colours~~ !~~Home~~ Ground▼ ▲!Location !Premierships* ▲!Home Ground \|- \|1975 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Arks Rugby~~Arks_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[ARKs Harrissdale Rugby Club\|ARKs Harrissdale]] \|Harrissdale \|Harrissdale Community Oval Line 32 ⟶ 39: \|- \|1948 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Soaks Rugby~~Soaks_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Associates Rugby Union Football Club\|Associates]] \|Swanbourne Line 39 ⟶ 46: \|- \|1893 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Cotts Rugby~~Cotts_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Cottesloe Rugby Union Football Club\|Cottesloe]] \|Cottesloe \|Harvey Field Line 46 ⟶ 53: \|- \|1998 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Joondalup Rugby~~Joondalup_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Joondalup Brothers Rugby Club\|Joondalup Brothers]] \|Joondalup \|[[Arena Joondalup\|HBF Arena]] \|N/A \|- \|1974 ~~\|Unknown~~ \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Kalamunda Rugby~~Kalamunda_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Kalamunda Rugby\|Kalamunda]] \|Forrestfield Line 60 ⟶ 67: \|- \|1934 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Nedlands Rugby~~Nedlands_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Nedlands Rugby Union Football Club\|Nedlands]] \|Nedlands Line 67 ⟶ 74: \|- \|1934 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Palmyra Rugby~~Palmyra_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Palmyra Rugby Club\|Palmyra]] \|Alfred Cove Line 74 ⟶ 81: \|- \|1906 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Perth Bayswater Rugby~~Perth_Bayswater_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Perth Bayswater Rugby Union Football Club\|Perth Bayswater]] \|Morley \|Pat O'Hara Reserve \|3 (2007) ~~''(1 as Perth-Suburbs)''~~* \|- \|1973 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Rockingham Rugby~~Rockingham_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|Rockingham \|Rockingham \|[[Lark Hill Sports Complex\|Lark Hill]] \|N/A \|- \|1987 ~~\| Unkown~~ \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Southern Lions Rugby~~Southern_Lions_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Southern Lions]] \|Success Line 95 ⟶ 102: \|- \|1929 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~University Rugby~~University_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[University of Western Australia Rugby Club\|~~UWA~~Uni. of WA]] \|Mount Claremont \|[[UWA Sports Park]] \|5 (2014) \|- \|1981 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Wanneroo Rugby~~Wanneroo_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Wanneroo Rugby\|Wanneroo]] \|Kingsway Line 109 ⟶ 116: \|- \|1930 \| align="center" \|[[File:~~Westies Rugby~~Westies_Rugby.png\|~~15px~~40x40px]] \|[[Wests Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club\|Wests Scarborough]] ~~Rugby Union Football Club~~ \|Doubleview \|Bennett Park \|12 (2022)* ~~\|11 (2017) ''(5 as Western Suburbs and 2 as Wests-Scarborough)''~~ \|} * 1 of the 3 premierships won by ''Perth Bayswater'' was won as ''Perth-Suburbs'' * 5 of the 12 premierships won by Wests Scarborough were won as Western Suburbs and 3 of the 12 premierships won by Wests Scarborough as Wests-Scarborough'' <nowiki></nowiki>"(year)" Denotes the last year they won the premiership. ▲== ~~Teams~~Premiers == {{col-float\|firstcol=16em}} {\|class="wikitable" Line 120 ⟶ 133: ! Year ! style="padding:0 2.5em"\|Champion \|- \|2022 \|[[File:600px Giallo oro e Rosso porpora con striscia bianca al centro.png\|20px\|border]] [[Wests Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club\|Wests Scarborough]] \|- \|2021 Line 310 ⟶ 326: ==External links== {{official\|https://~~www~~wa.~~rugbywa.asn.au~~rugby/competitions/senior-mens/fortescue-premier-grade}} ~~{{Western Force}}~~ ~~{{Rugby union in Australia}}~~ [[Category:Rugby union in Western Australia]]