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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= \|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]]}} 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> For the start of the 2022 season, RugbyWA have struck a television deal with [[Stan (service)\|Stan Sports]], who broadcast one game per round.▼ ▲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> For the start of the 2022 season, RugbyWA have struck a television deal with [[Stan (service)\|Stan Sports]], who broadcast one game per round.~~ ~~== RugbyWA Fortescue Premier GradeTeams ==~~ 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> The following 14 Rugby Union Clubs play in the RugbyWA Fortescue Premier Grade▼ 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 1413 Rugby Union Clubs play in the RugbyWA Fortescue Premier Grade. {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;font-size:90%;" Line 50 ⟶ 56: \|[[Joondalup Brothers Rugby Club\|Joondalup Brothers]] \|Joondalup \|[[Arena Joondalup\|HBF Arena]] \|N/A \|- Line 85 ⟶ 91: \|Rockingham \|Rockingham \|[[Lark Hill Sports Complex\|Lark Hill]] \|N/A \|- Line 99 ⟶ 105: \|[[University of Western Australia Rugby Club\|Uni. of WA]] \|Mount Claremont \|[[UWA Sports Park]] \|5 (2014) \|- Line 320 ⟶ 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]]