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Line 7: \|current_season= \|formerly=West Australian Rugby Union First Grade \|teams=1413 \|champion=[[Cottesloe Rugby Union Football Club\|Cottesloe]] (12) \|founded=1928 Line 13: \|season=2021\|relegation_to=RugbyWA Reserve Grade\|seasontag=2022\|gov_body=[[RugbyWA]]}} The '''RugbyWA Premier Grade''' (currently known as the '''[[Fortescue Metals Group\|Fortescue]] Premier Grade''' under naming 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 Premier Grade is contested by 13 teams from the [[Greater Perth]] area.{{cn\|date=December 2023}} ~~At the start of the 2022 season, RugbyWA struck a television deal with [[Stan (service)\|Stan Sports]] to broadcast one game per round.~~ 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 1413 Rugby Union Clubs play in the RugbyWA Fortescue Premier Grade. {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;font-size:90%;" Line 322 ⟶ 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]]