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Rugby union in the Northern Territory
Rugby union in the Northern Territory
Governing body	Northern Territory Rugby Union
Representative team	NT Mosquitoes
First played	Darwin, 24th January, 1916
Club competitions
	Darwin (Northern Territory Rugby Union) ; (Central Australian Rugby Union) ; (Katherine Rugby Union); Alice Springs; Katherine; Hosted competitions Darwin Hottest 7s (annual Rugby 7s tournament) ;

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Rugby union is a mostly amateur sport within the Northern Territory in Australia. The game is run by the Northern Territory Rugby Union, composed of representatives from clubs, regional rugby unions, referees, and affiliated bodies for schools and junior rugby.^[1]

There is no professional rugby team based in NT but the annual Hottest 7s tournament held in Darwin draws teams from around Australia and overseas, and awards prize money to the winners.^[2]^[3]

History of rugby union in the Northern Territory

Rugby was the second football after soccer played in the Territory. The first match was played in Darwin between Town and Vestees, originally planned for New Year's Day 1916, it was postponed^[4] after original plans to involve sailors from a visiting warship fell through, Vestey's won 9 to Darwin's 3 on Monday 24 January.^[5] However, after the initial fanfare, the NT Football Association (Australian rules football) commenced a month later and its popular weekly matches took the limelight off rugby for over half a century.

Efforts were made after World War I to organise matches against visiting warships in the 1920s^[6] however the arrival of rugby league in the 1920s was a further setback to organised rugby.

A rugby union competition in Darwin was started in the reconstruction phase following Cyclone Tracy. A New Zealander named David Cooper advertised for other interested players which led to the founding of the Northern Territory Rugby Union in 1975.^[7] The first Darwin club rugby competition match was played on 2 October 1976 at Alawa Oval between the South Darwin Rabbitohs and the RSL Dragons (now the Darwin Dragons).^[8]

From 1983 onward, the Bushratz RUFC from Jabiru played in the Darwin 2nd grade competition, and also briefly in the Katherine competition in 2009.^[9] However, due to a shortage of player numbers (as of 2013), the club no longer takes part in these competitions.^[10]

In 1984, the Alice Springs club competition was started by the Central Australian Rugby Union. The Katherine club competition was established by the Katherine Rugby Union in 1987.^[7] Katherine also later briefly fielded a composite team in the Darwin competition, but found the logistics associated with the travel distance difficult to sustain.^[11]

In 1989, the inaugural Territory 7s tournament was held in Darwin and won by Fijian team Duavata. The annual tournament was renamed the Hottest 7s in 2005, and the organizers in 2013 claimed it was the richest rugby sevens tournament in the Southern Hemisphere with a prize pool of $65,000.^[3]

The East Arnhem Rugby Union was created in Nhulunbuy in 2004, with a junior rugby competition played during the Dry Season between April and August. Teams from East Arnhem (initially under the name of Gove Rugby) have regularly entered tournaments such as the Darwin Hottest 7s and Singapore CC 7s.^[12]

Club competitions

Darwin

The Darwin club rugby competition runs from March to September since switching from Wet Season to Dry Season in 2003,^[7] and is administered by the Northern Territory Rugby Union. There are six clubs based in the Darwin metropolitan area that have 1st and 2nd grade open teams, and juniors from under 7 to under 17.
Some clubs also have a women's team.^[13]^[14]

Casuarina Cougars
Darwin Dragons
Palmerston Crocs
South Darwin Rabbitohs
Swampdogs
University Pirates

Alice Springs

The Alice Springs club rugby competition runs over the summer from November to April and is administered by the Central Australian Rugby Union. There are four clubs (as of 2013) with one open grade team each:^[15]

Alice Springs Eagles
Dingo Cubs
Federal Devils
Kiwi Warriors

Katherine

The Katherine club rugby competition runs over the Wet Season from October to April and is administered by the Katherine Rugby Union. There are four clubs (as of 2013) with one open grade team each:^[11]

Barbarians Rugby Union Football Club
Brahmans Rugby Union Football Club
Pirates Rugby Union Football Club
Tindal Lions Rugby Union Football Club

Mosquitoes colours

Representative teams

Senior and junior representative teams are selected from players within the Northern Territory each year to compete against representative rugby teams from other Australian states and territories. The senior men's team is known as the Mosquitoes and the senior women's team is known as the Goannas. Team colours are ochre, black and white.^[16]

The Mosquitoes competed in the Australian Rugby Shield prior to the cancellation of the competition after the 2008 season.

From 2018 an additional competition was formed for teams from so-called "Minor States", called the Emerging States Championship,^[17] featuring the Mosquitoes, Adelaide Black Falcons, Victoria Country Barbarians and the Tasmania Jack Jumpers. The first Competition was held in Adelaide in September 2018, and the Black Falcons were the inaugural winners.^[18]

References

^ "Northern Territory Rugby Union Constitution" (PDF). September 26, 2006. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
^ "Hottest 7s line-up closer to being finalised". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Nov 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Hottest 7s welcome". 27 Jan 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "Football". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XXXIX, no. 2199. Northern Territory, Australia. 30 December 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Rugby Football". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XL, no. 2204. Northern Territory, Australia. 3 February 1916. p. 16. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "FOOTBALL". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Northern Territory, Australia. 29 April 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b ^c "History by Year". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "Brief history of rugby union in the Northern Territory". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "Time Line for the Jabiru Bushratz". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ O'Toole, Kate (14 Mar 2013). "Jabiru Bombers the last footy team in town". Darwin: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Katherine Club Rugby Competition". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "East Arnhem Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "Darwin Rugby 1st Grade Ladder: May 11, 2013". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "Darwin Rugby 2nd Grade Ladder: 11 May 2013". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "Alice Springs Club Rugby Competition". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "Representative Rugby in the Northern Territory". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
^ "South Australia claim Emerging States Championship". Rugby Australia. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^ 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

[NTRU_Constitution-1] "Northern Territory Rugby Union Constitution" (PDF). September 26, 2006. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.

[ABC-2008-2] "Hottest 7s line-up closer to being finalised". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Nov 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013.

[Hottest_7s-3] "Hottest 7s welcome". 27 Jan 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[4] "Football". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XXXIX, no. 2199. Northern Territory, Australia. 30 December 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Rugby Football". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XL, no. 2204. Northern Territory, Australia. 3 February 1916. p. 16. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "FOOTBALL". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Northern Territory, Australia. 29 April 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

[NTRU_Facebook-7] "History by Year". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[history-2013-8] "Brief history of rugby union in the Northern Territory". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[BushRatz_timeline-9] "Time Line for the Jabiru Bushratz". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[Jabiru_end-10] O'Toole, Kate (14 Mar 2013). "Jabiru Bombers the last footy team in town". Darwin: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[Katherine-11] "Katherine Club Rugby Competition". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[EARU-12] "East Arnhem Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[2013_Darwin_First_Grade-13] "Darwin Rugby 1st Grade Ladder: May 11, 2013". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[2013_Darwin_Reserve_Grade-14] "Darwin Rugby 2nd Grade Ladder: 11 May 2013". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[Alice_Springs-15] "Alice Springs Club Rugby Competition". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[Mosquitoes-16] "Representative Rugby in the Northern Territory". Northern Territory Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

[17] "South Australia claim Emerging States Championship". Rugby Australia. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[18] 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.

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+Rugby was the second football after soccer played in the Territory. The first match was played in Darwin between Town and Vestees, originally planned for New Year's Day 1916, it was postponed<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3276444 |title=Football. |newspaper=[[Northern Territory Times and Gazette]] |volume=XXXIX |issue=2199 |location=Northern Territory, Australia |date=30 December 1915 |accessdate=11 April 2022 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> after original plans to involve sailors from a visiting warship fell through, Vestey's won 9 to Darwin's 3 on Monday 24 January.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3277154 |title=Rugby Football. |newspaper=[[Northern Territory Times and Gazette]] |volume=XL |issue=2204 |location=Northern Territory, Australia |date=3 February 1916 |accessdate=11 April 2022 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> However, after the initial fanfare, the NT Football Association ([[Australian rules football]]) commenced a month later and its popular weekly matches took the limelight off rugby for over half a century.
+Efforts were made after [[World War I]] to organise matches against visiting warships in the 1920s<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3385607 |title=FOOTBALL. |newspaper=[[Northern Territory Times and Gazette]] |location=Northern Territory, Australia |date=29 April 1927 |accessdate=11 April 2022 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> however the arrival of rugby league in the 1920s was a further setback to organised rugby.
-Rugby union in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] started in the reconstruction phase after [[Cyclone Tracy]]. A New Zealander named David Cooper put up a flyer seeking other interested players which led to the founding of the [[Northern Territory Rugby Union]] in 1975.<ref name="NTRU Facebook"/> The first Darwin club rugby competition match was played on the 2nd of October 1976 at Alawa Oval between South Darwin Rabbitohs and RSL Dragons (now the Darwin Dragons).<ref name=history-2013>{{cite web
+A rugby union competition in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] was started in the reconstruction phase following [[Cyclone Tracy]]. A New Zealander named David Cooper advertised for other interested players which led to the founding of the [[Northern Territory Rugby Union]] in 1975.<ref name="NTRU Facebook"/> The first Darwin club rugby competition match was played on 2 October 1976 at Alawa Oval between the South Darwin Rabbitohs and the RSL Dragons (now the Darwin Dragons).<ref name=history-2013>{{cite web
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-The Darwin club rugby competition runs from March to September since switching from Wet Season to Dry Season in 2003,<ref name="NTRU Facebook"/> and is administered by the Northern Territory Rugby Union. There are six clubs based in the Darwin metropolitan area that have 1st and 2nd grade open teams, and juniors from under 7 to under 17. Some clubs also have a women’s team.:<ref name="2013 Darwin First Grade">{{cite web
+The Darwin club rugby competition runs from March to September since switching from Wet Season to Dry Season in 2003,<ref name="NTRU Facebook"/> and is administered by the Northern Territory Rugby Union. There are six clubs based in the Darwin metropolitan area that have 1st and 2nd grade open teams, and juniors from under 7 to under 17.<br />Some clubs also have a women's team.<ref name="2013 Darwin First Grade">{{cite web
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 * Casuarina Cougars
-* Palmerston Crocs
-* South Darwin Rabbitohs
 * Darwin Dragons
+* Palmerston Crocs
-* University Pirates
+* [[South Darwin Rabbitohs]]
 * Swampdogs
+* University Pirates
 ==={{anchor|Alice Springs}}Alice Springs===
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  | title= Alice Springs Club Rugby Competition
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  | archivedate= 14 May 2013 }}
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-* Alice Springs Dingo Cubs
-* Devils Rugby Union Football Club
 * Alice Springs Eagles
+* Dingo Cubs
-* Kiwi Warriors RUFC
+* Federal Devils
+* Kiwi Warriors
 ==={{anchor|Katherine}}Katherine===
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-Senior and junior Mosquitos teams are selected from players within the Northern Territory each year to compete against representative rugby teams from other Australian states and territories. The team colours are ochre, black and white.<ref name="Mosquitos">
+=={{anchor|team|Mosquitoes}}Representative teams==
+Senior and junior representative teams are selected from players within the Northern Territory each year to compete against representative rugby teams from other Australian states and territories. The senior men's team is known as the Mosquitoes and the senior women's team is known as the Goannas. Team colours are ochre, black and white.<ref name="Mosquitoes">
 {{cite web
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+The Mosquitoes competed in the [[Australian Rugby Shield]] prior to the cancellation of the competition after the 2008 season.
+From 2018 an additional competition was formed for teams from so-called "Minor States", called the [[National Rugby Championship#Emerging States Championship|Emerging States Championship]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2018/09/20/emerging-states-championships|title=South Australia claim Emerging States Championship|publisher=[[Rugby Australia]]|date=24 September 2018 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> featuring the Mosquitoes, [[Adelaide Black Falcons]], [[Rugby Victoria#Country Representative Team|Victoria Country Barbarians]] and the [[Tasmanian Rugby Union|Tasmania Jack Jumpers]]. The first Competition was held in Adelaide in September 2018, and the Black Falcons were the inaugural winners.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/nts-representative-rugby-team-has-finished-second-at-the-emerging-states-championships/news-story/bc32b0c99950113ec3746dcff7140959|title=The NT’s representative rugby team has finished second at the Emerging States Championships|publisher=Northern Territory News|author=Jack Hislop|date=26 September 2018 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref>
 == References ==
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+{{National Rugby Championship}}
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+[[Category:Rugby union in the Northern Territory| ]]
-[[Category:Sport in the Northern Territory]]

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