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Western Australia Rugby Union
SportRugby union
JurisdictionWestern Australia
AbbreviationRugbyWA
Gegründet1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Official website
wa.rugby

The Western Australia Rugby Union (RugbyWA) is the governing body of rugby union in Western Australia. It was founded in 1893 and the inaugural 4 team competition commenced in 1895.

History

The Union was founded in 1893.[clarification needed] The inaugural 4 team competition commenced in 1895 with the I Zingari, Fremantle, Swans and Midland Junction Club's taking part. The WARU Senior Grade competition was contested from 1895 to 1913.

The Rugby Football code went into recess in the west from the 1914 season until 1928 when 4 Clubs; Wanderers, Rangers, Wallabies and Fremantle revived the First Grade Club Competition.

A Western Force game in 2006

In 2004, RugbyWA successfully secured the fourth Australian Super 12 licence, entering a team in the expanded Super 14 competition from 2006, called the Western Force. RugbyWA has also established a series of development programs. The development team is the Perth Spirit, which has competed in the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007 and the National Rugby Championship since 2014.

Structure

There are currently 10 RugbyWA Board Members, President, D G Redpath who was re-elected in March 2012. Dr R J Perry is the current Chairman and Mr Arthur Hill is the current Patron.

The RugbyWA is a not-for-profit organisation run by its shareholding organisations – WA clubs and affiliated bodies (juniors, schools, referees, women's and country rugby). RugbyWA incorporates both Professional and Community Rugby. There is no private ownership of RugbyWA with profit generated re-invested into the game at all levels in Western Australia.

Premier Grade

Fortescue Premier Grade
SportRugby union
Instituted1928; 96 years ago (1928)
Number of teams14
Land Western Australia
HoldersCottesloe (2021)
Most titles Nedlands (15 titles)
Websitehttps://wa.rugby/competitions/wa-premier?id=eyyvuKTg8AcGB7iYr

The Premier Grade is the highest level of Western Australia domestic club rugby union competition, contested annually from early April to mid August.

It is managed by the Western Australia Rugby Union (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.

The teams currently in the RugbyWA Premier Grade are:

Premiers (since 1963)

Year Champion
2020 Cottesloe
2019 Cottesloe
2018 Associates
2017 Wests-Scarborough
2016 Wests-Scarborough
2015 Nedlands
2014 UWA
2013 Nedlands
2012 Associates
2011 UWA
2010 Nedlands
2009 Cottesloe
2008 Kalamunda
2007 Perth-Bayswater
2006 Wests-Subiaco
2005 Wests-Subiaco
2004 Wests-Subiaco
2003 Wests-Subiaco
2002 Associates
2001 Cottesloe
2000 Nedlands
1999 Nedlands
1998 Associates
1997 Associates
1996 Perth-Bayswater
1995 Nedlands
1994 Nedlands
1993 Nedlands
1992 Cottesloe
1991 Palmyra
Year Champion
1990 Nedlands
1989 Nedlands
1988 Cottesloe
1987 Palmyra
1986 Nedlands
1985 Cottesloe
1984 Cottesloe
1983 Cottesloe
1982 Cottesloe
1981 Nedlands
1980 Nedlands
1979 Cottesloe
1978 Nedlands
1977 Western Suburbs
1976 Western Suburbs
1975 Western Suburbs
1974 Western Suburbs
1973 Nedlands
1972 UWA
1971 Western Suburbs
1970 Nedlands
1969 Perth-Suburbs
1968 UWA
1967 UWA
1966 Associates
1965 Associates
1964 Associates
1963 Associates

Recent Grand Final Results (Premier Grade):

2021 - Cottesloe 19 def. Palmyra 14

2020 - Cottesloe 22 def. Associates 21

2019 – Cottesloe 17 def. Nedlands 10

2018 – Associates 23 def. Kalamunda 10

2017 – Wests Scarborough 27 def. Associates 15

2016 – Wests Scarborough 45 def. Nedlands 24 (Extra Time needed – Full Time score 24–24)

2015 – Nedlands 39 def. Wests Scarborough 27

2014 – UWA 16 def. Cottesloe 13

2013 – Nedlands 20 def. Cottesloe 14

2012 – Associates 23 def. Nedlands 17

2011 – UWA 15 def. Nedlands 13

2010 - Nedlands

2009 - Cottesloe def. Palmyra

2008 - Kalamunda def. Wanneroo

2007 - Perth Bayswater 15 def. Nedlands 13

2006 - Wests Subiaco 14 def. Nedlands 14

Notable players

Clubs

Premier Grade (1st Grade)

Associates Cottesloe Curtin University Joondalup Brothers RUFC Kalamunda Nedlands Palmyra Perth-Bayswater UWA Wanneroo Wests Scarborough Rockingham

Other Perth Grades

ARKS Mandurah Swan Suburbs Southern Lions Bunbury Perth Irish Rugby

South West Competition

Collie Dunsborough Leeuwin-Margaret River

Great Southern Competition

Albany Denmark Dryandra-Narrogin Katanning Mount Barker

Eastern Goldfields Competition

Boulder Bushwackers Kambalda Stormers WA School of Mines

Representative teams

Perth Gold kit

Perth Gold team competes in the NRC Division 2 tournament.[1] From 2000 to 2008, it played in the Australian Rugby Shield.

Main article: Western Force
Main article: Perth Spirit

Honours

  • 2019 NRC Division 2 Champions (defeated NSW Country 15-5)
  • Australian Rugby Shield Winners (2003, 2005)

See also

References

  1. ^ "NRCII tournament comes to Adelaide". Rugby Union SA. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019.
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