RugbyWA
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Jurisdiction | Western Australia |
| Abbreviation | RugbyWA |
| Founded | 1893 |
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 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.
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.
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
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1928 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
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| Most titles |
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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 Pindan Premier Grade was named for lead sponsor Pindan.
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Notable players
- Bob Thompson first player selected to play for the Wallabies from a WA Club
- John Welborn (retired, first Western Australian born to represent the Wallabies) - NSW Waratahs, Sharks, Leicester Tigers, CA Brive, Western Force, Australia
- Brett Sheehan - NSW Waratahs, Queensland Reds, Australia
- Adam Wallace-Harrison - ACT Brumbies, Australia A
- Kieran Longbottom - Western Force
- Dane Haylett-Petty - Western Force, Australia under-19
- Scott Higginbotham - Queensland Reds
- David Collis - Queensland Reds
- Darren Murphy - Queensland A
- Will Brock - Perth Spirit, Australia sevens
- Daniel Montagu - Nottingham R.F.C., Leicester Tigers
- Ryan Tyrrell - Perth Spirit
- Dan Bailey - Perth Spirit
- Salesi Ma'afu - Western Force, Joondalup Brothers RUFC
Clubs
Premier Grade (1st Grade)
Associates
Cottesloe
Joondalup Brothers RUFC
Kalamunda
Nedlands
Palmyra
Perth-Bayswater
University
Wanneroo
Wests-Subiaco
Other Perth Grades
ARKS
Curtin
Mandurah
Swan Suburbs
Rockingham
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