The Tasmanian Rugby Union, or TRU, is the

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for the sport of

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within the state of

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. The TRU was established in 1933. It is a member and founding union of

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. Currently, the Tasmanian Rugby Union holds a variety of competitions for male and female players, in several age groups and divisions. The headquarters for the Tasmanian Rugby Union are at Rugby Park,

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Affiliated Clubs

As at the end of 2019, there are 13 clubs which make up the TRU. Ten of these clubs field senior men's sides, eight field senior women's sides, and five field junior sides. There is also a "golden oldies" club for players aged 35+. The

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is also directly affiliated with the TRU.

Defunct clubs

* Associates **The club was formed in 1964 as the University Associates Rugby Football Club. The club won six First Grade Southern and State Premierships in 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1984. The club also won 3 Reserve Grade Premierships in 1965, 1981 and 1982. * West Coast * George Town * Wellington * Port Dalrymple * * ''Glen Dhu'' * ''Riverview'' **''Glen Dhu and Riverview merged in 1998 to become the Launceston Rugby Union Club (Tigers)'' ** * Williamsford *Australian Maritime College Vikings *Army Rugby Club **Reportedly played in a dark green jumper with a white V

Divisions

Rugby Union in Tasmania consists of the following divisions : Men's Premiership (First Grade), Men's Championship (Reserve Grade), Women's, Junior Under 18, Junior Under 16, Juniors Under 14 and Tassie Devils (under 12).

Partnerships

Rugby Balls

The Tasmanian Rugby Union uses W RUGBY branded rugby balls across all divisions during matches.

2019 Senior Men's competition

There were 11 teams from 9 clubs competing in the club rugby

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These were: Premiership Grade * Devonport Rugby Union Club * Glenorchy Rugby Union Club *

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* Hobart Lions Rugby Union Club * Taroona Rugby Union Club * Australian Maritime College Rugby Union Club – ''withdrawn from competition prior to start of season'' Championship Grade *

Burnie Rugby Union Club Burnie Rugby Union Club is a rugby union club based in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia. It was established in 1961, was dormant in the late 1980s and reformed in 1997. The club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union, affiliated with the Australian ...

* Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Club *

* Launceston Rugby Union Club * Taroona Rugby Union Club *

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Premierships

2019 Senior Women's competition

Generally, senior women's competitions consist of a series of sevens tournaments spread across the year along with several games of 15s format. There were nine clubs competing in the club rugby

These were: * Devonport Rugby Club *

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, identified from the men's team as "the Chicks" * Glenorchy Rugby Union Football Club *

, identified from the men's team as "the Queens" * North West Panthers Rugby Club * Tamar Valley Vixens Rugby Club * Taroona Rugby Club *

, identified from the men's team as the "Red Women"

Representative teams

The senior men's state representative side for the Tasmanian Rugby Union are the Tasmanian Jack Jumpers, named for the

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''(Myrmecia pilosula)'', a species of venomous bull ant commonly found in Tasmania. From 2018 an additional competition was formed for teams from so-called "Minor States", called the Emerging States Championship, featuring the Jack Jumpers, Northern Territory Mosquitoes,

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and Victoria Country Barbarians. The first Competition was held in Adelaide in September 2018, and the Black Falcons were the inaugural winners. * 2018 NRC Division 2 Runner Up

Notable players

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, Wallaby 895, and currently playing for

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* Eddie Jones, Head Coach of the

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, Japan Sakuras and

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national team, born in

Burnie Burnie ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#North, pirinilaplu/palawa kani: ''Pataway'') is a port city located on the North West Tasmania, north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north ...

, Tasmania * Jack Ford, Wallaby 224,11 caps, born in

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* Eric E. Ford, Wallaby 240, 7 caps, born in

Launceston, Tasmania Launceston () is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk River, North Esk and South Esk River, South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River, Tasmania, Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, the Launc ...

Justin Collins
Flanker – Chiefs 1998-1999 (10 caps), Blues 1999-2009 (92 caps) * Ollie Atkins, Waratahs, Edinburgh, Scotland A, Exeter Chiefs, Rouen-Normandie

References

External links

Official website: Tasmanian Rugby Union

Tasmanian Jack Jumpers
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