The Tuggeranong Vikings are a rugby union club based in
Tuggeranong
Tuggeranong () is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the southernmost district of the Australian Capital Territory. The district comprise ...
,
Australian Capital Territory
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. It is supported by 4 licensed clubs based in
Wanniassa,
Greenway,
Conder,
Chisholm. The club has been successful in local and national competitions.
The Tuggeranong Vikings were the premiers of the
ACTRU Premier Division
The ACTRU Premier Division is a rugby union club competition based in Canberra, Australia, and conducted by the region's governing body, the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union
The ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby ...
competition in the 2009 season,
[ defeating the Queanbeyan Whites.
]
Notable players
* Justin Harrison - 34 test caps for Australia
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* Christian Lealiifano - 101 caps for the ACT Brumbies
The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005 to 2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the brumby, feral horses wh ...
. 16 test caps for Australia
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*Joe Roff
Joseph Ward Roff (born 20 September 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby union footballer who played on the Wing (rugby union), wing or at Fullback (rugby union), fullback for ACT Brumbies and Australia national rugby union team, A ...
- 82 caps for the ACT Brumbies
The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005 to 2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the brumby, feral horses wh ...
. 86 test caps for Australia
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* Julian Salvi - 63 caps for the ACT Brumbies
The ACT Brumbies (known from 2005 to 2022 as simply the Brumbies) is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The team competes in Super Rugby and named for the brumby, feral horses wh ...
& reserve for the Australia
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from 2005 to 2007.
* Tyrel Lomax - 13 caps for the Melbourne Rebels
The Melbourne Rebels were an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria that competed in the Super Rugby competition. The Rebels made their debut in SANZAAR, SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. T ...
, 15 caps for the Highlanders and 1 test cap for the All Blacks
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* Martin Tombs - 50 caps for Solihull RFC at flyhalf and ex England Schoolboy
Note - Players highlighted in bold have not yet retired.
See also
*ACTRU Premier Division
The ACTRU Premier Division is a rugby union club competition based in Canberra, Australia, and conducted by the region's governing body, the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union
The ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby ...
References
External links
Official website
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Rugby union teams in the Australian Capital Territory
Rugby clubs established in 1973
1973 establishments in Australia