Australian Rugby Union

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Not to be confused with Australian Rugby League.
Australian Rugby Union
Association crest
Sport Rugby union
Founded 1949
WR affiliation 1949
Oceania Rugby affiliation 2000
President Paul McLean
Men's coach Michael Cheika
Women's coach Steven Hanson
Sevens coach Michael O'Connor
Website www.rugby.com.au

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of World Rugby (WR), the sport's international governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory. It organises the Australia national rugby union team, known as the Wallabies.

History

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Main article: History of rugby union in Australia

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See also: History of rugby union

In 1874 the Southern Rugby Union was established, administered from Twickenham in England. The administration was handed over to New South Wales in 1881 and in 1892 the Southern Rugby Union of New South Wales and the Northern Rugby Union of Queensland (formed in 1883) became New South Wales and Queensland Rugby Unions respectively.

New South Wales, as the senior union, was responsible for the administration of all tours and for representing Australia on the International Rugby Board. However, in 1947 the various State Unions agreed that the future of rugby union in Australia would be better served by forming one administrative body. In 1948, the International Rugby Board invited Australia specifically (rather than a New South Wales representative), to take a seat on the Board.

The inaugural meeting of the Australian Rugby Football Union was held on 25 November 1949 with 11 delegates from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. The Australian Capital Territory became a member in 1972 and the Northern Territory an associate member in 1978. In 2004, the ACT union changed its name to the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union after two regional unions in southern New South Wales switched affiliation to the ACT union.

In 1985 the Australian Rugby Football Union was incorporated as a company and in 1997, it became simply The Australian Rugby Union Ltd.

Teams

National teams

  • Wallabies – the national rugby union team.
  • Wallaroos – the national women's rugby union team.

National sevens teams

Other teams

Former teams

  • Under 21s – a former age graded side that has developed some of today's current Wallabies.
  • Under 19s – a former age graded side that has developed some of today's current Wallabies.
  • Junior Wallabies - a former side selected from uncapped players to play against touring Test teams.[2]

Membership

The ARU has eight member unions, and a number of affiliated unions. Member unions have voting delegates. Affiliate groups do not have voting rights.

Member Unions

Affiliate Unions

Hall of Fame

The ARUs promotes and selects a Hall of Fame honour. Each year three of Australia's greats from all eras of the international game are selected by an eight-man committee to be inducted into the Wallaby Hall of Fame. Inductees are drawn from all Test teams starting with the first side in 1899. One inductee must have played prior to World War 2 and the other two since the war. Consideration is given to a players’ on-field career but induction is not based on statistical achievement alone.

To be eligible for inclusion in the Wallaby Hall of Fame, a player must have:

  • Played at least one Test for Australia
  • Been retired from Rugby for at least 10 years
  • Made a major contribution to the game of Rugby
  • Demonstrated outstanding ability, sportsmanship, commitment, character and personal contribution to their team and the game in their era.[3]

Hall of Fame Members[3]

See also

References

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External links

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