Australian club championship rugby union explained
The Australian Club Championship is a rugby union challenge match between the Brisbane and Sydney club premiers. The fixture was played on a regular basis from 1982 to 1991 (inclusive) and again since 2007, and also on an ad hoc basis in various other years. The regular scheduling was initially abandoned in 1993 when the NSWRU insisted on playing each match at Concord Oval in Sydney, rather than on a rotating basis. The championship was revived when it was agreed that the winners of the 2006 premierships would play the challenge match as a curtain raiser to the following year's Queensland Reds and NSW Waratahs match in the Super 14 competition. A women's match was first played in 2023.
Winners summary
- Winners by City
- Multiple Winners
Men's Results
This is not necessarily a definitive list of all matches played.
Women's Results
| Year | width=150px | Winner | Score | width=150px | Runner-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|
| 2023 | | | | | [Report][10] | |
The 2024 women's match will be between Easts (Sydney) and Bond University.
Notes and References
- News: 1 March 2016 . History made as Eastwood wins second straight National Championship . Northern District Times . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408125727/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/sport/history-made-as-eastwood-wins-second-straight-national-championship/news-story/40fe1fc2eba4480cc5e955a2ab8f2472?nk=97036e02ccfd0a2d21170314ea763e24-1461547211 . 8 April 2023.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160325232809/http://eastwoodrugby.com.au/2016/02/ Woodies go back to back
- News: 25 February 2017 . Norths bash Brothers in Australian Club Championship . Australian Rugby . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170302163736/http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/02/25/07/00/aus-club-championship . 2 March 2017.
- Web site: 17 March 2018 . Rats muscle up and win Australian Club Championship . rugby.com.au . 17 March 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180317172844/https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2018/03/17/rats-win-aust-club-champs . 17 March 2018.
- News: 17 March 2019 . Decent . Tom . The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney University fall short against GPS in Australian Club Championship . https://archive.today/20190316150615/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/sydney-university-fall-short-against-gps-in-australian-club-championship-20190316-p514u6.html . 16 March 2019 . 16 March 2019 . live .
- Web site: Lin . Bruce . Sydney Uni crowned Australian Club Champions . SUFC . https://web.archive.org/web/20200318223109/https://www.sydneyunirugby.com.au/article/match-report-sydney-uni-crowned-australian-club-champions . 18 March 2020 . 15 March 2020.
- Web site: 20 March 2021. Easts snatch the title away from Gordon. rugby.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321062449if_/https://www.rugby.com.au/news/Club-Champs-Easts-Gordon. 21 March 2021. 21 March 2021. dead.
- Web site: Allen celebrates Sydney Uni's peak title with call for Expanded Australian Club Championship | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au. Jim. Tucker. 4 March 2023. www.rugby.com.au. 6 April 2023.
- Web site: Tucker . Jim . 2024-03-16 . Heroes new and old celebrate Brothers’ win in Australian Club Championship . 2024-03-19 . www.rugby.com.au . en.
- Web site: Three-try stunner puts Bond Uni flyer on Aussie Sevens radar | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au. Jim. Tucker. 4 March 2023. www.rugby.com.au. 6 April 2023.
