Launceston Rugby Union Football Club Explained

Teamname:Launceston Rugby Union Football Club
Nickname:The Tigers or "Tiga-Tiga"
Founded:1999
Countryflag:Australia
Ground:Royal Park
Colors:Red, Yellow and Black
Url:launceston.rugbynet.com.au
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Launceston Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1998,[1] the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union and Tasmanian Rugby Union Juniors, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union and plays in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The club's home ground is at Royal Park in the Launceston. Known as the Tigers and previously the Bumble Bees, the club colours are red, yellow and black, with a Tasmanian Tiger adorning the Club's Logo. The club currently fields two teams in Men's First Division ("Premiership"), a team in Women's First Division and an under 16 Boys team.

The club resulted from a merger of the Glen Dhu Rugby Club and the Riverview Rugby Club in 1998 following an undefeated run by Riverview in 1997 winning the Reserves grade against West Coast with a score of 62-10. The merger of the two Launceston based clubs resulted in back to back Premierships for Launceston in 1998 and 1999 before losing the State Grand Final to the University of Tasmania in 2000. They then won the title again in 2004 and 2006.

After "fifteen long years" the club won the 2022 Statewide Premiership with a successful penalty kick after the siren by John "Hot Tip" Dunbar. They then followed up with premierships in 2023 and 2024. T J Pieters won best afield honours each year of this threepeat, with all three victories being over the Taroona Penguins at Rugby Park.

Premierships

Senior Team

Reserve Grade

Under 18

Under 14

Women's Team

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugbynet.com. LRUFC History. 22 June 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20120711024331/http://launceston.rugbynet.com.au/. 11 July 2012.