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Australian club championship rugby union

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.[1] A women's match was first played in 2023.

Australian Club Championship
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
RegionBrisbane
Sydney

Winners summary

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Men's Results

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This is not necessarily a definitive list of all matches played.

Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Ref.
1908   Glebe[a]
6–0
   Brothers Brisbane Cricket Ground Report[2]
1909   Newtown
16–10
   Valley Brisbane Exhibition Ground Report[3]
1974   Brothers
45–22
   Randwick Ballymore
1982   Randwick
22–13
   Brothers Ballymore
1983   Randwick
32–29
   Brothers Coogee Oval
1984   Brothers
24–15
   Manly Crosby Park
1985   Brothers
10–6
   Randwick Coogee Oval
1986   Wests (Brisbane)
22–12
   Parramatta Ballymore
1987   Souths (Brisbane)
13–10 (a.e.t.)[b]
   Parramatta TG Millner Field
1988   Randwick
27–9
   Brothers Crosby Park
1989   Randwick
30–15
   University of Queensland Coogee Oval
1990   University of Queensland
29–22
   Randwick Ballymore
1991   Randwick
35–12
   Souths (Brisbane) Concord Oval
1997   Randwick
18–6
   GPS Coffs Harbour [c]
2007   Sydney University
36–5
   Wests (Brisbane) Lang Park
2008   Sydney University
24–0
   Sunnybank Lang Park Report[4]
2009   Easts (Brisbane)
38–31
   Sydney University Sydney Olympic Stadium Report[5]
2010   Brothers
36–26
   Sydney University Crosby Park Report[6]
2011   University of Queensland
42–26
   Sydney University Ballymore Report[7]
2012
---Not contested--- [8]
2013   Sydney University
43–7
   University of Queensland Sydney Football Stadium Report[8]
2014   Sydney University
19–14
   Easts (Brisbane) Bottomley Park Report[9]
2015   Eastwood
21–20
   University of Queensland TG Millner Field Report[10]
2016   Eastwood
34–17
   Souths (Brisbane) Chipsy Wood Oval Report[11][12]
2017   Northern Suburbs
27–5
   Brothers Crosby Park Report[13]
2018   Warringah
41–28
   University of Queensland Pittwater Park

Report[14]

2019   GPS
37–31
   Sydney University Ballymore Report[15]
2020   Sydney University
28–8
   University of Queensland Sydney University Report[16]
2021   Easts (Brisbane)
14–13
   Gordon Bottomley Park Report[17]
2022
---Not contested---
2023   Sydney University
45–19
   Wests (Brisbane) Toowong Memorial Park [Report][18]
2024   Brothers
25–18
   Randwick Crosby Park Report[19]

Women's Results

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Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Ref.
2023   Bond University
29–26
   Gordon Toowong Memorial Park [Report][20]

The 2024 women's match will be between Easts (Sydney) and Bond University.

Notes

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  1. ^ The Glebe club is now defunct (merged to form Glebe-Balmain in 1919 which became Drummoyne in 1931).
  2. ^ Score was tied 10–10 after normal time.
  3. ^ This match was not officially sanctioned by the NSWRU and QRU.

References

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  1. ^ Croker, Graham (2007). "Battle of the Club Champions". SUFC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Glebe team at Brisbane". Referee. 6 May 1908. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Rugby Football., Newtown v. Valley. Win for Newtown". The Telegraph. Brisbane. 22 July 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ^ Croker, Graham (19 May 2008). "Students Win National Title". SUFC. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. ^ Croker, Graham (23 March 2009). "Students miss Australian title". SUFC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ^ Bryant, Scott (14 March 2010). "Brothers vs Sydney Uni match report". Green and Gold Rugby. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. ^ "University of QLD wins Australian Club Championship". Reds Rugby. 27 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Old rival universities provide additional thrill during Sunday afternoon Rugby". Australian Rugby. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  9. ^ Ayton, Jordan (23 March 2014). "Sydney Uni retain Australian Club Championship". Green and Gold Rugby. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Uni just one point away from third ACC win". UQ Rugby. 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  11. ^ "History made as Eastwood wins second straight National Championship". Northern District Times. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023.
  12. ^ Woodies go back to back Eastwood Rugby, 2016
  13. ^ "Norths bash Brothers in Australian Club Championship". Australian Rugby. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Rats muscle up and win Australian Club Championship". rugby.com.au. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  15. ^ Decent, Tom (17 March 2019). "Sydney University fall short against GPS in Australian Club Championship". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  16. ^ Lin, Bruce (15 March 2020). "Sydney Uni crowned Australian Club Champions". SUFC. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Easts snatch the title away from Gordon". rugby.com.au. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  18. ^ Tucker, Jim (4 March 2023). "Allen celebrates Sydney Uni's peak title with call for Expanded Australian Club Championship | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  19. ^ Tucker, Jim (16 March 2024). "Heroes new and old celebrate Brothers' win in Australian Club Championship". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  20. ^ Tucker, Jim (4 March 2023). "Three-try stunner puts Bond Uni flyer on Aussie Sevens radar | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 6 April 2023.


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