Rugby Australia
Governing body for rugby union in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rugby Australia Ltd,[2] previously named Australian Rugby Union Limited and Australian Rugby Football Union Limited, is an Australian company operating the premier rugby union competition in Australia and teams.[3] It has its origins in 1949. It is a member of World Rugby. Rugby Australia has eight member unions, representing each state and the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory. It also manages national representative rugby union teams, including the Wallabies and the Wallaroos.
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Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 1949; 75 years ago (1949), incorporated 1985 (1949; 75 years ago (1949), incorporated 1985) |
World Rugby affiliation | 1949 |
OR affiliation | 2000 |
Patron | David Hurley[1] |
Chairman | Daniel Herbert |
President | Joe Roff |
Phil Waugh | |
Men's coach | Joe Schmidt |
Women's coach | Joanne Yapp |
Sevens coach | |
Website | australia.rugby |
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