Devonport Rugby Club

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Devonport Rugby Club
Nickname(s)The Bulls
Founded1964
Location Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Ground(s)The Don Rugby Oval
League(s) Tasmanian Rugby Union
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Devonport Rugby Club Est. 1964 is a Rugby Union club at the Don in Devonport, Tasmania. 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. [1]

The club's home ground is at The Don Rugby Oval in Devonport, Tasmania. Known as The Bulls, the club colours are green and black. The club currently fields teams in Men's First Division and Juniors competitions

Premierships

Senior Team

In 2016, Devonport were booted from the finals series after being found guilty of playing an unregistered player in their home final against Eastern Suburbs.

In 2017, the Devonport Bulls recovered from a disappointing end to their 2016 campaign to once again make the statewide grand final, beating the Taroona Penguins who were entering the Grand Final undefeated.

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References

  1. "DRUC History". Rugbynet.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2014.