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Sport | Rugby Union |
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Jurisdiction | New South Wales Regions, except Sydney & Southern NSW |
Membership | 10 unions (109 teams) |
Abbreviation | NSWCRU |
Founded | 1947 |
Affiliation | New South Wales Rugby Union |
President | Barry Ruddy |
Official website | |
nswcountryrugby |
The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia.
The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majority of non-metropolitan areas of the state. The union is split into nine zones with 100 clubs and over 16,000 players. NSW Country is represented by the New South Wales Country Cockatoos team. [1]
Club | City | Home ground | No. of premierships | Premierships | Foundation Date |
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![]() | Bathurst | Ann Ashwood Park | 12 | 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2019 | 1874 |
![]() | Cowra | Cowra Rugby Ground | 1 | 2021 | 1967 |
![]() | Dubbo | Victoria Oval | 7 | 1975*, 1987, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 | 1899 |
![]() | Forbes | Grinstead Oval | 2 | 2003, 2017 | 1968 |
![]() | Orange | Pride Park | 11 | 1976, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2012, 2013 | |
![]() | Orange | Endeavour Oval | 17 | 1958, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975*, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 |
Club | City | Home ground | No. of premierships | Premierships | Foundation Date |
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![]() | Bathurst | University Oval | 1 | 2019 | |
![]() | Dubbo | Victoria Oval | 0 | None | |
![]() | Mudgee | Jubilee Oval | 0 | None | |
![]() | Narromine | Cale Oval | 2 | 2017, 2018 | |
![]() | Parkes | North Parkes Oval | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
Club | City | Home ground |
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![]() | Blayney | Blayney Rugby Club |
![]() | Canowindra | Canowindra Rugby Club |
![]() | Coonabarabran | Coonabarabran Rugby Club |
![]() | Geurie | Geurie Rugby Club |
![]() | Molong | Molong Rugby Club |
![]() | Wellington | Wellington Rugby Club |
![]() | Yeoval | Yeoval Rugby Club |
Club | City | Home ground |
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![]() | Boorowa | Boorowa Rugby Club |
![]() | Cootamundra | Cootamundra Rugby Club |
![]() | Grenfell | Grenfell Rugby Club |
![]() | Harden | Harden Rugby Cub |
![]() | Temora | Temora Recreation Ground |
![]() | West Wyalong | West Wyalong Rugby Club |
![]() | Young | Cranfield Oval |
These unions are affiliated with the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union instead of the NSWCRU.