University of Western Australia Rugby Club

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UWA Rugby Club
University of Western Australia Rugby Club logo.png
Full nameUniversity of Western Australia Rugby Football Club
Founded1929;96 years ago (1929)
Location Mount Claremont, Perth
Ground(s) UWA Sports Park
(Capacity: 4,000)
President Zach de Graaf
Coach(es) Greg Holmes
Most appearances Damian O'Donnell (503) [1] [2]
Top scorer Michael Hughes (2,107) [3]
Most tries Ryan Lenegan (103) [4]
League(s) RugbyWA Premier Grade
20241st of 5 (Conference B), Quarter-finals
Official website
www.uwarugby.com

The University of Western Australia Rugby Club, also known as the UWA Rugby Club, is an Australian semi-professional rugby club based in Perth, Western Australia and is associated with the University of Western Australia (UWA). The club competes in the RugbyWA Premier Grade, the highest-tier of rugby exclusively played within the state of Western Australia.

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The club was created in 1929 ahead of a match between Claremont-Cottesloe No. 2 that was played on Claremont Oval. [5] This was also the teams first season. The club won two out of ten games in the A Grade division, finishing second-last. [5] Cottesloe is also acknowledged to be the oldest rival of UWA, known as the "Original Feud". [6]

Since the inclusion of the Perth-based Western Force rugby team into the Super Rugby competition in 2006, many players from the Western Force are "allocated" or "assigned" to a Premier Grade club such as the UWA Rugby Club.

Honours

Premier Grade Premierships

YearPremiersScoreRunners-upRefs.
2014UWA University Rugby.png 16–13 Cotts Rugby.png Cottesloe [7]
2011UWA University Rugby.png 15–13 Nedlands Rugby.png Nedlands [8]
1972UWA University Rugby.png 7–6 Westies Rugby.png Western Suburbs [9]
1968UWA University Rugby.png 9–8 Westies Rugby.png Western Suburbs [10]
1967UWA University Rugby.png 30–9 Nedlands Rugby.png Nedlands [11]
1958UWA University Rugby.png 11–8 [a] Westies Rugby.png Western Suburbs [12]
1954UWA University Rugby.png 20–6 Cotts Rugby.png Cottesloe [13]
1951UWA University Rugby.png 31–13 Westies Rugby.png Western Suburbs [14]
1947 South Perth Southern Lions Rugby.png 17–18 University Rugby.png UWA [15]
1941UWA University Rugby.png 13–10 Soaks Rugby.png RAAF [16]
1935UWA University Rugby.png 9–8 600px Bianco e Nero a due strisce orizzontali.png Perth [17]

International representatives

As of 10 August 2024. [18]

Australia

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "University of Western Australia Players Games Total" (PDF). uwarugby.com.
  2. ↑ "UWA Rugby Centurions Club". uwarugby.com.
  3. ↑ "University of Western Australia Rugby Football Club Highest Known All-Time Points Scorer – Michael Hughes (1979–2000)" (PDF). uwarugby.com.
  4. ↑ "University of Western Australia All-Time Try Scorers" (PDF). uwarugby.com.
  5. 1 2 "UWA Rugby Club Year Summaries – 1929" (PDF). uwarugby.com.
  6. ↑ "UWA Rugby's Book of Feuds – UWA Rugby Club v Cottesloe Rugby Club" (PDF). uwarugby.com.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Nick (18 August 2014). "RugbyWA: UWA win grand final". The West Australian . Seven West Media.
  8. ↑ "Uni down Nedlands to end 39-year title wait". The West Australian. Seven West Media. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "1972 UWA Season Summary" (PDF). uwarugby.com.
  10. ↑ "1968 UWA Season Summary" (PDF). uwarugby.com.
  11. ↑ "1967 UWA Season Summary" (PDF). uwarugby.com.
  12. ↑ "1958 UWA Season Summary" (PDF). uwarugby.com.
  13. ↑ "1954 WA Rugby Union Grand Final". The West Australian. Vol. 70, no. 21, 279. Western Australia. 4 October 1954. p. 26. Retrieved 23 February 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Uni Win Union Premiership". Sunday Times . No. 2796. Western Australia. 30 September 1951. p. 20 (Sporting Section). Retrieved 23 February 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "Exciting Rugby – University Wins By Point". The West Australian. Vol. 63, no. 19, 097. Western Australia. 29 September 1947. p. 4 (Second Edition). Retrieved 23 February 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "Uni Win Rugby Grand Final". Sunday Times. No. 2275. Western Australia. 14 September 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 23 February 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  17. ↑ "University Premiers – Perth Defeated In Hard Game". The Mirror . Vol. 13, no. 697. Western Australia. 7 September 1935. p. 14. Retrieved 23 February 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  18. ↑ "UWA Players To Make Australian Wallaby Representation" (PDF). uwarugby.com.

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