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Click on the below links to view: 2007 Annual Report |
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To view the Constitution of the South Australian Rugby Union, click here |
SA Rugby History
SA Rugby Union was established following a public meeting convened in March 1932 by Advertiser Journalist, Ian Sabey. That meeting saw the formation of the Adelaide Rugby Club with two 7-aside teams ready to compete. Interest grew and by the end of the year, the Royal Australian Navy, University and the Waratahs (an offshoot of the Adelaide Rugby Club) had also been established and ready to field teams in a local, ad hoc competition.
Adelaide rugby quickly grew and within a year, South Australia had played its first interstate match against Victoria .
Over the following two decades, Rugby grew across the metropolitan region and by the 1950’s, South Australia boasted a total of eight clubs.
In 1951, as the management of competitions and finances grew, it was decided that it was in the Union ’s best interest to become an incorporated body.
Over the following years, SA Rugby continued to flourish and by 1971 clubs included Army, Adelaide University , Brighton, Burnside, Elizabeth , Flinders University , North Adelaide, Old Collegians, Onkaparinga, Port Adelaide, Roseworthy College , Salisbury , Southern Suburbs, West Torrens and Woodville.
Other clubs to have come and gone in SA include Railways, St Marks, Technical College Old Boys, Kingston , Aquinas, Navy, Waratahs and Gawler. Glenelg was renamed ‘ Brighton ’ in 1978.
In 1999, SA Rugby again embraced corporate change and relinquish its Incorporated Association status and become a Company Limited by Guarantee, further underlining its commercial stability.
In 2006, SA Rugby Union Ltd amalgamated with the SA Junior Rugby Union.
Currently there are eleven senior clubs, six of which have junior sides as well as two independent junior clubs and an Over-35’s club. For information on the individual clubs in South Australia visit the Club Rugby section available from the main menu.
SA Rugby - Structure
SA Rugby is governed by a Constitution adopted in 1999 when it moved from an Association to a Company structure. It has a Board of nine Directors elected by 14 voting members comprising the 11 clubs, the SA Rugby Union Referees Association, SA Schools Rugby Union and the SA Junior Rugby Union. Reporting to the Board is a Chief Executive Officer who in turn manages the organisation's staff.
The President
Each year at the Annual General Meeting, voting members elect the President. The President’s role is largely to chair general meetings of members and regulate such meetings in any way consistent with the Constitution. The President is often called upon to act as a figurehead for SA Rugby and engage in dignitary level liaison.
The President is not entitled to vote at general meetings. However, the President as Chairperson of these meetings has a casting vote. The President is not a member of the Board however the President may attend board meetings. The President does not play a ‘hands-on’ role in the running of the business. The President must be a person who is or has been a delegate and is expected to be in good standing with the Rugby community.
Women's Rugby
SA Rugby proudly supports Women’s Rugby , with three clubs fielding women’s sides.
For more information on Women's Rugby in South Australia, click here.
Want to know about Women's Rugby in Australia, click here.
The Australian Wallaroos info is available here.