The National Women's Championship was the highest-tier competition of women's rugby union in Australia through the 2017 season. It was superseded as the top level of the women's sport by the new Super W competition from the 2018 season forward.[1]
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1996 |
| Inaugural season | 1996 |
| Ceased | 2018 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country | Australia |
The annual tournament was contested by teams from every state except Tasmania. The Championship also acted as a selection tool for the Australia women's national rugby union team, that competes at the Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3]
Teams edit
The teams that competed for the National Women's Championship, as of 2013, were:[2]
ACT and Southern New South Wales
New South Wales Country
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia- Sydney
Victoria
Western Australia
Champions edit
The tournament was contested from 1996 onwards[4] until the 2017 season.
Winners of the National Women's Championship:
- 1996 Queensland
- 1997 Queensland
- 1998 Queensland
- 1999 New South Wales
- 2000 New South Wales
- 2003 Sydney Gold[5]
- 2004 Sydney White[6]
- 2005 Sydney Gold[7]
- 2006 Queensland[8]
- 2007 Sydney[9]
- 2008 Sydney[10]
- 2009 Queensland[11]
- 2010 Sydney[12]
- 2011 Queensland[13]
- 2012 Sydney[14]
- 2013 Sydney[15]
- 2014 not held[16]
- 2015 Sydney[17]
- 2016 Sydney[18]
- 2017 Sydney[19]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rugby Australia unveils 'Super W', will bid for 2021 Women's World Cup". ESPN (UK). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ a b Donnelly, Alison (30 September 2013). "Australia start World Cup prep". Scrum Queens. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "National Women's Championship". Australian Rugby. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Western Australian Rugby. 2000. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF 1.9 MB) on 15 June 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report – The Year in Detail" (PDF). Australian rugby. 2003. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF 0.3 MB) on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report – The Year in Detail" (PDF). Australian rugby. 2004. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF 0.3 MB) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Australian rugby. 2005. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF 8.4 MB) on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report – The Year in Detail" (PDF). Australian rugby. 2006. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF 0.7 MB) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Australian Rugby Union National Women's Championship". Australian Rugby. 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Australian Rugby Union National Women's Championship". Australian Rugby. 2008. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Australian Rugby Union National Women's Championship". Australian Rugby. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Australian Rugby Union National Women's Championship". Australian Rugby. 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Australian Rugby Union National Women's Championship". Australian Rugby. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Australian Rugby Union National Women's Championship". Australian Rugby. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Australian Rugby Union National Women's Championship". Australian Rugby. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Callinan, Josh (27 January 2015). "National championship to boost Australian women's rugby playing stocks". Maitland Mercury. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Sydney win 2015 Women's National XVs Championship". Australian Rugby. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Ruthless Sydney claim Buildcorp Women's National XVs Championship". Daily Telegraph. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Sydney grab a hat-trick at women's nationals". Australian Rugby. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2015.