Sport Rugby Union Founded 1982 | Abbreviation SCRU Affiliation Queensland Rugby Union | |
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Jurisdiction Sunshine Coast, Queensland Regional affiliation Queensland Country Rugby Union | ||
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The Sunshine Coast Rugby Union, or SCRU, is the local governing body for the sport of rugby union on Australia's Sunshine Coast. The SCRU runs an amateur club rugby competition for men's teams with two senior grades. There are also rugby 7s programs for male and female players at senior and junior levels, and school competitions for boys and girls at primary and secondary levels. A junior club competition caters for teams grouped by age from under 6 to under 14.
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- Noosa vs caloundra sunshine coast rugby union grand final 2016 around the grounds
- History
- Amalgamation of regional bodies
- Competitions
- Clubs
- Representative teams
- References
The Sunshine Coast representative teams play under the name "Stingrays" in a range of rugby competitions for male and female players.
History
The Sunshine Coast and District Rugby Union was established in 1982. Maroochydore and Noosa were the only two clubs to win the Sunshine Coast A-grade rugby union premiership from 1982 through 2006. University were the team to break this run — winning in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Noosa reclaimed the premiership in 2010, before University, Caboolture and Maroochydore won the next three respectively. Noosa claimed the title back in 2014. In 2015 the grand final home ground advantage was awarded to USC for their win against Noosa in the A grade Major semi. The 2015 grand finals were contested by USC and Noosa in A grade and Caloundra and Noosa in reserve grade at University of the Sunshine Coast. USC and Caloundra were crowned champions.
Amalgamation of regional bodies
In response to the Queensland Rugby Union's efforts, four separate organizations amalgamated to form the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Ltd in 2009. The four organizations were the Sunshine Coast and District Rugby Union, the Sunshine Coast and District Junior Rugby Union, Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Referees Association and Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Schools Association.
Competitions
The Sunshine Coast Rugby Union senior club competitions include:
Clubs
Clubs that compete in the senior competitions, as of 2015, are:
The Caboolture Snakes played in the Sunshine Coast senior competition from 1998 to 2013, but returned to the Brisbane competition under the Queensland Suburban Rugby Union in 2014.
Representative teams
The SCRU selects representative teams each year which compete under the name "Stingrays". The senior men's Sunshine Coast Stingrays teams played in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition from 2005 to 2013 but after facing funding difficulties in the lead up to the 2014 season are now focused on the Queensland Country Championships. The women's Stingrays compete in rugby sevens tournaments such as the Nambour Sevens and the Ballymore Sevens.