List Of Australian Rugby Union Teams
The highest level of provincial rugby union in Australia is Super Rugby. There are five Australian teams in this competition which also features teams from New Zealand and South Africa.
At present, Australia has no national club competition. The Australian Rugby Championship, which was launched in 2007 with eight teams, only lasted one season before the nation's governing body, the Australian Rugby Union, decided to discontinue the competition due to financial losses. The top level competitions of the Shute Shield in Sydney and the Queensland Premier League in Brisbane subsequently serve as the next highest level of club competition in the country. Numerous club and representative competitions serve the rugby playing community below these two competitions.
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