The Victorian Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in the state of Victoria, Australia. The VRU manages 26 clubs in metropolitan Melbourne, regional Victoria,and the border region of NSW (Denniliquin RFUC participate in VRU competitions) which compromises 156 junior, senior mens and women's teams.
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