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Launceston Rugby Union Football Club is a Rugby Union club in Tasmania. Established in 1998,[1] the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union and Tasmanian Rugby Union Juniors, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union and plays in the Tasmanian Statewide League.
The club's home ground is at Royal Park in the Launceston, Tasmania. Known as the Tigers and previously the Bumble Bees, the club colours are red, yellow and black, with a Tasmanian Tiger adorning the Club's Logo. The club currently fields a team in Men's First Division ("Premiership"), Men's Second Division ("Championship"), Women's 7's and u16 Boys.
The club resulted from a merger of the Glen Dhu Rugby Club and the Riverview Rugby Club in 1998 following an undefeated run by Riverview in 1997 winning the Reserves grade against West Coast with a score 62-10. The merge of the two Launceston based club resulted in back to back Premierships for Launceston in 1998 and 1999 before losing the State Grand Final to the University of Tasmania in 2000, before winning the title again in 2004 and 2006.
After "fifteen long years" the Club won the 2022 Statewide Premiership with a successful penalty kick after the siren by John "Hot Tip" Dunbar.
Premierships
Senior Team
Statewide Premiers First Grade 1998
Statewide Premiers First Grade 1999
Runners up First Grade 2000
Statewide Premiers First Grade 2004
Statewide Premiers First Grade 2006
Runners up First Grade 2011
Statewide Premiership Winners 2022
Reserve Grade
Riverview - Northern Premiers 1997 (undefeated all Season)
Championship Winners 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Under 18
Premiers 2007
Under 14
Premiers 2006
Women's Team
Women's Sevens Spring Premiers 2016
*"fifteen long years" attributed to former Club President Ian Derson*
^"LRUFC History". Rugbynet.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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