Australian Rugby Shield
The Australian Rugby Shield (ARS) is a national competition that aims to provide regional teams and developing unions with a regular schedule to compete against each other at a higher level of competition than would normally be possible in their individual states or territories.
The 2008 Australian Rugby Shield will consist of a 5-week round robin competition commencing on Saturday 3 May and culminating on Saturday 31 May 2008. The winner being declared as first-past- the-post after the completion of the round robin competition. There will be no semi-finals or final.
The 2008 ARS will be conducted between the following teams:
Adelaide Black-Falcons,
DarwinMosquitoes,
MelbourneAxemen,
NSW Country Cockatoos,
QLD Country Heelers and
Tassie Jack Jumpers.
Click here to download the 2008 ARS Draw (pdf - 144kb).
Click here for more information on the 2007 Australian Rugby Shield.
Australian Rugby Shield Champions:
2007 - Melbourne Axemen
2006 - ACT & Southern NSW Vikings
2005 - Perth Gold
2004 - NSW Country Cockatoos
2003 - Perth Gold
2002 - NSW Country Cockatoos
2001 - NSW Country Cockatoos
2000 - QLD Country Heelers
Previous ARS Tournaments
2006 Australian Rugby Shield
2005 Australian Rugby Shield
2004 Australian Rugby Shield
2003 Australian Rugby Shield - (pdf doc - 61.9kb)
