Army Rugby has successfully filled its Secretary and Property Member appointments for 2012.

The current Treasurer is on posting so we are looking for a NPMA qualified volunteer to replace him.

Two Army members from this year’s highly successful ASRU men’s team, which claimed 2nd place at the inaugural International Defence Rugby Competition (IDRC), will make their debut on the big stage in front of a 50,000 estimated crowd, playing along side some of world rugby’s finest at Twickenham on Saturday, 3rd December 2011.

By Maj Al Green

The rugby women were the only success story at this year’s Chancellor’s Cup contested between two icons of Townsville – James Cook University and Army.

Four sports are contested in the Cup – netball, basketball, women’s rugby and men’s rugby.

The AARU Management Committee comprises both full-time and part-time Army members who are passionate about rugby union in the Australian Army.

The Committee is presently seeking new members for the following appointments:

By Cpl Zenith King

As the inaugural 2011 Defence Rugby Cup gets underway we take a look at the history of Army rugby.

Army rugby can now trace its origins back to World War I when thousands of rugby players enlisted in the 1st Australian Imperial Force (AIF).

By LCpl Mark Doran

Former Australian Services Rugby Union captain and current team trainer Cpl Ricky Dumigan, 2/17RNSWR, was the biggest surprise pick in the final team for the ASRU Warriors as it prepared for the International Defence Rugby Competition (IDRC).

Army Rugby is making great progress on the project to rediscover its origins and history. “We are now pretty confident that the first representative Army team was formed in France after the Armistice in 1918” Army Rugby's Vice-President for Support Col Marcus Fielding said. 

By Cpl Zenith King

It was a black day all round on Friday, May 13, when the Australian Army Rugby Union Women (AARU-W) took on the might of the New Zealand Army team in the Lou Gardner Cup in New Zealand. An inexperienced Army team minus many of its key players was soundly beaten 64-0 by the Kiwis, but managed to find some light in the dark score line.

By LCpl Mark Doran

A converted try three minutes before the end of the game sank the hearts and hopes of a gallant Army men’s team as they surrendered a six year domination of inter-service rugby to Navy at Viking Park in Canberra on May 21.

By Cpl Zenith King

The Australian Services Rugby Union Women Warriors smashed the competition to take out Division 2 of the national championships held at the West Brisbane Bulldogs Rugby Club from July 1-5.

Army Rugby has been a representative sporting institution for many years - but just how many years is not quite clear. Army Rugby's Vice-President for Support Col Marcus Fielding said they might be unknowingly approaching the Centenary of Army Rugby in the next few years.

Once again the diggers from the Australian Army stand at the Somme in France, only this time it’s at the first ever ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux. The ceremony left the members of the Army Rugby Team with a heightened degree of respect and sadness for those who served in times of conflict.

It took more than a little wet weather to dampen the spirits of the Australian Army Rugby team as they dug deep to take a 21-18 point victory over the French Army in Caen. During the game the Australian Army Team showed the mettle that embodies the Army values of courage, initiative and teamwork.

The Australian Army Rugby Union Development team dominated virtually every statistic except the score in the match against their New Zealand counterparts on ANZAC Day in Wellington.

But for five minutes after kick-off and 10 minutes before fulltime, the Australians dominated possession, territory and the set pieces.