The Australian Club Championship is a rugby union challenge match between the Brisbane and Sydney club premiers. The fixture was played on a regular basis from 1982 to 1991 (inclusive) and again since 2007, and also on an ad hoc basis in various other years. The regular scheduling was initially abandoned in 1993 when the NSWRU insisted on playing each match at Concord Oval in Sydney, rather than on a rotating basis. The championship was revived when it was agreed that the winners of the 2006 premierships would play the challenge match as a curtain raiser to the following year's Queensland Reds and NSW Waratahs match in the Super 14 competition. A women's match was first played in 2023.
Winners summary Winners by City (Men) 20 wins: Sydney Premiers 12 wins: Brisbane Premiers Multiple Winners 6 wins: Randwick 6 wins: Sydney University 5 wins: Brothers 2 wins: Easts (Brisbane) 2 wins: Eastwood 2 wins: University of Queensland 2 wins: Warringah
Winners by City (Women) 0 wins: Sydney Premiers 2 wins: Brisbane Premiers Multiple Winners 2 wins: Bond University
Men's results Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Ref.1908 Glebe Brothers Brisbane Cricket Ground Report1909 Newtown Valley Brisbane Exhibition Ground Report1974 Brothers Randwick Ballymore 1982 Randwick Brothers Ballymore 1983 Randwick Brothers Coogee Oval 1984 Brothers Manly Crosby Park 1985 Brothers Randwick Coogee Oval 1986 Wests (Brisbane) Parramatta Ballymore 1987 Souths (Brisbane) Parramatta TG Millner Field 1988 Randwick Brothers Crosby Park 1989 Randwick University of Queensland Coogee Oval 1990 University of Queensland Randwick Ballymore 1991 Randwick Souths (Brisbane) Concord Oval 1997 Randwick GPS Coffs Harbour 2007 Sydney University Wests (Brisbane) Lang Park 2008 Sydney University Sunnybank Lang Park Report2009 Easts (Brisbane) Sydney University Sydney Olympic Stadium Report2010 Brothers Sydney University Crosby Park Report2011 University of Queensland Sydney University Ballymore Report2012 2013 Sydney University University of Queensland Sydney Football Stadium Report2014 Sydney University Easts (Brisbane) Bottomley Park Report2015 Eastwood University of Queensland TG Millner Field Report2016 Eastwood Souths (Brisbane) Chipsy Wood OvalReportWoodies go back to back Eastwood Rugby, 20162017 Northern Suburbs Brothers Crosby Park Report2018 Warringah University of Queensland Pittwater Park Report2019 GPS Sydney University Ballymore 2020 Sydney University University of Queensland Sydney University Report2021 Easts (Brisbane) Gordon Bottomley Park Report2022 2023 Sydney University Wests (Brisbane) Toowong Memorial Park [Report]2024 Brothers Randwick Crosby Park Report2025 Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) Brothers Crosby Park [Report]2026 Warringah Bond University Pittwater Park [Report]
Women's results Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Ref.2023 Bond University Gordon Toowong Memorial Park [Report]2024 2025 Bond University Sydney University Crosby Park [Report]2026 Bond University Warringah Pittwater Park [Report]
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