New South Wales Country Rugby Union


The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia.
The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majority of non-metropolitan areas of the state. The union is split into nine zones with 100 clubs and over 16,000 players. NSW Country is represented by the New South Wales Country Cockatoos team.

[Central Coast Rugby Union]

First-grade clubs

Lower-grade clubs

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First-grade clubs

Lower-grade clubs

[Far [North Coast Rugby Union]]

First-grade clubs

Lower grades/defunct clubs

[Illawarra Rugby Union]

First-grade clubs

Lower-grade clubs

  • Wollondilly White Waratahs
  • Southern Crushers Rugby
  • Vincentia

[Mid North Coast Rugby Union]

Upper Mid North Coast zone clubs

Lower Mid North Coast zone clubs

[New [England Rugby Union]]

First-grade clubs

Lower-grade clubs

[Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union]

First-grade clubs

Lower-grade clubs

South Coast Rugby Union & Southern Inland Rugby Union

These unions are affiliated with the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union instead of the NSWCRU.

[Western Plains Rugby Union]

First-grade clubs

Former clubs