History

The Brumbies now outrank the Reds when it comes to total TV audience for the season. With a strong global brand the Brumbies have managed to secure major sponsorships from Hong Kong, Israel and the United Kingdom.

Five Quick Facts about Brumbies

Two-Times Champions & Six-Times Grand Finalists

50% of all Brumbies players have become Wallabies

Highest percentage of members per capita of any Super Rugby Franchise.

The Brumbies jersey holds the highest sponsorship value of all Australian Super Rugby franchises.

Brumbies facilitate local competition which has 7 major divisions, over 100 senior teams, 260 junior teams, school-based programs, and 9,000 registered weekend players.

Strongly Supported

The Brumbies have the highest percentage of members per capita of any Super Rugby franchise. When many of the teams’ TV audience declined in 2016 the Brumbies had a boost, especially in emerging markets like the UK and Japan. When the Brumbies were featured on Fox Sports they delivered an average viewership of 68,600 more than the Reds, Force and Rebels and behind only the Waratahs.

Out of the top ten matches shown on Fox Sports in 2016, the Brumbies feature on four occasions. The Brumbies draw a crowd wherever they play, and therefore add additional revenue into the system.

Brumbies History

The Brumbies have the most storied history of any Australian Super Rugby franchise. They have reached six finals and been crowned Champions on two occasions. Founded in 1996 the Brumbies reached their maiden final a year later and first tasted success in 2001 defeating the Sharks 36-6 in the Final in front of a crowd of 26,271 at Bruce Stadium. The team repeated the feat in 2004 with the epic 47-38 success over the Crusaders in the showdown which was, once more, played at Bruce Stadium.

A huge crowd of 28,753 watched the match. In addition, the Brumbies finished top of the amalgamated ladder in both 2001 and 2004 and were Australian Conference Champions in 2016 following the competition reorganisation.

Wallaby Production Line

The ACT has always proven to be a fertile breeding ground for future international stars and the Brumbies are immensely proud of the record that nearly 50% of players who have represented the franchise have gone on to play for Australia.

Our world class high performance program is regarded as one of the best programs in world rugby and has helped the club recruit players from all corners of the globe whilst never neglecting the local talent.

Canberra Talent

Local talent from Canberra and the surrounding region has been a hallmark of the club since its inception in 1996. Indeed, the number of local players who have made a name for themselves in the colours of the Brumbies, and before that their predecessors, is huge.

Currently the Brumbies can boast of home-grown products in their squad, with local born Wallabies players.

List of Brumby Wallabies

Scott, Pr 1962 1962 V New Zealand, Brisbane 2

Ryan, Pf 1963-66 1963 V England, Sydney 4

Grimmond, Dn 1964 1964 V New Zealand, Christchurch 1

Batterham, Pr 1967-70 1967 V New Zealand, Wellington 2

Butler, Of 1969-71 1969 V South Africa, Johannesburg 7

Richardson, Gc 1971-73 1971 V South Africa, Sydney 9

Macdougall, Sg 1971-76 1971 V South Africa, Sydney 8

Weatherstone, Lj 1975-76 1975 V England, Sydney 7

O’Connor, Md 1979-82 1979 V Argentina, Buenos Aires 12

Campese, Di 1982-96 1982 V New Zealand, Christchurch 101

Knox, Dj 1985-97 1985 V Fiji, Brisbane 13

Coker, T 1987-97 1987 V England, Sydney 27

Girvan, Bg 1988 1988 V England, London 1

Mckenzie, Eja 1990-97 1990 V France, Sydney 51

Cornish, Pw 1990 1990 V France, Brisbane 3

Howard, Pw 1993-97 1993 V New Zealand, Dunedin 20

O’Connor, Mg 1994 1994 V Ireland, Brisbane 1

Pini, Mj 1994-95 1994 V Ireland, Brisbane 8

Gregan, Gm 1994-07 1994 V Italy, Brisbane 139

Roff, Jw 1995-04 1995 V Canada, Port Elizabeth 86

Caputo, Gm 1996-97 1996 V Wales, Brisbane 5

Finegan, Oda 1996-03 1996 V Wales, Brisbane 55

Larkham, Sj 1996-07 1996 V Wales, Sydney 102

Robinson, Bj 1996-98 1996 V Italy, Padova 16

Giffin, Dt 1996-03 1996 V Wales, Cardiff 50

Hardy, Md 1997-98 1997 V France, Sydney 8

Holbeck, Jc 1997-01 1997 V New Zealand, Christchurch 7

Langford, Jf 1997 1997 V New Zealand, Dunedin 4

Paul, Ja 1998-06 1998 V Scotland, Sydney 72

Noriega, Ep 1998-03 1998 V France, Paris 24

Williams, Rw 1999-00 1999 V Ireland, Brisbane 14

Kafer, Rb 1999-00 1999 V New Zealand, Sydney 12

Moore, Rc 1999-02 1999 V United States, Limerick 14

Mortlock, Sa 2000-09 2000 V Argentina, Brisbane 80

Jaques, T 2000 2000 V South Africa, Melbourne 2

Walker, Am 2000-01 2000 V New Zealand, Sydney 7

Smith, Gb 2000-13 2000 V France, Paris 111

Young, Wk 2000-05 2000 V France, Paris 46

Darwin, Bj 2001-03 2001 V British & Irish Lions, Brisbane 28

Harrison, J 2001-04 2001 V Lions, Sydney 34

Bond, Gsg 2001 2001 V South Africa, Perth 5

Vickerman, Dj 2002-11 2002 V France, Sydney 63

Freier, Al 2002-08 2002 V Argentina, Buenos Aires 25

Giteau, Mj 2002-16 2002 V England, London 103

Bartholomeusz, Ma 2002 2002 V Italy, Geona 1

Rathbone, C 2004-06 2004 V Scotland, Melbourne 26

Samo, Ru 2004-12 2004 V Scotland, Melbourne 23

Henjak, Mj 2004 2004 V England, Brisbane 4

Henderson, Nj 2004-06 2004 V Pacific Islands, Adelaide 3

Chisholm, Md 2004-10 2004 V Scotland, Endinburgh 58

Hoiles, Sa 2004-08 2004 V Scotland, Glasgow 16

Moore, St 2005-17 2005 V Samoa, Sydney 129

Gerrad, Ma 2005-11 2005 V Italy, Melbourne 24

Campbell, A 2005-06 2005 V France, Brisbane 4

Ashley-Cooper, Ap 2005-16 2005 V South Africa, Perth 116

Polota-Nau, T 2005- 2005 V England, London 88*

Fava, Sg 2005-06 2005 V England, London 5

Fitter, Des 2005 2005 V Ireland, Dublin 2

Heenan, Dp 2003-06 2003 V Wales, Sydney 2

Shepherdson, Gt 2006-07 2006 V Ireland, Perth 17

Huxley, J 2007 2007 V Wales, Sydney 9

Alexander, Be 2008-18 2008 V France, Sydney 72

Kimlin, Pj 2009 2009 V Italy, Canberra 2

Edmonds, H 2010 2010 V Fiji, Canberra 4

Ma'Afu, S 2010-11 2010 V Fiji, Canberra 14

Elsom, R 2005-11 2005 V Samoa, Sydney 75

Mccabe, P 2010-14 2010 V Italy, Florence 24

Palmer, D 2012 2012 V Scotland, Newcastle 1

Hooper, M 2012- 2012 V Scotland, Newcastle 90*

Tomane, J 2012-15 2012 V Scotland, Newcastle 17

Pocock, D 2008- 2008 V New Zealand, Hong Kong 77*

Mowen, B 2013 2013 V British & Irish Lions, Brisbane 15

Leali'Ifano, C 2013-18 2013 V British & Irish Lions, Brisbane 19

Mogg, J 2013 2013 V British & Irish Lions, Sydney 3

Toomua, M 2013- 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney 41*

Kuridrani, T 2013- 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney 58*

Fardy, S 2013-17 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney 39

White, N 2013-15 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney 22

Sio, S 2013- 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney 54*

Carter, S 2014- 2014 V France, Brisbane 16*

Mann-Rea, J 2014- 2014 V Argentina, Mendoza 2*

Speight, Hr 2014- 2014 V Ireland, Dublin 19*

Arnold, R 2016- 2016 V England, Brisbane 19*

Alaalatoa, A 2016- 2016 V New Zealand, Sydney 30*

Godwin, K 2016- 2016 V France, Paris 1*

Powell, J 2017- 2017 V Fiji, Melbourne 4*

Enever, B 2017- 2017 V England, London 2*

Samu, P 2018- 2018 V Ireland, Brisbane 8*

Fainga'A F 2018- 2018 V New Zealand, Auckland 7*

Banks T 2018- 2018 V New Zealand, Auckland 3*

List of Brumby Wallaroos

Ferris, Louise 1994 V New Zealand 13

Taylor, Helen 1994 V New Zealand 4

Carson, Sharon (Nee O'Kane) 1996 V New Zealand 15

Summers, Alena2001 V England 2

Burrows (Nee Cooke) 2001 V England 22

Egan, Jennifer 2001 V England 6

Astley-Boden, Ianthe 2002 V Wales 3

Morgan, Lindsay 2006 V South Africa 14

Porter, Kate 2006 V South Africa 12

Wilson, Kim 2006 V South Africa 8

Williams, Sharni 2008 V New Zealand 19

Tai, Kristy (Nee Giteau) 2009 V Samoa 5

Marsh-Aviga, Emerena (Nee Marsh) 2009 V Samoa 1

Milward, Shellie 2014 V Canada 8

Perry, Michelle 2014 V Wales 2

Boyle, Millie 2017 V England 8

Tupuola, Violeta 2017 V England 4

Brown, Kate 2017 V Japan 2

O'Neill, Georgia 2018 V New Zealand 2