About Us
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Mccabe, P 2010-14 2010 V Italy, Florence
Palmer, D 2012 2012 V Scotland, Newcastle
Hooper, M 2012- 2012 V Scotland, Newcastle
Tomane, J 2012-15 2012 V Scotland, Newcastle
Pocock, D 2008 V New Zealand, Hong Kong
Mowen, B 2013 V British & Irish Lions, Brisbane
Leali'Ifano, C 2013 V British & Irish Lions, Brisbane
Mogg, J 2013 V British & Irish Lions, Sydney
Toomua, M 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney
Kuridrani, T 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney
Fardy, S 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney
White, N 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney
Sio, S 2013 V New Zealand, Sydney
Carter, S 2014 V France, Brisbane
Mann-Rea, J 2014 V Argentina, Mendoza
Speight, Hr 2014 V Ireland, Dublin
Arnold, R 2016 V England, Brisbane
Alaalatoa, A 2016 V New Zealand, Sydney
Godwin, K 2016 V France, Paris
Powell, J 2017 V Fiji, Melbourne
Enever, B 2017 V England, London
Samu, P 2018 V Ireland, Brisbane
Fainga'A, F 2018 V New Zealand, Auckland
Banks, T 2018 V New Zealand, Auckland
Valetini, R 2019 V Samoa, Sydney
Lolesio, N 2020 V New Zealand, Sydney
Simone, I 2020 V New Zealand, Sydney
Wright, T 2020 V New Zealand, Brisbane
Lonergan, L 2021 V France, Brisbane
Swain, D 2021 V France, Brisbane
Ikitau, L 2021 V France, Melbourne
McInerney, C 2021 V Japan, Oita
Neville, C 2022 V England, Perth
Frost, N 2022 V England, Brisbane
Pollard, B 2022 V Argentina, San Juan
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
Wilson, Kim 2006 V South Africa
Williams, Sharni 2008 V New Zealand
Tai, Kristy (Nee Giteau) 2009 V Samoa
Marsh-Aviga, Emerena (Nee Marsh) 2009 V Samoa
Milward, Shellie 2014 V Canada
Perry, Michelle 2014 V Wales
Boyle, Millie 2017 V England
Tupuola, Violeta 2017 V England
Brown, Kate 2017 V Japan
O'Neill, Georgia 2018 V New Zealand
Leonard, Michaela 2019 V Japan
McCalman, Jemima 2022 V Fiji
Smith, Cecilia 2022 V New Zealand
Kemp, Grace 2022 V Canada
Palu, Siokapesi 2022 V New Zealand
Naden, Tania 2022 V Wales
Moleka, Faitala 2023 V Fiji
Huriwai, Jasmin 2023 V Fiji
Tuinakauvadra, Tabua V Fiji