ACTRU Premier Division
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The ACTRU Premier Division is a rugby union club competition based in Canberra, Australia, and conducted by the region's governing body, the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union. It contains four Senior Grades of competition plus Colts, and is competed by the six ACT Premier Division clubs, plus a team from the ADFA, which fields teams in Colts and 3rd Grade only. First Grade teams compete for the John I Dent Cup. The silver cup, which was first played for in 1938,[1][2] was a gift to the union by the pastoralist John I Dent.[1] The competition finals are now held at Viking Park.[3]
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | Australia |
| Most recent champion | Uni-Norths Owls |
| Most titles | Canberra Royals |
| Official website | Website |
Premier Division clubs
| Team | City/Suburb/Town | Home Ground |
|---|---|---|
 Canberra Royals |
Canberra | Canberra Rugby Club |
 Gungahlin Eagles |
Gungahlin | Gungahlin Enclosed Oval |
 Easts Beasts (in recess) |
Griffith | Griffith Oval, Easts Rugby Club |
| Queanbeyan | David Campese Field Queanbeyan | |
 Tuggeranong Vikings |
Tuggeranong | Viking Park |
 Uni-Norths Owls |
Canberra (A.N.U) | University Oval |
 Wests Lions |
Belconnen | Wests Rugby Club |
John I Dent Cup winners
| Year | Premiers[3] |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Canberra Royals |
| 1979 | Canberra Royals |
| 1978 | Wests Lions |
| 1977 | Canberra Royals |
| 1976 | Wests Lions |
| 1975 | Wests Lions |
| 1974 | Wests Lions |
| 1973 | Wests Lions |
| 1972 | Northern Suburbs |
| 1971 | Northern Suburbs |
| 1970 | Wests Lions |
| 1969 | Wests Lions |
| 1968 | Canberra Royals |
| 1967 | Northern Suburbs |
| 1966 | Canberra Royals |
| 1965 | Canberra Royals |
| 1964 | Canberra Royals |
| 1963 | Northern Suburbs |
| 1962 |  RMC |
| 1961 | RMC |
| 1960 | RMC |
| 1959 |  Queanbeyan Whites |
| 1958 | Canberra Royals |
| 1957 | Canberra Royals |
| 1956 | Northern Suburbs |
| 1955 | RMC |
| 1954 | Canberra Royals |
| 1953 | RMC |
| 1952 | RMC |
| 1951 | RMC |
| 1950 | RMC No. 2[5] |
| 1949 | RMC |
| 1948 | RMC & Northern Suburbs |
| 1947 |  Eastern Suburbs |
| 1946 | RMC |
| 1945 | RMC |
| 1944 | RMC |
| 1943 | RMC |
| 1942 | RMC |
| 1941 | Eastern Suburbs & RMC |
| 1940 | Northern Suburbs |
| 1939 | Royal Military College (RMC) |
| 1938 | Royal Military College (RMC) |
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