Australian Police Rugby Union [SEP] inception
Australian Police Rugby Union
The Australian Police Rugby Union is a volunteer, not for profit organisation aimed at promoting the sport of rugby union and the fostering of relations amongst serving police officers from across Australia and other rugby union playing nations.
History.
The Australian Police Rugby Union Association Inc. (A.P.R.U.) was first established in 1998 with a view to travelling to the 1999 IRB Rugby World Cup in Wales, Ireland and England. A team comprising representatives predominantly from New South Wales and the Australian Federal Police departed and played
Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to the sport of Rugby Union football,
- 2001: Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through the sport of Rugby Union
Awards.
- 1999: Inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame
- 2008: Inducted into the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame
- 2011: Inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame alongside all other Rugby World Cup-winning captains and head coaches from the tournament's inception in 1987 through 2007 (minus the previously inducted