Canberra Vikings

Rugby team
teamname = Canberra Vikings


union = Australian Rugby Union
location = Canberra, Australia
country

founded = 1995 [cite web| work=The Canberra Times | title=Return from exile |author=Whyte, Julia|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-union/return-from-exile/702179.aspx| date=2007-08-11 | accessdate=2007-12-11]
region = Australian Capital Territory and Southern New South Wales
ground = Manuka Oval and Canberra Stadium
capacity = 15,000 and 25,011
coach = Nick Scrivener
captain = Most likely Peter Kimlin | league = Australian Rugby Championship
season = 2007
position = 6th
unionurl= www.brumbies.com.au/
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The Canberra Vikings (formerly known as the Canberra Kookaburras) were an Australian rugby union football club that played in the now-defunct Australian Rugby Championship. The Vikings were formed as the only club from the Australian Capital Territory that participated in the inaugural (and only) season of the championship, which started in August 2007. Based at Manuka Oval and Canberra Stadium , Canberra, they will represent the ACT and southern New South Wales. The team colors were red and black.

History

The Canberra Vikings have represented Canberra in the Tooheys New Cup and Queensland Premier Rugby championships and have done fantastically before in the previous competitions that where mentioned, and as of the 29 May 2007 they were officially launched at the HMAS Canberra Memorial at Lake Burley Griffin

Colours and logo

The Name and Logo of the Canberra Vikings have been used since foundation for the Tooheys New Cup and their traditional colors of Black, Red and White will be used again for the Australian Rugby Championship.

tadium

The Canberra Vikings played out of two locations for their 4 home games, Manuka Oval and Canberra Stadium. Manuka Oval was constructed in 1929 and hosts the annual Prime Ministers XI cricket match, as well as senior club AFL and cricket. Originally Manuka Oval was not just a cricket ground, but was also used for International rugby matches, mainly between a Canberra Invitational XI and the touring international side. Canberra Stadium (originally Bruce Stadium) was constructed in 1977 and is the home of the ACT Brumbies and Canberra Raiders.

Franchise area

The teams franchise area covered the Canberra Premier Rugby Competition. This included all clubs & players in the Canberra Premier Rugby Competition.

Record

Former squad

Jarred Barry,Alister Cambell,Matt Carraro,Tim Cornforth,Anthony Faingaa,Saia Faingaa,Francis Fainifo,Solomona Fainifo,Gene Fairbanks,Dan Guinness,Anthony Hegarty,Nic Henderson,Ben Johnston,Rowan Kellam,Jack Kennedy,Peter Kimlin,Christian Leafiifano,Eddie Mclaughlin,Beau Mokotupu,Patrick Phibbs,Dan Raymond,Julian Salvi,Pauliasi Tomoepeau,Jone Tawake,John Ulugia,Jack Vanderglas,Adam Wallace-Harrison,Tim Wright,

ee also

* Brumbies Rugby
* ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union

References

External links

* [http://www.brumbies.com.au/act/ Brumbies Rugby] - official site of ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union
* [http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/52175] - official ACT rugby site of the Canberra Vikings
* [http://actrugby.rugbynet.com.au/ Australian Capital Territory Rugby Union] - unofficial fan site
* [http://rugby.com.au/fixtures_results/australian_rugby_championship/ar/canberra_vikings,58444.html] information about the Canberra Vikings on the Australian Rugby Site