General Player Information

Uni-Norths Owls JRU field teams from Under 7 all the way through to Under 18. 

Players generally play in the division corresponding to the age they turn in that calendar year, for example, a player turning 8 in 2024 would play in the Under 8 team in 2024. However, a player with exceptional skill may be able to play up one year, for example, an Under 8 player may be able to play in the Under 9 team.  Please note, this is only possible with the approval of the coach.

All young players play in mixed gender teams from Under 7 to Under 12.  From Under 13 and beyond specific competitions exist for each gender. 

Our whole club training sessions are held from 17:00 - 18:30 at the home of Uni-Norths JRU: 

Southwell Park, Northbourne Ave, Canberra, ACT 2602, Australia

For the older teams, Under 12 and above, they also have a second training session on Mondays located at ANU North Oval, the home of our senior team. 

Our preseason training, for Under 8 and above generally commences in February in preparation for the season beginning in May

All regular season Rugby Union games in the ACTJRU competition are played on Saturdays.

To enable many games on one day, kick off times are dedicated to age groups starting at 08:45 AM for the Under 7 teams and running through to 15:00 for the Under 18 Division 1 teams.  

Games are played on a home and away basis according to the draw which is found within the Rugby Xplorer App. 

From Under 7 to Under 9, the competition is on a no league points basis with the focus being on fun and enjoyment of the game.  

Our Under 7 to Under 12 teams play according to modified pathway rules.  This allows for a gradual introduction to elements of the game such as Scrums, Lineouts and Tackle.

Tackling is introduced at an Under 8 level with other elements of the game such as pushing in scrums and contested lineouts gradually being introduced in the older divisions. 

From Under 13 to Under 18, teams play according to the u19 law variations.

All matches undertaken by Uni-Norths JRU are governed by the ACTJRU rules of competition.

Uni-Norths Juniors enjoys a close and long standing relationship with the Uni-North Seniors club with senior players being involved in coaching and joint training for the u16s and u18s. 

This provides a clear pathway from junior rugby into our senior club.

As well as having several Wallabies and Wallaroos linked to the club, we are very proud to also have many junior players playing with ACT Junior Representative teams. 

These players have access to the ACT Brumbies pathway development programs leading to senior representative rugby.