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Encyclopedia > Canberra Vikings
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Canberra Vikings
Founded 2007
Union Australian Rugby Union
Location Canberra, Australia
Region Canberra North and northern Australian Capital Territory
Ground Manuka Oval and Canberra Stadium
Capacity 15,000 and 25,011
Coach Nick Scrivener
Captain Most likely Peter Kimlin
League Australian Rugby Championship
2007 n/a
Union website
www.brumbies.com.au/

The Canberra Vikings are an Australian rugby union club that will play in the Australian Rugby Championship. The Vikings were formed as the only club from the Australian Capital Territory that will participate in the inaugural season of the championship, starting in August of 2007. Based at Manuka Oval and Canberra Stadium , Canberra, they will represent the ACT and southern New South Wales. The team colors are red and black. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Capital Canberra Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator none Chief Minister Jon Stanhope (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2006)  - Product ($m)  $19,167 (6th)  - Product per capita  $57,303/person (1st) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  333,667 (7th)  - Density  137. ... Manuka Oval hosts AFL matches in winter and cricket in summer. ... Canberra Stadium (originally known as Bruce Stadium) is a facility primarily used for the rugby codes, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. ... The Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) is a domestic rugby union football club competition in Australia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A rugby union scrum. ... The Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) is a domestic rugby union football club competition in Australia. ... Capital Canberra Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator none Chief Minister Jon Stanhope (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2006)  - Product ($m)  $19,167 (6th)  - Product per capita  $57,303/person (1st) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  333,667 (7th)  - Density  137. ... Manuka Oval hosts AFL matches in winter and cricket in summer. ... Canberra Stadium (originally known as Bruce Stadium) is a facility primarily used for the rugby codes, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Red re-directs here; for alternate uses see Red (disambiguation) Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... This article is about the color black; for other uses, see Black (disambiguation). ...

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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 For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... The Tooheys New Cup (TNC) is a rugby union competition established by the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) in 2002 as a stepping stone between the existing grade rugby (see Shute Shield) and Super 14 competitions. ... Queensland Premier Rugby is a club rugby union competition in Queensland, Australia. ... Sunset over Lake Burley Griffin, viewed from the Commonwealth Bridge Lake Burley Griffin is a lake in the centre of Canberra, Australias federal capital city. ...


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 and White will be used again for the Australian Rugby Championship The Tooheys New Cup (TNC) is a rugby union competition established by the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) in 2002 as a stepping stone between the existing grade rugby (see Shute Shield) and Super 14 competitions. ... The Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) is a domestic rugby union football club competition in Australia. ...


Stadium

The Canberra Vikings will be playing out of two locations 3 games will be played at Manuka Oval and Canberra Stadium, Manuka Oval was constructed in 1929 and has hosted the prime ministers xi and the club games of the Canberra Vikings. Canberra Stadium was originally Bruce Stadium it was constructed in 1977 is the home of the ACT Brumbies Manuka Oval hosts AFL matches in winter and cricket in summer. ... Canberra Stadium (originally known as Bruce Stadium) is a facility primarily used for the rugby codes, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. ... The Brumbies (formerly known as the ACT Brumbies, for sponsorship reasons referred to as CA Brumbies) are a Super 14 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberras hinterland. ...


Franchise area

The teams franchise area is covering the Canberra Premier Rugby Competition. This includes all clubs & players in the Canberra Premier Rugby Competition.


Current 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,


See also

The Brumbies (formerly known as the ACT Brumbies, for sponsorship reasons referred to as CA Brumbies) are a Super 14 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberras hinterland. ... The ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Australian Capital Territory and southern regions of New South Wales. ...

External links

  • Brumbies Rugby - official site of ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union
  • [1] - official ACT rugby site of the Canberra Vikings
  • Australian Capital Territory Rugby Union - unofficial fan site
  • [2] information about the Canberra Vikings on the the Australian Rugby Site
 v • d • e Australian Rugby Championship teams
Ballymore Tornadoes • Canberra Vikings  • Central Coast Rays  • East Coast Aces
Melbourne Rebels • Perth Spirit  • Sydney Fleet  • Western Sydney Rams


 
 

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