The New South Wales Country Rugby Union, or NSWCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of New South Wales in Australia.
The NSWCRU is affiliated with the New South Wales Rugby Union and administers game in the majority of non-metropolitan areas of the state. The union is split into nine zones with 100 clubs and over 16,000 players. NSW Country is represented by the New South Wales Country Cockatoos team.[1]
Avoca Beach
Gosford
Hornsby
Kariong
Razorbacks
Terrigal
The Lakes
Warnervale
Woy Woy
The Bay Ballina Rugby Union Club Bangalow
Byron Bay Casino Casuarina Beach
Lennox Head
Lismore Wollongbar/Alstonville
Evans River Iluka Cossacks
Kyogle Cockies Mullumbimby Murwillumbah Gentlemen
Richmond Range Woolgoolga Whitepointers Yamba Buccaneers Bowral Camden Rams
Campbelltown Harlequins Kiama Shoalhaven (Nowra) Tech Waratahs University of Wollongong Vikings Woonona Shamrocks RUFC Southern Crushers Rugby Vincentia Coffs Harbour Snappers Southern Cross University Marlins Grafton Redmen RUFC Port Macquarie Pirates Hastings Valley Vikings Kempsey Cannonballs Forster/Tuncurry Dolphins Manning River Ratz Wallamba Bulls The Armidale Rugby Club (Blues) Barbarians R.U.F.C. Robb Rugby Club St Alberts College Tamworth Rugby Union Sporting Club Glen Innes Tenterfield Bumblebees Hamilton Hawks Merewether Carlton Rugby Club Maitland Nelson Bay University of Newcastle Singleton Southern Beaches Waratahs Griffins Lake Macquarie
Muswellbrook Pokolbin WanderersThese unions are affiliated with the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union instead of the NSWCRU.
Bourke-Brewarrina Barbarians Cobar Camels
Coonamble Rams Gulargambone Galahs Bogan Bulls (Nyngan) Warren Pumas Bourke Rams (merged with Brewarrina) Brewarrina Brumbies (amalgamated with Bourke)
