Vikings Rugby are proud to present the 2018 Annual Sportsman’s Luncheon, at the Vikings Town Centre on the 20th of July! The Sportman’s Luncheon is the highlight of our events calendar, providing an opportunity for everyone in our community to connect for a great spread......
This weekend the Vikings 1st Grade side will play Gungahlin for the Roman Warcaba Cup, an annual fixture between the two teams that is now in its tenth year. The cup is named in memory of Roman “Wacca” Warcaba, who was a loyal servant of......
There were some positive results over the weekend for the Vikings, who won 4 from 5 Grades. Vikings Rugby played host to OzHarvest as part of our Charity Round, OzHarvest cooking a delicious selection of soup to ward off the horrendous weather forecast and hosting......
Tuggeranong Vikings vs Uni-North Owls Saturday 16th June 2018 – OzHarvest Charity Round Viking Park 1st Grade: 3:25pm 2nd Grade: 1:40pm Colts: 12:15pm 3rd Grade: 12:15pm 4th Grade: 10:55am...
Current Vikings Rugby game record holder, life member, former President and License Club Director Dick Cordy was recognised for his service to Rugby Union in the Queen’s Birthday honours with an Order of Australia Medal. Dick has had a huge impact on Vikings Rugby having......
Hagar’s Day needs no introduction. It’s a day where we invite all the old boys of the club, those who have contributed to the Vikings long and rich history, down to Viking Park to celebrate and reflect on their time wearing the jersey. It is......
It was a mixed bag of results for the Vikings over the weekend, with the Premier Grades, ViQueens and 3rd Grade all playing in different locations. The Premier Grades took on formidable Queanbeyan packs in front of the their old boys, while the ViQueens took......
Seven ViQueens have been selected to play for the Brumbies Super W team on Monday the 11th of June, when the team takes on the national Fijian side at ANU North Oval. Six of the ViQueens – Violeta Tupuola, Peta Cox, Michaela Leonard, Tayla Stanford,......
Tuggeranong Vikings vs Queanbeyan Saturday 26th May 2018 Campese Oval 1st Grade: 3:05pm 2nd Grade: 1:40pm Colts: 12:15pm Tuggeranong ViQueens vs ADFA Dowsett Oval 12:00pm...
Partnering with the Vikings Group’s Charity of the Year, OzHarvest, Vikings Rugby will be hosting a Charity Round on the 16th of June when we face the Uni-North Owls at Viking Park. OzHarvest is Australia’s leading food rescue organization, collecting quality excess food from commercial......
Our Premier Grades and ViQueens returned to play over the weekend, taking on Royals and Gungahlin respectively. The rivalry continued for Vikings and Royals, both teams involved in some heated contests across the Grades. The stage was set for all Grades to play some thrilling......
Sunday 27 May saw some of the Vikings finest support their community by hitting the streets of Tuggeranong to support the Salvos with this year’s Red Shield doorknock Appeal. The Vikings helped collect in excess of $1,000, which was gratefully accepted by the Salvation......
Tuggeranong Vikings vs Royals Tuggeranong ViQueens vs Gungahlin Saturday 26th May 2018 Viking Park 1st Grade: 3:25pm Welcome to Country Ceremony: 3:15pm 2nd Grade: 1:40pm Colts: 12:15pm ViQueens: 10:55am...
This Saturday the 26th of May, the Vikings Premier Division teams will take on Royals, while the ViQueens will face the Gungahlin Eagles. All games will be held at Viking Park. Monday the 28th of May is Reconciliation Day, which is a dedicated opportunity for......
With 1sts, 2nds, Colts and ViQueens having the weekend off, it was left to the warriors from 3s and 4s to battle for glory in a trip down to play the Red Devils in Cooma. With the added incentive of the season’s first bus trip......
Tuggeranong vs Cooma Saturday 19th May 2018 Rotary Oval (Cooma) 3rd Grade: 3:00pm 4th Grade: 1:30pm...
Each year Vikings players and supporters put their hand up to help the community, by spending a couple hours on a Sunday morning helping out the Salvos with the Red Shield Appeal door knock. We encourage as many Vikings as possible to come along as......
Despite the weather forecast for the weekend, nothing would dampen the Vikings spirits in a weekend that saw all Grades take home the W. The Premier Grades and 1st Division sides took on Wests out at Jamison, in what was, as anticipated, a physical encounter......
Tuggeranong Vikings vs Wests Tuggeranong ViQueens vs Royals Saturday 12th May 2018 Jamison Oval 1st Grade: 3:15pm 2nd Grade: 1:50pm Colts: 12:25pm 3rd Grade: 11:05am 4th Grade: 9:45am Phillip Oval ViQueens: 1:40pm...
It was a great weekend to be a Viking – with some solid results across the Grades and a beautiful day to match, our boys and girls gave those in attendance some exciting Rugby. A special mention to the Ladies of our extended Rugby family, who......
Tuggeranong Vikings vs Easts Tuggeranong ViQueens vs Uni-Norths Saturday 5th May 2018 Viking Park 1st Grade: 3:05pm 2nd Grade: 1:40pm Colts: 12:15pm ViQueens: 10:55am PLEASE NOTE: we will also be featuring 3 Junior Vikings matches at Viking Park on the 5th of May: U14 Girls......
The Vikings were looking to bounce out of a less than ideal Round 3, which saw some close results across the Grades. Campese Oval was in its best condition in several years, ensuring some free flowing rugby for both teams throughout the day. 1st Division......
To all the mothers, grandmothers, wives, partners, sisters and friends of our Vikings Family – come and join us for a day of fun, food and bubbles at Viking Park on the 5th of May. Our Ladies Day celebrates the Women of the Vikings Rugby......
Tuggeranong Vikings vs Queanbeyan Whites Saturday 27th April 208 Campese Oval 1st Grade: 3:05pm 2nd Grade: 1:40pm Colts: 12:15pm 3rd Grade: 12:15pm 4th Grade: 10:55am PLEASE NOTE: the ViQueens will be playing at Dowsett Oval against ADFA at 1:30pm....
Wallaroos A very special congratulations to ViQueens Violeta Tupuola, Shellie Milward, Tayla Stanford and Peta Cox, who have been named in the Wallaroos train on squad. This is an awesome achievement for the girls after impressive performances in the inaugral Super W competition. Peta, Shellie......
Following some tremendous results the week prior against the Eagles, the Vikings were ready to demonstrate their flair and poise against a Uni-North Owls side hungry for a victory. There were beautiful sunny skies on Saturday, setting the stage for some exciting rugby across the......
Tuggeranong Vikings vs Uni-North Owls Saturday 21st April 2018 North Oval PLEASE NOTE: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade and ViQueens will be playing at Viking Park at the following times: 3rd Grade – 3:00pm 4th Grade – 1:30pm ViQueens – 12:05pm...
Round 2 saw the Red Men revamped and revitalized after a handful of narrow losses to Royals the previous week. Facing the Eagles at their home ground, the Vikings displayed strength and resilience against a formidable Eagles pack, using the howling northwesterly wind to their......
Tuggeranong Vikings vs Gungahlin Eagles Saturday 14th April 2018 Gungahlin Enclosed Oval...
To all the mothers, grandmothers, wives, partners, sisters and friends of our Vikings Family – come and join us for a day of fun, food and bubbles at Viking Park on the 5th of May. Our Ladies Day celebrates the Women of the Vikings Rugby......
Vikings Rugby are please to welcome back Michael Daniel Photography as its official photographer for every game in the 2018 Season. Michael is one of the best in the business – we are incredibly fortunate to have a photographer of his expertise at our service. ......
The Vikings played their first match of the 2018 John I Dent Cup over the weekend, taking on old foe Royals. The Vikings had a tremendous preseason and were looking to set the benchmark early for the rest of the competition. The Vikings also celebrated......
The Round 3 and Round 2 fixtures on Saturday the 21st of April have been adjusted for 3rd/4th Grade and the ViQueens respectively, to the following times and location: ViQueens vs Uni Norths @ Viking Park, 12:05pm 4th Grade vs Goulburn @ Viking Park, 1:30pm......
This Saturday the 7th of April, the Tuggeranong Vikings will play their first round of the 2018 John I Dent Cup against Royals. This Saturday will also be our annual Sponsor’s Day, which recognizes the invaluable contribution all of our sponsors and partners make to the......
Vikings Rugby will be launching the Modified Rugby Program (MRP) in the ACT from the 6th of June. The MRP is a world first, modified version of touch-only rugby, that runs for 10 weeks and is tailored to boys and girls with learning and perceptual......
A select group of Vikings players recently returned from a 10-day excursion to Singapore, starting on the 2nd of March. The players were accompanied by a team of support staff, volunteers, sponsors and other rugby club members, in which they participated in two games against Singapore Select......
Nick Scrivener, a professional rugby coach at the elite level for 20+ years has signed on to coach the Tuggeranong Vikings rugby club as Coaching Director and 1st Grade Head Coach for the next two years. Scrivener will replace soon to depart coach Tim Sampson......
Have you always wanted to play for the ViQueens? Or always wanted to give rugby a go? We will be hosting a Muster Evening on the 16th of March from 5:30pm, to welcome all new and existing ViQueens to the club. The session is open......
This Friday the 2nd of March, the Erindale Vikings Licence Club will be hosting an information session on the Modified Rugby Program (MRP), a new, modified, touch-only version of rugby that allows everyone, of any ability, to enjoy Rugby Union. The session will commence at......
Current Vikings Rugby Coaching Director and 1st Grade Head Coach, Tim Sampson, has been selected to lead the Western Force as Head Coach for 2018 and 2019. ‘Sambo’ came to the Vikings in 2016 from Brisbane club Easts, after a successful 2015 which saw the......
Nine ViQueens have been selected for the Brumbies Women’s team, to compete in the inaugural Super W competition. The competition proves an historic moment for Women’s rugby and is a very special achievement for all the women selected to compete. A special mention must go......
Four of our finest Vikings have been nominated for four separate Vikings Group Sports Awards. The Awards recognize those individuals who excelled in their chosen sport, or contributed immensely to their sport, in 2017. The nominees are: Tim Sampson – Coca-Cola Shield – Outstanding Coaching/Officials......
Vikings Rugby are seeking players for the Tara Costigan Battle of the Codes event on Saturday the 3rd of March. The Battle of the Codes will feature clubs from all four footy codes across Canberra competing in an OzTag competition, to determine which code is......
Be a Viking. Be Proud. You and your business can join the Vikings family on our base level of partnership by helping one of our players on to the field, by covering their registration fees. There is a number of perks you and your business......
Vikings Rugby have two (2) employment opportunities available for its players looking for work. The first opportunity is full time with the successful applicant able to start almost immediately. The second opportunity is a full time apprenticeship. For more information on these job opportunities, please......
The moment is finally here! With the 2018 Rugby Season just around the corner, Vikings Rugby have opened their registration options for players, coaches, support staff and non-playing members. A summary of each membership type can be found below: Playing Memberships 2018 Vikings Player Membership......
The 2018 Season Draw has been released for Premier Division, 1st Division and the ViQueens. Premier Division, which features 1st Grade, 2nd Grade and Colts (U20s) will host 7 games at Viking Park this season. The Vikings will play Queanbeyan and Royals 3 times in......
The 2017 Vikings Group Sports Awards will be held on Friday the 16th of February from 7:00pm. The event will recognise the outstanding achievements from the Tuggeranong Valley’s local athletes, teams, coaches and volunteers in 2017. The nominees and recipients have achieved incredible results on......
Vikings Rugby are calling for expressions of interest from volunteers for the 2018 Rugby Season (February to August). The club welcomes new members who want to add value to our family atmosphere, strong culture and pursuit of success. We are seeking volunteers for the following......
A call to all Vikings players and support staff! Vikings Rugby Pre-Season Training will commence on Tuesday the 16th of January at 6:00pm at Viking Park (4 Amsinck Street, Wanniassa). All new and existing players are encouraged to attend. The NCG Services V-Rugby and Wider......
A select group of Vikings players will be travelling to Singapore in March 2018. The tour will be the first international trip by the Vikings since New Zealand in 2009. The Singapore tour is an excellent opportunity for the players and coaching staff to experience......
Brumbies Rugby have recently released their coach course schedule for 2018. The courses will be held in several locations across the ACT and Southern NSW. You can view the course dates and times by clicking on the link in red below. For more information on......
To thank all our players, supporters, partners, friends and family for another fantastic year, Vikings Rugby will be hosting its annual Family Christmas party on the 16th of December! The party will kick off at 11:00am and will feature activities for the whole family, including......
The 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union Football Club was held on the 14th of November 2017, opened at 6:31pm. Fifty eight (58) voting members were in attendance at the meeting, held at the Richard Heher Sports Bar at the......
TVRUFC AGM – November 14 2017 A reminder that the 46th Annual General Meeting of the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union Football Club incorporated will be held at the Erindale Vikings Club at 6:30pm on Tuesday 14 November 2017. NB: Financial Members only will be admitted......
Notice is herby given that the 46th Annual General Meeting of the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union Football Club incorporated will be held at the Erindale Vikings Club at 6:30pm on Tuesday 14 November 2017. NB: Financial Members only will be admitted to the AGM and......
Employment opportunity – Rugby Administration Manager Tuggeranong Vikings Rugby Union are seeking an enthusiastic and energetic individual to join the full-time staff as the Rugby Admin Manager and contribute to the success of the Vikings Rugby club’s programs. About the Role Reporting overall to......
With your regular correspondent still sulking in the wake of first grade’s meek surrender on the weekend we have asked an anonymous freelance author to come in and pen the below preview for this weekend’s grand finals. As a man of simple tastes he cites......
Finals footy is here. Vikings have secured semi final spots in all grades! 5 of the 6 teams will take part in the major semi-finals on Saturday while 3rd grade will be playing Sunday in the minor semi-final. Kick-off times and team lists below: Saturday......
By Michael Henry 4s kicked off the day against Gungahlin with a dominant 53-0 victory. The crisp conditions at kick-off didn’t deter the sides old faces, with Cameron Shaw and Beau Mokotupu again dominating the scoresheet and Canberra’s favourite backing vocalist Tim Taula-Macarthur doing as......
This week is a very special game for the Vikings as all grades are playing against the Gungahlin Eagles at home. But 1st grade will be playing for the Roman Wacarba Cup. Roman “Wacca” Warcaba joined Vikings Rugby in the very early 90s as a......
3s and 4s relished their early starts at Jamison, getting the ball rolling for the red men with big wins in both games. 4s remain unbeaten, and look to be going from strength to strength as a number of familiar faces start to return and......
This week the Redmen will take on Wests at Jamison Oval in both the Premier and 1st division grades while the Vi-Queens get the week off. Tim Sampson has made a few change to the first-grade side that defeated uni-norths last weekend. Liam McGrath comes back into......
Big thanks to Grant Lukins for providing the lower grade report from Goulburn. Saturday saw Threes and Fours head to Goulburn for their one long(ish) distance road trip for this year. With a forecast high of 9 degrees for the day it was never going......
4th Grade kicked off Hagar’s day with a star studded line-up taking the field against traditional rivals Royals. Whilst the most notable inclusion has been covered in depth by the mainstream media, I think it’s fair to say that there were plenty of people heartened......
Local Junior to 200 Game Legend Andrew Dickson was a star player all the way through Vikings juniors in the late 1990s and emerged to the senior club in 2001. 16 years later he reaches his 200 senior game milestone! His senior debut aged 18......
This week we welcome all our old boys back to Viking Park to celebrate Hagar’s Day. And as if it was pre-planned we play against our old foe Royals in every grade. Tim Sampson has made a number of changes to the 1st-grade side. Sione......
This week the red men Take on QBN out at Campese Oval. Time Sampson has made a few changes to his side that put 79 points on Easts last weekend. Most notable of which is Len Ikitau in the 13 jumper who will be making......
4th Grade started the day with big numbers looking to get some game time against the Hall Bushrangers. With a couple of key starters heroically fronting up on the back of questionable preparations the side was a little slow out of the blocks, with the......
This week the red men take on Easts in the Premier grade for the third time this season, while 1st division take on Hall and the Vi-Queens look to continue their winning form against ADFA. Coaching director Tim Sampson has made a few changes to......
With Joe Powell becoming Wallaby number 906 last week, it looks like the trend will continue this week. Phil Kite has been named on the bench for Tonga and will look to have a big impact if his number gets called. Phil played for the......
Calling all ex-players, old boys, club members, sponsors and supporters. Please join us for the annual Hagar’s Day at the Rugby to celebrate our club’s proud history and in particular the 20-year anniversary of the 1997 1st Grade Premiership V Royals. 1st Grade will wear......
Thanks again to our sponsor Manteena. This week we catch up with current Colts coach and committee member Duane Petersen and, boy does he do some serious name dropping. Check it out below....
Congratulations to former Vikings coaches Dan McKellar and Baden Stephenson who were in the news over the weekend. Many would be aware that Dan, Vikings 1st Grade Coach and Coaching Director at the club in 2011 and 2012, was appointed Head Coach of the Brumbies......
By Michael Henry The club enjoyed another successful day out on Saturday, winning all grades over Royals and Uni and entertaining the Polynesian Day crowd with some free flowing rugby. The Viqueens knew their away match against Royals was going to be grueling and it......
By Michael Henry and Stef Stewart-Jones. A double for Jake Knight in his 100th first grade game capped a successful day out for the red men who were successful in all grades over Wests, with the Viqueens making it a perfect day for the club......
This week we welcome all our sponsors along to Viking Park as the redmen take on Wests. Tim Sampson has made 3 changes to the 1st grade side that went down 46-14 to Royals. He’s named an unchanged forward pack while Ryne Bowden comes back......
Jake Knight will play his 100th 1st Grade game this Saturday 20 May against Wests, joining less than 12 others in club history to achieve this major milestone. The most recent inductee was Jake’s long-standing 1st Grade teammate Sione Taula. Jake has scored at the......
Whilst the story of the day from Saturday is undoubtedly the calamitous first half endured by first grade, the club can be pleased on balance with success in all of the earlier games and consoled by a second half showing in the main game that......
This week all grades are taking on Royals at Phillip Oval, with the Women having a bye. Tim Sampson has made 5 Changes to the first-grade side that put 50 points on Easts last weekend. Liam McGrath moves into the number 1 jersey, Angus Wagner......
This week thanks to our friends Manteena we caught up with Isaac Thompson. Isaac has been with the club since 2013, he tells us about his new rugby home and talks about some of his favorite moments during his time at the club. See below for......
Each year Vikings players and supporters put their hand up to help the community by spending a couple hours on a Sunday morning helping out the Salvos with the Red Shield Appeal door knock. We encourage as many Vikings as possible to come along as......
By Michael Henry, Simone Tate, and Stef Stewart-Jones Saturday saw Sam Barlow confirm his long (self) proclaimed status as a Vikings immortal, appearing in all grades across two venues in......
This week the fixtures are a little all over the place. Premier Grade will be taking on Easts at Griffith Oval, 1st Division will be playing RMC at Portsea oval and, the Vi-Queens will be taking on Royals at Griffith Oval. Coaching director Tim Sampson has......
By Michael Henry Vikings headed to Nicholls keen to build on a mixed day out against Queanbeyan the week before and make the most of a rare sunny day in Gungahlin. Unfortunately, I’d forgotten how far away Nicholls is and arrived at fourth grade with......
Once again thanks to our good friends at Manteena, this week we were able to catch up with Tuggeranong Vikings Coaching Director Tim Sampson. He talks about how the team is travelling so far in 2017, who’s been impressive and gives us a bit of an......
This week the Redmen will take on the Gungahlin Eagles. The Vikings will look to build on a good performance against the whites last week which saw them put 59 points on the board. There are four changes to the 1st-grade side this week. Sam......
Simon Cron has named his side to take on Samoa on Friday night. The side will feature all four Canberra-based players including Ryan Lonergan, Lenny Ikitau and Darcy Swain. It will be a good first hit out for the under 20’s with the main match-up Australia......
This week the redmen will take on their old foe Queanbeyan in the club lime match of the round at Viking Park. Head coach Tim Sampson has made a number of changes to the team that beat uni-norths 28-14. Michael Oakman-Hunt returns after a 12 month injury recovery,......
On Tuesday at training, we caught up with current club president and colts coach. He gave us an insight into his time at the club and provided us with an update on the 2017 colts and gave us a few players to look out for......
The Tuggeranong Rugby Club sadly notes the passing of one of its founding fathers last Monday morning 17 April at Claire Holland House after a brief illness. Dick mostly recalled as ‘Pubes’ by the irreverent Canberra Rugby community was the leading force behind the formation......
This morning Simon Cron announced a 29 man squad to take part in the Oceania Championships which kick off April 28 at Bond University against Samoa. The squad features 11 players from QLD, 9 from NSW, 5 from the ACT, 3 from Victoria and one......
Round 3 will see all grades play against Uni-Norths for the first time this year all men’s grade will compete on the same ground (North Oval) against the same opponent. 4 changes have been made to the first grade side that played against Easts. Antonio......
The Brumbies have named a strong Women’s team who will start their campaign this weekend at the Southern States Championship in Wagga Wagga. The competition will see the girls take on teams from Victoria and NSW Country. The tournament will act as an audition for the......
Kick-Off Times Vi-Queens – 9.55am 3rd Grade – 11.15am Colts – 12.45pm 2nd Grade – 2.05pm 1st Grade – 3.25pm ...
The announcement of the Australian 20’s training this morning squad has seen 8 players from the ACT named in the initial squad. ACT captain Darcy Swain, Angus Wagner, Len Ikitau and Ryan Lonergan all Viking’s colts were named in the squad. Each of these players......
With the season fast approaching the club has organised a camp and two trial games in March. The camp will be held on March 4th and 5th at a venue to be announced. The first of the two trial games will be held on Thursday......
This morning the Brumbies announced their squad to take on the Australian Barbarians this Saturday (January 28th) at Viking Park. The Brumbies side will feature six players who have worn the Tuggeranong Vikings jumper at the club level, these players are: 9. Joe Powell 22.......
17 October 1960 – 18 January 2017 The Vikings Rugby club mourns the recent loss of club stalwart Phil Burrell. Phil was an active member of the club from the mid 80’s joining from the St. George rugby club in Sydney and continued that service......