Burnie Emus Rugby Union Club

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Burnie Emus Rugby Union Club

The Burnie Emus Rugby Union Club is based on the North-West coast of Tasmania and is a member of the Australian Rugby Union Incorporated (ARU).

We train Tuesday and Thursday nights at Upper Burnie from 5.30pm. Men, women and juniors welcome. The Burnie Emus are a Tasmanian rugby union club based in the North-West coast of Tasmania formed in 1961. The Burnie Emus club colours are blue with patches of red and the club logo features an emu.The club competes in the Tasmanian Rugby Union competition which is a statewide competition. The club expectations are that all players and supporters act in a manner that is responsible, socially acceptable and with the best interests of both the club and the game. Live, breathe, play, rugby!

30/09/2026

& off they go ✈️

29/09/2026

Wishing our super star ladies all the luck & best wishes for their state tour, as they jet off tomorrow to Melbourne 🤝

Forwards Vanessa Davies, Ana Vaka, Tammy Work, and backs Claire Griffiths and Bec Sweetman (C) all earning their right to right to represent Tas after stella seasons 💛💚

They'll play two games, over two days;
📆 Fri 2 October versus a Victorian U20 Development Team. 7pm kick off.
📆 Sat 3 Oct Match against a representative team from the Victorian Metro Development League. 2pm kick off.

We couldn't be prouder of our ladies, we know they'll make us, their club, and their state super proud! Go get em ladies 🙌

28/09/2026

To our coaches who have stood on the side lines, braved the weather, sacrificed their time and helped shape our club and our players, thank you.

Quite simply, we can't do it without you.

26/09/2026

Let's celebrate our season in style 👯 details below!

24/09/2026

Simply put, THANK YOU.

23/09/2026

Rugby might be over, but touch football is just about to begin! 🙌

👉 If you've thought about picking up a rugby ball, but not sure where to start - this is the perfect environment to do it!

👉 If you want to get out of the house, and make some new friends - this is the perfect place to do it

👉 If you want to some extra fitness, in a fun, welcoming and inclusive environment - this is the perfect way to do it!

Whether you're chasing weekly games, a pathway into rugby, new friendships, or just a reason to stop saying "I should really do something active" this is it!

Touch football has started countless rugby journeys, created lifelong friendships, and given plenty of people a community they didn't know they needed 💙

COME ALONG TO THEIR COME TRY DAYS - Meet the players, refs and those behind the scenes. Grab a snag and enjoy the evening sun!

Plenty of teams still needing additional numbers, so don't be shy if you haven't got a team - they'll have plenty of spots for you.

Come try dates: October 6th & 13th, from 6pm.
Round 1 Game: October 20th - kicking off at 6pm!
Kids +8, women, men, seniors, new, returning - all welcome 💙

📍Upper Burnie Sports Complex

& be sure to follow their FB page, to keep up to date!
Burnie Touch Football

20/09/2026

👏👏 CLUB RAFFLE DRAWN 🎫 👏👏

A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO OUR MAJOR RAFFLE SPONSORS!
Communion Brewing Co
The Strength Den Burnie
The Cove Tasmania
Premix King Burnie
Doggy Hair Doos Dog Grooming
Rebecca Sweetman - Business Development Manager at Harcourts Burnie

+ Club legends Bart OBrien, Caleb Wells, Liz Edwards, Bec Sweetman, Jose Situlia, Tammy Work, Luke Mccallum, Mel Weldon & Kim Cuningham for donating towards our raffle!

A huge shout out to our ticket sellers including all our state reps Bec Sweetman, Jose Situlia, Claire Griffiths, Vanessa Davies, Tusa Peseta, Tammy Work, Ana Vaka, Mel Weldon, Samara Bakes, Liz Edwards, Bec Baillie, Sarah Wilson, Kim Cunningham, Natalie Joy & Luke McCallum!

Also, a massive shout out to Sunny & Raquel from BeaDoughs Donuts, for assisting us with a donut campaign to further help our players - we managed to sell 32 boxes!

Thank you for supporting our players, helping our club, and making the significant difference you have. Our players, our committee and our club are very blown away by the support we've been shown, and the assistance we've been able to provide our players.

Through club & player donations, sponsorships, our club raffle & our donut campaign, we've been able to offset at least 50% of each players state trip - which is a massive accomplishment. Without our community coming together, magic like this doesn't happen! 🥰

19/09/2026

WE ARE DRAWING OUR RAFFLE!!

Winners posted in our comments 🔥 they'll be drawn spaced out over the next hour 🤝

We can't thank everyone enough for all their help & support towards our club & players. We are honestly blown away with the support 🥹

17/09/2026

State reps still out here putting in the late night work ⏳️🛠 very proud of the committment of this group (not all pictured), as they focus on their upcoming tours, whether its here on the paddock or behind the scenes at home.
Your raffle ticket money is helping them achieve that!
48 hours left to get your tickets! 🎫

16/09/2026

24 BOXES SOLD - HELP US GET TO 50 BY FRIDAY! 🍩

Collection from our club, 12pm on the 19th of September 🤝

Address

2 Southwell Street
Upper Burnie, TAS
7320

Website

https://xplorer.rugby/burnie-emus-men

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