Rugby Admin
To gain approval from your Member Union, your club/team/school will need to submit the following:
You will need to include your travel dates and planned matches. This information, once approved, allows your touring team(s) to be moved in Rugby Xplorer systems to create the match in the destination State/Territory.
NOTE - your touring team may be subject to additional approval requirements by your Association and/or Member Union.
To gain approval to tour from Rugby Australia, your club/team/school will need to submit the following:
- Complete and signed Rugby Australia Tour Application From by clicking here.
- This must include a complete Tour Itinerary outlining ALL matches to played (including age grade of touring team (eg: U12's), opposition team/s, dates, and venues.)
Rugby AU will then contact the respective National Union(s) within whose territory such match, tour or series of matches is due to take place and request for 'Permission to tour'.
When approval is received, Rugby AU will notify this approval direct to the club/team/school.
Rugby Australian Touring Terms and Conditions can be found on page 5 of the Rugby Tour Application
Please do not leave this to the last minute, as the process will take some time.
Please note: If approval to tour is not received prior to the arrival in host country, the National Union may not sanction games to be played in their union.
For travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, visit www.smartraveller.gov.au.
As we are all aware, COVID-19 is increasingly impacting the global community and is a rapidly evolving issue. The Australian Government's Department of Health are currently monitoring COVID-19 and providing advice that is regularly updated. Rugby Australia strongly recommends that member unions, associations, clubs and participants follow the advice issued by the Australian Government and any additional advice that is issued by their State or Territory Governments.