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Perth Spirit
Founded 2007
Union Australian Rugby Union
Location Perth, Australia
Ground(s) Members Equity Stadium
Capacity 17,288[1]
Coach John Mulvihill
Captain Mat Henjak
League Australian Rugby Championship
2007 Semi-Finalist
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Union website
www.rugbywa.com.au
Flag of Australia

The Perth Spirit are an Australian rugby union football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU is the governing body of Rugby union in Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Members Equity Stadium is a Sports stadium in Perth, Australia. The Australian Rugby Championship or ARC (also known as the Mazda Australian Rugby Championship or the Mazda Championship for sponsorship Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The Spirit are one of eight clubs that will compete in the inaugural Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) which starts in August of 2007. The Australian Rugby Championship or ARC (also known as the Mazda Australian Rugby Championship or the Mazda Championship for sponsorship The Spirit will play at the Members Equity Stadium. Members Equity Stadium is a Sports stadium in Perth, Australia. The players in the squad have adopted an unconventional name of the Perth Pigs . The team is captained by half back Mat Henjak since he has overcome a back injury.

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History

With the announcement of a new national rugby union competition, it was known that one of the foundation clubs would be located in Perth - with three teams in New South Wales, two in Queensland and Canberra and Melbourne clubs making up the inaugural eight. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The Perth team's name - Spirit, along with colours and logo were unveiled in March of 2007.

Also at the launch of the new team, it was revealed that John Mulvihill would be the head coach of the Spirit for the inaugural season. Mulvihill is also the Super 14 Western Force attack coach. The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds Western Force is a Rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super 14 competition The competition started in August, with the Spirit expected to play their first home game at Members Equity Stadium on the second weekend of August. Members Equity Stadium is a Sports stadium in Perth, Australia.

Colours and logo

The colours, name and logo of the club were unveiled on March 21, 2007. [2] The Spirit's colours were revealed as black and gold - the traditional state colours of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. RugbyWA board and senior management considered 20 names for the ARC team, with Spirit in the end being the preferred option because it was seen identifiable as Western Australian, and is aligned with the Western Force Super 14 team. [2] The logo of the Spirit was also similar to that of the Force, though it is gold instead of the Force's blue.

Rugby WA said that “Just as Force taps into the natural elements that have shaped WA, the word Spirit is strong, powerful and dynamic, and reflects the independent, open-minded and entrepreneurial way West Aussies approach things”. [2] In addition, “We didn’t choose an animal or plant in the name because we wanted it to reflect a passionate and proudly parochial body of people, West Aussies”. [2] Although the jersey has yet to be revealed, it is known that the Spirit will play in the traditional hoop style. [2]

Stadium

The Perth Spirit did play at the Members Equity Stadium in Perth. Members Equity Stadium is a Sports stadium in Perth, Australia. The ground was opened in 1904. The Western Force do not play at Members Equity, but at the larger capacity venue of Subiaco Oval. Subiaco Oval, known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. However, Members Equity is probably better suited to rugby due to its configuration. The stadium has a capacity of around 17,000. The Perth Spirit played four home games at Members Equity during the first and only ARC season. The stadium is also home to the Perth Glory FC and WA Reds Rugby League Club. Perth Glory FC is an association football (soccer club from Perth Western Australia, playing in the A-League.

Franchise area

New South Wales and Queensland clubs are aligned with existing local clubs, it has yet to be announced what system the Perth club will be using. It was said of the location of the club during the Spirit's launch that "Perth was chosen to avoid confusion with the Western Force but still make it obviously West Australian". [2] The 28-man squad will not be known until at least the end of the Super 14 season.

Current squad

Player Position Club Super 14 caps Wallaby caps
Kane Allen Centre/Wing Wests Subiaco 0 0
Dan Bailey Wing/Fullback Nedlands 0 0
Will Brock Flanker Nedlands 0 0
Richard Brown Flanker Cottesloe 19 0
Pekahou Cowan Prop Nedlands 1 0
Ryan Cross Centre University 13 0
Nick Cummins Wing/Fullback N/A 0 0
Scott Daruda Flyhalf Associates 6 0
Luke Doherty Lock/Backrow Kalamunda 47 0
Scott Fardy Lock/Backrow N/A 0 0
Scott Fava Backrow Associates 74 5
Todd Feather Flyhalf Cottesloe 2 0
Gareth Hardy Prop Palmyra 39 0
Matt Henjak (c) Scrumhalf Cottesloe 41 4
Jimmy Hilgendorf Flyhalf Wests Subiaco 15 0
Tom Hockings Lock Associates 0 0
Luke Holmes Hooker Nedlands 4 0
Edward Jenkins Wing Sydney University (NSW) 0 0
Kieran Longbottom Prop Rockingham 0 0
Lachlan MacKay Flyhalf/Centre Perth Bayswater 13 1
Tai McIsaac (vc) Hooker Wests Subiaco 43 9
Luke McLean Fullback/Flyhalf Souths (Qld) 0 0
Jackson Mullane Wing Southern Districts (NSW) 0 0
Junior Pelesasa Centre Wanneroo 50 0
David Pocock Flanker University 13 0
Haig Sare Wing/Fullback Nedlands 15 0
Cameron Shepherd Wing/Fullback Perth Bayswater 40 5
Ratu Siganiyavi Wing/Fullback Palmyra 0 0
James Stannard Scrumhalf Palmyra 0 0
Troy Takiari Prop Nedlands 13 0
Sitaleki Timani Lock Cottesloe 0 0
Ryan Tyrrell Hooker Rockingham 0 0
Rudi Vedelago Lock Kalamunda 39 0
AJ Whalley Prop Cottesloe 7 0

Records

ARC seasons
Year Played Win Draw Loss PF PA Diff Bonus
(4 tries)		 Bonus
(Loss <7pts)		 Points Place Playoffs
2007 8 6 0 2 210 138 72 1 0 25 3 Semi-Final vs Central Coast Rays

Head coaches

Captains

Vice-Captains

See also

References

  1. ^ Members Equity Stadium. Richard Brown or Browne may refer to Rabbit Brown, Richard "Rabbit" Brown an early blues musician Richard Brown (journalist Ryan 'Noughts' Cross (born 6 October 1979 is a former Rugby league footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL Scott Daruda (born 17 February, 1986) is an Australian Rugby union footballer Scott Fava (born 19 January 1976 in Kiama, Australia) is an Australian Rugby union footballer Matt Henjak (born 25 November, 1981 in Queanbeyan) is an Australian Rugby union player Tai McIsaac (born 19 March, 1975 in Brisbane) is an Australian Rugby union footballer Jackson Mullane (born January 30 1987 is an Australian actor known for his portrayal of Outlaw in the Gladiators Junior Pelesasa (born 17 October 1980 in New Zealand) is an Australian Rugby union footballer Air Marshal David John Pocock, CB, CVO is a senior Royal Air Force officer Cameron Shepherd (born 30 March, 1984) is an Australian Rugby union footballer Rudi Vedelago is an Australian Rugby Union player He is currently a member of the Australian Super 14 Rugby side Western Force and has also represented The Central Coast Rays were an Australian Rugby union football club that played in the now-defunct Australian Rugby Championship. Western Force is a Rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super 14 competition The Western Australia Rugby Union, also known as RugbyWA, is the governing body for Rugby union in the state of Western Australia, Australia austadiums. com. Retrieved on 2007-03-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
  2. ^ a b c d e f RugbyWA Launches Perth Spirit For New Competition. rugbywa. com. au (March 21, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.

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