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GRAND FINAL RE-MATCH TO KICK OFF 2015 BUILDCORP NRC
By ARU Media
Brisbane City will host Perth Spirit first up in the 2015 Buildcorp NRC (Image: Getty)
To celebrate the two-month countdown before the second Buildcorp National Rugby Championship kicks off, the Australian Rugby Union has announced the fixture schedule for the 2015 season.
The draw for the 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship has been officially released - who is your team playing?
Round 1
Thu 20 August, Brisbane City v Perth Spirit; Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, 7:30pm
Sat 22 August, North Harbour Rays v Sydney Stars, Manly Oval, Manly, 3:00pm
Sat 22 August, Greater Sydney Rams v NSW Country Eagles, Merrylands RSL Park, Sydney, 3:00pm
Sun 23 August Queensland Country v Melbourne Rising, Bond University, Gold Coast, 3:30pm
UC Vikings BYE
Round 2
Thu 27 August, Sydney Stars v Queensland Country; Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, 7:30pm
Sat 29 August, Melbourne Rising v Brisbane City, Harlequin Rugby Club, Melbourne, 2:00pm
Sat 29 August, NSW Country v Eagles v UC Vikings, Woollahra Oval, Sydney, 3:00pm
Sat 29 August, Perth Spirit v North Harbour Rays, McGillivray Fields, UWA Park 3:30pm
Greater Sydney Rams BYE
Round 3
Thu 3 September, North Harbour Rays v Melbourne Rising; Manly Oval, Manly, 7:30pm
Sat 5 September, UC Vikings v Greater Sydney Rams, Viking Park, Canberra, 2:00pm
Sat 5 September, Sydney Stars v Perth Spirit, Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, 3:00pm
Sun 6 September, Queensland Country v Brisbane City, Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba, 3:30pm
NSW County Eagles BYE
Round 4
Thu 10 September, Brisbane City v North Harbour Rays; Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, 7:30pm
Sat 12 September, NSW Country Eagles v Sydney Stars, Chillingworth Oval, Tamworth, 3:00pm
Sat 12 September Greater Sydney Rams v Queensland Country, Foreshaw Park, Sydney, 3:00pm
Sat 12 September, Perth Spirit v UC Vikings, McGillivray Fields, UWA Park, 3:30pm
Melbourne Rising BYE
Round 5
Thu 17 September, UC Vikings v Sydney Stars; Viking Park, Canberra, 7:30pm
Sat 19 September, Melbourne Rising v Greater Sydney Rams, La Trobe City Stadium, Morwell, 2:00pm
Sat 19 September, Queensland Country v Perth Spirit, Rugby Park, Rockhampton, 6:00pm
Sun 20 September, Brisbane City v NSW Country Eagles, Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, 3:30pm
North Harbour Rays BYE
Round 6
Thu 24 September, NSW Country Eagles v Queensland Country, Newcastle No. 2 Sports Ground, Newcastle, 7:30pm
Sat 26 September, North Harbour Rays v UC Vikings, Pittwater Rugby Park, Sydney, 3:00pm
Sat 26 September, Perth Spirit v Melbourne Rising, McGillivray Fields, UWA Park, 3:30pm
Sun 27 September, Sydney Stars v Greater Sydney Rams, Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, 3:00pm
Brisbane City BYE
Round 7
Thu 1 October, Greater Sydney Rams v North Harbour Rays; Pirtek Stadium, Sydney, 7:30pm
Fri 2 October UC Vikings v Melbourne Rising, Viking Park, Canberra, 7:30pm
Fri 2 October, Sydney Stars v Brisbane City, Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, 7:30pm
Sun 4 October, Perth Spirit v NSW Country Eagles, McGillivray Fields, UWA Park, 3:00pm
Queensland Country BYE
Round 8
Thu 8 October, Melbourne Rising v NSW Country Eagles, Simonds Stadium, Geelong, 7:30pm
Sat 10 October, UC Vikings v Brisbane City, Viking Park, Canberra, 2:00pm
Sat 10 October, North Harbour Rays v Queensland Country, Pittwater Rugby Park, Sydney, 3:00pm
Sat 10 October, Greater Sydney Rams v Perth Spirit, Concord Oval, Sydney, 3:00pm
Sydney Stars BYE
Round 9
Thu 15 October, Queensland Country v UC Vikings; Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast, 7:30pm
Sat 17 October, Brisbane City v Greater Sydney Rams, Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane, 3:30pm
Sat 17 October, NSW Country Eagles v North Harbour Rays, Ann Ashwood Park, Bathurst, 4:00pm
Sun 18 October, Melbourne Rising v Sydney Stars, Frankston Oval, Victoria, 1:30pm
Perth Spirit BYE
The 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship will once again visit regional areas across the Eastern seaboard in New South Wales (Tamworth, Newcastle and Bathurst), Queensland (Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast) and Victoria (Frankston, Morwell and Geelong), giving Rugby fans across Australia the opportunity to engage with an elite Rugby competition.
In a mouthwatering re-match of the 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Grand Final, champions Brisbane City will host Perth Spirit at Ballymore Stadium on Thursday, 20 August in this season’s curtain-raiser broadcast LIVE on FOX SPORTS.
A pair of all-New South Wales blockbusters also catch the eye in Round 1, with the North Harbour Rays entertaining the Sydney Stars at Manly Oval, while the New South Wales Country Eagles travel to Merrylands RSL Park to take on the Greater Sydney Rams.
The Queensland Derby headlines Round 3 when Queensland Country host Brisbane City at the Clive Berghofer Stadium in Toowoomba.
For the first time, the Melbourne Rising will take its home NRC fixtures outside of the city when they play the Greater Sydney Rams in Morwell in Round 5, the New South Wales Country Eagles at Simonds Stadium in Geelong in Round 7 and the Sydney Stars at Frankston Oval in Round 9.
Perth Spirit will be looking for a similar result from last year’s Semi-Final against the Melbourne Rising when they meet the same opponents at McGillivray Fields in Mount Claremont, Perth in Round 6. Another derby features on the same weekend with the Sydney Stars playing the Greater Sydney Rams at Leichhardt Oval.
With the top four sides on the ladder at the end of the regular season making the finals, the 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Semi-Finals will take place on the weekend of 24/25 October, with the Grand Final a week later.
In 2014, the Australian Rugby Union introduced a host of new law variations and innovations to encourage attacking, free-flowing Rugby. By the end of the inaugural season, there were 358 tries in 39 matches, an average of 9.2 a game.
FOX SPORTS will again broadcast one match a week LIVE on Thursday night throughout the season.
2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship FOX SPORTS Broadcast Games (all games kick off at 7.30pm AEST)
Round 1, Thu 20 August, Brisbane City v Perth Spirit; Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Round 2, Thu 27 August, Sydney Stars v Queensland Country; Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Round 3, Thu 3 September, North Harbour Rays v Melbourne Rising; Manly Oval, Manly
Round 4, Thu 10 September, Brisbane City v North Harbour Rays; Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Round 5, Thu 17 September, UC Vikings v Sydney Stars; Viking Park, Canberra
Round 6, Thu 24 September, NSW Country Eagles v Queensland Country; Newcastle No 2 Sports Ground, Newcastle
Round 7, Thu 1 October, Greater Sydney Rams v North Harbour Rays; Pirtek Stadium, Sydney
Round 8, Thu 8 October, Melbourne Rising v NSW Country Eagles, Simonds Stadium, Geelong
Round 9, Thu 15 October, Queensland Country v UC Vikings; Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
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