News Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Time has flown by once again leaving us already at the midway point of another Darwin Rugby Union season.
While some sides are sitting pretty dominating the field, others remain slumped at the bottom of the ladder with tough times ahead. The NT News Sports team, like last season , has taken a look at how the A/B-grade Men’s and Women’s side’s have fared through the opening eight rounds of the competition. See how your club and team is going below.
*Stats are not properly tracked and have been sourced from NTRU’s website and the Rugby Xplorer app. The site does not always provide accurate information. Hence, the stats are as accurate as possible with the information available at time of writing.
A-GRADE 1) University Pirates – 8 games, 7 wins, 1 loss, +199, 6 BP, 34pts University Pirates A-grade player Asiveli Rauga. Picture: From The Sideline Sports Photography. Points: Robbie Butcher (75) Tries: Asiveli Rauga (11) Sitting pretty atop the ladder once again, the finalists have been in fine touch to date.
The Pirates’ lone defeat came at the hands of the rampaging Bunnies in Round 7 in a 26-17 scoreline. Other than that small blip and a couple of tight ones against the Cougars, University has maintained its status as the side to beat in 2024-25. 2) South Darwin – 7 games, 6 wins, 1 loss, +73, 5 BP, 29pts Points: Vincent Mehn (59) Tries: Setefano Lemuel Cakaunivalu (8) Fou.