The Buildcorp Australian Rugby Shield is designed as a national residential XV-a-side tournament for Senior Men and Women participating in community rugby from all States, Territories and areas of Australia.  The 2026 tournament will be run in two locations, with the Geelong venue hosting teams from Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory and the Australian Defence Forces.

Come along and watch the best of the best community rugby stars playing in Colts, Mens and Womens divisions across 3 days of actioned-packed rugby on:

• Thursday 8 October
• Friday 9 October; and
• Sunday 11 October.

We would love to see you down at the Geelong Rugby Club (93 Hendy St, Corio) to see the action live and cheer on the squads in action.  Matches start at 9:00am daily, and kick off every 90 minutes until 3:00pm.