The 2021 final draw has now been confirmed with the Fortescue Premier Grade slated to kick-off on April 10.
The competition will consist of the same 14 clubs as per the 2020 competition with trial matches already underway.
Local Media Services Company (LMSC) will be filming senior matches, with the chosen ‘Match of the Round’ being live-streamed on RugbyWA’s YouTube page, and the Rugby Xplorer App, making the Fortescue Premier Grade available to a national audience.
Additionally, all ‘Match of the Round’ replay’s will be available to view on the RugbyWA website.
RugbyWA will also be hosting a number of themed rounds in the 2021 season, with the aim of promoting the competitions key values and messages.
Continuing its longstanding partnership with the Insurance Commission of Western Australia (ICWA), two ‘Belt Up’ rounds will be taking place during round three and round seventeen.
Now in its eighth season, RugbyWA’s ‘Belt Up’ rounds aim to promote safe driving on WA roads and the importance of wearing a seat belt.
In 2020’s mental health round both Joondalup and UWA premier grade sides donned yellow socks in support of the RUOK? message with the competition looking to replicate something similar in 2021.
The mental health round is scheduled for round eight of the Fortescue Premier Grade, promoting the health and wellbeing of RugbyWA participants.
2021 season will see an indigenous round being held collaboratively with our clubs. Celebrating Western Australia’s first nations people, Kalamunda Rugby Club will host an indigenous themed match against Wests Scarborough debuting an indigenous themed jersey.
These jerseys will be auctioned off prior to the game with all proceeds going towards the Bibbulmun Fund, which raises money to empower local first nations people to generate new possibilities in the way Aboriginal enterprise and entrepreneurial leaders do business.
RugbyWA CEO Nathan Charles spoke on how community rugby is shifting into a new era, with the 2021 Fortescue Premier Grade season being one of the most anticipated in recent memory.
“There is a lot of excitement surrounding the start of our premier competition.” Charles said.
“It’s great to hear so many people starting to engage with Club rugby in Western Australia. RugbyWA intends to foster and grow the game of Rugby Union across the state.
“In conjunction with our local clubs, we have been able to plan a number of key events and rounds throughout the season to celebrate key partnerships and messages.”
“This wouldn’t be possible without the hard work a diligence by the volunteers and committees at each premier club.”
“Personally, I am extremely excited to see what the Premier Grade competition can produce this year, I look forward to an exciting brand of rugby.”
All fixtures, live scoring and ladder results will be available on through the RugbyWA website as well as on the Rugby Xplorer App.
Fortescue Premier Grade Draw
*Match of the Round
Round 1 – April 10
Associates vs Palmyra*
Cottesloe vs Wests
UWA vs Joondalup
Nedlands vs Kalamunda
Southern Lions vs Wanneroo
Curtin Uni vs Perth Bayswater
ARKs vs Coastal Cavaliers
Round 2 – April 17
Joondalup vs Associates
UWA vs Cottesloe
Kalamunda vs Palmyra
Southern Lions vs Wests
Nedlands vs Perth Bayswater
Wanneroo vs Coastal Cavaliers
Curtin Uni vs ARKs*
Round 3 – April 24
Associates vs ARKs
Coastal Cavaliers vs Cottesloe
Palmyra vs Nedlands
Perth Bayswater vs Wests Scarborough
Joondalup vs Southern Lions*
UWA vs Wanneroo
Curtin Uni vs Kalamunda
Round 4 – May 1
Associates vs Curtin Uni
Cottesloe vs Nedlands
Palmyra vs Wanneroo
Wests Scarborough vs ARKs
Joondalup vs Kalamunda
Perth Bayswater vs UWA*
Southern Lions vs Coastal Cavaliers
Round 5 – May 8
Cottesloe vs Associates
Palmyra vs Perth Bayswater
Wanneroo vs Wests Scarborough
Nedlands vs Joondalup
Kalamunda vs UWA
ARKs vs Southern Lions
Curtin Uni vs Coastal Cavaliers
Round 6 – May 15
Nedlands vs Associates
Joondalup vs Cottesloe
Palmyra vs Wests Scarborough
UWA vs ARKs
Kalamunda vs Southern Lions
Wanneroo vs Curtin Uni
Coastal Cavaliers vs Perth Bayswater
Round 7 - May 22
Associates vs Wests Scarborough
Cottesloe vs Palmyra
Perth Bayswater vs Joondalup
Wanneroo vs Nedlands
Coastal Cavaliers vs UWA
ARKs vs Kalamunda
Southern Lions vs Curtin Uni
Round 8 – May 29
Kalamunda vs Associates
Cottesloe vs Wanneroo
Palmyra vs Joondalup
Wests Scarborough vs Coastal Cavaliers
ARKs vs Nedlands
UWA vs Curtin Uni
Southern Lions vs Perth Bayswater
General BYE – June 5
Round 9 – June 12
Coastal Cavaliers vs Associates
Cottesloe vs ARKs
Palmyra vs Southern Lions
Wests Scarborough vs UWA
Joondalup vs Wanneroo
Curtin Uni vs Nedlands
Kalamunda vs Perth Bayswater
Round 10 – June 19
Associates vs UWA
Perth Bayswater vs Cottesloe
ARKs vs Palmyra
Curtin Uni vs Wests Scarborough
Joondalup vs Coastal Cavaliers
Nedlands vs Southern Lions
Wanneroo vs Kalamunda
Round 11 – June 26
Wanneroo vs Associates
Southern Lions vs Cottesloe
UWA vs Palmyra
Wests Scarborough vs Nedlands
Joondalup vs Curtin Uni
Coastal Cavaliers vs Kalamunda
Perth Bayswater vs ARKs
Round 12 – July 3
Associates vs Southern Lions
Cottesloe vs Curtin Uni
Coastal Cavaliers vs Palmyra
Kalamunda vs Wests Scarborough
ARKs vs Joondalup
Nedlands vs UWA
Perth Bayswater vs Wanneroo
Round 13 – July 10
Associates vs Perth Bayswater
Kalamunda vs Cottesloe
Palmyra vs Curtin Uni
Wests Scarborough vs Joondalup
Nedlands vs Coastal Cavaliers
Southern Lions vs UWA
Wanneroo vs ARKs
