Australian Rugby Football Union References Australian Rugby Football Union sports organization Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: Australian Rugby Union, Southern Rugby Football Union(Show More) Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: rugby/ AustraliaThe national Australian Rugby Union was not formed until 1949. In other parts of Australia, Australian rules football had already established itself as the dominant sport. Read MoreThe national Australian Rugby Union was not formed until 1949. In other parts of Australia, Australian rules football had already established itself as the dominant sport. Read More