ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union
[citation needed] In 1975, ACT won promotion for the following season to the top division of the Wallaby Trophy, Australia's provincial championship at that time.[citation needed] The win over the reigning Five Nations champions showed that ACT could compete against the top tier of rugby players in the world.When the ACT comprehensively beat New South Wales by 44–28 in 1994,[citation needed] an invitation was issued for a Canberra club to play in the expanded 14-team NSWRU Premiership sponsored by AAMI for the following season.[4] The team had two close matches against NSW Country and Perth Gold during the season, but managed to progress undefeated through the three pool games, semi-final and final to win the competition and take the shield.In 2022, with the Revival of Australian Rugby Shield ACT and Southern New South Wales Griffins were crowned champions defeating NSW Country 34-31 in the Grand Final at Brighton Oval, Adelaide.