The Choir is singing regularly at Brumbies home games, our annual concerts and other events in and around Canberra and at memorial services in Bungendore as well as at the Australian War Memorial. We continue our association with the Male Choirs Association of Australia with the next concert at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in May 2025. With the British Lions visiting in 2025, we are also preparing to sing with their choir in August 2025 at the Sydney Opera House.
February 2025
Brumbies v Force
This season the choir will start singing in the East Members Lounge.
| Location | Eastern Gate GIO Stadium Bruce |
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| Time | 6:15 pm |
Vale Phil Muttukumaru
Phil has been a valued friend and Tenor since 2010 and died suddenly at home last week. Phil's family have requested us to sing, as he would have wished.
The plan is for us, in full dress uniform. to sing the hymns as a group (seated with the congregation), using the order of service. At the end of the service, we will gather outside, then farewell Phil with "World in Union".
A livestream of the service will be accessible via
attnd.com.au/philip-muttukumaru
| Location | St Jude's Catholic Church, Mulley Street, Holder |
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| Time | 11:00 |
27 February Practice - 86/154 Days to Adelaide/Sydney
This is the choir's regular weekly practice. We sing from 7:30 to 9:20, with a short break at half time to have a cuppa and a chat.
If you're thinking of joining the choir, come along a little earlier and make yourself known, and you can see what we do!
| Location | Hughes Baptist Church 34 Groom Street |
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| Time | 7.30 pm |
March 2025
St David's Day
The Australian Rugby Choir will be helping the Canberra Welsh Society to celebrate St David's Day.
| Location | Weston Creek Labour Club |
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| Time | 7.30 pm |
Brumbies v Highlanders
| Location | Eastern Gate GIO Stadium Bruce |
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| Time | 6.00 pm |
May 2025
Brumbies v Waratahs
| Location | Eastern Gate GIO Stadium Bruce |
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| Time | 6.00 pm |
Male Choirs' Association of Australia (MCAA) Festival
This event is being hosted by the Metropolitan Male Choir of South Australia. The guest conductor is Evan Patton.
Final Rehearsals and Performance Times, Locations etc:
• Saturday 24 May 12.30 – 4.00pm (Adelaide Entertainment Centre – Theatres) Seating allocations into choir sections from 12.30. Singers move onto stage around 1.10pm. Rehearsal choir with Piano 1.30 – 2.00pm. Orchestra arrives 2.00pm. Singers dismissed at 3.45 approximately.
• Sunday 25 May (Adelaide Entertainment Centre – Theatres). Singers should plan on arriving between 12.30 and 1.00pm. Doors open to the Public at 1.00pm. Concert starts at 2.00pm and should finish between 4.00 and 4.30pm.
Remember you MUST attend both Saturday rehearsal to perform on Sunday.
| Location | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
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| Time | 12.30 pm |
July 2025
Brumbies v British & Irish Lions [ARC involvement TBC]
The Choir's participation is still to be confirmed.
| Location | Eastern Gate GIO Stadium Bruce |
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| Time | 6.00 pm |
August 2025
Lions Male Choir and Friends at the Sydney Opera House
The Lions Male Choir will stage massed male choral concerts with select Australian male voice choirs around Australia to coincide with the British Lions Tour matches between late July into early August 2025.
The Australian Rugby Choir will perform with the Lions Male Choir at the Sydney Opera House on Friday 1st August.
At this stage, the performance venue is in the "Studio", although this may change depending on ticket sales.
The ARC last performed in the Sydney Opera House with the Lions Rugby Choir in 2007. In 2013, as part of the British & Lions Rugby tour of that year, the ARC was the only Australian choir invited to join the touring UK massed choirs to perform in the Sydney Town Hall at the end of the rugby tour.
Check out the photos www.rugbychoir.org.au/gallery/79/opera-house-gala-concert.html
www.rugbychoir.org.au/gallery/1949/sydney-town-hall-lions-choir-7th.html
www.rugbychoir.org.au/gallery/1880/brumbies-lions-june-18.html
www.rugbychoir.org.au/gallery/1869/lions-parliament-house-welcome-june-17.html
| Location | Sydney Opera House |
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| Time | 7:00pm |