EST. 2013
With the support our ambassadors, the Stockman Rugby program provides development opportunities for aspiring grass-roots players from Australia’s rural and regional area’s, while tackling men’s health related subjects such as suicide, depression and substance abuse.
Stockman Rugby has toured:
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2013: New Zealand
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2015: Ireland
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2016: North Queensland
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2017: Argentina
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2018: Perth, Western Australia
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2024: England
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2025: Fiji (Oct, 2025)
We look forward to many more tours all over the rugby playing world! For the latest news on our programs and activities follow us on Facebook.
STOCKMAN RUGBY - AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY
AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY
Founded in the iconic outback town of Longreach, Queensland, we're proudly country and promote the classic Aussie values of integrity, mateship, hard work and selflessness.
We're proud to select rugby players with country roots from all over Australia to from an Australian Country touring team and export these values all over the rugby playing world.
We are privileged to provide another development opportunity to the country area's, unions, clubs and players we serve.
In October 2025, the Stockman Rugby - Australian Country Program will launch our '2025 Pacific Paradise Tour' to Fiji. The squad will be coached by ACT Brumbies assistant coach and former Wallaby captain, Ben Mowen who will be supported by an exceptional coaching team including Classic Wallabies James Holbeck and Guy Shepherdson. We are excited to tour Fiji, play some quality opposition, learn a new culture and make some mates for life!
We are grateful for the support of Rugby Australia and would value your support as well. For a sponsorship prospectus click here:
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MENS HEALTH
Men's Health issues such as suicide, depression, substance abuse and domestic violence are important issues having a negative impact in Australia's country area's.
Through group discussions, clinics and conversations, addressing Mens Health is an inseparable component of every Stockman Rugby program.
Along with our sponsors and partners we believe sport and in particular,
rugby, can be a powerful vehicle for positive change.
OUR VALUED AMBASSADORS
We are incredibly fortunate to benefit from the patronage of a number of Wallabies, Wallaroos, Australian 7's players, and Classic Wallabies in adition to a number of professional and former professional rugby players. Their selfless support of the Stockman Rugby - Australian Country programs enables us to reach more people, raise more support and add a value and depth to the initiative that otherwise would'nt be possible.
John Eales AM
Wallabies Captain
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I’m proud to be associated with Stockman Rugby, as it provides an avenue for rural and regional players to develop their skills and character. Stockman Rugby invests in club rugby and the community through its charitable initiatives and is built on the best qualities of country rugby: excellence, mateship and development.
John Eales AM
Tate McDermott
Wallabies Captain
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Stockman Rugby is a fantastic country rugby initiative that involves professional players and classic wallabies and invests into the next generation of grass-roots footy players. Coming from Bundaberg, Queensland I love that the program not only gives back to rural and regional players, Stockies also holds important men’s health conversations that changes lives.
Tate McDermott
Guy Shepherdson
Wallabies
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I am excited to be involved with the Stockman Rugby - Australian Country program. For me it is an opportunity to invest back into grass-roots rugby and be a part of positively impacting young people within the unique framework of Stockman Rugby. I expect squad members to not only develop as players but also as people and take this experience back to benefit their clubs and communities.
Guy Shepherdson
Alex Gibbon
Australian 7's
James Stannard
Australian 7's Captain
Australian 7's Captain
Charlotte Caslick
I appreciate the global appeal and transformative power of rugby. It’s great to be involved with a program that uses rugby to provide positive opportunities to young Australian’s to develop both as people and as rugby players.
Charlotte Caslick
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Australian 7's
Demi Hayes
Sport is a wonderful part of country communities and the Australian way of life. I am delighted to be an ambassador for the Stockman Rugby program, an initiative that uses sport as a vehicle to provide young people from the country, valuable athletic and personal development opportunities. As a girl from the bush who now plays rugby 7’s for Australia, I am a believer in the power of sport, the lessons it teaches and the places it can take you.
Demi Hayes
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Lewis Holland
Australian 7's Captain
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I am proud to be involved with Stockman Rugby and what it represents. Having grown up in a small town in New South Wales and now owning a rural contracting business and cattle operation, I appreciate the challenges and rewards of life in the country. Being a part of this program allows me to invest into Australian players on the rise and make positive connections with blokes from regional and rural area’s through rugby.”
Lewis Holland
Wallabies
Dylan Pietsch
Wallabies
Rod Davies
I am proud to be aligned with Stockman Rugby, an important grass-roots rugby program that provides development\ opportunities to emerging rugby talent from regional and rural area’s. It’s a great avenue for me to invest into the next generation of players both on the field and through their mental health conversations.
Rod Davies
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Harry Wilson
Wallabies Captain
I am proud to be involved with Stockman Rugby and the development opportunities the program provides grass-roots players. Stockman Rugby tours and clinics help strengthen grass roots rugby across Australia, while their men’s-health conversations raise awareness of some important issues among young Australians. Stockman Rugby epitomises some of the best values and aspects of grass-roots footy.
Harry Wilson
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James Slipper
Wallabies Captain
I am proud to be an ambassador of Australian Stockman Rugby Union, the program provides grass-roots rugby players from across Australia the opportunity to tour internationally, with while addressing pertinent men’s health topics, it is an important program in the Australian grass-roots rugby landscape.
James Slipper
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James Holbeck
Wallabies
Having been involved with the Stockman Rugby program and seeing its positive impact upon young people from around Australia, I am delighted to be an Ambassador. It’s an effective and innovative mental health awareness initiative and provides a wonderful rugby development pathway.
James Holbeck
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Wallaroos
Georgie Friedrichs
Stockman Rugby are leveraging the power of rugby to bring together young Australians from rural and regional area's to discuss important mental health issues while touring internationally. I’m proud to be involved and making a meaningful difference through this initiative.
Georgie Friedrichs
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Wallabies
Greg Holmes
Having grown up in the country myself and playing rugby professionally, I have a real heart for Stockman Rugby and its connection to the bush. The Stockman Rugby program provides young people from Australia’s rural and regional area’s the opportunity to develop their character and rugby skill-sets, it provides an important development pathway for rugby in country area’s.
Greg Holmes
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Wallabies
Nic Henderson
I have enjoyed being involved with Stockman Rugby, they prioritise a positive team culture and developing grass-roots rugby players. I have been invested in rugby pathways and development programs for a long time, so connecting with good rugby people from across the country through the Stockies program and investing into the next generation is an enjoyable experience.
Nic Henderson
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Jed Holloway
Wallabies
Stockman Rugby enables grass-roots rugby players to experience international tours in a character-building environment, squad members develop as players and as people. Developing grass-roots footy and pathways in Australia is really important, I’m proud to be aligned with the Stockman Rugby program which is aiming to do just that.
Jed Holloway
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Wallabies
Mark Chisholm
I love being involved with the Stockman program, their focus on the rural and regional areas is an important talent development pathway outside Australia’s major rugby hubs. Their men’s health focus is an important aspect of their program that’s having a positive impact. It’s great to see young people from all over country Australia connect over the common bond of rugby in such a positive way.
Mark Chisholm
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VIDEOS
Video
Video
John Eales AM
Teaser 1 UK Tour
2024 Tour Promotion Trailer 2
CHARITY
Australian Stockman Rugby Union is a youth development initiative of Little Windmills: The Country Kids Charity.
Little Windmills has three main objectives:
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Financially support regional and rural families with seriously sick and injured children.
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Stockman Rugby: Use rugby as a vehicle to develop grass-roots players skills and discuss important mens health related topics such as suicide, depression and substance abuse.
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Disaster relief support for rural Australian families displaced by floods or bush fires.
Little Windmills is registered with the Australian Charities and Not For Profit Commission and is a Public Benevolent Institution with Deductible Gift Recipient Status.
PARTNER WITH US
We value the generosity of the community-minded organisations who partner with us to champion mental health awarness and provide further athletic opportunities to young Australian's. Our partners support often offsets an individuals costs to participate in the Stockman programs. We encourage you to honour the businesses who support us with your patronage.
To join our growing list of valued partners email: info@stockmanrugby.com
2024/25 STOCKMAN RUGBY SPONSORS
We value the support, generosity and financial assistance of the following alturistic Aussie businesses making a difference to the athletic and personal development of young Australians.
2024/25 INDIVIDUAL PLAYER SPONSORS
We are incredibly grateful to the businesses, families and rugby clubs around Australia who celebrate and support the selection of the 2024 Stockman Rugby - Australian Country squad and financially contribute to the individual tour cost of selected players. On behalf of all sponsored squad members, a heartfelt 'thank you' for making a difference to the athletic and personal development of young Australians.
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