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{{Short description|Governing body of rugby league football in Queensland, Australia}}
The '''Queensland Rugby League''' (QRL) is the governing body for the [[sport]] of [[Rugby League]] in [[Queensland]]. It is a member of the [[Australian Rugby League]] (ARL) and selects the members of Queensland [[State of Origin, Rugby League|State of Origin]] teams.
{{Distinguish|Queensland Rugby Union}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox rugby league
| leaguename =Queensland Rugby League
| nativename =
| logo =Queensland Rugby League new logo.png
| logosize =200px
| founded =1908, [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]
| formerly =Queensland Rugby Association<ref name="QRLstoryoftheqrl"/> (1908)
| formerly2 =Queensland Amateur Rugby League<ref name="QRLstoryoftheqrl"/> (1909–1911)
| region =[[Australian Rugby League|ARL]]
| regionyear =
| remit =[[Queensland]]
| headquarters=Castlemaine Street, [[Milton, Queensland|Milton]], [[Brisbane]]<ref name="ARL-annualreport-2007"/>
| membership =
| president =
| chairperson =[[John McDonald (rugby league)|John McDonald]]<ref name="qrl-contactus">{{cite web|url=http://qrl.com.au/contact_us.php |title=Contact us |publisher=Queensland Rugby League |access-date=2 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024141031/http://qrl.com.au/contact_us.php |archive-date=24 October 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref>
| CEO = [[Ben Ikin]]
<small>(from 22 May 2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2023/05/08/ben-ikin-named-new-queensland-rugby-league-ceo/ | title=Ben Ikin named new Queensland Rugby League CEO | date=7 May 2023 }}</ref></small><br>
| menscoach = [[Billy Slater]]
| womenscoach = Tahnee Norris
| comps =[[Queensland Cup]]<br>[[Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League|FOGS Cup]]<br>[[Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League|FOGS Colts Challenge]]<br>[[Foley Shield]]<br>[[Bulimba Cup]]<br>[[47th Battalion Shield]]
| website = http://www.qrl.com.au/
| countryflag =Queensland
| updated =2 December 2009
}}
The '''Queensland Rugby Football League'''<ref name="QRLconstitution16-10-09-p3">[[#QRLconstitution16-10-09|QRL Constitution, 2009]]: 3</ref> (QRL<ref name="QRLconstitution16-10-09-p2">[[#QRLconstitution16-10-09|QRL Constitution, 2009]]: 2</ref>) is the governing body for [[rugby league in Queensland]]. It is a member of the [[Australian Rugby League Commission]] (ARL Commission) and selects the members of the [[Queensland rugby league team]].


The QRL aims to "foster, develop, extend, govern and control Rugby League Football throughout the State of Queensland".<ref name="QRLconstitution16-10-09-p3"/> Today the QRL administers the rugby league through its regional divisions. It is also responsible for the [[Queensland Rugby League team]]. The QRL's headquarters are on Vulture Street, [[Woolloongabba]] in [[Brisbane]].<ref name="ARL-annualreport-2007">{{cite news
The origins of the QRL go back to [[May 16]], [[1908]], when a hastily assembled Queensland team, comprised of disgruntled former [[rugby union]] players, played a touring [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand side]], known at the time as the "All Golds", in [[Brisbane]]. Shortly afterwards the "Queensland Rugby Football Association" was founded, and in early July, informal club games were played in Brisbane. Later that month there were three representative games against [[New South Wales]], and these acted as selection trials for a national team.
|last=ARL
|author-link=Australian Rugby League
|title=Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007
|page=1
|publisher=Australian Rugby League Limited
|year=2007
|url=http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/files/ARL_2007_Annrep_1.pdf
|access-date=2009-07-15
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913145959/http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/files/ARL_2007_Annrep_1.pdf
|archive-date=13 September 2009
|df=dmy
}}</ref>


An official Brisbane club championship began in [[1909]]. By the [[1920s]] the Queensland Rugby League had established itself as a force to rival the NSWRL.


==Brisbane Rugby League==
The first season of Rugby League kicked off in Brisbane on [[May 8]] [[1909]]. The foundation clubs were North Brisbane, Toombul, Valley, South Brisbane and Milton. Matches were played under the auspices of the Queensland Rugby Football League (QRFL, later QRL). In [[1922]] the Brisbane Rugby Football League (BRFL, later BRL) was formed out of dissatisfaction with the way the QRFL ran the game. The BRFL took control of the local competition. The foundation BRFL clubs were Brothers, Carltons, Coorparoo, University, Valley and Grammars.


[[File:Queensland Rugby League logo.svg|thumb|right|Logo from 2013–2020]]
In [[1933]] district football was introduced to provide community support and player equalisation. This meant that players had to live within a certain distance of their club. Accordingly Brisbane was divided into Eastern Suburbs (incorporating Cooparoo and Wynnum), Southern Suburbs (incorporating Carltons), Western Suburbs, Northern Suburbs (incorporating Grammers), Fortitude Valley and Past Brothers (whose players had to prove that they had attended a Christian Brothers school). In [[1934]] University returned to [[rugby union]].


==History of the QRL==
Teams to later join the BRL were South Coast ([[1952]]-[[1955]]), Wynnum-Manly ([[1952]]), Recliffe ([[1955]]), Ipswich ([[1985]]) and Logan ([[1988]]).
{{see also|Brisbane Rugby League premiership}}


The Queensland Rugby Football League was formed in 1908 by seven [[Rugby football|rugby]] players who were dissatisfied with the administration of the [[Queensland Rugby Union]] (QRU) as the Queensland Rugby Association.<ref name="QRLstoryoftheqrl">{{cite web|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/qrl_history/story_of_the_qrl.php |title=Story of the QRL |publisher=Queensland Rugby League |access-date=2 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929074716/http://www.qrl.com.au/qrl_history/story_of_the_qrl.php |archive-date=29 September 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> Those founding fathers were [[Micky Dore]], [[George Watson (rugby)|George Watson]], [[Jack Fihelly]], J O'Connor. E Buchanan, [[Alf Faulkner]] and [[Sine Boland]]. Discussion about breaking away from the rugby 'union' and forming a professional 'league' in Queensland can be traced as far back as 1905 through the visions of then Deputy State Premier, [[Michael Allison (politician)|Michael Allison]].
The BRL declined after the [[Brisbane Broncos]] joined the [[New South Wales Rugby League]] competition in [[1988]], and was supersceded by the Queensland Cup competition in [[1998]]. Redcliffe won the last BRL Grand Final in [[1997]] defeating Easts 18-16.
[[File:Queensland Rugby League Founders 1907.jpg|300px|thumb|Founders of the QRL, 1907]]


On 14 March 1908, the breakaway group was first mentioned in the local media, and a fortnight later the first official announcement was made regarding the formation of the Queensland Rugby Association was made. On 16 May that year a hastily assembled Queensland team played the touring [[1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain|New Zealand "All Golds" side]] in [[Brisbane]]. Later that month there were three representative games against [[New South Wales]], which acted as selection trials for a national team.
===Brisbane Premiers===
* 1997 Redcliffe
* 1996 Redcliffe
* 1995 Wynnum
* 1994 Redcliffe
* 1993 Wests
* 1992 Wests
* 1991 Easts
* 1990 Valleys
* 1989 Valleys
* 1988 Seagulls-Diehards
* 1987 Past Brothers
* 1986 Wynnum-Manly
* 1985 Souths
* 1984 Wynnum-Manly
* 1983 Easts
* 1982 Wynnum-Manly
* 1981 Souths
* 1980 Norths
* 1979 Valleys
* 1978 Easts
* 1977 Easts
* 1976 Wests
* 1975 Wests
* 1974 Valleys
* 1973 Valleys
* 1972 Easts
* 1971 Valleys
* 1970 Valleys
* 1969 Norths
* 1968 Past Brothers
* 1967 Past Brothers
* 1966 Norths
* 1965 Redcliffe
* 1964 Norths
* 1963 Norths
* 1962 Norths
* 1961 Norths
* 1960 Norths
* 1959 Norths
* 1958 Past Brothers
* 1957 Valleys
* 1956 Past Brothers
* 1955 Valleys
* 1954 Wests
* 1953 Souths
* 1952 Wests
* 1951 Souths
* 1950 Easts
* 1949 Souths
* 1948 Wests
* 1947 Easts
* 1946 Valleys
* 1945 Souths
* 1944 Valleys
* 1943 Past Brothers
* 1942 Past Brothers
* 1941 Valleys
* 1940 Norths
* 1939 Past Brothers
* 1938 Norths
* 1937 Valleys
* 1936 Wests
* 1935 Past Brothers
* 1934 Norths
* 1933 Valleys
* 1932 Wests
* 1931 Valleys
* 1930 Carltons
* 1929 University
* 1928 University
* 1927 Grammars
* 1926 Past Brothers
* 1925 Carltons
* 1924 Valleys
* 1923 Coorparoo
* 1922 Wests
* 1921 Carltons
* 1920 Wests
* 1919 Valleys
* 1918 Valleys
* 1917 Valleys
* 1916 Wests
* 1915 Valleys
* 1914 Valleys
* 1913 West End
* 1912 Natives
* 1911 Valley-Toombul
* 1910 Ipswich
* 1909 Valley


In 1909, club rugby league officially began, with W. Evans scoring the inaugural try before backing up with another as North Brisbane beat Toombul 8–0 at the [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]], although Valleys were the first premiers. Other teams that entered the competition include: Milton (1909), South Brisbane (1909), [[Souths Logan Magpies|West End]] (1910), Natives (1912), [[Brothers Old Boys|Merthyr]] (1917) and [[Easts Tigers|Coorparoo]] (1917).
==Queensland Cup==
The Queensland Cup has been contested since [[1996]], and since [[1998]] the team winning the Queensland Cup is considered to have won the Premiership. (In [[1996]] and [[1997]] it was contested parallel to the BRL competition.) The Queensland Cup grew out of the Winfield State League that was held from [[1982]]-[[1995]]. The teams currently contesting the Queensland Cup are:


In 2012, the QRL formally joined with the [[NSWRL]] and each [[National Rugby League]] club, to form the [[Australian Rugby League Commission]], which is the overarching governing body for all of Rugby League throughout Australia. Notwithstanding the Commission's role as supreme governing authority for the code, the QRL retains responsibility for both management of the [[Queensland State of Origin team]] in Origin series, as well as day-to-day accountability for the operations of the [[Queensland Cup]] second-tier league, and junior representative Rugby League, plus divisional leagues, throughout Queensland.
===Current Teams===
*[[Burleigh Bears]] (home ground: [[Pizzey Park]], Miami)
*[[Central Comets]] (home ground: [[Browne Park]], Rockhampton
*[[Easts Tigers]] (home ground: [[Langlands Park]], Stones Corner)
*[[Ipswich Jets]] (home ground: [[Q.L.D. Group Oval]], North Ipswich)
*[[Norths Devils]] (home ground: Albert [[Bishop Park]], Nundah)
*[[North Queensland Young Guns]] (home ground: [[Dairy Farmers Stadium]], Townsville)
*[[Redcliffe Dolphins]] (home ground: [[Dolphin Oval]], Redcliffe)
*[[Souths-Logan Magpies]] (home ground: [[Davies Park]], West End)
*[[Toowoomba Clydesdales]] (home ground: [[Clive Berghofer Stadium]], Toowoomba)
*[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]] (home ground: [[Piggabeen Sports Complex]], West Tweed Heads)
*[[Wynnum Seagulls]] (home ground: [[Kougari Oval]], Wynnum)


== Current Major Competitions ==
===Previous Teams===
The following teams have competed in the Queensland Cup in previous years.


===Hostplus Cup===
* [[Past Brothers rugby league club|Brothers]] (1996-1998)
{{main|Queensland Cup}}
* [[Brothers-Valleys]] (2004)
* [[Cairns Cyclones]] (1996-2000)
* [[Gold Coast Vikings]] (1998)
* [[Logan Scorpians]] (1998-2002)
* [[Souths Magpies]] (1996-2003)
* [[Port Moresby Vipers]] (1996-1997)
* [[Wests Panthers]] (1996-2003)


The Queensland Cup has been contested since 1996. Since 1998 the team winning the Queensland Cup is considered to be the premier club team in Queensland.
===Queensland Cup Winners===
* 2004 Burleigh
* 2003 Redcliffe
* 2002 Redcliffe
* 2001 Toowoomba
* 2000 Redcliffe
* 1999 Burleigh
* 1998 Norths
* 1997 Redcliffe
* 1996 Toowoomba


===FOGS Cup===
==Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts Challenge==
{{main|Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League|FOGS Colts Challenge}}
The Mixwell Cup is the divison below the Queensland Cup, and the Mixwell Colts is a colts competition below that. It is run by the QRL [[South East Division]] and is played by:
* [[Burleigh Bears]]
* [[Redcliffe Dolphins]]
* [[Easts Tigers]]
* [[Ipswich Jets]]
* [[Wynnum Seagulls]]
* [[Norths Devils]]
* [[Tugun Seahawks]]
* [[Wests Panthers]]
* [[Souths-Logan Magpies]]
* [[Hills District Panthers]]
* [[Runaway Bay Seagulls]]


The [[Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League]], also known as the FOGS Cup, and the [[FOGS Colts Challenge]] is run by the Queensland Rugby League's [[South East Division]]. It is regarded as the division below the [[Queensland Cup]].
[[Brothers-Valleys]] participated until the end of the [[2004]], with [[Hills District]] and [[Tugun Seahawks]] entering.


===Mal Meninga Cup===
{{Main|Mal Meninga Cup|Cyril Connell Cup}}


The Cyril Connell & Mal Meninga Cups were introduced in 2009 to provide a pathway for young rugby league players to reach the professional levels of the game. Named after famous Queensland rugby league personalities [[Cyril Connell (disambiguation)|Cyril Connell]] and [[Mal Meninga]], the Cups have proved popular. Both competitions have the same structure of sixteen team split into two geographically aligned groups. Pool A contains teams from outside of Brisbane while Pool B comprises teams from the Brisbane metropolitan area and two Gold Coast Rugby League selections. The Cyril Connell Cup was discontinued after 2016.
==Divisions==

Below the Queensland Cup, the state is divided into 6 divisions.
The teams are:
* [[South East Division]] Poinsettias

* Southern Division Kookaburras
{| class="wikitable"
* Wide Bay Division Bulls
|-
* Northern Division Marlins
! Pool A !! Pool B
* Central Division Capras
|-
* South West Division Mustangs
| Central Qld Capras || Northern Suburbs Devils
|-
| Central United || Souths Logan Magpies
|-
| Ipswich RL || Eastern Suburbs Tigers
|-
| Mackay Cutters || Western Suburbs Panthers
|-
| Northern Pride || Redcliffe Dolphins
|-
| Toowoomba Clydesdales || Wynnum Manly Seagulls
|-
| Townsville Stingers || Gold Coast RL Gold
|-
| Sunshine Coast RL || Gold Coast RL Green
|}

=== 47th Battalion Shield ===
Like the [[Foley Shield|Northern Division's "Foley Shield"]] or the [[Bulimba Cup|South-East Division's "Bulimba Cup"]] the "47th Battalion Shield" is run as the Central Region's regional Carnival and none of the teams are club teams, with the only exception being some of the Women's teams. Its traditionally held over one weekend and normally at one venue with multiple grounds to play on.

===The Foley Shield===
{{Main|Foley Shield}}

The Foley Shield competition began in North [[Queensland]] in 1948. With the introduction of the Queensland Cup in 1996 the Foley Shield competition was scrapped, only to be reintroduced in 2000. Since the revamp in 2000 it has only contested by the three largest cities in [[North Queensland]]; [[Cairns]], [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]] and [[Townsville]].

=== Former ===

==== Brisbane Rugby League Premiership ====
{{Main|Brisbane Rugby League premiership}}
The Brisbane Rugby League Premiership was a former top-flight rugby league competition. The competition ran fom 1922 until 1997, but became a second tier competition with the advent of the [[ARL Premiership]] in 1995.

==== Bulimba Cup ====
{{Main|Bulimba Cup}}
The Bulimba Cup was similar to the Foley Shield in that it was contested by city representative sides in a region, this time the [[South East Poinsettias|South East Region]], with the teams being Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba.

==QRL Divisions==

The QRL administers rugby league in Queensland through the following divisions.
* <small>''As of 2010 the '''Central''', '''South West''' and '''Wide Bay''' divisions were amalgamated to form the new '''[[Queensland Rugby League Central Division|Central Division]]'''.''</small>

===[[Queensland Rugby League Central Division#Capricorn Region|Central Queensland Capras]]===

* [[Central Highlands Rugby League]]
* [[Central West Rugby League]]
* [[Gladstone District Rugby League]]
* [[Rockhampton District Rugby League]]

==== [[Queensland Rugby League South West Division|South West Queensland Mustangs]] ====
* [[Roma District Rugby League]]
* [[Toowoomba Rugby League]]
** [[Queensland Rugby League Central Division#Border Rivers Rugby League|Border Rivers Rugby League]]

==== Defunct Competitions ====

* Western Rugby League

==== [[Wide Bay Division|Wide Bay Bulls]] ====
* [[Bundaberg Rugby League]]
* [[Queensland Rugby League Central Division#Central Burnett Rugby League|Central Burnett Rugby League]]
* [[Queensland Rugby League Central Division#Northern Districts Rugby League|Northern Districts Rugby League]]
* [[South Burnett Rugby League]]
* [[Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League]]

===[[Queensland Rugby League Northern Division|North Queensland Marlins]]===

* [[Cairns District Rugby League]]
* [[Mackay & District Rugby League]]
* [[Queensland Rugby League Northern Division#Mid West Rugby League|Mid West Rugby League]]
* [[Queensland Rugby League Northern Division#Mount Isa Rugby League|Mount Isa Rugby League]]
* [[Queensland Rugby League Central Division#Remote Areas Rugby League|Remote Areas Rugby League]]
* [[Townsville District Rugby League]]

==== Defunct Competitions ====
* Northern Peninsula Area Rugby League

===[[South East Poinsettias]]===
{{See also|Bulimba Cup}}

* [[Brisbane Second Division Rugby League]] (''The Poinsettias / The Stingers'')
* [[Gold Coast Rugby League]] (''[[Gold Coast Vikings|The Vikings]]'')
* [[Ipswich Rugby League]] (''The Diggers'')

==Seasons==
* [[1908 Queensland Rugby League season]]
* [[1909 Queensland Rugby League season]]
* [[1910 Queensland Rugby League season]]
* [[1911 Queensland Rugby League season]]


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Sports|Queensland}}
* [[Rugby league in Queensland]]
* [[Australian Rugby League Commission]]
* [[Queensland rugby league team]]

==References==


===In-line===
* [[Australian Rugby League]]
{{reflist}}
* [[National Rugby League]]
* [[New South Wales Rugby League]]
* [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia national team]]
* [[State of Origin]] (History of the concept)
** [[State of Origin, Rugby League]]
* [[History of Rugby League]]


==External Links==
===General===
* {{cite web|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/pdf/Constitution_Approved_16_October_2009_o%5B1%5D.pdf |title=Constitution of the Queensland Rugby Football League Limited |date=2009-10-16 |publisher=Queensland Rugby League |access-date=2 December 2009 |ref=QRLconstitution16-10-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024151357/http://www.qrl.com.au/pdf/Constitution_Approved_16_October_2009_o%5B1%5D.pdf |archive-date=24 October 2009 |df=dmy }}


==External links==
* [http://www.qrl.com.au Queensland Rugby League]
*{{Official website|http://www.qrl.com.au/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100910070602/http://queensland.rleague.com/ League's Queensland page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070901122006/http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=2476 Queensland Rugby League History]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080113110620/http://www.playrugbyleague.com.au/qld/ Rugby League clubs in Queensland]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/queensland-masters-rugby-league/index.htm Queensland Masters Rugby League Association inc]


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{{Australasian_Rugby_League_links}}
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Revision as of 12:28, 26 June 2024

Not to be confused with Queensland Rugby Union.

Queensland Rugby League
Queensland Rugby League logo
Gegründet1908, Brisbane, Australia
Formerly namedQueensland Rugby Association[1] (1908)
Queensland Amateur Rugby League[1] (1909–1911)
ResponsibilityQueensland
HauptsitzCastlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane[2]
Key peopleJohn McDonald[3] (Chair)
Ben Ikin (from 22 May 2023)[4]
(Chief Executive)
Men's coachBilly Slater
Women's coachTahnee Norris
CompetitionsQueensland Cup
FOGS Cup
FOGS Colts Challenge
Foley Shield
Bulimba Cup
47th Battalion Shield
Websitehttp://www.qrl.com.au/
Queensland
As of 2 December 2009

The Queensland Rugby Football League[5] (QRL[6]) is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARL Commission) and selects the members of the Queensland rugby league team.

The QRL aims to "foster, develop, extend, govern and control Rugby League Football throughout the State of Queensland".[5] Today the QRL administers the rugby league through its regional divisions. It is also responsible for the Queensland Rugby League team. The QRL's headquarters are on Vulture Street, Woolloongabba in Brisbane.[2]


Logo from 2013–2020

History of the QRL

See also: Brisbane Rugby League premiership

The Queensland Rugby Football League was formed in 1908 by seven rugby players who were dissatisfied with the administration of the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) as the Queensland Rugby Association.[1] Those founding fathers were Micky Dore, George Watson, Jack Fihelly, J O'Connor. E Buchanan, Alf Faulkner and Sine Boland. Discussion about breaking away from the rugby 'union' and forming a professional 'league' in Queensland can be traced as far back as 1905 through the visions of then Deputy State Premier, Michael Allison.

Founders of the QRL, 1907

On 14 March 1908, the breakaway group was first mentioned in the local media, and a fortnight later the first official announcement was made regarding the formation of the Queensland Rugby Association was made. On 16 May that year a hastily assembled Queensland team played the touring New Zealand "All Golds" side in Brisbane. Later that month there were three representative games against New South Wales, which acted as selection trials for a national team.

In 1909, club rugby league officially began, with W. Evans scoring the inaugural try before backing up with another as North Brisbane beat Toombul 8–0 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, although Valleys were the first premiers. Other teams that entered the competition include: Milton (1909), South Brisbane (1909), West End (1910), Natives (1912), Merthyr (1917) and Coorparoo (1917).

In 2012, the QRL formally joined with the NSWRL and each National Rugby League club, to form the Australian Rugby League Commission, which is the overarching governing body for all of Rugby League throughout Australia. Notwithstanding the Commission's role as supreme governing authority for the code, the QRL retains responsibility for both management of the Queensland State of Origin team in Origin series, as well as day-to-day accountability for the operations of the Queensland Cup second-tier league, and junior representative Rugby League, plus divisional leagues, throughout Queensland.

Current Major Competitions

Hostplus Cup

Main article: Queensland Cup

The Queensland Cup has been contested since 1996. Since 1998 the team winning the Queensland Cup is considered to be the premier club team in Queensland.

FOGS Cup

Main articles: Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League and FOGS Colts Challenge

The Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League, also known as the FOGS Cup, and the FOGS Colts Challenge is run by the Queensland Rugby League's South East Division. It is regarded as the division below the Queensland Cup.

Mal Meninga Cup

Main articles: Mal Meninga Cup and Cyril Connell Cup

The Cyril Connell & Mal Meninga Cups were introduced in 2009 to provide a pathway for young rugby league players to reach the professional levels of the game. Named after famous Queensland rugby league personalities Cyril Connell and Mal Meninga, the Cups have proved popular. Both competitions have the same structure of sixteen team split into two geographically aligned groups. Pool A contains teams from outside of Brisbane while Pool B comprises teams from the Brisbane metropolitan area and two Gold Coast Rugby League selections. The Cyril Connell Cup was discontinued after 2016.

The teams are:

Pool A Pool B
Central Qld Capras Northern Suburbs Devils
Central United Souths Logan Magpies
Ipswich RL Eastern Suburbs Tigers
Mackay Cutters Western Suburbs Panthers
Northern Pride Redcliffe Dolphins
Toowoomba Clydesdales Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Townsville Stingers Gold Coast RL Gold
Sunshine Coast RL Gold Coast RL Green

47th Battalion Shield

Like the Northern Division's "Foley Shield" or the South-East Division's "Bulimba Cup" the "47th Battalion Shield" is run as the Central Region's regional Carnival and none of the teams are club teams, with the only exception being some of the Women's teams. Its traditionally held over one weekend and normally at one venue with multiple grounds to play on.

The Foley Shield

Main article: Foley Shield

The Foley Shield competition began in North Queensland in 1948. With the introduction of the Queensland Cup in 1996 the Foley Shield competition was scrapped, only to be reintroduced in 2000. Since the revamp in 2000 it has only contested by the three largest cities in North Queensland; Cairns, Mackay and Townsville.

Former

Brisbane Rugby League Premiership

Main article: Brisbane Rugby League premiership

The Brisbane Rugby League Premiership was a former top-flight rugby league competition. The competition ran fom 1922 until 1997, but became a second tier competition with the advent of the ARL Premiership in 1995.

Bulimba Cup

Main article: Bulimba Cup

The Bulimba Cup was similar to the Foley Shield in that it was contested by city representative sides in a region, this time the South East Region, with the teams being Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba.

QRL Divisions

The QRL administers rugby league in Queensland through the following divisions.

  • As of 2010 the Central, South West and Wide Bay divisions were amalgamated to form the new Central Division.

Central Queensland Capras

South West Queensland Mustangs

Defunct Competitions

  • Western Rugby League

Wide Bay Bulls

North Queensland Marlins

Defunct Competitions

  • Northern Peninsula Area Rugby League

South East Poinsettias

See also: Bulimba Cup

Seasons

See also

References

In-line

  1. ^ a b c "Story of the QRL". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b ARL (2007). "Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Australian Rugby League Limited. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  3. ^ "Contact us". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Ben Ikin named new Queensland Rugby League CEO". 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b QRL Constitution, 2009: 3
  6. ^ QRL Constitution, 2009: 2

Allgemein

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