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Queensland Rugby League
Queensland Rugby League
Founded	1908, Brisbane, Australia
Formerly named	Queensland Rugby Association (1908); Queensland Amateur Rugby League (1909-11)
Responsibility	Queensland
Headquarters	Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane
Key people	John McDonald (Chair)
Competitions	Queensland Cup; FOGS Cup; FOGS Colts Challenge; Foley Shield; Bulimba Cup; 47th Battalion Shield
Website	http://www.qrl.com.au/
	As of 2 December 2009

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The Queensland Rugby Football League^[4] (QRL^[5]) 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".^[4] 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]

History of the QRL

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.

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.

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

Bundaberg Rugby League

Brothers Bundaberg
Easts
Hervey Bay
Wallaroo Maryborough
Waves Tigers
Western Suburbs

Central Highlands Rugby League

Central West Rugby League

Gladstone & District Rugby League

Rockhampton & District Rugby League

South West Queensland Mustangs

Balonne/Barwick Rugby League

Border Rugby League

Roma District Rugby League

Toowoomba Rugby League

Warwick Rugby League

Western Rugby League

Wide Bay Bulls

Central Burnett Rugby League

Northern Districts Rugby League

South Burnett Rugby League

Sunshine Coast Rugby League

North Queensland Marlins

Cairns District Rugby League

Mackay & District Rugby League

Mount Isa Rugby League

Mt Isa Brothers

Townsville & District Rugby League

Townsville Brothers
Burdekin
Centrals Tigers
Charters Towers Miners
Herbert River Crushers
Norths Devils
Western Lions

Defunct

Mid West Rugby League
Northern Peninsula Area Rugby League

South East Poinsettias

Brisbane Second Division Rugby League The Poinsettias / The Stingers (Juniors)

Gold Coast Rugby League The Vikings
Ipswich Rugby League The Diggers

Current Major Competitions

Intrust Super 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

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.

The 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.

Cyril Connell Cup & Mal Meninga 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 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

Seasons

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Story of the QRL". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
^ ^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.
^ "Contact us". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b QRL Constitution, 2009: 3
^ QRL Constitution, 2009: 2

General

"Constitution of the Queensland Rugby Football League Limited" (PDF). Queensland Rugby League. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.

External links

[QRLstoryoftheqrl-1] "Story of the QRL". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.

[ARL-annualreport-2007-2] 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.

[qrl-contactus-3] "Contact us". Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.

[QRLconstitution16-10-09-p3-4] QRL Constitution, 2009: 3

[QRLconstitution16-10-09-p2-5] QRL Constitution, 2009: 2

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v t e Rugby league in Queensland
Federation	Queensland Rugby League
Representative Teams	Queensland Maroons Queensland women's Queensland Residents Queensland U-20 Queensland U-18 Queensland U-16 Queensland women's U-18
NRL clubs	Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos Dolphins Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys Former Clubs: Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers (1988-1998) South Queensland Crushers (1995-1997)
NRLW clubs	Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys
Major Competitions	State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup Women's Premiership Hastings Deering Colts (U21s) Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) State League (1982-95) Cyril Connell Cup (2009-16) Former Top-Flight Competition: Brisbane Rugby League premiership Other leagues: Masters Police Services Primary School Secondary School Confraternity Carnival Universities Women's
Northern Division	Foley Shield Cairns Mackay Mid West Mount Isa Remote Areas Townsville
Central Division	47th Battalion Shield Capricorn Region Central Highlands Central West Gladstone (defunct) Rockhampton South West Region Border Rivers Roma Toowoomba Western Wide Bay Region Bundaberg Central Burnett Northern Districts South Burnett Sunshine Coast-Gympie
South-East Division	Bulimba Cup (defunct) Brisbane A-Grade Brisbane Second Division Women Ipswich Gold Coast FOGS Colts (Brisbane U20's)
Queensland Cup clubs	Brisbane Tigers Burleigh Bears Central Queensland Capras Ipswich Jets Northern Pride Mackay Cutters Norths Devils PNG Hunters Redcliffe Dolphins Souths Logan Magpies Sunshine Coast Falcons Townsville Blackhawks Tweed Heads Seagulls Western Clydesdales Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Queensland Cup seasons	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Representative Competitions	State of Origin series Interstate Series (defunct)
Clubs	List of rugby league clubs in Queensland by competition

v t e Rugby league in Australia
National Federation	Australian Rugby League Commission
National teams	Kangaroos Jillaroos Prime Minister's XIII Indigenous Women's Indigenous Junior Kangaroos Schoolboys Wheelaroos
State Federations	New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Other Federations	University Masters Women
Events	All Stars Auckland Nines City vs Country State of Origin World Club Challenge
Competitions	National Rugby League NRL Women's Premiership NRL Under-20s State Championship Affiliated States Championship Schoolboy Cup
Honours	Clive Churchill Medal Dally M Medal Hall of Fame The Immortals
Media	Big League Rugby League Week The Footy Show Fox League Friday Night Football NRL video games
Lists	Clubs Stadiums Premiers Wooden spooners
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