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Revision as of 13:18, 10 November 2022
Queensland Rugby League | |
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Founded | 1908, Brisbane, Australia |
Formerly named | Queensland Rugby Association[1] (1908) Queensland Amateur Rugby League[1] (1909-11) |
Responsibility | Queensland |
Headquarters | Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane[2] |
Key people | John McDonald[3] (Chair) |
Competitions | Queensland Cup FOGS Cup FOGS Colts Challenge Foley Shield Bulimba Cup 47th Battalion Shield |
Website | http://www.qrl.com.au/ |
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As of 2 December 2009 |
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]
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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.
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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.
Bundaberg Rugby League
Brothers Bundaberg
Easts
Hervey Bay
Wallaroo Maryborough
Waves Tigers
Western Suburbs
Central Highlands Rugby League
Blackwater Crushers
Bluff Rabbitohs
Clermont Bears
Dysart Bulls
Emerald Brothers
Emerald Tigers
Middlemount Panthers
Springsure Mountain Men
Central West Rugby League
Alpha Brumbies
Barcaldine Sandgoannas
Blackall Magpies
Longreach-Ilfracombe Tigers
Winton Diamantina Devils
Gladstone & District Rugby League
Rockhampton & District Rugby League
Biloela Panthers
Brothers Rockhampton
Emu Park RLFC
Fitzroy-Gracemere Sharks
Norths Chargers
Yeppoon Seagulls
Chinchilla Bulldogs
Roma Cities
Miles Devils
Mitchell Magpies
St George Dragons
Taroom-Wandoan Battlers
Wallumbilla-Surat Red Bulls
Western Ringers
Brothers Toowoomba
Dalby Devils
Gatton Hawks
Goondiwindi Boars
Highfields Eagles
Newtown Lions
Oakey Bears
Pittsworth Danes
Southern Suburbs Tigers
Toowoomba Valleys Roosters
Warwick Cowboys
Wattles Warriors
Border Rivers Rugby League (Part of Toowoomba Rugby League)
Central Burnett Rugby League
Northern Districts Rugby League
South Burnett Rugby League
Sunshine Coast Rugby League
Beachmere
Beerwah Bulldogs
Bribie Island Warrigals
Caboolture Snakes
Caloundra Sharks
Coolum Colts
Gympie Devils
Kawana Dolphins
Maroochydore-Coolum Swans
Nambour Crushers
Noosa Pirates
Palmwoods Devils
Pomona-Cooran Cutters
Yandina Raiders
Atherton Roosters
Cairns Brothers
Innisfail Brothers
Edmonton Storm
Ivanhoes Knights
Cairns Kangaroos
Mareeba Gladiators
Mossman Port Douglas Sharks
Southern Suburbs Cockatoos
Tully Tigers
Yarrabah Seahawks
Mackay & District Rugby League
Brothers Mackay
Carltons
Magpies
Moranbah Miners
Sarina Crocodiles
Souths
Wests
Whitsundays Brahmans
Mount Isa Rugby League
Cloncurry
Black Star Diehards
Mt Isa Townies
Mt Isa Wranglers
Mt Isa Wanderers
Remote Areas Rugby League
Central Cape Suns
Cooktown Crocs
Hope Vale Cockatoos
Lockhart River Scorpions
Mulga Tigers
Napranum Bulldogs
Old Mapoon
Pormpuraaw Crocs
Weipa Raiders
Wujal Wujal Yindili
Zenadth Kes RLFC
Townsville & District Rugby League
Townsville Brothers
Burdekin
Centrals Tigers
Charters Towers Miners
Herbert River Crushers
Norths Devils
Western Lions
Defunct Competitions
- Mid West Rugby League
- Northern Peninsula Area Rugby League
Brisbane
- Brisbane Second Division Rugby League The Poinsettias / The Stingers (Juniors)
Features 47 clubs across 6 divisions:
- Northside 1
- Northside 2
- Northside 3
- Southside 1
- Southside 2
- Southside 3
Colours | Club | Nickname | Suburb |
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Beaudesert | Kingfishers | Beaudesert |
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Burleigh | Bears | Miami |
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Coolangatta | Knights | Coolangatta |
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Coomera | Cutters | Coomera |
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Currumbin | Eagles | Currumbin Waters |
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Helensvale | Hornets | Helensvale |
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Jimboomba | Thunder | Jimboomba |
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Mount Tamborine | Bushrats | Mount Tamborine |
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Mudgeeraba | Redbacks | Mudgeeraba |
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Nerang | Roosters | Nerang |
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Ormeau | Shearers | Ormeau |
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Parkwood | Sharks | Parkwood |
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Robina | Raptors | Robina |
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Runaway Bay | Seagulls | Runaway Bay |
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South Tweed | Koalas | South Tweed |
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Southport | Tigers | Southport |
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Tugun | Seahawks | Tugun |
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Tweed Heads | Seagulls | Tweed Heads |
Ipswich Rugby League (The Diggers)
Colours | Club | Nickname | Suburb |
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Brisbane Valley | Bulls | Esk | |
Brothers Ipswich | Leprechauns | Raceview | |
Fassifern | Bombers | Harrisville | |
Goodna | Eagles | Goodna | |
Karalee | Tornadoes | Karalee | |
Laidley | Lions | Laidley | |
Lowood | Stags | Lowood | |
Northern Suburbs (Ipswich) | Tigers | North Ipswich | |
Redbank Plains | Bears | Redbank Plains | |
Rosewood | Roosters | Rosewood | |
Springfield | Panthers | Springfield | |
Ipswich Swifts | Swifts Bluebirds | Purga | |
West End | Bulldogs | Basin Pocket |
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 |
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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
- 1908 Queensland Rugby League season
- 1909 Queensland Rugby League season
- 1910 Queensland Rugby League season
- 1911 Queensland Rugby League season
See also
References
In-line
- ^ 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.