Queensland Rugby League

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 teams.

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 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.

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.

Many clubs have come and gone in the main QRL competition. The Queensland Wizard Cup is now contested by the Burleigh Bears, North Queensland Young Guns, Redcliffe Dolphins, Toowoomba Clydesdales, Norths Devils, Easts Tigers, Wynnum Seagulls, Tweed Heads Seagulls, Ipswich Jets, Souths-Logan Magpies and the Central Comets.

See also

• Australian Rugby League
• New South Wales Rugby League
• Australia national team
• State of Origin (History of the concept)
  • State of Origin, Rugby League
• History of Rugby League

External Links

• Queensland Rugby League