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===Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts Challenge===
===Mixwell Cup and Mixwell 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:
The Mixwell Cup and Colts Challenge competitions are one and two divisons below the Queensland Cup respectively. They are run by the QRL [[South East Division]]. The following teams are competing in [[2005]]:

* [[Burleigh Bears]]
* [[Burleigh Bears]]
* [[Redcliffe Dolphins]]
* [[Redcliffe Dolphins]]
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* [[Runaway Bay Seagulls]]
* [[Runaway Bay Seagulls]]


[[Brothers-Valleys]] participated until the end of the [[2004]], with [[Hills District]] and [[Tugun Seahawks]] entering.
[[Brothers-Valleys]] participated until the end of the [[2004]]. In [[2005]] the [[Hills District Panthers]] and [[Tugun Seahawks]] entered the competition.


==Divisions==
==Divisions==

Revision as of 12:19, 10 August 2005

The logo of the 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 Rugby League in Queensland go back to May 16, 1908, when a hastily assembled Queensland team, comprised of disgruntled former rugby union players, played the touring New Zealand "All Golds" side in Brisbane. Shortly afterwards the "Queensland Rugby Football Association" was founded. Informal club games were played in Brisbane in July. Later that month there were three representative games against New South Wales, which acted as selection trials for a national team.

State Team

Interstate Matches

The QRL administers the state Rugby League team, the Queensland Maroons. The Maroons first played New South Wales in 1908, but did not win a match until 1922. The was the start of Queensland's only golden period before the introduction of State of Origin. After Queensland won the series in 1926 there was no Kangaroo Tour to Great Britain. It has been suggested that the New South Wales Rugby League had the tour called off as there would have been no choice but to select a majority of Queenslanders in the Australian team.

As the twentieth century progressed, New South Wales proved to be the dominant team. Sydney teams funded by poker machine revenue attracted many Queenslanders south of the border, and the "residential" selection policy meant that the Maroons would often be losing to a New South Wales team with many Queenslanders in it.

In the 1970s Queensland only won four matches, and it was decided that if New South Wales won the first two games of the 1980 series that there would be a State of Origin selection policy for the last game. This meant that selection would be based on the state a player made his senior debut in, not the state that he currently played in. Queensland won the first State of Origin match 20-10 on 8 July, 1980. After Queensland lost the first two games in 1981 the third match was again a State of Origin match. Queensland also won this game, and all subsequent series have been played under State of Origin rules.

Tour Matches

Between 1908 and 1979 Queensland would play matches against a number of touring Test teams. In 1983 the Queensland team toured Papua New Guinea and Great Britain.

Against Great Britain

Played: 16 Won: 5

Against France

Played: 4 Won: 3

Against South Africa

Played: 1 Won: 1

Competitions

Brisbane Rugby League

The first official club competition 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.

By the 1920s the Queensland Rugby League had established itself as a force to rival the NSWRL. 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.

Teams to later join the BRL were South Coast (1952-1955), Wynnum-Manly (1952), Recliffe (1955), Ipswich (1985) and Logan (1988).

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.

See also: Brisbane Rugby League premiership winners

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.

See also: Queensland Cup winners

Current Teams

The following teams are contesting the Queensland Cup in 2005:

Previous Teams

The following teams have contested the Queensland Cup in previous years:

Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts Challenge

The Mixwell Cup and Colts Challenge competitions are one and two divisons below the Queensland Cup respectively. They are run by the QRL South East Division. The following teams are competing in 2005:

Brothers-Valleys participated until the end of the 2004. In 2005 the Hills District Panthers and Tugun Seahawks entered the competition.

Divisions

Below the Queensland Cup, the state is divided into 6 divisions.

  • South East Division Poinsettias
  • Southern Division Kookaburras
  • Wide Bay Division Bulls
  • Northern Division Marlins
  • Central Division Capras
  • South West Division Mustangs

See also

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