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]
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
(PDF). Queensland Rugby League. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
External links
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Not to be confused with Queensland Rugby Union 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 Queensland Rugby LeagueFounded1908 Brisbane AustraliaFormerly namedQueensland Rugby Association 1 1908 Queensland Amateur Rugby League 1 1909 11 ResponsibilityQueenslandHeadquartersCastlemaine Street Milton Brisbane 2 Key peopleJohn McDonald 3 Chair CompetitionsQueensland CupFOGS CupFOGS Colts ChallengeFoley ShieldBulimba Cup47th Battalion ShieldWebsitehttp www qrl com au As of 2 December 2009The 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 Logo from 2013 2020 Contents 1 History of the QRL 2 Current Major Competitions 2 1 Intrust Super Cup 2 2 FOGS Cup 2 3 Mal Meninga Cup 2 4 47th Battalion Shield 2 5 The Foley Shield 2 6 Former 2 6 1 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 2 6 2 Bulimba Cup 3 QRL Divisions 3 1 Central Queensland Capras 3 2 South West Queensland Mustangs 3 2 1 Defunct Competitions 3 3 Wide Bay Bulls 3 4 North Queensland Marlins 3 4 1 Defunct Competitions 3 5 South East Poinsettias 4 Seasons 5 See also 6 References 6 1 In line 6 2 General 7 External linksHistory of the QRL EditSee 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 EditIntrust Super Cup Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit Main articles Mal Meninga Cup and Cyril Connell Cup The Cyril Connell amp 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 BCentral Qld Capras Northern Suburbs DevilsCentral United Souths Logan MagpiesIpswich RL Eastern Suburbs TigersMackay Cutters Western Suburbs PanthersNorthern Pride Redcliffe DolphinsToowoomba Clydesdales Wynnum Manly SeagullsTownsville Stingers Gold Coast RL GoldSunshine Coast RL Gold Coast RL Green47th Battalion Shield Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit Brisbane Rugby League Premiership Edit 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 Edit 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 EditThe 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 Edit Central Highlands Rugby League Central West Rugby League Gladstone amp District Rugby League Rockhampton amp District Rugby LeagueSouth West Queensland Mustangs Edit Roma District Rugby League Toowoomba Rugby League Border Rivers Rugby LeagueDefunct Competitions Edit Western Rugby LeagueWide Bay Bulls Edit Bundaberg Rugby League Central Burnett Rugby League Northern Districts Rugby League South Burnett Rugby League Sunshine Coast Rugby LeagueNorth Queensland Marlins Edit Cairns District Rugby League Mackay amp District Rugby League Mount Isa Rugby League Remote Areas Rugby League Townsville amp District Rugby LeagueDefunct Competitions Edit Mid West Rugby League Northern Peninsula Area Rugby LeagueSouth East Poinsettias Edit See also Bulimba Cup Brisbane Second Division Rugby League The Poinsettias The Stingers Juniors Gold Coast Rugby League The Vikings Ipswich Rugby League The Diggers Seasons Edit1908 Queensland Rugby League season 1909 Queensland Rugby League season 1910 Queensland Rugby League season 1911 Queensland Rugby League seasonSee also Edit Sports portal Queensland portalRugby league in Queensland Australian Rugby League Queensland Rugby League teamReferences EditIn line Edit 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 Edit 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 EditOfficial website League s Queensland page Queensland Rugby League History Rugby League clubs in Queensland Queensland Masters Rugby League Association inc Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Queensland Rugby League amp oldid 1135840742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
