Gold Coast Eagles

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Gold Coast 'Eagles'
Full nameGold Coast Rugby Union Football Club Inc.
Union Queensland Rugby Union
Branch Queensland Country
Gold Coast D.R.U.
Founded1964
Location Southport, Queensland
Ground(s)James Overell Park
PresidentJason Teren
League(s) Gold Coast Premier Rugby
20151st
Official website
www.eaglesrugby.com.au

The Gold Coast Eagles Rugby Union Football Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Southport on Queensland's Gold Coast. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The foundation club for rugby union on the Gold Coast was the Gold Coast Eagles. The club was registered with the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) after a positive response at the initial foundation meeting in late 1964.

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References

  1. "About Us". Eagles Rugby Gold Coast. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. "Eagles Rugby Gold Coast RUFC". Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. "Joe Faalogo instils the trust that makes Gold Coast Eagles soar". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 31 January 2016.