Ipswich Rangers Rugby Club

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Ipswich Rangers
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Full nameIpswich Rugby Union Football Club
Union Queensland Rugby Union
Branch Queensland Suburban Rugby Union
Founded1886 (Re-established 1968)
Region Ipswich, Queensland
League(s)QSRU Division I
2012Premiers
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The Ipswich Rangers, is a rugby union football club located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The club currently competes in the top division of the Queensland Suburban competition for the Barber and Pegg Cups, and previously played in the Brisbane Premiership now known as Queensland Premier Rugby. The Ipswich Rangers play their home matches at Woodend Park, [1] [2] and the team wears a green and white strip.

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History

The original Ipswich Rangers Rugby Club was formed in July 1886, [3] and played a Combined Brisbane team a month later. [4] In 1887 the Rangers won the Hardgrave Challenge Cup for the premiership of the Colony of Queensland, defeating the Wanderers club of Brisbane in the deciding match by 5 points to 2. [5] The Ipswich Rangers also played the first touring British rugby team in 1888. [6] [7] But by 1891 the club was not able to regularly field a team and began to forfeit matches. [8] [9] Other rugby sides were then formed in Ipswich, including the Athenian Club, Bells Football Club, Raceview, and the City Football Club. [10]

The present Ipswich Rangers Rugby Club was formed in 1968. Ipswich won their first senior trophy in 1974, defeating Surfers Paradise by 38-4 to win the Sunday Truth Shield for the Queensland Sub-districts A-grade competition. [1] In 1979 the club was promoted to the Brisbane Premiership and the A-grade team defeated the reigning premiers University of Queensland by 21-19 at Woodend Park, but that was the team's only win of the season. [1]

The Ipswich first team played through the 1987 season undefeated to win the Sub-districts A-grade competition and in the following two seasons went on to claim three titles in a row. [1]

In the restyled Queensland Suburban Rugby Union competition, Ipswich Rangers won the Barber Cup in 2005, 2006 and 2010. [11] The club won the title again in 2012, defeating Wynnum Bugs by 33-26 in the grand final at Ballymore. [12]

International players

Former Australian international player, and ARU president, Paul McLean played for the Ipswich Rangers in the early 1970s. [13]

New Zealander Mak Fatialofa, a former Junior All Blacks representative, played for Ipswich in 1987. [1]

Honours

Queensland Premiership (Northern Rugby Union)

Queensland Sub-districts Rugby Union

Queensland Suburban Rugby Union - First Division

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References

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  2. ↑ "Innovative bulb technology puts Rangers in energy spotlight". Queensland Times. Ipswich. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Local and General News". The Queensland Times. Ipswich, Australia. 29 July 1886. p. 5, col. 3, para. 2. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rugby Game. Combine Brisbane v. Rangers". The Queensland Times. Ipswich, Australia. 31 August 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Football. Northern Rugby Union". The Brisbane Courier. 11 October 1887. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Football. The visit of the English footballers to Ipswich". The Queensland Times. Ipswich, Australia. 25 August 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "The team that turned Ipswich from Aussie Rules to rugby". Queensland Times. Ipswich. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Football. Rugby Game. Saturday's Matches". The Week. Brisbane, Australia. 22 May 1891. p. 25. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Football. Northern Rugby Union". Brisbane Courier. 8 June 1891. p. 7, col. 3, para 5. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Cricket and Other Notes". The Queensland Times. Ipswich, Australia. 24 March 1891. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Premierships". Rangers Rugby. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rangers dedicate win to coach". Queensland Times. Ipswich. 30 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Rugby a Relative Thing; McLean Family Has Links to Top". The Queensland Times. Ipswich, Australia. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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