Ipswich Rugby League

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Rugby League Ipswich
Current season or competition:
Rugby football current event.svg 2023 Rugby League Ipswich Season
Sport Rugby league
Formerly known asIpswich Rugby League (IRL)
Instituted1910;115 years ago (1910)
Inaugural season1910
Number of teams13
Country Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Premiers North Sydney colours.svg Redbank Plains Bears (2023)
Most titles Brothers Colours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns (28 titles)
Websitewww.rugbyleagueipswich.com.au
Related competition Queensland Cup

The Ipswich Rugby League is a rugby league football competition based in Ipswich, Queensland. It is under the administration of the Queensland Rugby League through the South East Queensland Division, which also administers the Brisbane and Gold Coast competitions. [1]

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Representative team

Selected players from the Ipswich Rugby League, represented Ipswich in a representative side called Combined Ipswich, also called Ipswich Diggers, whose teams compete in the statewide competitions the Cyril Connell Cup and the Mal Meninga Cup.

Ipswich Rugby League Club Teams

The Ipswich Rugby League currently has 14 clubs, for senior and junior. All clubs are in the junior division aside from the Ipswich Jets, but not all are in the senior division. [2]

The clubs currently in the senior division include:


These clubs are currently fielding teams just in the junior division, however, some have fielded senior teams in the past:


Previous clubs in the league include Tivoli, the Eastern Suburbs Cobras, Boonah Rabbitohs, South Burnett Eagles and Gatton Hawks; the latter now competing in the Toowoomba Rugby League.

ColoursClubNicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburbSeniorsJuniors
South Sydney colours.svg
Brisbane ValleyBulls1962RJ Rashford Recreation Ground Esk NoYes
Glebe colours.svg
FassifernBombers1975Hayes Oval Harrisville YesYes
New South Wales colours.svg
GoodnaEagles1912Richardson Park Goodna YesYes
Brothers Colours.svg
Ipswich BrothersLeprechauns1914Blue Ribbon Motors Field Wildey St. Raceview YesYes
Ipswich Colours.svg
Ipswich Jets 1982North Ipswich Reserve North Ipswich YesNo
Australian colours.svg
KaraleeTornadoes1994Bluegum Reserve Karalee YesYes
St. George colours.svg
LaidleyLions1976Laidley Recreation Reserve Laidley YesYes
Australian colours.svg
LowoodStags1991Lowood Recreational Reserve Lowood NoYes
Parramatta colours.svg
North IpswichTigers1971Keith Sternberg Oval North Ipswich YesYes
North Sydney colours.svg
Redbank PlainsBears1986Redbank Plains Recreational Reserve Redbank Plains YesYes
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
RosewoodRoosters1977Anzac Oval Rosewood YesYes
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
SpringfieldPanthers1998Bob Gibbs Park Springfield YesYes
Newtown colours.svg
Swifts Swifts Bluebirds 1919Fernbrook ReserveRedbankYesYes
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
West EndBulldogs1914Daniel's ParkBasin PocketYesYes

Senior Division

ColoursClubNicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburb
Glebe colours.svg
FassifernBombers1975Hayes Oval Harrisville
Brothers Colours.svg
Ipswich BrothersLeprechauns1914Blue Ribbon Motors Field Wildey St. Raceview
St. George colours.svg
LaidleyLions1976Laidley Recreation Reserve Laidley
Parramatta colours.svg
North IpswichTigers1971Keith Sternberg Oval North Ipswich
North Sydney colours.svg
Redbank PlainsBears1986Redbank Plains Recreational Reserve Redbank Plains
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
RosewoodRoosters1977Anzac Oval Rosewood
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
SpringfieldPanthers1998Bob Gibbs Park Springfield
Newtown colours.svg
Ipswich Swifts Swifts Bluebirds 1919N/A Purga
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
West EndBulldogs1914Daniel's ParkBasin Pocket

Junior Division

ColoursClubNicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburb
South Sydney colours.svg
Brisbane ValleyBulls1962RJ Rashford Recreation Ground Esk
Glebe colours.svg
FassifernBombers1975Hayes Oval Harrisville
New South Wales colours.svg
GoodnaEagles1912Richardson Park Goodna
Brothers Colours.svg
Ipswich BrothersLeprechauns1914Blue Ribbon Motors Field Wildey St. Raceview
Australian colours.svg
KaraleeTornadoes1994Bluegum Reserve Karalee
St. George colours.svg
LaidleyLions1976Laidley Recreation Reserve Laidley
Australian colours.svg
LowoodStags1991Lowood Recreational Reserve Lowood
Parramatta colours.svg
North IpswichTigers1971Keith Sternberg Oval North Ipswich
North Sydney colours.svg
Redbank PlainsBears1986Redbank Plains Recreational Reserve Redbank Plains
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
RosewoodRoosters1977Anzac Oval Rosewood
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
SpringfieldPanthers1998Bob Gibbs Park Springfield
Newtown colours.svg
Ipswich Swifts Swifts Bluebirds 1919N/A Purga
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
West EndBulldogs1914Daniel's ParkBasin Pocket

Seasons

Premiership winners

SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-upReport
1980 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers18 – 5 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers
1981 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts9 – 7 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers
1982 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers18 – 10 Wellington colours.svg Gatton Hawks Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers
1983 Wellington colours.svg Gatton Hawks32 – 8 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1984 Wellington colours.svg Gatton Hawks13 – 0 Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End Bulldogs
1985 Wellington colours.svg Gatton Hawks18 – 14 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles
1986 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns20 – 8 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1987 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers24 – 18 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers
1988 Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End Bulldogs35 – 14 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles
1989 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles20 – 12 Glebe colours.svg Fassifern Bombers
1990 Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End Bulldogs19 – 18 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts
1991 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts41 – 16 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts
1992 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers24 – 14 Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End Bulldogs Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers
1993 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns34 – 22 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1994 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers44 – 8 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers
1995 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers22 – 10 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1996 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts16 – 12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Redbank Plains
1997 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts38 – 6 Glebe colours.svg Fassifern Bombers
1998 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns38 – 10 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1999 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns38 – 10 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2000 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns17 – 15 Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End Bulldogs Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2001 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns24 – 12 Glebe colours.svg Fassifern Bombers Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2002 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts18 – 12 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts
2003 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles33 – 12 Glebe colours.svg Fassifern Bombers Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End Bulldogs
2004 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles40 – 24 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles
2005 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles36 – 18 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles
2006 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns32 – 18 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2007 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns40 – 16 Great Britain colours.svg South Burnett Eagles New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles
2008 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns34 – 24 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2009 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns35 – 22 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles
2010 Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts30 – 18 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts
2011 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns4 – 16 Glebe colours.svg Fassifern BombersQT [3] Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2012 Glebe colours.svg Fassifern Bombers30 – 22 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers LeprechaunsQT [4] Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2013 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns32 – 24 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna EaglesQT [5] Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2014 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers42 – 16 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2015 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich Tigers24 – 22 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles
2016 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles30 – 18 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers LeprechaunsYT [6] New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles
2017 New South Wales colours.svg Goodna Eagles32 – 14 Glebe colours.svg Fassifern BombersPMH [7] Glebe colours.svg Fassifern Bombers
2018 Glebe colours.svg Fassifern Bombers32 – 10 Parramatta colours.svg North Ipswich TigersPMH [8]
2019 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns35 – 10 Newcastle colours.svg Ipswich Swifts Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 Newcastle colours.svg Ipswich Swifts42 – 22 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Newcastle colours.svg Ipswich Swifts
2022 Faxcolours.svg Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns24 – 20 Newcastle colours.svg Ipswich Swifts Newcastle colours.svg Ipswich Swifts
2023 North Sydney colours.svg Redbank Plains Bears42 – 12 Glebe colours.svg Fassifern Bombers North Sydney colours.svg Redbank Plains Bears

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Overview - Rugby League Ipswich - SportsTG". websites.sportstg.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Club Websites - SportsTG". websites.sportstg.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Buchan, Jay (12 September 2011). "Brothers' IRL sweep". The Queensland Times . Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Meaton, P.S. (17 September 2012). "Fassifern's day of glory". The Courier Mail. The Queensland Times . Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Buchan, Jay (9 September 2013). "Brothers best IRL club in city". The Courier Mail. The Queensland Times . Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ipswich Rugby League Grand Final - September 10 2016". YouTube . Phoenix Media. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "RLI Grand Final". Facebook . Phoenix Media. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "RLI Grand Final - Fassifern Bombers vs Norths Tigers". Facebook . Phoenix Media. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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