| Full name | Nerang Bulls Rugby Union Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Queensland Rugby Union |
| Branch | Queensland Country Gold Coast D.R.U. |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Location | Nerang, Queensland |
| Ground(s) | Glennon Park |
| President | Jacinta Smith |
| Coach(es) | Te Ari Mahuri |
| League(s) | Queensland Premier Rugby |
| 2024 | 1st |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The Nerang Bulls 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 Nerang, Queensland on Queensland's Gold Coast. [1]
In 1983, the Nerang Bulls Rugby Union Club was formed and were located at Carrara oval. During 1983, the Bulls fielded one senior team and in 1984 they fielded two senior teams. The club spent two seasons at Carrara before moving to Glennon Park in Nerang in 1985.
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Australian rules football on the Gold Coast, Queensland can be traced back to the Gold Coast Australian Football League that was established in 1961. The city's interest in the sport has been heavily linked to the Southport Australian Football Club, the Brisbane Football Club and more recently the Gold Coast Football Club. The highest form of the sport played on the Gold Coast is the Australian Football League's team the Gold Coast Football Club, who were admitted into the competition in 2011.
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