Queensland Rugby League South East Queensland Division

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The Queensland Rugby League South East Division (also known as the South East Division) is a rugby league division responsible for the running of rugby league in South-East Queensland. This makes the South East Division responsible for the FOGS Cup, FOGS Colts Challenge and Brisbane Second Division competitions. This Division also administers the City team in the annual QRL City-Country match. It is also responsible for administering the game of rugby league across the Gold Coast and Ipswich. These two cities alone comprise over 7000 junior and senior players.

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In 2007 the East Division merged with the Southern Division to form the South East Queensland Division, decreasing the number of QRL divisions from 6 to 5.

Federations

Brisbane First Division

Team nameNicknameHome ground
South Sydney colours.svg Beenleigh PrideHammel Park
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Brighton RoostersJim Lawrie Oval
Canterbury colours.svg Bulimba BulldogsBalmoral Recreation Reserve
Balmain colours.svg Carina TigersLeo Williams Oval
Canterbury colours.svg Fortitude Valley DiehardsEmerson Park
Canterbury colours.svg Normanby HoundsBert St Clair Oval
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Pine Rivers BearsMathieson Oval
Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths Juniors MagpiesBrandon Park
Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wests PanthersFrank Lind Oval
South Sydney colours.svg Wynnum-Manly Juniors SeagullsKitchener Park

Brisbane Second Division

Senior

In 2019 the open age Brisbane Second Division has teams in the following divisions:

Northside 1 (10)Northside 2 (9)Northside 3 (8)Southside 1 (8)Southside 2 (8)Southside 3 (12)
Junior

The QRL South East Division Juniors, soon to be known as the Greater Brisbane Junior Rugby League, or "The South East Stingers" is the arm of the Queensland Rugby League which administers and develops junior rugby league in the greater Brisbane area.

Its boundaries stretch from Burpengary in the North, to Beenleigh in the South and the Ipswich City/Brisbane boundary in the West. There's even a junior club on North Stradbroke Island.

Within this region are 45 affiliated junior rugby league clubs which had a combined Season 2006 total of 11,455 registered junior players within the Under 7 to Under 18 age groups. This equated to 676 teams in the overall competition for which an average of 320 fixture matches were played each weekend during the season across Brisbane. Each weekend an estimated 30,000 spectators attended those matches.

Gold Coast

The Gold Coast Rugby League Premiership currently has 18 clubs, for senior and junior. All clubs are in the junior division but not all for the senior division. [1] [2]

ColoursClubNicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburbSeniorsJuniors
Cronulla colours.svg Beaudesert Kingfishers 1962 R.S. Willis Park Beaudesert YesYes
South Sydney colours.svg Bilambil Jets 1923 Bilambil Sports Complex Bilambil YesYes
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 1934 Pizzey Park Miami YesYes
Newcastle colours.svg Coolangatta Knights 2014 Goodwin Park Coolangatta YesNo
Parramatta colours.svg Coomera Cutters 2012 Coomera Sports Park Coomera NoYes
Jamaicacolours.png Cudgen Hornets 1950 Ned Byrne Field Kingscliff YesYes
St. George colours.svg Currumbin Eagles 1976 Merv Craig Sporting Complex Currumbin Waters YesYes
Australian colours.svg Helensvale Hornets 1991 Robert Dalley Park Helensvale YesYes
Australian colours.svg Jimboomba Thunder 2003 Jimboomba Park Jimboomba NoYes
North Sydney colours.svg Mount Tamborine Bushrats 1992 Firth Park Mount Tamborine YesYes
North Sydney colours.svg Mudgeeraba Redbacks 1992 Firth Park Mudgeeraba YesYes
Newcastle colours.svg Nerang Roosters 1977 Glennon Park Nerang YesYes
Redscolours.svg Ormeau Shearers 1999 Ormeau Oval Ormeau YesYes
Cronulla colours.svg Parkwood Sharks 1976 Musgrave Sports Park Parkwood YesYes
Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Robina Raptors 2005 Station Reserve Robina YesYes
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Runaway Bay Seagulls 1979 Bycroft Oval Runaway Bay YesYes
Wests Tigers colours.svg South Tweed Koalas 2012 Les Burger Fields South Tweed YesYes
Balmain colours.svg Southport Tigers 1931 Owen Park Southport YesYes
Canterbury colours.svg Tugun Seahawks 1978 Betty Diamond Complex Tugun YesYes
Canberra colours.svg Tweed Coast Raiders 1980 Les Burger Fields Cabarita YesYes
Tweedheadscolours.png Tweed Heads Seagulls 1908 Piggabeen Sports Complex Tweed Heads YesYes

Ipswich

ColoursClubNicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburbSeniorsJuniors
South Sydney colours.svg
Brisbane ValleyBulls1962RJ Rashford Recreation Ground Esk NoYes
Brothers Colours.svg
Brothers Ipswich Leprechauns1914Blue Ribbon Motors Field Wildey St. Raceview YesYes
Glebe colours.svg
Fassifern Bombers 1975Hayes Oval Harrisville YesYes
New South Wales colours.svg
Goodna Eagles 1912Richardson Park Goodna NoYes
Australian colours.svg
KaraleeTornadoes1994Bluegum Reserve Karalee NoYes
St. George colours.svg
LaidleyLions1976Laidley Recreation Reserve Laidley YesYes
Australian colours.svg
LowoodStags1991Lowood Recreational Reserve Lowood NoYes
Parramatta colours.svg
Northern Suburbs (Ipswich)Tigers1971Keith 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
Ipswich Swifts Swifts Bluebirds 1919Swifts RLFC Purga YesYes
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
West EndBulldogs1914Daniel's ParkBasin PocketYesYes

Previous clubs in the league include the Eastern Cobras, Boonah Rabbitohs, South Burnett Eagles, Gatton Hawks and Tivoli.

Masters Rugby League

Queensland Masters

Former competitions

Brisbane

Former top-flight rugby league competition from 1922 to 1994, second tier 1995 to 1997.

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