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Current season or competition: 2015 Universities Rugby League Queensland season | |
Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 1970 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Premiers | Griffith Gold Coast Panthers (2013) |
Most titles | Griffith Gold Coast Panthers (4 titles) |
Related competition | Australian Universities Rugby League |
The Universities Rugby League Queensland is an affiliated body of the Queensland Rugby League, established to promote the development of Rugby League within Universities, TAFE and other Tertiary Institutes within the state of Queensland.
The URLQ runs a six team competition featuring the following universities.
University | Nickname |
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Griffith University (Brisbane campus) | Dragons |
Griffith University (Gold Coast campus) | Panthers |
Griffith University (Logan campus) | Steamrollers |
Queensland University of Technology | Trouts |
University of Queensland (Gatton campus) | Bulls |
University of Queensland (St Lucia campus) | Hounds |
University of Southern Queensland | Ironbarks |
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