Queensland Premier Rugby
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1975 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Current champions | Wests |
Queensland Premier Rugby is a club rugby union competition in Queensland, Australia. Ten clubs compete in the competition, eight of which are from Brisbane, with a club each from the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast also competiting. The competition has been contested since 1975. The current champions are Wests, who defeated Brothers in the 2006 final.
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[edit] History
The first ever Queensland Premier Rugby season kicked off in 1975. The first championship final was played between the Brothers club and GPS. Brothers won the match, and became the first ever champions of the competition. The score in the end was 23 to 6. Teachers-Norths, Wests and again Brothers won the next seasons. In 1979, the final ended in a 24-all draw, and a reply of the final was held, which saw University defeat Brothers 16 to 13. Brothers dominated the next few seasons, winning the 1980 to 1984 premierships. Souths won their first title in 1986, and University won a number of titles at the end of the decade.
Souths came to major prominence during the 1990s, winning the competition five times in a row from 1991 through to 1995, and then again in 1998 and 2000. They also featured in the 1996 season final which GPS won, and the 1997 final which Easts won. Canberra also competed in the competition, and found major success, winning three titles in a row from 2001 to 2003. The Gold Coast Breakers also began to become a force in the competition, featuring in four finals from 2001 to 2005.
[edit] Teams
- Brothers
Promotional banner used to promote the competition in 2006.
- Easts Tigers
- Gold Coast Breakers
- GPS Rugby "Jeeps"
- Norths/QUT
- Souths Magpies
- Sunnybank Dragons
- Sunshine Coast Stingrays
- University of QLD "The Red Heavies"
- Wests Bulldogs
[edit] Grand Final Results
| Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
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| 1975 | Brothers | 23-6 | GPS |
| 1976 | Teachers-Norths | 16-4 | GPS |
| 1977 | Wests | 15-10 | Brothers |
| 1978 | Brothers | 19-15 | University |
| 1979 | University | 16-13 | Brothers |
| 1980 | Brothers | 19-0 | Souths |
| 1981 | Brothers | 36-13 | Teachers-Norths |
| 1982 | Brothers | 25-16 | University |
| 1983 | Brothers | 30-15 | University |
| 1984 | Brothers | 18-3 | Easts |
| 1985 | Wests | 10-7 | University |
| 1986 | Souths | 31-13 | Brothers |
| 1987 | Brothers | 20-19 | Souths |
| 1988 | University | 18-10 | Souths |
| 1989 | University | 34-9 | Souths |
| 1990 | University | 19-10 | Brothers |
| 1991 | Souths | 22-15 | Wests |
| 1992 | Souths | 44-10 | University |
| 1993 | Souths | 27-8 | Sunnybank |
| 1994 | Souths | 19-8 | Sunnybank |
| 1995 | Souths | 27-11 | Easts |
| 1996 | GPS | 12-6 | Souths |
| 1997 | Easts | 18-16 | Souths |
| 1998 | Souths | 34-18 | Wests |
| 1999 | Easts | 16-15 | Wests |
| 2000 | Souths | 34-30 | Wests |
| 2001 | Canberra | 32-10 | Gold Coast |
| 2002 | Canberra | 45-3 | Easts |
| 2003 | Canberra | 29-16 | Gold Coast |
| 2004 | Gold Coast | 24-18 | University |
| 2005 | Sunnybank | 31-17 | Gold Coast |
| 2006 | Wests | 23-22 | Brothers |
Premierships by Club (Most to Least)
- Brothers = 8
- Souths = 8
- University = 4
- Wests = 3
- Canberra = 3
- Easts = 2
- GPS = 1
- Gold Coast = 1
- Sunnybank = 1
- Teachers Norths = 1
[edit] Former teams
- Canberra Vikings
- Redcliffe
- Teachers-Norths (Teachers ceased as a club but Norths continued and later merged into the current Norths/QUT)
[edit] See also
- Brisbane Club Rugby
- Queensland Reds
- Queensland Rugby Union
- National Rugby Competition
