Queensland Premier Rugby

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Queensland Premier Rugby
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Sport Rugby union
Founded 1975
No. of teams 10
Country Flag of Australia 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

Queensland Premier Rugby (QPR) evolved out of the Brisbane club competition that had been running since the beginning of the 1900's. It was created by players, administrators, referees and coaches to expand and improve the top level of Queensland non-professional rugby. QPR provides Queensland rugby players a stepping stone for selection into the Queensland Reds and other teams in the Super 14 or other professional rugby competitions.

The first official 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. Teachers-Norths, Wests and again Brothers won the next seasons. In 1979, the first ever draw in a final occurred with a 24-all draw between rivals University and Brothers, a reply of the final was held, which saw University defeat Brothers by a mere 3 points. 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.

In future, teams from other Rugby regions in Queensland may also join the competition, thus encouraging the pursuit of Rugby excellence across the state, not just confining it to one small corner around Brisbane.

[edit] Teams

[edit] Grand Final Results

Year Winner Score Loser
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

Total Premierships

Team Wins Runner-up
Souths 8 6
Brothers 8 5
University 4 6
Wests 3 4
Canberra 3 0
Easts 2 3
Gold Coast 1 3
GPS 1 2
Sunnybank 1 2
Teachers Norths 1 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

[edit] External links

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