Ipswich Jets

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Ipswich Jets
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Full name Ipswich Jets Rugby League Football Club
Emblem Jet
Colours Green, Gold, White
Founded 1986
Sport Rugby league
League Queensland Cup
Ground Q.L.D. Group Stadium
Capacity
CEO Brad Wolens
Captain Danny Coburn
Coach Kevin Walters
2007 3rd out of 11
Premierships Nil
Runners-Up 1988, 1989, 2002
Minor Premierships Nil
Wooden Spoons 2005
Biggest win
Worst defeat

The Ipswich Jets are a rugby league club based in Ipswich, Queensland. Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia.

Originally in the 1980s their colours were green and white, but in recent years gold has been added to the combination.

Coached in the 1980s by Tommy Raudonikis, the Jets' most famous product was Allan Langer who in 1987 was selected to play halfback for the Queensland State of Origin team while playing for the Jets, even though he was not as yet playing in the NSWRL Winfield Cup which was, at that time, fast becoming the premier Rugby League competition in Australia.

Kerrod and Kevin Walters also played for the club in their early years. Their brother, Steve Walters, played originally for Booval Swifts.

In the 2007 Queensland Cup they have caused a surprise by upsetting many of their more fancied rivals and pressing for a semi-finals spot, when they had been predicted by most tipsters to finish last.

[edit] External links

Official Site