Queensland Rugby Union

Not to be confused with Queensland Rugby League.

Queensland Rugby Union
QRU

Sport	Rugby union
Founded	1883 (Northern R.U.)
ARU affiliation	1949 (founding member)
Official website	www.qru.com.au

The Queensland Rugby Union, or QRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the state of Queensland in Australia. It is a member and founding union of the Australian Rugby Union.

The QRU was founded in Brisbane in 1883 as the Northern Rugby Union before being formally constituted in 1893 when the name was changed to the Queensland Rugby Union.

External links

Queensland Rugby Union

Rugby union in Australia

Governing bodies

Overall	Australian Rugby Union

States	ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union New South Wales Rugby Union Northern Territory Rugby Union Queensland Rugby Union South Australia Rugby Union Tasmanian Rugby Union Victorian Rugby Union RugbyWA

National teams

Mens	Wallabies A 7's U-21 U-20 U-19 Schoolboys

Women's	Wallaroos 7's

Competitions

International	World Cup The Rugby Championship Oceania U20 Championship Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Commonwealth Games

Transnational	Super Rugby

National	National Rugby Championship National Sevens Championship National U20 Championship National Women's Championship

Premier	Shute Shield Queensland Premier Rugby ACTRU Premier Division Dewar Shield

Hosted events	1987 Rugby World Cup 2003 Rugby World Cup Australian Sevens

Defunct	Australian Provincial Championship Australian Rugby Championship Australian Rugby Shield

Rugby union in

International Trophies

Queensland Rugby Union

Member of the Australian Rugby Union

Super Rugby team	Queensland Reds

NRC teams	Brisbane City Queensland Country

Premier Rugby	Bond University Brothers Easts GPS Norths Souths Sunnybank University of Queensland Wests

Regional bodies	Queensland Suburban Rugby Union Queensland Country Rugby Union

Queensland Rugby Union

See also

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