Sunshine Coast Falcons

Sunshine Coast Falcons
Club information

Full name	Sunshine Coast Falcons RLFC
Colours	Gold Black
Founded	1996
Current details
Ground(s)	Quad Park (12,000)
Competition	Queensland Cup (Seniors) Mal Meninga Cup (U18's) Cyril Connell Cup (U16's)
Records
Premierships	1 (2009)
Wooden spoons	2014

The Sunshine Coast Falcons are a rugby league football team based on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. They compete in the Queensland Cup and their home ground is Quad Park.

History

The Falcons are the representative team for the Sunshine Coast. They competed in the first season of the Queensland Cup in 1996 but dropped out the following season. It wasn't until 2009 that they made it back to the Queensland Cup after securing an agreement with the NRL's Manly Sea Eagles to become a feeder club. Between 2009 and 2013 the club was renamed the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles due to the partnership with the Manly Sea Eagles.^[1] In 2014 the club reverted back to the Falcons name and struck a three-year partnership with the Melbourne Storm ^[2]

Name, logo and colours

The Falcons historic colours have been black and gold however when the Manly Sea Eagles announced their partnership with the Falcons the club rebranded to become the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles and the colours changed to Manly's colours of maroon and white. When the feeder arrangement ended the club continued with the name but changed the colours to blue and white. However fans and players on the Sunshine Coast called for a return to the clubs traditional name and colours and in the 2014 season the club complied, rebranding back to the Falcons with gold and black colours.^[3]

Logo used until 2008

Club logo during their link with NRL side the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (2008-2010)

Club logo between 2011-2013

References

External links

Website

Facebook

Sunshine Coast Rugby League

QRL Division	Central

Representative teams	Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

Clubs	Beachmere Pelicans Beerwah Bulldogs Bribie Island Warrigals Caboolture Sharks Caloundra Sharks Coolum Colts Gympie Devils Kawana Dolphins Kilcoy FC Maroochydore Swans Mary Valley Stags Nambour Crushers Noosa Pirates Palmwoods Devils Pomona Cooran Cutters Stanley River Wolves

Queensland Cup

Clubs	Burleigh Bears Central Queensland Capras Eastern Suburbs Tigers Ipswich Jets Mackay Cutters Northern Pride Norths Devils Papua New Guinea Hunters Redcliffe Dolphins Souths Logan Magpies Sunshine Coast Falcons Townsville Blackhawks Tweed Heads Seagulls Wynnum Manly Seagulls

Previous Clubs	Aspley Broncos Brothers-Valleys Bundaberg Grizzlies Cairns Cyclones Central Capras Gold Coast Vikings Logan Scorpions Mackay Sea Eagles North Queensland Young Guns Past Brothers Port Moresby Vipers Souths Magpies Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Townsville Stingers Toowoomba Clydesdales Wests Panthers

Seasons	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Rugby League in Queensland

Federation	Queensland Rugby League

State teams	Queensland Maroons Queensland Residents Queensland Women's Queensland Schoolboys City vs Country

Competitions	State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) Cyril Connell Cup (U16s) Winfield State League Other leagues: Masters Police Services Primary School Secondary School Universities Women

Northern Division	Foley Shield Bowen Cairns Mackay Midwest Mount Isa Remote Areas Townsville

Central Division	47th Battalion Shield Border Bundaberg Central Burnett Central Highlands Central West Fraser Coast Gladstone Northern Districts Rockhampton Roma South Burnett Sunshine Coast Toowoomba Warwick Western

South-East Division	Bulimba Cup Brisbane Brisbane A-Grade Brisbane Second Division Brisbane Women Ipswich Gold Coast Gold Coast Second Division FOGS Colts (U20's)