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The Queensland Rugby Football League [5] (QRL [6]) is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARL Commission) and selects the members of the Queensland rugby league team .
In Queensland, Rugby league was introduced in 1908 and is the most watched winter sport in the state and the second most participated football code after soccer.The Queensland Rugby League is the governing body and has 63,628 adult and 33,940 child tackle players.
The Queensland rugby league team represents the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football. Nicknamed the " Maroons " after the colour of their jersey, they play three times a year against arch-rivals New South Wales in the State of Origin series .
The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia.It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by fifteen teams, thirteen of which are based in Queensland, with one based in New South Wales and one in Central Province, Papua New Guinea.
The Mount Isa Rugby League is a competition played the vicinity of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia under the auspices of the Queensland Rugby League Northern Division. Founded in 1929, the league features six clubs and runs competitions in grades from Under 6s-Under 12s and an A-Grade for both Men and Women, with three teams participating in ...
Queensland Cup: Colours Rugby League Club Est. Joined* City/Town State/Territory Stadium Titles Last NRL Affiliate; Brisbane Tigers: 1917 1996 Brisbane: Queensland: Langlands Park: 0 - Storm: Burleigh Bears: 1934 1997 Gold Coast: Queensland: Pizzey Park: 4 2019 Titans: Central Queensland Capras: 1996 1996 Rockhampton: Queensland: Browne Park: 0 ...
The history of rugby league as a separate form of rugby football goes back to 1895 in Huddersfield, ... The Founders of the Queensland Rugby League.
Interstate football reached its nadir in 1977 when the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) declined to host the Queensland team, and both interstate games were played in Queensland. [6] Former Queensland captain and Australian vice-captain Jack Reardon , who had later become a journalist, was the first to suggest that Sydney-based ...