Qld Premier Rugby

Brothers captain and 2009 Tony Shaw Grand Final medal recipient Brendan McKibbin hoists the Hospital Cup in triumph after beating Souths 26-19 in the Grand Final (Sportography image)

Queensland Premier Rugby (QPR) evolved out of the Brisbane club competition and was created by players, administrators, referees and coaches to expand and improve the top level of Queensland non-professional rugby.

QPR provides a stepping stone to Super 14 or other professional rugby competitions.

The 2010 QPR Competition involves eight (8) teams from Brisbane and one (1) each from the rugby regions of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. Brothers were the 2009 Premiers.

The participating clubs and regions in QPR are:
 

BrothersSouths
EastsSunnybank
Rugby Gold Coast (Breakers)Sunshine Coast Rugby Union (Stingrays)
GPSUniversity
Norths-QUTWests


 

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

Some Premier Rugby players aspire to play professionally in the future, either in Australia or overseas, while others just want to be the best Rugby players they can be, without making it their career.

They may not yet be household names, but all are talented and committed and play the game to win.

Contracted players are not excluded from the Queensland Premier Rugby competition, but neither is it dependent on them for success.

Premier Rugby is played by Rugby's “local heroes” at local grounds, where the local Under 7s can watch and learn from these elite players at close quarters - and then get their autograph after the game.

Weekly news about Queensland Premier Rugby can be found in The Courier-Mail (online at http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/rugbyunion/), Brisbane Times, Quest local newspapers, the Sunshine Coast Daily and Gold Coast Bulletin and online at Green n' Gold Rugby

Referee appointments can be found at this link.

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