Queensland Reds Academy teams: Player selection highlights from the under-16s, under-19s teams ready to rumble in the Super Rugby tournament on Saturday. See what exciting youngsters are lining up here and get an insight.
Ruby Powers may only be 16, but the teen sensation has now been voted Gold Coast’s greatest women’s rugby star of 2024- just seven days on from open-heart surgery. Full story:
The Queensland Reds Under-16s warmed their engines for a bumper Super Rugby campaign with a commanding win over Queensland Fiji at Ballymore on Sunday. One of the stars was a hattrick hero with spiders on him. More here.
A former Australian women’s rugby union star has given unique insight into her Queensland Country Orchids side as they prepare to make amends from their 2023 Australian Rugby Shield heartbreak.
Rugby rookies: Here is an insight into the Queensland Reds Under-16s players primed to contest the Super Rugby Pacific title. Meet all 30 here.
Queensland Country Heelers head coach Brad Tronc has revealed his tournament aims and star players to watch as he prepares to lift the 2024 Australian Rugby Shield on home soil.
They are our future Super Rugby Pacific players and exciting rugby rookies who set club land alight this season. Meet the try-scoring maestros of Colts 1 club rugby and pick who scored the Try of the Year. VOTE NOW
Where are they now: Ahead of the Super Rugby Under-19s tournament, check out how the Queensland Reds’ young gun classes of 2022 and 2023 are progressing.
Here’s 50+ schoolboy rugby players from all eight U14s years and U16s years teams honoured in various awards following the Emerging Reds Cup at Ballymore. All is revealed here, including the top pictures from day three.
GPS First XV rugby: The Team of the Season has been revealed following a stunning season won by three-peat premiers Nudgee College. See who made it from your school here.
HIGHLIGHT TAPES: Watch the Queensland boys named in the Australian Under-18s rugby squad in action and get an insight into the future with a three word analysis on the 16 players selected. WATCH NOW.
Gold Coast’s top junior rugby talents went toe-to-toe for premiership glory. See all our pictures from the day in our mega gallery.
The best of junior Gold Coast rugby union was on show as 10 teams went head-to-head across the day for premiership glory. Discover which players stood tall with their season on the line.
Nudgee College did the unthinkable on Saturday, securing their third successive GPS First XV rugby premiership and 45th title in a grand final epic against Brisbane State High. Read here how they created history here.
In a 72-hour turnaround, one of Gold Coast’s brightest teen rugby talents went from a seemingly healthy 16-year-old to needing an urgent open heart surgery. Read her story here.
An astonishing Nudgee College First XV rugby forward clocked Olympic sprinters’ pace on his way to scoring last Saturday. Who joins him in the round 8 Team of the Week is revealed here.
Club rugby grand final day: Check out over 70 fantastic photos from the Premier Women and Colts 1 grand finals played at Ballymore on Sunday. FULL PICTURE GALLERY
Brothers’ Hospital Cup side and Bond University’s Premier Women joined rare air at Ballymore on Sunday in grand final epics. Read who starred and see the best pictures here along with comprehensive coverage from Colts 3, 2 and 1.
GPS First XV rugby: A winner takes all last round clash between Nudgee College and Brisbane State High School GPS First XV has been confirmed. Read how Rd 8 unfolded here.
Club rugby Kingmakers highlighted here ahead of the exciting StoreLocal Hospital Cup, Premier Women, Colts 1 grand finals this Sunday at Ballymore. Read up on who is tipped to turn the tide.
The GPS First XV premiership race will reach a flashpoint this weekend when Miskin Oval, BBC becomes the place to be. Before round 8, get an insight into each team’s Silent Assassins. FULL LIST
GPS First XV rugby Team of the Week: An unsung BBC No.10, a BSHS son of a gun and yet another Walker joins star power in the round 7 side ahead of Saturday BBC v Nudgee “grand final’’.
Four months on from undergoing a gruelling double wrist surgery which left her ‘handless,’ Bond University star Gabriella Rivers is suiting up for the side’s third consecutive Queensland Premier Rugby grand final. Full story:
An emerging Queensland Reds Academy flyhalf broke the hearts of his rivals to punch a Colts 1 club rugby grand final berth for Souths while Easts’ Premier Women and Wests’ Hospital Cup teams advanced. See who starred here from each team.
The Nerang Bulls broke an 18-year drought by claiming the GCDRU first grade premiership 38-16 on home soil against a rattled Griffith Uni Colleges Knights roster, but the club went one step further in claiming all three grades. How they did it:
Queensland Reds’ potential next generation World Cup rugby representatives will be glimpsed at the World Rugby Under-20 Championships starting this Saturday. Find out who they are.
Colts 1 club rugby: Rugby was the winner in round 12 of the season as Norths jumped into the top four. Read the reports from all four games here as well as the Premier Womens game between UQ and GPS.
With a bye on the horizon, round 10 of the Gold Coast rugby season included stellar performances from a number of premiership-contenders. Here from the coaches on how it played out. Full story inside:
Club rugby: Colts 1’s in-form players leading into round 12 includes several from the competition’s sleeping giants, Easts Tigers, who were positioning for a tilt at the semi-finals. FULL LIST
Catch up on the GCDRU round 10 action with our mega gallery of the first and second grade clashes between the Helensvale Hogs and Coomera Crushers. 75 pictures inside:
Round 10 of GCDRU is approaching, and while one club remains undefeated, others have been hit with the harsh reality of long footy seasons. Find out who’s in prime position this weekend, plus the top points-scorers from every club so far. Details inside:
Tables were turned in round 9 of GCDRU first grade, two teams opening the second half of their season with retaliation victories from the week prior. We unpack the top talking points as the run to finals begins. Full story inside:
The Surfers Paradise Dolphins wreaked havoc in round 9 of GCDRU first grade, toppling over the reigning premier Knights in their second meeting of the season. Relive the action with our gallery of the match, featuring 30+ pics:
Club rugby picture gallery: Here are 90+ images from Colts 1 and Premier Women action from the last month of games, featuring Norths, Brothers, Wests, GPS and University.
Watch how Bond University celebrated the feats of its 2004 Breakers premiership rugby team 20 years on from the title triumph. Video here
The halfway mark of GCDRU has been reached, with one club undefeated and two hot on their heels. We take a look at the players who could make a difference on the home stretch, nominated ‘mid-season most valuables’ after a killer start to the 2024 season. See them all here:
Who were the quiet achievers moving mountains for their side in the Colts 1 club rugby competition? Over 25 highlighted here ahead of round two of the season.
A local cricket dad-come club champion has taken the title of Gold Coast’s best junior sports coach for 2024. Hear from the Runaway Bay volunteer on his newest accolade:
The Griffith Uni Colleges Knights are one step closer to their fifth straight title after a second half effort against turf rivals Surfers Paradise. Hear from both sides post-match on why their next meeting will be even bigger.
Round 6 of GCDRU juniors was jam-packed with action. Take a look back with our mega gallery of 60+ pictures, featuring Coomera, Helensvale and Nerang. Full gallery inside:
Girls Rugby 7s State Championships picture gallery: See over 100 pictures of finals fever taking over Ballymore Stadium on Sunday here. FULL GALLERY
Club rugby: The Easts Tigers roared home, University of Queensland players flexed their muscles while Brothers won a slug fest in round 9 of action on Saturday. See the Super 20 players here.
When Rico Gear had a tousled hair and tanned surfer turn up to Bond University’s rugby training, he had no idea he was the son of a former All Blacks teammate who has visions of influencing elite sport in his own way. Find out how he plans to do so here.
Bond University only had to look within to find the person who could mould the women’s rugby program into the most successful in Australia. Discover exactly why the university is setting the standard.
The highly anticipated grand final rematch between the Griffith Uni Colleges Knights and Surfers Paradise Dolphins is set to go down this weekend on Knights soil, with both teams itching to make a statement. As excitement boils, we asked the coaches to nominate their ‘most versatile’ players. Here’s the list:
Need for speed: Who were the fastest players in the Colts 1 club rugby competition? More than 20 speed demons highlighted here.
Queensland’s best schoolboy rugby players are battling it out at the state championships in Toowoomba. See every result and more than 60 pic from the massive four day event here.
A pre-game act brought Nerang staff and players to tears on an emotional day for a club that honoured a late Bulls stalwart who lost his battle to brain cancer with a win over Helensvale. Hear from the Nerang coach here.
Witness the action from GCDRU Phil Temperton Cup round 7, where the Nerang Bulls and Helensvale Hogs fought it out for the Navar Herbert Cup. 48 pictures inside:
Catch up with GCDRU juniors round 6 featuring Bond Pirates, Helensvale Hogs and Gold Coast Eagles. Mega gallery of 50 pictures inside:
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