Gold Coast Rugby League

Gold Coast Rugby League
Current season or competition: 2019 Gold Coast Rugby League season
Sport	Rugby league
Formerly known as	Gold Coast-Group 18 (1989–2003)
Instituted	1983
Number of teams	18 (7 A-Grade-teams)
Country	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Premiers	Southport Tigers (2022)
Most titles	Southport Tigers (8 titles)
Related competition	Queensland Cup

The Gold Coast Rugby League premiership (also known as the Kevin Bycroft Cup) is a rugby league football competition based in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is under the administration of the Queensland Rugby League through the South East Queensland Division, which also administers the competitions from Brisbane and Ipswich.

The Gold Coast Rugby League Premiership consists of ten clubs,^[1] competing in three senior leagues; A-Grade (Seniors), Reserves and Colts (under-19s). The Gold Coast Junior Rugby League was formed in 1976 and consists of seventeen clubs,^[2] competing in multiple age groups from under-7s to under-17s.

Representative Gold Coast Rugby League team

Selected players from the Gold Coast Rugby League, represented Gold Coast in a representative team called Gold Coast Firsts or Gold Coast Vikings, whose teams also competed in the statewide competitions, the Cyril Connell Cup and the Mal Meninga Cup.

The Gold Coast Rugby League had previously entered sides in the Queensland Cup and in the Winfield State League as the Gold Coast Vikings. They participated in the Queensland Cup in 1998 only and in the Winfield State League from the first season (1982) to the last season (1995). Gold Coast also made one appearance in the Amco Cup.

Premiership winners

Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the Rugby League Week.

Season	Grand Final Information				Minor Premiers
Season	Premiers	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Minor Premiers
1983	Beaudesert Kingfishers	23–6	Southport Tigers
1984	Beaudesert Kingfishers	20–2	Beenleigh Pride
1985	Tugun Seahawks	31–10	Beaudesert Kingfishers
1986	Southport Tigers	26–14	Tugun Seahawks		Beenleigh Pride
1987	Southport Tigers	20–10	Nerang Roosters		Beaudesert Kingfishers
1988	Southport Tigers	22–16	Beenleigh Pride
1989	Tweed Heads Seagulls	36–16	Southport Tigers		Tweed Heads Seagulls
1990	Beaudesert Kingfishers	20–18	Bilambil Jets		Beaudesert Kingfishers
1991	Beaudesert Kingfishers	32–18	Runaway Bay Seagulls		Runaway Bay Seagulls
1992	Bilambil Jets	24–0	Nerang Roosters		Bilambil Jets
1993	Bilambil Jets	26–4	Beaudesert Kingfishers		Beaudesert Kingfishers
1994	Tweed Heads Seagulls	27–26	Nerang Roosters		Nerang Roosters
1995	Burleigh Bears	26–6	South Tweed Koalas		Burleigh Bears
1996	South Tweed Koalas	16–10	Burleigh Bears		Burleigh Bears
1997	Runaway Bay Seagulls	18–17	Cudgen Hornets		Runaway Bay Seagulls
1998	Tweed Heads Seagulls	18–12	Southport Tigers
1999	Burleigh Bears	18–14	Tweed Heads Seagulls		Burleigh Bears
2000	Runaway Bay Seagulls	32–0	Burleigh Bears		Runaway Bay Seagulls
2001	Tweed Heads Seagulls	40–28	Runaway Bay Seagulls		Tweed Heads Seagulls
2002	Tweed Heads Seagulls	38–24	Tugun Seahawks		Tweed Heads Seagulls
2003	Mt Tamborine Bushrats	26–12	Mudgeeraba Mustangs		Murwillumbah
2004	Beaudesert Kingfishers	22–4	Burleigh Bears		Parkwood Sharks
2005	Runaway Bay Seagulls	18–16	Parkwood Sharks		Parkwood Sharks
2006	Burleigh Bears	30–26	Tugun Seahawks		Tugun Seahawks
2007	Tugun Seahawks	36–6	Ormeau Shearers		Tugun Seahawks
2008	Southport Tigers	30–20	Currumbin Eagles		Southport Tigers
2009	Southport Tigers	12–6	Bilambil Jets		Southport Tigers
2010	Southport Tigers	18–6	Bilambil Jets		Southport Tigers
2011	Bilambil Jets	34–30	Tugun Seahawks		Burleigh Bears
2012	Burleigh Bears	13–12	Tugun Seahawks		Southport Tigers
2013	Tugun Seahawks	26–18	Southport Tigers		Southport Tigers
2014	Southport Tigers	24–18	Tugun Seahawks		Southport Tigers
2015	Burleigh Bears	36–24	Tugun Seahawks		Burleigh Bears
2016	Tugun Seahawks	27–14	Burleigh Bears		Tweed Heads Seagulls
2017	Burleigh Bears	20–12	Runaway Bay Seagulls		Burleigh Bears
2018	Runaway Bay Seagulls	36–10	Tweed Heads Seagulls		Currumbin Eagles
2019	Burleigh Bears	30–12	Southport Tigers		Burleigh Bears
2020	Cancelled due to COVID
2021	Burleigh Bears	26–6	Tugun Seahawks
2022	Southport Tigers	40–0	Burleigh Bears

Gold Coast Rugby League Club Teams

The Gold Coast Rugby League Premiership currently has 18 clubs, for the senior and junior divisions.
All clubs are in the junior division but not all for the senior division.^[3]^[4]

Club	Nickname	Founded	Homeground	Suburb	Seniors	Juniors
Beaudesert	Kingfishers	1962	R.S. Willis Park	Beaudesert	Yes	Yes
Bilambil	Jets	1923	Bilambil Sports Complex	Bilambil	Yes	Yes
Burleigh	Bears	1934	Pizzey Park	Miami	Yes	Yes
Coolangatta	Knights	2014	Goodwin Park	Coolangatta	Yes	No
Coomera	Cutters	2012	Coomera Sports Park	Coomera	No	Yes
Cudgen	Hornets	1950	Ned Byrne Field	Kingscliff	Yes	Yes
Currumbin	Eagles	1976	Merv Craig Sporting Complex	Currumbin Waters	Yes	Yes
Helensvale	Hornets	1991	Robert Dalley Park	Helensvale	Yes	Yes
Jimboomba	Thunder	2003	Jimboomba Park	Jimboomba	No	Yes
Mount Tamborine	Bushrats	1992	Firth Park	Mount Tamborine	Yes	Yes
Mudgeeraba	Redbacks	1992	Firth Park	Mudgeeraba	Yes	Yes
Nerang	Roosters	1977	Glennon Park	Nerang	Yes	Yes
Ormeau	Shearers	1999	Ormeau Oval	Ormeau	Yes	Yes
Parkwood	Sharks	1976	Musgrave Sports Park	Parkwood	Yes	Yes
Robina	Raptors	2005	Station Reserve	Robina	Yes	Yes
Runaway Bay	Seagulls	1979	Bycroft Oval	Runaway Bay	Yes	Yes
South Tweed	Koalas	2012	Les Burger Fields	South Tweed	Yes	Yes
Southport	Tigers	1931	Owen Park	Southport	Yes	Yes
Tugun	Seahawks	1978	Betty Diamond Complex	Tugun	Yes	Yes
Tweed Coast	Raiders	1980	Les Burger Fields	Cabarita	Yes	Yes
Tweed Heads	Seagulls	1908	Piggabeen Sports Complex	Tweed Heads	Yes	Yes

Senior Division

Club	Nickname	Founded	Homeground	Suburb
Beaudesert	Kingfishers	1962	R.S. Willis Park	Beaudesert
Bilambil	Jets	1923	Bilambil Sports Complex	Bilambil
Burleigh	Bears	1934	Pizzey Park	Miami
Coolangatta	Knights	2014	Goodwin Park	Coolangatta
Cudgen	Hornets	1950	Ned Byrne Field	Kingscliff
Currumbin	Eagles	1976	Merv Craig Sporting Complex	Currumbin Waters
Helensvale	Hornets	1991	Robert Dalley Park	Helensvale
Mount Tamborine	Bushrats	1992	Firth Park	Mount Tamborine
Mudgeeraba	Redbacks	1992	Firth Park	Mudgeeraba
Nerang	Roosters	1977	Glennon Park	Nerang
Ormeau	Shearers	1999	Ormeau Oval	Ormeau
Parkwood	Sharks	1976	Musgrave Sports Park	Parkwood
Robina	Raptors	2005	Station Reserve	Robina
Runaway Bay	Seagulls	1979	Bycroft Oval	Runaway Bay
South Tweed	Koalas	2012	Les Burger Fields	South Tweed
Southport	Tigers	1931	Owen Park	Southport
Tugun	Seahawks	1978	Betty Diamond Complex	Tugun
Tweed Coast	Raiders	1980	Les Burger Fields	Cabarita
Tweed Heads	Seagulls	1908	Piggabeen Sports Complex	Tweed Heads

Junior Division

Club	Nickname	Founded	Homeground	Suburb
Beaudesert	Kingfishers	1962	R.S. Willis Park	Beaudesert
Bilambil	Jets	1923	Bilambil Sports Complex	Bilambil
Burleigh	Bears	1934	Pizzey Park	Miami
Coomera	Cutters	2012	Coomera Sports Park	Coomera
Cudgen	Hornets	1950	Ned Byrne Field	Kingscliff
Currumbin	Eagles	1976	Merv Craig Sporting Complex	Currumbin Waters
Helensvale	Hornets	1991	Robert Dalley Park	Helensvale
Jimboomba	Thunder	2003	Jimboomba Park	Jimboomba
Mount Tamborine	Bushrats	1992	Firth Park	Mount Tamborine
Mudgeeraba	Redbacks	1992	Firth Park	Mudgeeraba
Nerang	Roosters	1977	Glennon Park	Nerang
Ormeau	Shearers	1999	Ormeau Oval	Ormeau
Parkwood	Sharks	1976	Musgrave Sports Park	Parkwood
Robina	Raptors	2005	Station Reserve	Robina
Runaway Bay	Seagulls	1979	Bycroft Oval	Runaway Bay
South Tweed	Koalas	2012	Les Burger Fields	South Tweed
Southport	Tigers	1931	Owen Park	Southport
Tugun	Seahawks	1978	Betty Diamond Complex	Tugun
Tweed Coast	Raiders	1980	Les Burger Fields	Cabarita
Tweed Heads	Seagulls	1908	Piggabeen Sports Complex	Tweed Heads

References

^ Sporting PulseGold Coast Senior Rugby League Home Pageretrieved 17 December 2007
^ Sporting PulseGold Coast Junior Rugby League Home Pageretrieved 17 December 2007
^ "View Clubs in our League - SportingPulse". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
^ "Club Websites - FOX SPORTS PULSE". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

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