The Gold Coast Rugby League is a Rugby League

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 Competition Based in the City of Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

, Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

. It is under the administration of the Queensland Rugby League South East Queensland Division, which also administers the Brisbane and Ipswich competitions.

The Gold Coast Rugby League has a very proud history and is highly regarded as one of the most competitive District/Suburban Rugby League Competitions in Australia

Australia

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. It is separated in a Junior & Senior League. Whereby the Ages Groups of U7 to U17 Competitions are considered Junior League Competitions while the U19 to A Grade Competitions are classified as the Senior Leagues in the Gold Coast Rugby League. There are 17 Junior Clubs & 11 Senior Clubs.

Queensland Cup appearances

The Gold Coast Rugby League has previously entered Sides in the Queensland Cup

Queensland Cup

The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...

 and in the Winfield State League. The team was known as the Vikings

Gold Coast Vikings

The Gold Coast Vikings were a rugby league team that competed in the Queensland State League and the Queensland Cup competitions. Although originally a representative team, the Vikings became a feeder club for the Gold Coast Chargers National Rugby League team, and were withdrawn from the...

. 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

Amco Cup

The Amco Cup was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia between 1974 and 1989. The format was usually a straight knock-out, but various group formats were used between 1979 and 1982...

.

A grade and reserve grade

The following teams compete in the Gold Coast rugby league A grade or reserve grade and Colts (Under 19's) or both:

• Beaudesert Kingfishers
• Burleigh Heads RLFC Inc.
• Canungra RLFC (Canungra Loggers acted as Beaudesert's reserve grade side from 2007)
• Currumbin RLFC
• Gold Coast Bilambil Jets
• Helensvale Senior RL
• Mudgeeraba RLFC
• Nerang RLFC
• Ormeau RLFC
• Parkwood RLFC
• Runaway Bay RLFC Inc.
• Southport Tigers
  Southport Tigers
  Southport Tigers are a Gold Coast, Queensland-based rugby league football club.-History:There has been a long and magnificent history of Southport being represented in Rugby League dating back to the 1930's. They were then known as the Southport Wanderers....
  
  
• Tugun Seahawks
  Tugun Seahawks
  The Tugun Seahawks are a Rugby League club based on the southern end of the Gold Coast. Their home ground is adjacent to Gold Coast Airport and their colours are Blue & White....
  
  
• Tweed Heads Seagulls
  Tweed Heads Seagulls
  The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and is the only non-Queensland team to play in the Queensland Cup.-History:...
  
  

Juniors

The following teams clubs compete in the Gold Coast Junior Rugby League:

• Beaudesert Kingfishers
• Burleigh Heads Bears
  Burleigh Bears
  The Burleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club are one of the oldest rugby league football clubs on the Gold Coast, Australia. Originally formed in 1934 playing out of Rudd Park, the club relocated to Pizzey Park in 1971, their current home ground....
  
  
• Canungra Loggers
• Cudgen JRLFC
• Currumbin/Tugun Seahawks
• Gold Coast Bilambil Jets
• Helensvale Hornets
• Jimboomba Thunder
• Mudgeeraba Redbacks
• Nerang Roosters
• Ormeau Shearers
• Parkwood Sharks
• Reedy Creek/Robina Raptors
• Runaway Bay
  Runaway Bay
  Runaway Bay may refer to:* Runaway Bay, Jamaica* Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia* Runaway Bay, Texas, United States* Runaway Bay , children's television series...
  
  
• Southport Tigers
  Southport Tigers
  Southport Tigers are a Gold Coast, Queensland-based rugby league football club.-History:There has been a long and magnificent history of Southport being represented in Rugby League dating back to the 1930's. They were then known as the Southport Wanderers....
  
  
• Tamborine Mountain Bushrats
• Tugun Seahawks
  Tugun Seahawks
  The Tugun Seahawks are a Rugby League club based on the southern end of the Gold Coast. Their home ground is adjacent to Gold Coast Airport and their colours are Blue & White....
  
  

External links

• Gold Coast Rugby League official site