Queensland Country Championships
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The Queensland Country Championships is a representative rugby union
competition in Queensland
, Australia
. Six teams compete in the competition including both the Gold Coast
and Sunshine Coast
who also compete in Queensland Premier Rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
competition in 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...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Six teams compete in the competition including both the 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...
and Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
who also compete in Queensland Premier Rugby
Queensland Premier Rugby
Queensland Premier Rugby is a club rugby union competition in Queensland, Australia. Ten clubs compete in the competition, eight of which are from Brisbane, with a club each from the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast also competing. The competition has been contested in its present form since 1929...
Teams
The teams that played in the 2010 championship were:- Cairns and District Rugby Union
- Central Queensland Rugby Union
- Darling Downs Rugby Union
- Rugby Gold CoastGold Coast BreakersThe Gold Coast Breakers are an Australian rugby union club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The team competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition, which is a state-club competition....
- Sunshine Coast Rugby Union
- Townsville and District Rugby Union
Winners
- 2004 Sunshine Coast Breakers
- 2005 Gold Coast Cyclones
- 2006 Gold Coast Cyclones
- 2007 Gold Coast Cyclones
- 2008 - Gold Coast Cyclones
- 2009 - Gold Coast Cyclones
- 2010 - Sunshine Coast StingraysSunshine Coast StingraysThe Sunshine Coast Stingrays are an Australian rugby union club, based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The club currently competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. The club is the most recent addition to the Premier competition, having their first season in 2005...