Queensland Premier

Queensland Premier Rugby (QPR) evolved out of the Brisbane club competition that had been running since 1887. It was created by players, administrators, referees and coaches to expand and improve the top level of Queensland non-professional rugby. QPR provides Queensland rugby players a stepping stone for selection into the Queensland Reds and other teams in Super Rugby or other professional rugby competitions.

Previous to 1920, the Hospitals Challenge Cup was established as a fund-raising exercise for the Brisbane General Hospital. After the devastation of World War I the competition was suspended until the Hospitals Cup was established. The Brisbane Club competition recommenced in 1929.

The 1975 Grand Final was played between the Brothers club and GPS and Brothers won the match. Teachers-Norths, Wests and again Brothers won the next seasons. In 1979, the first ever draw in a final occurred with a 24-all draw between rivals University and Brothers, a reply of the final was held, which saw University defeat Brothers by a mere 3 points. Brothers dominated the next few seasons, winning the 1980 to 1984 premierships. Souths won their first title in 1986, and University won a number of titles at the end of the decade.

Souths came to major prominence during the 1990s, winning the competition five times in a row from 1991 through to 1995, and then again in 1998 and 2000. They also featured in the 1996 season final which GPS won, and the 1997 final which Easts won. Canberra also competed in the competition, and found major success, winning three titles in a row from 2001 to 2003. The Gold Coast Breakers also began to become a force in the competition, featuring in five finals from 2001 to 2007, although they were on the receiving end of the competitions largest ever grand final score being thrashed 85-19 by the Sunnybank Dragons in the 2007 Grand Final.

In future, teams from other Rugby regions in Queensland may also join the competition, thus encouraging the pursuit of Rugby excellence across the state, not just confining it Queensland's south-east corner. However at a meeting of the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union in October 2013, it was decided by the members not to compete in the 2014 QRU’s Premier Rugby Competition, but will instead focus its energy on becoming the leading force in regional rugby.

Date	R	Gazde vs Oaspeti	-
04/20 04:35	3	Norths vs Sunnybank	View
04/20 05:05	3	Bond University vs Wests	View
04/20 05:05	3	GPS vs University Of Queensland	View
04/20 05:05	3	Brothers vs Souths	View
04/27 04:35	4	Norths vs Bond University	View
04/27 05:05	4	Sunnybank vs GPS	View
04/27 05:05	4	University Of Queensland vs Brothers	View
04/27 05:35	4	Souths vs Easts	View
05/04 05:05	5	Bond University vs GPS	View
05/04 05:05	5	Wests vs Norths	View
05/04 05:05	5	Brothers vs Sunnybank	View
05/04 05:05	5	Easts vs University Of Queensland	View

Date	R	Gazde vs Oaspeti	-
04/13 05:35	2	Souths vs GPS	34-15
04/13 05:05	2	Easts vs Brothers	17-51
04/13 05:05	2	University Of Queensland vs Norths	28-10
04/13 05:05	2	Sunnybank vs Wests	26-27
04/06 05:35	1	Souths vs Norths	45-17
04/06 05:05	1	Wests vs University Of Queensland	43-17
04/06 05:05	1	GPS vs Easts	35-15
04/06 05:05	1	Bond University vs Sunnybank	15-18
08/27 04:15	1	Wests vs Brothers	24-26
08/19 05:10	656	Bond University vs Brothers	17-42
08/13 05:05	2	Easts vs Brothers	29-46
08/12 05:10	2	Bond University vs Wests	26-40

Queensland Premier

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