Ipswich Rugby League Explained

Rugby League Ipswich
Current Season:2023 Rugby League Ipswich Season
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Formerly:Ipswich Rugby League (IRL)
Inaugural:1910
Ceotag:Chief Executive
Teams:13
Country:Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Championtag:Premiers
Champion: Redbank Plains Bears
Season:2023
Most Champs: Ipswich Brothers
Count:28
Top Pointscorer:Ratunaisa Vatuinaruku
Website:www.rugbyleagueipswich.com.au
Related Comps:Queensland Cup

The Ipswich Rugby League is a rugby league football competition based in Ipswich, Queensland. It is under the administration of the Queensland Rugby League through the South East Queensland Division, which also administers the Brisbane and Gold Coast competitions.[1]

Representative team

Selected players from the Ipswich Rugby League, represented Ipswich in a representative side called Combined Ipswich, also called Ipswich Diggers, whose teams compete in the statewide competitions the Cyril Connell Cup and the Mal Meninga Cup.

Ipswich Rugby League Club Teams

The Ipswich Rugby League currently has 14 clubs, for senior and junior. All clubs are in the junior division aside from the Ipswich Jets, but not all are in the senior division.[2]

The clubs currently in the senior division include:

These clubs are currently fielding teams just in the junior division, however, some have fielded senior teams in the past:

Previous clubs in the league include Tivoli, the Eastern Suburbs Cobras, Boonah Rabbitohs, South Burnett Eagles and Gatton Hawks; the latter now competing in the Toowoomba Rugby League.

ColoursClubNicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburbSeniorsJuniors
Brisbane ValleyBulls1962RJ Rashford Recreation GroundEskNoYes
FassifernBombers1975Hayes OvalHarrisvilleYesYes
GoodnaEagles1912Richardson ParkGoodnaYesYes
Ipswich BrothersLeprechauns1914Blue Ribbon Motors Field Wildey St.RaceviewYesYes
IpswichJets1982North Ipswich ReserveNorth IpswichYesNo
KaraleeTornadoes1994Bluegum ReserveKaraleeYesYes
LaidleyLions1976Laidley Recreation ReserveLaidleyYesYes
LowoodStags1991Lowood Recreational ReserveLowoodNoYes
North Ipswich Tigers1971Keith Sternberg OvalNorth IpswichYesYes
Redbank PlainsBears1986Redbank Plains Recreational ReserveRedbank PlainsYesYes
RosewoodRoosters1977Anzac OvalRosewoodYesYes
SpringfieldPanthers1998Bob Gibbs ParkSpringfieldYesYes
SwiftsSwifts Bluebirds1919Fernbrook ReserveRedbankYesYes
West EndBulldogs1914Daniel's ParkBasin PocketYesYes

Senior Division

ColoursClubNicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburb
FassifernBombers1975Hayes OvalHarrisville
Ipswich BrothersLeprechauns1914Blue Ribbon Motors Field Wildey St.Raceview
LaidleyLions1976Laidley Recreation ReserveLaidley
North Ipswich Tigers1971Keith Sternberg OvalNorth Ipswich
Redbank PlainsBears1986Redbank Plains Recreational ReserveRedbank Plains
RosewoodRoosters1977Anzac OvalRosewood
SpringfieldPanthers1998Bob Gibbs ParkSpringfield
Ipswich SwiftsSwifts Bluebirds1919N/APurga
West EndBulldogs1914Daniel's ParkBasin Pocket

Junior Division

ColoursClubNicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburb
Brisbane ValleyBulls1962RJ Rashford Recreation GroundEsk
FassifernBombers1975Hayes OvalHarrisville
GoodnaEagles1912Richardson ParkGoodna
Ipswich BrothersLeprechauns1914Blue Ribbon Motors Field Wildey St.Raceview
KaraleeTornadoes1994Bluegum ReserveKaralee
LaidleyLions1976Laidley Recreation ReserveLaidley
LowoodStags1991Lowood Recreational ReserveLowood
North Ipswich Tigers1971Keith Sternberg OvalNorth Ipswich
Redbank PlainsBears1986Redbank Plains Recreational ReserveRedbank Plains
RosewoodRoosters1977Anzac OvalRosewood
SpringfieldPanthers1998Bob Gibbs ParkSpringfield
Ipswich SwiftsSwifts Bluebirds1919N/APurga
West EndBulldogs1914Daniel's ParkBasin Pocket

Seasons

Premiership winners

A list of premiers and Grand Final results since 1980.

SeasonGrand Final InformationMinor Premiers
PremiersScoreRunners-upReport
1980 North Ipswich Tigersalign=center 18 – 5 Goodna Eagles North Ipswich Tigers
1981 Booval Swiftsalign=center 9 – 7 Goodna Eagles North Ipswich Tigers
1982 North Ipswich Tigersalign=center 18 – 10 Gatton Hawks North Ipswich Tigers
1983 Gatton Hawksalign=center 32 – 8 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1984 Gatton Hawksalign=center 13 – 0 West End Bulldogs
1985 Gatton Hawksalign=center 18 – 14 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Goodna Eagles
1986 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 20 – 8 North Ipswich Tigers Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1987 North Ipswich Tigersalign=center 24 – 18 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns North Ipswich Tigers
1988 West End Bulldogsalign=center 35 – 14 Goodna Eagles
1989 Goodna Eaglesalign=center 20 – 12 Fassifern Bombers
1990 West End Bulldogsalign=center 19 – 18 Booval Swifts
1991 Booval Swiftsalign=center 41 – 16 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Booval Swifts
1992 North Ipswich Tigersalign=center 24 – 14 West End Bulldogs North Ipswich Tigers
1993 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 34 – 22 Booval Swifts Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1994 North Ipswich Tigersalign=center 44 – 8 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns North Ipswich Tigers
1995 North Ipswich Tigersalign=center 22 – 10 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1996 Booval Swiftsalign=center 16 – 12 Redbank Plains
1997 Booval Swiftsalign=center 38 – 6 Fassifern Bombers
1998 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 38 – 10 Booval Swifts Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
1999 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 38 – 10 Booval Swifts Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2000 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 17 – 15 West End Bulldogs Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2001 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 24 – 12 Fassifern Bombers Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2002 Booval Swiftsalign=center 18 – 12 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Booval Swifts
2003 Goodna Eaglesalign=center 33 – 12 Fassifern Bombers West End Bulldogs
2004 Goodna Eaglesalign=center 40 – 24 Booval Swifts Goodna Eagles
2005 Goodna Eaglesalign=center 36 – 18 Booval Swifts Goodna Eagles
2006 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 32 – 18 North Ipswich Tigers Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2007 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 40 – 16 South Burnett Eagles Goodna Eagles
2008 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 34 – 24 Goodna Eagles Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2009 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 35 – 22 Goodna Eagles Goodna Eagles
2010 Booval Swiftsalign=center 30 – 18 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Booval Swifts
2011 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 4 – 16 Fassifern BombersQT[3] Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2012 Fassifern Bombersalign=center 30 – 22 Ipswich Brothers LeprechaunsQT[4] Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2013 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 32 – 24 Goodna EaglesQT[5] Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2014 North Ipswich Tigersalign=center 42 – 16 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2015 North Ipswich Tigersalign=center 24 – 22 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Goodna Eagles
2016 Goodna Eaglesalign=center 30 – 18 Ipswich Brothers LeprechaunsYT[6] Goodna Eagles
2017 Goodna Eaglesalign=center 32 – 14 Fassifern BombersPMH[7] Fassifern Bombers
2018 Fassifern Bombersalign=center 32 – 10 North Ipswich TigersPMH[8]
2019 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 35 – 10 Ipswich Swifts Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns
2020Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 Ipswich Swiftsalign=center 42 – 22 Ipswich Brothers Leprechauns Ipswich Swifts
2022 Ipswich Brothers Leprechaunsalign=center 24 – 20 Ipswich Swifts Ipswich Swifts
2023 Redbank Plains Bearsalign=center 42 – 12 Fassifern Bombers Redbank Plains Bears

See also

External links and Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview - Rugby League Ipswich - SportsTG . websites.sportstg.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200635/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2250-0-107596-0&sID=21859 . 2018-01-31.
  2. Web site: Club Websites - SportsTG . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140912/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2250-0-107596-0&a=CLUBS . 2018-01-31 . websites.sportstg.com.
  3. Web site: Brothers' IRL sweep. Buchan. Jay. 12 Sep 2011. The Queensland Times. 11 Apr 2019.
  4. News: Fassifern's day of glory. Meaton. P.S.. The Courier Mail. 17 Sep 2012. The Queensland Times. 11 Apr 2019.
  5. News: Brothers best IRL club in city. Buchan. Jay. The Courier Mail. 9 Sep 2013. The Queensland Times. 11 Apr 2019.
  6. Web site: Ipswich Rugby League Grand Final - September 10 2016. 10 Sep 2016. YouTube. Phoenix Media. 11 Apr 2019.
  7. Web site: RLI Grand Final. 9 Sep 2017. Facebook. Phoenix Media. 11 Apr 2019.
  8. Web site: RLI Grand Final - Fassifern Bombers vs Norths Tigers. 7 Sep 2018. Facebook. Phoenix Media. 11 Apr 2019.

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