Brisbane Rugby League (2001)

The Brisbane Rugby League (otherwise known as the In Safe Hands Cup due to sponsorship purposes; formerly known as the Quest Cup, Mixwell Cup, FOGS Cup and Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League) is a 6 team competition, to be expanded to a 9 team competition in 2020. It is the division below the Queensland Cup and is generally regarded as the successor comptition to the original Brisbane Rugby League which folded in 1997.

Not to be confused with Brisbane Rugby League premiership or Brisbane Second Division Rugby League.

History

It started in 2001, then known as the Quest Cup and changed its name to the Mixwell Cup in 2003. Finally it became the FOGS Cup in 2006. FOGS in an acronym for Former Origin Greats.

On 26 September 2014, the South East Queensland Division of the QRL announced that they will dissolve the current structure of the FOGS Cup and reform the Brisbane Rugby League.[1]

Clubs

It was announced in August 2019 that Queensland Cup clubs would withdraw their direct team presence and instead formalise affiliate relationships with local clubs in an effort to expand the competition and create opportunities for players at the local level, seeing many local clubs return to A-Grade level.[2]

Current Season

Teams for the 2019 season;[3]

TeamHome Ground
Easts TigersLanglands Park
Redcliffe DolphinsDolphin Oval
Souths Logan MagpiesDavies Park
Fortitude Valley DiehardsEmerson Park
Wests PanthersPurtell Park
Wynnum Manly SeagullsKougari Oval

2020 season
TeamHome Ground
Beenleigh PrideBill Norris Oval
Brighton RoostersJim Lawrie Oval
Bulimba BulldogsBalmoral Recreation Reserve
Carina TigersLeo Williams Oval
Normanby HoundsBert St Clair Oval
Pine Rivers BearsMathieson Oval
Fortitude Valley DiehardsEmerson Park
Wests PanthersPurtell Park
Wynnum Manly SeagullsKougari Oval/Kitchener Park

Premiership Winners
Season Grand Final Information Minor Premiers
Premiers Score Runner-Up
2001 Eastern Suburbs Tigers 24-18 Northern Suburbs Devils
2002 Eastern Suburbs Tigers 16-8 Redcliffe Dolphins
2003 Redcliffe Dolphins 19-6 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
2004 Eastern Suburbs Tigers 21-20 Burleigh Bears
2005 Eastern Suburbs Tigers 31-22 Burleigh Bears
2006 Burleigh Bears 28-6 Tweed Heads Seagulls
2007 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 52-18 Ipswich Jets Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
2008 Eastern Suburbs Tigers 12-10 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
2009 Western Suburbs 30-24 Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins
2010 Redcliffe Dolphins 26-14 Burleigh Bears
2011 Redcliffe Dolphins 30-18 Northern Suburbs Devils
2012 Redcliffe Dolphins 22-12 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
2013 Eastern Suburbs Tigers 26-16 Redcliffe Dolphins
2014 Redcliffe Dolphins 34-20 Burleigh Bears
2015 Burleigh Bears 22-12 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
2016 Redcliffe Dolphins 31-30 Ipswich Jets
2017 Fortitude Valley Diehards 16-12 Redcliffe Dolphins
2018 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 28-20 Redcliffe Dolphins
2019 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 22-20 Fortitude Valley Diehards
2020 Cancelled due to COVID 00-00 Cancelled due to COVID
2021 00-00

See also

References
  1. Brisbane Rugby League rebirth - QRL
  2. "In Safe Hands Cup competition to expand in 2020". QRL. 27 August 2019.
  3. "BRL A Grade In Safe Hands Cup 2019 draw". QRL. 22 January 2019.
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