Wynnum Rugby Union Club

The Wynnum Rugby Union Club, known as Wynnum Bugs, is a rugby union football club located in Wynnum, in Queensland, Australia. The original Wynnum club was one of the founding teams of the Brisbane Premiership (now Queensland Premier Rugby) that was formed by the revived Queensland Rugby Union in 1929.[1]

Wynnum Bugs
Full nameWynnum Rugby Union Football Club
UnionQueensland Rugby Union
BranchSunshine Coast Rugby Union
Founded1929 Re-established 1979
RegionWynnum, Queensland
League(s)Sunshine Coast Rugby Union
2018QSRU Barber Cup Premiers
Official website
wynnumrugby.com.au

The club now plays in the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union competition,[2] after having been in the Brisbane-based QSRU competition for several decades. Wynnum's junior teams play in the Brisbane Junior Rugby Union (BJRU) competition.

Name and colours

The Wynnum Bugs' nickname comes from the Moreton Bay Bug, a species of lobster found in Moreton Bay, near Wynnum.[3] The team's colours are red, white and blue.[3]

History

The original Wynnum Rugby Union Football Club was formed in 1929,[1] and played in the Brisbane Premiership that year.[4] Refounded in 1973, Wynnum was amongst the inaugural clubs to play in the new Queensland Sub-districts Rugby Union competition sponsored by Coca-Cola in 1993,[5] and its junior teams played in the Brisbane Junior Rugby Union (BJRU) competition.

Wynnum won the Barber Cup for the QSRU Division I premiership in 2007.[6] The team finished as runner up in 2012 and 2013,[7][8] The Wynumm Bugs regained the Barber Cup in 2014, defeating Caboolture 45–42 in the grand final at Ballymore.[9] The club also won the Sydney Cup for the QSRU club championship in 2014.[6]

In 2018 they defeated Caboolture in the Barber Cup Grand Final before both clubs decided to join the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union competition for the 2019 season.[2]

References
  1. "Rugby Union. Wynnum District Club". The Brisbane Courier. 9 March 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. "Gympie in Rugby A Grade 2020, Coolum get first 2A win". Around the Grounds. Sunshine Coast. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. "Wynnum Rugby". 2014.
  4. "Better Ruckers. Wynnum Prevails". Sunday Mail. 9 June 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. "Strategic Plan: Grass Roots Rugby 2007 - 2009" (PDF 1.1 MB). Queensland Suburban Rugby Union. 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  6. "The Bugs Bugle" (PDF 1.5 MB). Wynnum Rugby. 28 August 2014.
  7. "Muddies and Bugs in grand final replay". Redland City Bulletin. Fairfax. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  8. "Rangers dedicate win to coach". Queensland Times. Ipswich. 30 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  9. "Bugs end torment to claim title". Wynnum Herald. Quest News. 27 August 2014. p. 14. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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