The 2020 Queensland Cup season was to be the 25th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. On 27 March, the competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, was cancelled after one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time the competition would not be played out since its inaugural season in 1996.
| 2020 Queensland Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 14–15, 2020 (Cancelled) |
| Teams | 14 |
| Premiers | None |
| Minor premiers | None |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Points scored | 285 |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Ase Boas Jamal Fogarty (12) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Terry Wapi (3) |
Teams edit
In 2020, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the sixth consecutive year. On 13 December 2019, the Newcastle Knights formed a partnership with the Ipswich Jets but did not send players to the club.[1] The cancelled 2020 season was the final year that the Brisbane Broncos and Redcliffe Dolphins were affiliated, having partnered since 2006. The Dolphins entered a partnership with the New Zealand Warriors for the 2021 season.[2]
Cancellation edit
On 17 March, two days after the completion of Round One, the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) announced a 10-week suspension of the competition until 5 June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] On 27 March, ten days after the suspension, the QRL confirmed the cancellation of the competition for the 2020 season. QRL managing director Robert Moore stated, “by making this announcement now, it provides our clubs with the opportunity to re-set and turn their attention towards the 2021 season."[11][12]
Ladder edit
| 2020 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 |  Easts Tigers
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | +40 | 2 | |
| 2 | Burleigh Bears
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Townsville Blackhawks
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Redcliffe Dolphins
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 2 | |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea Hunters
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Norths Devils
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Mackay Cutters
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 0 | |
| 9 |  Souths Logan Magpies
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 0 | |
| 10 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 0 | |
| 11 |  Northern Pride
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 0 | |
| 12 |  Ipswich Jets
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 0 | |
| 13 |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34 | -28 | 0 | |
| 14 |  Central Queensland Capras
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 44 | -40 | 0 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Knights launch pathway partnership with Ipswich Jets". 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Uniting with the Dolphins". 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Burleigh appoint new head coach". 8 November 2019.
- ^ "2020 Coaching & Support Staff Confirmed". 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Ipswich favourite named head coach for 2020". 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Mackay Cutters announce new head coach". 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Pathion Sponsorship Announcement". 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Matt Church the new PNG Hunters head coach". 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Falcons appoint new Intrust Super Cup head coach". 4 October 2019.
- ^ https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/05/18/qrl-coronavirus-updates/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Four QRL statewide competitions cancelled for 2020". 27 March 2020.
- ^ "NRL 2020: Second-tier competitions shutdown for the 2020 season - QRL". 27 March 2020.