Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League

The Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League is one of the main Women's rugby league competitions in Australia.

Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League
Current season or competition:
2015 BDWRL season
SportRugby league
Instituted2004
Inaugural season2004 BDWRL season
Number of teams14
PremiersSouths Logan Women's Rugby League Club (2013)
WebsiteBrisbane and District Women's Rugby League
Related competitionSydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League

History

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The Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League started in 2004[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League Clubs

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Former clubs

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Premiers

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Division 1

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The following list is incomplete.

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Reference
1998 Souths Magpies [11]
1999 Souths Magpies [11]
2002 Brothers Ipswich 32 — 8 Aspley [12]
2003 Toowoomba Fillies 38 — 10 Brothers Ipswich [13]
2004 Toowoomba Fillies 40 — 6 Kedron Wavell [14]
2005 Wests Centenary 36 — 10 Brothers Ipswich [15]
2009 Souths Logan Magpies Sunshine Coast Sirens
2010 Souths Logan Magpies 52 — 12 Runaway Bay Seagulls [16]
2011 Souths Logan Magpies
2012 Souths Logan Magpies 16 — 4 Springfield [17]
2013 Souths Logan Magpies Burleigh Bears
2014 Souths Logan Magpies 26 — 12 Beerwah
2015 Burleigh Bears 24 — 10 Souths Logan Magpies
2016 Burleigh Bears 28 — 10 Souths Logan Magpies [18]
2017 Burleigh Bears 10 — 6 Brothers Ipswich [19]
2018 Burleigh Bears 14 — 0 Wests Panthers [20]
2019 Wests Panthers 20 — 4 Burleigh Bears [21][22]
2020 Burleigh Bears 28 — 10 Souths Logan Magpies [23]
2020 Pine Central Hornets 26 — 14 Runaway Bay Seagulls [24]
2021 Runaway Bay Seagulls 26 — 10 Goodna Eagles [25][26]

In 2020 the QRL Women's Premiership was launched, a state-wide competition which included the leading Brisbane and South East Queensland clubs. This new competition's 2020 season was suspended after one playing round and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. A restructure resulted in two competitions being played. The five-team Holcim Cup included Burleigh Bears, Souths Logan Magpies, Easts Tigers, Tweed Seagulls and Wests Panthers. The three-team South East Queensland Women's Premiership included Carina, Pine Central Hornets and Runaway Bay Seagulls.[27]

Competing Teams

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In 1999 five teams competed: Brothers Ipswich, Goodna Eagles, Norths and Souths Magpies.[28]
In 2002 five teams competed: Aspley, Brothers Ipswich, Goodna Eagles, Sunshine Coast Crushers and Toowoomba Fillies.[12]
In 2003 fice teams competed: Brothers Ipswich, Goodna Eagles, Kedron Wavell Wildcats, Sunshine Coast Crushers and Toowoomba Fillies.[13] In 2004 five teams competed: Brothers Ipswich, Caboolture, Kedron, Toowoomba Fillies and Tugun.[29]
In 2005 four teams competed: Brothers Ipswich, Caboolture, Wests Centenary and Wests Mitchelton.[30]
In 2009 six teams competed: Souths Logan, Wests Centenary, Sunshine Coast Sirens, Caboolture, Runaway Bay and Logan Brothers.[31]
In 2013 ten teams competed in two divisions. Division 1: Souths Logan, Burleigh Heads, Beerwah, Wests Inana and Logan Brothers. Division 2: Aspley, Carina, Deception Bay Bombers, Wynnum-Manly Juniors and Swifts.[32]
In 2014 fourteen teams competed in two divisions. Division 1: Souths Logan, Beerwah, Burleigh Heads, North Ipswich, Carina, Aspley. Division 2: Burpengary, Waterford, Toowoomba Fillies, Swifts, Wests Inala, Pine Rivers, Wynnum Manly Juniors, Capalaba.[33]

Division 2

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The following list is incomplete.

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Reference
2013 Aspley Broncos
2014 Burpengary 32 — 24 Toowoomba Fillies
2015 Toowoomba Fillies 18 — 4 Waterford Demons

See also

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References

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  24. ^ "Watch: Pine Central Hornets v Runaway Bay Seagulls". QRL. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  25. ^ Stallard, Cameron (4 September 2021). "All you need to know about SEQW grand finals". QRL. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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  27. ^ Edwards, Colleen (21 July 2020). "Holcim Cup supports Queensland's elite female players". QRL. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  28. ^ Flanagan, Kylie (27 June 1999). "Girls in league of own". Courier Mail.
  29. ^ "Scoreboard". Rugby League Week. 23 June 2004.
  30. ^ "Scoreboard". Rugby League Week. 11 May 2005.
  31. ^ "Brisbane Women's League Results". Wayback Machine. QRL Media. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  32. ^ "Brisbane Women's RL Results - 3 August 2013". Wayback Machine Internet Archive. rleague.com. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  33. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
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