Bond University Breakers
Full nameBond University Rugby Club
UnionQueensland Rugby Union
BranchQueensland Country
Gold Coast D.R.U.
Founded2014
1996
(Gold Coast Breakers)
LocationVarsity Lakes
Ground(s)Bond University Oval
Coach(es)Rob Nolan
League(s)Queensland Premier Rugby
20041st
Team kit
Official website
goldcoastbreakersrugby.com

The Bond University Rugby Club, known as Bond University Breakers, is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition, and is based on Queensland's Gold Coast. The club was established in 2014, following an alliance between Bond University and the Gold Coast Breakers club which fielded teams in the Premier Rugby competition from 1997 to 2013.[1]

History

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The Gold Coast Breakers team was established in 1996, as a representative selection of players in the Gold Coast District Rugby Union. The Breakers joined the QRU First Grade competition in 1997,[2] and won the won the Premiership in 2004.

At the start of the 2013 season, the Breakers entered into a partnership with Bond University, with access to the university’s high-performance sports facilities and sports fields. The club relocated to the Bond campus at Varsity Lakes.[3]

Queensland Premier Rugby Grand Finals

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Gold Coast Breakers colours (1997-2013)
Premiers (Hospital Challenge Cup)
  • 2004 Gold Coast 24-18 University
Runners-Up (Vince Nicholls Memorial Trophy)
  • 2001 Canberra 32-10 Gold Coast
  • 2003 Canberra 29-16 Gold Coast
  • 2005 Sunnybank 41-17 Gold Coast
  • 2007 Sunnybank 85-19 Gold Coast

References

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  1. ^ "Bond University Rugby club launches into elite competition". Bond University. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Gold Coast Rugby Club". QRU. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. ^ Grego, Dominique (19 March 2013). "Bond University Breakers' season kicks off". Gold Coast Breakers Rugby. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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