User:RockerballAustralia/Sunshine Coast Rugby Union 1982 to 1990
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The Sunshine Coast and District Rugby Union was established in 1982, the first time an organised rugby union competition existed on the Coast since 1919.
Clubs
editThe following clubs contested the 1982 season [1]
- Maroochydore Swans
- Nambour Toads
- Caloundra Lighthouses
- Gympie Hammers
Noosa would join in the mid 1980s and Kawana would join the competition in 1989.
Grand Finals
editMaroochydore and Noosa were the only two clubs to win the Sunshine Coast A-grade rugby union premiership from 1982 through 2006.
References
edit- ^ Wood, Tom (10 August 2017). "Rugby bounced back after a 60-year break". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 28 May 2020.