Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League

The Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League is the local rugby league competition on Australia's Sunshine Coast. Through SCGRL Limited it serves as the governing body for rugby league on the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League
SportRugby League
JurisdictionSunshine Coast, Queensland
AbbreviationSCGRL
Founded1920
AffiliationQueensland Rugby League
Official website
rugbyleaguesunshinecoast.com.au

History

The Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League started life as the North Coast Rugby League in 1920 after all of the clubs comprising the corresponding rugby union competition changed codes en masse.[1][2][3] Among the clubs playing that first season were Pomona, Cooroy, Eumundi, Yandina, Nambour, Woombye, Palmwoods, Buderim and Mooloolah.

In the area served by the SCGRL competition there have been leagues based in Maleny[4] and Gympie[5]

The start to the 2020 season was disrupted by the then recent outbreak of the Coronavirus, which was formally declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020.[6]

On June 16 of that year it was reported that a number of clubs – including six Division 1 clubs – didn't nominate sides for the 2020 season by the June 15h deadline.[7][8] The season was eventually cancelled.[9][10][11]

Out of our nine clubs with A Grade teams, six teams decided not to nominate teams this year.

— SCGRL statement[10][11]

The League returned in 2021.

Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League Teams

The Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League Premiership currently has 16 clubs, for senior and junior divisions.
While some clubs field teams in the junior and senior divisions, not all clubs are in the junior division and not all clubs are in the senior division.

Colours Club Nickname Founded Homeground Suburb/s Seniors Juniors
Beachmere Pelicans Beachmere
Bribie Island Wolves Bribie Island
Beerwah Bulldogs Beerwah
Caboolture Snakes Caboolture
Caloundra Sharks Caloundra
Coolum Colts Coolum
Gympie Devils Gympie
Kawana Dolphins Kawana
Kilcoy Yowies Kilcoy
Maroochydore Swans Maroochydore
Mary Valley Stags Mary Valley
Nambour Crushers Nambour
Noosa Pirates Noosa
Pomona-Cooran Cutters Cooran, Pomona
Palmwoods Devils Palmwoods
Yandina Raiders Yadina

References
  1. Wood, Tom (10 August 2017). "Rugby bounced back after a 60-year break". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "Football". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Queensland, Australia. 16 April 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "Football". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Queensland, Australia. 4 March 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Maleny Rugby League". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. XXVII (1410). Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Spectacular Foottball". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. XXVII (1410). Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Higgins-George, Seb (2 June 2020). "Club's Commitment". Win News Sunshine Coast. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. Threadingham, Tom (16 June 2020). "Officials not giving up hope of A-grade season". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  8. Gillett, Patrick (16 June 2020). "Sunshine Coast Rugby League A grade to be five team comp if it goes ahead". PattmanSport. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  9. Higgins-George, Seb (19 June 2020). "Board Decides". Win News Sunshine Coast. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  10. Gillett, Patrick (19 June 2020). "Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League season canceled". PattmanSport. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  11. Collins, Matt (19 June 2020). "ALL OVER: Coast rugby league season gets the boot". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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