|
Wests (QLD Rugby)
Wests Rugby Union Club or Wests is an Australian rugby union club, based in Toowong, that competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. The bulk of Wests' players are drawn from the western suburbs of Brisbane where local rivals GPS and University, only a few suburbs away, also compete for players. Wests also draw from Ipswich and Springfield. Wests is one of the smaller Premier Rugby clubs in terms of player numbers, but it has achieved a share of success in the competition, winning premierships in 1977, 1985, 2006, and 2022. Their theme song is based on " Take Me Home, Country Roads". History Wests Rugby Union Club was founded in 1951 and only fielded one team, but went on to win the reserve grade competition in that first season. Player numbers increased in following years and the club was promoted to the first grade competition in 1955. The Bulldog mascot was adopted in 1956. The club's blue and white jerseys were changed to red, white and blue in 1959 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toowong, Queensland
Toowong is a riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toowong had a population of 10,830 people. Geography Toowong is situated between Mount Coot-tha and the Brisbane River and is made up of rolling hills with little flat land. Since European settlement most of the land has been cleared for residential and commercial use with the exception of some park land and bushland near the Western Freeway. At the centre of Toowong is a commercial precinct including Toowong Village, and several other commercial and office buildings. The western side of the suburb is predominantly residential with a mix of medium density dwellings and detached Queenslander houses, extending to the foothills of Mount Coot-tha. Toowong borders the Brisbane River. Along the riverside are a number of transport links: Coronation Drive, the Regatta ferry wharf, and the Bicentennial Bike Path (a bike and walkway) to the Brisbane CBD. This section of the river is the Toowong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Alexander Campbell
William Alexander Campbell (born 28 November 1961) is a retired international rugby union player who played 26 test matches and vice-captained for 15 for the Australian Wallabies in the position of lock from 1984 until 1990. He played 58 matches and captained 26 times (21 wins and five losses) for the Queensland Reds. Peter Jenkins named Campbell as one of the top 100 Wallabies in his book of the same name. Campbell ended his rugby career at 29 to further his medical studies and focus on his growing family. Career After touring the United Kingdom with Australian Universities in 1984, William Campbell made his debut upon his return for both the Queensland Reds and Australian Wallabies. Campbell's debut for Queensland was the start of the 'tall-timber era', according to Ian Diehm in Red, Red, Red when the state side was blessed with a number of tall back row forwards. At 202 cm and weighing in at 118 kilograms, Campbell had a gift making him an impressive athlete. Following hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serafín Dengra
Serafín Dengra (born Buenos Aires, 21 September 1961) is a former Argentine rugby union footballer and manager. He played as prop and hooker for Argentina, Queensland, and Wests Bulldogs. Career Dengra, coming from a family of sportspeople (which also boasts a participation at 1928 Olympic Games). Dengra started to play rugby at 12 years when he was invited by some friends to see a match of women's field hockey of San Isidro Club, he noted on the adjacent field some rugby players in training; he then, entered in the San Martín youth team, in whose main team he later debuted in 1978. When playing with his club, in 1982, Dengra debuted for the Argentina national team against France at Parc des Princes of Paris, as left prop, which was the position he played in all of his international career. In 1985, Unión Argentina de Rugby suspended Dengra for six months due to him having moved to the Australian club Wests Bulldogs, which made him play for the Queensland representative t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Chisholm
Mark Chisholm (born 18 September 1981) is a retired Australian rugby union player. Chisholm usually played as a lock, but could also cover blindside flanker. Career Chisholm represented Australia's under-19 side in 2000 as well as being named QRU Colt of the season for his club Wests Bulldogs. He also played for the under-21 side in 2001 and 2002. He spent the 2002 Super 12 season with the Queensland Reds as a product of the Energex Reds College. The following season he moved to the Brumbies and made his Super 12 debut for the side that season in a game against the Cats in Johannesburg as a replacement, he went on to play in six more matches that season. Chisholm was a pillar of the CA Brumbies' starting XV, having held down a run-on lock position for six years. The athletic 115-kilo second rower managed just seven matches for the CA Brumbies in the 2009 Super 14 season before a broken wrist, suffered against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein, prematurely ended the veteran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Carozza
Paul Carozza (born 14 April 1966, Brisbane, Queensland)is a retired former international rugby player for Australia. Carozza career lasted from 1990 to 1993 in which he played in the position of winger. He was injured for the 1991 World Cup but returned in time for the one off test against South Africa in 1992, scoring twice in the 26–3 win. He also toured Europe in the same year. All Black prop Richard Loe smashed his forearm into Carozza's nose, breaking it, after he had scored against New Zealand in Brisbane, Australia Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ... in the 19–17 win. He won 15 caps in his career before his final appearance on July 17, 1993 where Australia lost against New Zealand. He is currently the head coach of the QAS Reds Rugby Academy. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berrick Barnes
Berrick Steven Barnes (born 28 May 1986) is a former Australian professional rugby union footballer. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre. He is currently signed with Japanese Top League club Panasonic Wild Knights, but previously played in the Super Rugby competition with the NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds. He also played for the Wallabies in international matches. Early life Barnes was born in Brisbane but raised in Kingaroy, a town in country Queensland. He attended Kingaroy State School and played junior rugby league for the Kingaroy Red Ants. He also played men's A-grade cricket at 12 years of age. In 1999, Barnes took up a scholarship to attend School. He switched to playing rugby union and was selected in representative rugby teams including the Queensland U-16s. Barnes continued playing rugby league as well, and was picked for Brisbane Broncos development camps. Barnes was a star wicketkeeper-batsman in junior cricket and was also good enough to win st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Henry (rugby Union)
Isaac Henry (born 8 March 1999) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is centre. He was named in the Reds squad for the 2021 Super Rugby AU season. He previously represented the in the 2019 National Rugby Championship The 2019 National Rugby Championship was the sixth season of the top flight of Australian domestic rugby union. The competition began on 31 August and concluded on 26 October. The match of the round was broadcast live each week on Fox Sports and .... Reference list External linksRugby.com.au profile 1999 births Australian rugby union players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Paisami
Hunter Paisami (born 10 April 1998) is a Samoa-born Australian rugby union player who plays for the in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is centre. Paisami joined the ahead of the 2020 Super Rugby season, and made his debut for Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... at the end of the 2020 season. Super Rugby statistics References External links Hunter Paisami , Rugby Database Profile Australian rugby union players Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent 1998 births Living people Australia international rugby union players Rugby union centres Melbourne Rebels players Melbourne Rising players Brisbane City (rugby union) players Queensland Reds players Samoan emigrants Immigrants to New Zealand Immigrants to Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipo Daugunu
Filipo Daugunu (born 4 March 1995) is a rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is wing. Fijian-born, Daugunu moved to Australia in 2016 at the age of 20 to pursue a professional sporting career. He was selected to play international rugby for in October 2020. Early career Daugunu started his sporting career playing football for his local district football team, Labasa Football. He played both as a goalkeeper and a striker, and became a regular in the Labasa team in 2013. In 2015, Daugunu gave up an association football career to play rugby union, representing Fiji Under-20 at the World Rugby Junior Trophy in Portugal. He was involved with the Fiji 7s program in 2016, but opted out of joining the team to play on the world circuit. He moved to Brisbane, Australia and began playing club rugby there. Daugunu gained significant attention in Queensland Premier Rugby after scoring sixty-six points from elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connor Anderson
Connor Anderson (born 13 May 1996) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is flanker. He was named in the Reds squad for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season. He previously represented in the 2019 National Rugby Championship. Anderson was born in Brisbane and represents Wests in the Queensland Premier Rugby. He was named in the Queensland U20 squad in 2016 and earned selection for in 2019. 2022 was a breakout year for Anderson, winning the Hospital Cup with Wests and winning the Alec Evans Medal for best player, earning him selection for the Reds pre-season tour to Japan. On the tour, he made his Queensland debut against Saitama Wild Knights Saitama Wild Knights (formerly Panasonic Wild Knights) is a Japanese rugby union team formerly based in Ōta city, Gunma prefecture which plays in the Top League. Inspired by Tony Brown at fly half (though he was not captain), it dominated the l .... He signed for the Reds for two se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souths Rugby
Souths Rugby Club or Souths is an Australian rugby union club based in Brisbane, and the Southern districts area that currently plays in the Queensland Premier Rugby club competition. The club was established in 1948, and since then has produced a host of Queensland and Wallaby rugby players. Queensland Premier Rugby results :''Queensland Premier Rugby'' Premiers, Hospital Cup Premierships (''Hospital Cup'') :''Queensland Premier Rugby'' Runners-up, (''Vince Nicholls Memorial Trophy'') Australian Club Championship results :''Australian Club Championship'' Premiers, Club Championship years :''Australian Club Championship'' Runners-up, Club Championship years Honours Queensland Premier Rugby – Premiers: (10) 1958, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2015 Queensland Premier Rugby – Runners-up: (10) 1955, 1957, 1962, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2009 Australian Club Championship – Premiers: (1) 1987 Australian Club Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
