The Gold Coast Rugby League (also known as the Kevin Bycroft Cup) is a

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football competition based in

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, Australia. It is under the administration of the

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through the South East Queensland Division, which also administers the

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and

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competitions. The Gold Coast Rugby League Premiership consists of ten clubs, competing in three senior leagues; A-Grade, Reserves and Colts (under-19s). The Gold Coast Junior Rugby League was formed in 1976 and consists of seventeen clubs, competing in multiple age groups from under-7s to under-17s.

Representative team

Selected players from the Gold Coast Rugby League, represented Gold Coast in a representative side called Combined Gold Coast, also called Gold Coast Vikings, whose teams compete in the statewide competitions, the

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and the

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. The Gold Coast Rugby League has previously entered sides in the

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and in the

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as the Vikings. They participated in the Queensland Cup in 1998 only and in the

from the first season (1982) to the last season (1995). Gold Coast also made one appearance in the

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Premiership winners

Grand Final results compiled from scores published in the

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Gold Coast Rugby League Club Teams

The Gold Coast Rugby League Premiership currently has 18 clubs, for senior and junior. All clubs are in the junior division but not all for the senior division.

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Representative team

Premiership winners

Gold Coast Rugby League Club Teams

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