The Queensland Country Rugby Union, or QCRU, is the

governing body A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ge ...

for the sport of

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

within most of the state of

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

in Australia. It is affiliated with the

Queensland Rugby Union The Queensland Rugby Union, or QRU, is the Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union within the state of Queensland in Australia. It is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia. The QRU was founded in Brisbane in ...

. The Queensland Country Rugby Union administers the game in regions of Queensland outside of metropolitan

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

. The union is split into eleven country sub-unions. Queensland Country is represented by the

Queensland Country Heelers The Queensland Country Heelers is an amateur rugby union football team that represents the regions of Queensland outside of Brisbane. The team is selected by the Queensland Country Rugby Union following the annual Queensland Country Championship ...

team. The Queensland Country Rugby Union has eleven country sub-unions, each running their own club competitions during the year. The sub-unions are grouped into three regional divisions in Northern, Central, and Southern Queensland: North Queensland *

Far North Queensland Rugby Union FNQ Rugby, formerly the Cairns and District Rugby Union (CDRU), is the umbrella organisation for Rugby Union in Cairns and Far North Queensland. They are an affiliated sub-union of the Queensland Rugby Union and ultimately the Australian Rugby ...

Townsville and Districts Rugby Union The Townsville and District Rugby Union (TDRU) is a regional rugby union based in the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1967 and is the governing body for rugby union in and around the city of Townsville. Clubs * Brot ...

* Mount Isa *

Mackay Mackay may refer to: *Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives Mackay may also refer to: Places Australia * Mackay Region, a local government area ** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region *** Mackay Airpor ...

Central Queensland * Rockhampton * Central Highlands * Western Queensland * Wide Bay – selected from Bundaberg and District Rugby Union, plus teams from Fraser Coast, Gympie, and South Burnett. South Queensland *

Sunshine Coast Rugby Union The Sunshine Coast Rugby Union is the local rugby union competition on Australia's Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast. Through Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Limited it serves as the governing body for rugby on the Sunshine Coast. History ...

* Darling Downs Rugby Union *

Gold Coast District Rugby Union The Gold Coast and District Rugby Union, or GCDRU, is the local Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union on Australia's Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast. The GCRU runs a club rugby competition for men's teams with thr ...

Sub-union teams compete in Regional Championships against other teams in their regional division. Representative sides from the three regions are then selected to play at the

Queensland Country Championships The Queensland Country Championships, also known as the Graincorp Country Championship, is a rugby union competition for teams from regions of Queensland outside of Brisbane. The Queensland Country Rugby Union administers the competitions at Se ...

. Following the Country Championships, a representative

team is selected by the Queensland Country Rugby Union to play regular fixtures including City-Country matches against Brisbane selections, and the "Battle of the Borders" Cup against the

New South Wales Country Cockatoos The New South Wales Country Cockatoos is an amateur representative rugby union football team. Players in the team are selected by the New South Wales Country Rugby Union from regions of New South Wales excluding Sydney and Southern NSW. New Sout ...

Rugby Bundaberg

* The Waves Falcons *

Bundaberg Barbarians Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...

* Turtles Brothers Rugby * Isis Crushers * Bundaberg Pythons

Far North Queensland Rugby Union FNQ Rugby, formerly the Cairns and District Rugby Union (CDRU), is the umbrella organisation for Rugby Union in Cairns and Far North Queensland. They are an affiliated sub-union of the Queensland Rugby Union and ultimately the Australian Rugby ...

* Cairns Northern Beaches Rugby Union (Mudcrabs) * Barron-Trinity Bulls *

Brothers Rugby Union (Cairns) A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

Cairns Old Crocs Rugby Union Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

Cairns Wanderers Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

Innisfail Chargers Junior Rugby Union Innisfail may refer to: *Innisfail, Queensland, a town in the Cassowary Coast Region, Australia *Innisfail, Alberta, town in Canada * Inisfail, poetic name for Ireland See also *Innisfil Innisfil is a town in Ontario, Canada, located on the wes ...

JCU Mariners JCU may refer to: * John Carroll University, in Ohio, United States * John Cabot University, in Rome, Italy * James Cook University, in Queensland, Australia * Joint Communications Unit, of the United States Special Operations Command * Ceuta Heli ...

Port Douglas Rugby Union A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...

* Southside Crusaders Sports & Culture

Central Highlands Rugby Union

Capella Rugby Union Capella is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has the Bayer designation α Aurigae, which is Latinised to Alpha Aurigae and abbreviated Alpha Aur or α Aur. Capella is the sixth-brightest star in ...

* Clermont Rugby Union *

Emerald Rugby Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr. and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991) ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York, p. ...

Moranbah Bulls Moranbah is a coal mining town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Moranbah had a population of 8,735 people. In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has a large fly-in fly-out popula ...

Rolleston Rugby Union Rolleston may refer to: Places * Rolleston, Queensland, Australia * Rolleston, Leicestershire, England * Rolleston, Nottinghamshire, England ** Rolleston railway station * Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire, England ** Rolleston Hall * Rolleston, New ...

Central Queensland Rugby Union

* Biloela Rugby *

Blackwater Rugby Blackwater or Black Water may refer to: Health and ecology * Blackwater (coal), liquid waste from coal preparation * Blackwater (waste), wastewater containing feces, urine, and flushwater from flush toilets * Blackwater fever, an acute kidney disea ...

Brothers Rugby Union (Rockhampton) A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

* Capricorn Coast Rugby *

Colts Rugby Club Colt(s) or COLT may refer to: *Colt (horse), an intact (uncastrated) male horse under four years of age People * Colt (given name) *Colt (surname) Places *Colt, Arkansas, United States *Colt, Louisiana, an unincorporated community, United States ...

* Dawson Valley Rugby Club * Frenchville Pioneers * Gladstone Rugby Club *

Mount Morgan Rugby Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Co ...

Rockhampton Boars Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...

University Central Queensland Rugby A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

Darling Downs Rugby Union

Condamine Rugby Union Condamine may refer to any of the following: Places Condamine is the name of several communes in France: * Condamine, in the Ain ''département'' * Condamine, in the Jura ''département'' * La Condamine-Châtelard, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Proven ...

Dalby and District Rugby Union Football Club Dalby may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Australia * Dalby, Queensland ** Borough of Dalby, a local government area for Dalby ** Town of Dalby, a local government area for Dalby British Isles *Dalby, Isle of Man * Dalby, Lincolnshire *Grea ...

Goondiwindi Rugby Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Goondiwindi had a population of 6,355 people. Geography Goondiwindi is on the MacInt ...

Highfields Redbacks Rugby Union Highfields may refer to: Places ;Australia * Highfields, New South Wales *Highfields, Queensland ; United Kingdom * Highfields, Cambridgeshire * Highfields, Derbyshire *Highfields, Leicestershire, an inner-city neighbourhood of Leicester *Highfi ...

Roma Rugby Union Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

South Burnett Rugby South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

* St George & District Rugby *

Toowoomba Bears Rugby Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...

Toowoomba Rangers Rugby Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 Au ...

University Of Southern Queensland Rugby A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...

* Warwick & Districts Rugby * University of Queensland - Gatton

Mackay District Rugby Union

Bowen Rugby Bowen may refer to: Places Australia * Bowen, Queensland, a town * Bowen Hills, Queensland, a suburb ** Bowen Hills railway station, a railway station in Bowen Hills ** Bowen Park, Brisbane, a park in Bowen Hills * Bowen Bridge, crossing the ...

Brothers Rugby Union (Mackay) A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

City Rugby Club (Mackay) A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

* Kuttabul Rugby * Proserpine/Whitsunday Rugby Union *

Slade Point Rugby Slade are an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1966. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The ''British Hit Singles ...

Mt Isa Rugby Union

Cloncurry Rugby Cloncurry is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cloncurry had a population of 2,719 people. Cloncurry is the administrative centre of the Shire ...

Euros Rugby Union The euro (currency symbol, symbol: euro sign, €; ISO 4217, code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone o ...

* Keas Rugby * Warrigals Rugby

Gold Coast and District Rugby Union The Gold Coast and District Rugby Union, or GCDRU, is the local governing body for the sport of rugby union on Australia's Gold Coast. The GCRU runs a club rugby competition for men's teams with three senior grades, as well as a junior club comp ...

Beaudesert Rugby Football Club Beaudesert could refer to: Australia *Beaudesert, Queensland, a town in Queensland, Australia **Electoral district of Beaudesert, an Australian electoral district, which includes the town of Beaudesert, Queensland **Shire of Beaudesert, a former lo ...

Bond University Rugby Club The Bond University Rugby Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. The club is based at the Bond University campus on Queensland's Gold Coast. Bond University entered into a par ...

Bond Pirates Rugby Club The Bond Pirates Rugby Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Miami on Queensland's Gold Coast The clubs motto is 'Integrity is optional'. Hist ...

Casuarina Beach Rugby Club ''Casuarina'' is a genus of 17 tree species in the family Casuarinaceae, native to Australia, the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, islands of the western Pacific Ocean, and eastern Africa. It was once treated as the sole genus in the fami ...

Colleges Rugby Club A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a University system, constituent part of one. A college may be a academic degree, degree-awarding Tertiary education, tertiary educational institution, a part of a coll ...

* Coolangatta Tweed Barbarians * Coomera Crushers RU *

Gold Coast Eagles The Gold Coast Eagles Rugby Union Football Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Southport, Queensland, Southport on Queensland's Gold Coast, Q ...

Griffith Uni Colleges Knights Rugby Union Club Griffith may refer to: People * Griffith (name) * Griffith (surname) * Griffith (given name) Places Antarctica * Mount Griffith, Ross Dependency * Griffith Peak (Antarctica), Marie Byrd Land * Griffith Glacier, Marie Byrd Land * Griffith Ridge ...

* Helensvale Hogs RUC *

Hinterland Celtics Rugby Club Hinterland is a German word meaning "the land behind" (a city, a port, or similar). Its use in English was first documented by the geographer George Chisholm in his ''Handbook of Commercial Geography'' (1888). Originally the term was associated ...

Nerang Bulls RUC The Nerang Bulls Rugby Union Football Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Nerang, Queensland on Queensland's Gold Coast. History In 1983, t ...

Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators RUC The Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators Rugby Union Football Club, alternatively shortened to PBC Alleygators, or PBCRUC, is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is ba ...

Surfers Paradise Dolphins The Surfers Paradise Dolphins Rugby Football Club is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Gold Coast and District Rugby Union competition. The club is based in Broadbeach Waters, Queensland on Queensland's Gold Coast. ...

Tamborine Mountain Rugby The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

Sunshine Coast Rugby Union The Sunshine Coast Rugby Union is the local rugby union competition on Australia's Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast. Through Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Limited it serves as the governing body for rugby on the Sunshine Coast. History ...

Caboolture Rugby Union Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayf ...

* Caloundra Rugby Union *

Fraser Coast Rugby Union Fraser may refer to: Places Antarctica * Fraser Point, South Orkney Islands Australia * Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen * Division of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory), a former federal ele ...

* Gympie Rugby Union *

Maroochydore Rugby Union Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The town was subdivided from the Cotton Tree, Queensland, Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Connor in 1903. The land was acquired from William Petti ...

Nambour Rugby Union Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub ...

* Noosa District Rugby Union *

University of the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

Townsville and Districts Rugby Union The Townsville and District Rugby Union (TDRU) is a regional rugby union based in the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1967 and is the governing body for rugby union in and around the city of Townsville. Clubs * Brot ...

Brothers Rugby Union (Townsville) A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a family, familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non- ...

Burdekin Rugby Union The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River. It covers an area of , and has exis ...

Charters Towers Rugby Union A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...

* Ingham Rugby Union *

James Cook University of North Queensland Rugby Union James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

North Ward Old Boys Rugby North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

Ross River Redskins Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...

Teachers West Rugby Union A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. wh ...

Western Queensland Rugby Union

Barcaldine Rugby Union Barcaldine may refer to: Australia * Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia **Barcaldine Airport, Queensland Australia *Barcaldine Region, a local government area in Queensland, Australia ** Shire of Barcaldine, a former local government area in Queen ...

* Collegians Rugby Union *

Longreach Rugby Union Longreach is a town and a locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Longreach Regional Council, which was established in 2008 as a merger of the former Longreach, Ilfracombe, and Isisford s ...

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* * {{QRU Rugby union governing bodies in Queensland 1965 establishments in Australia Sports organizations established in 1965