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The Surfers Paradise Dolphins Rugby Football Club is an Australian
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 ...
football club that competes in the
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 ...
competition. The club is based in
Broadbeach Waters, Queensland Broadbeach Waters is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Broadbeach Waters had a population of 7,779 people. Geography The northern boundary of Broadbeach Waters follows the Nerang River. The suburb is almos ...
on
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Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch G ...
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History

In 1973, Col Macdonald and Barry Moon proposed the establishment of a second club on the Gold Coast, and the Surfers Paradise Dolphins club was founded in 1974. Coached by ex-Wallaby Alan Ware, the Surfers Paradise club played their first home games on the grounds of
The Southport School , motto_translation = Let him who deserves the palm of victory bear it. , established = , type = Independent early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school , denomination = Anglican , headmaster = Andrew Hawkins , ...
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See also

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Sports on the Gold Coast, Queensland Sport on the Gold Coast has a rich history. As a popular tourist destination leisure sports like Golf, but most particularly sports associated with its famous beaches, have always been popular. A number of surf clubs line Gold Coasts beaches, w ...
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Rugby union in Queensland Rugby union in Queensland has traditionally been one of the most popular professional and recreational team sports. The earliest known Rugby football matches were played in Brisbane from 1876 through to 1878. Rugby struggled to gain a foothold ...
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List of Australian rugby union teams The highest level of provincial rugby union in Australia is Super Rugby. There are five Australian teams in this competition, which also features teams from New Zealand and Fiji. Australia currently has no national club competition. The first a ...


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* {{Gold Coast Sports Teams Rugby union teams in Queensland Rugby clubs established in 1973 1973 establishments in Australia Surfers Paradise, Queensland Rugby union teams on the Gold Coast, Queensland