Brisbane Rugby League (2001)

The Brisbane Rugby League (otherwise known as the In Safe Hands Cup due to sponsorship purposes; formerly known as the Quest Cup, Mixwell Cup, FOGS Cup and Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League) is a nine-team competition, expanded from a six-team competition in 2020. It is the division below the Queensland Cup and is generally regarded as the successor competition to the original Brisbane Rugby League which folded in 1997.

Not to be confused with Brisbane Rugby League premiership or Brisbane Second Division Rugby League.

History

It started in 2001, then known as the Quest Cup, changing its name to the Mixwell Cup in 2003, and becoming the FOGS Cup in 2006. FOGS in an acronym for Former Origin Greats.

On 26 September 2014, the South East Queensland Division of the QRL announced that they would dissolve the current structure of the FOGS Cup and reform the Brisbane Rugby League.[1]

Clubs

It was announced in August 2019 that Queensland Cup clubs would withdraw their direct team presence and instead formalise affiliate relationships with local clubs in an effort to expand the competition and create opportunities for players at the local level, seeing many local clubs return to A-Grade level.[2]

2019 season
Teams for the 2019 season[3]
Team name Nickname Home ground
Easts Tigers Langlands Park
Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park
Fortitude Valley Diehards Emerson Park
Wests Panthers Purtell Park
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls Kougari Oval

2020 season
Teams for the 2020 season
Team name Nickname Home ground
Beenleigh Pride Bill Norris Oval
Brighton Roosters Jim Lawrie Oval
Bulimba Bulldogs Balmoral Recreation Reserve
Carina Tigers Leo Williams Oval
Normanby Hounds Bert St Clair Oval
Pine Rivers Bears Mathieson Oval
Fortitude Valley Diehards Emerson Park
Wests Panthers Purtell Park
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls Kougari Oval/Kitchener Park

Premiership winners
Premiership results by season, showing grand final scores
Season Premiers Score Runner–up
2001 Easts 24–18 Norths
2002 Easts 16–8 Redcliffe
2003 Redcliffe 19–6 Wynnum-Manly
2004 Easts 21–20 Burleigh
2005 Easts 31–22 Burleigh
2006 Burleigh 28–6 Tweed Heads
2007 Wynnum-Manly (MP*) 52–18 Ipswich
2008 Easts 12–10 Wynnum-Manly
2009 Wests 30–24 Redcliffe (MP*)
2010 Redcliffe 26–14 Burleigh
2011 Redcliffe 30–18 Norths
2012 Redcliffe 22–12 Wynnum-Manly
2013 Easts 26–16 Redcliffe
2014 Redcliffe 34–20 Burleigh
2015 Burleigh 22–12 Wynnum-Manly
2016 Redcliffe 31–30 Ipswich
2017 Fortitude Valley 16–12 Redcliffe
2018 Wynnum-Manly 28–20 Redcliffe
2019 Wynnum-Manly 22–20 Fortitude Valley
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 –
2022 –
2023 –

*MP: These two teams achieved the minor premiership.


See also

References
  1. Brisbane Rugby League rebirth - QRL
  2. "In Safe Hands Cup competition to expand in 2020". QRL. 27 August 2019.
  3. "BRL A Grade In Safe Hands Cup 2019 draw". QRL. 22 January 2019.
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