Queensland Country was an Australian rugby union football team that competed in the National Rugby Championship. The team is one of two Queensland sides in the competition, the other being Brisbane Ci
East Coast Aces logo.
Winger Filipo Daugunu
Fly-half Hamish Stewart
Rugby union in Queensland
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Rugby union in Queensland has traditionally been one of the most popular professional and recreational team sports in the state. Rugby union was introduced in the British colony's capital Brisbane in
Queensland Reds fans celebrate their title win in 2011
Brisbane Football Club in 1879, Queensland's first football club shortly after it returned to Australian rules following a 3-year experiment with rugby
1913 Qld Rep Rugby: Pat Murphy, Jimmy Flynn (2nd row 2nd from right), M J McMahon, R McManus, Hugh Flynn (Back row 3rd from right), Vin Carmichael, Tom Ryan, Bill Morrissey and Joe Russell (seated front).
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh greeting the Queensland Rugby Union team at Ballymore Stadium, XII Commonwealth Games