Rugby Union in Queensland - Australian Rugby Championship

Australian Rugby Championship

In 2007, the Australian Rugby Championship, a professional competition below Super 14 level, was launched with eight teams throughout the country. Queensland was represented by two sides in this competition:

• The Ballymore Tornadoes, who played out of the QRU's traditional home of Ballymore in Brisbane
• The East Coast Aces, who played out of Carrara Stadium in Gold Coast

The ARC, however, proved unsuccessful, losing more than twice as much money as the ARU expected, and was scrapped after only one season.