Rugby Union in Queensland - Important Dates

Important Dates

• 1876 - Earliest record of rugby football being played in Queensland

• 1882 - First interstate matches between Queensland and NSW

• 1883 - QRU formally constituted (known as the Northern Rugby Union)

• 1883 - First interstate match in Brisbane; Queensland beating NSW 12-11 at Eagle Farm Racecourse

• 1887 - First organised club competition in Brisbane

• 1896 - First visit by a Queensland team to New Zealand

• 1899 - Queensland defeat Great Britain 11-3 at Exhibition Ground to record first win against an international team

• 1929 - Revival of Club competition after code was inactive since start of First World War

• 1949 - Australian Rugby Football Union formally constituted

• 1961 - Formation of Queensland Junior Rugby Union

• 1964 - Sub-districts Rugby Union started

• 1965 - Queensland Country Rugby Union formed

• 1966 - Barraclough Shield played for the first time between Queensland (QSRU) and New South Wales (NSWSRU)

• 1971 - Queensland Schools Rugby Union formed

• 1980 - Queensland defeated New Zealand All Blacks, their first win against New Zealand

• 1982 - Queensland defeated NSW 41-7 in Centenary match

• 1987 - Ballymore hosts five inaugural World Cup matches including quarter and semi finals

• 1992 - Queensland Reds won Super Six

• 1994 - Reds Super 10 champions

• 1995 - Reds Super 10 champions

• 1996 - Rugby becomes professional

• 1996 - Reds finish season on top of Super 12 table

• 1999 - Reds finish season on top of Super 12 table

• 2005 - Chris Latham wins Australian Super 12 player of the year for a record 4th year

• 2006 - Reds begin playing all Super 14 matches at Suncorp Stadium

• 2011 - An epic Reds final win at Suncorp Stadium See's a "Nightmare wallabies revival" in time for the rugby world cup

• 2013 - Queensland Suburban / Sub-Districts celebrate 50 years of competition