| Full name | Bond University Rugby Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Queensland Rugby Union | |
| Branch | Queensland Country Gold Coast D.R.U. | |
| Founded | 2014 1996 (Gold Coast Breakers) | |
| Location | Varsity Lakes | |
| Ground(s) | Bond University Oval | |
| Coach(es) | Rob Nolan | |
| League(s) | Queensland Premier Rugby | |
| 2004 | 1st | |
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| Official website | ||
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The Bond University Rugby Club, known as Bond University Breakers, is an Australian rugby union football club that competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition, and is based on Queensland's Gold Coast. The club was established in 2014, following an alliance between Bond University and the Gold Coast Breakers club which fielded teams in the Premier Rugby competition from 1997 to 2013.[1]
History
editThe Gold Coast Breakers team was established in 1996, as a representative selection of players in the Gold Coast District Rugby Union. The Breakers joined the QRU First Grade competition in 1997,[2] and won the won the Premiership in 2004.
At the start of the 2013 season, the Breakers entered into a partnership with Bond University, with access to the university’s high-performance sports facilities and sports fields. The club relocated to the Bond campus at Varsity Lakes.[3]
Queensland Premier Rugby Grand Finals
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- Premiers (Hospital Challenge Cup)
- 2004 Gold Coast 24-18 University
- Runners-Up (Vince Nicholls Memorial Trophy)
- 2001 Canberra 32-10 Gold Coast
- 2003 Canberra 29-16 Gold Coast
- 2005 Sunnybank 41-17 Gold Coast
- 2007 Sunnybank 85-19 Gold Coast
References
edit- ^ "Bond University Rugby club launches into elite competition". Bond University. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Gold Coast Rugby Club". QRU. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ Grego, Dominique (19 March 2013). "Bond University Breakers' season kicks off". Gold Coast Breakers Rugby. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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