Burleigh Bears
Encyclopedia
The Burleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club are one of the oldest rugby league football clubs on the Gold Coast
, Australia
. Originally formed in 1934 playing out of Rudd Park, the club relocated to Pizzey Park in 1971, their current home ground.
The Leagues Club opened in 1991 and has developed into one of the most successful licensed clubs on the Gold Coast, boasting a membership base of around 20,000. Renovations to the Leagues Club were completed in 2004 and with further extensions on the way, Burleigh Bears will continue to grow.
Currently the Burleigh Bears field an A Grade and Colts side in the FOGS Cup, which is a South East Queensland competition and a Wizard Queensland Cup side that plays in the State Wide Competition. The Queensland Cup is the strongest competition outside of the NRL and getting stronger every year. They also have three teams playing in the Local Gold Coast Competition: an A Grade, Reserve Grade and an under-19 side.
The Burleigh Bears have been one of the most successful clubs since joining the Queensland Cup in 1997. They have only missed the semi-finals on three occasions. They won their first premiership in 1999 and repeated that effort again in 2004.
Burleigh has one of the biggest Junior Clubs in Queensland and boasts over 700 registered players. In 2009 The Burleigh Bears signed a deal with The Brisbane Broncos to become one of six feeder clubs for the NRL Powerhouses.
1948 Ryder Cup Premiers,
1949 B Grade Premiers,
1957 A Grade Premiers,
1959 A Under 17 Premiers,
1960 A Grade Premiers,
1961 Under 17,
1962 A Grade,
1968 A Grade,
1969 Reserve Grade,
1969 A Grade,
1971 A Grade Finalists,
1976 Under 19 Premiers,
1976 A Grade Finalists,
1977 Under 19 Premiers,
1978 Under 19 Premiers,
1978 Reserve Grade Finalists,
1979 A Grade Premiers,
1980 Reserve Grade Premiers,
1980 A Grade Grand Finalists,
1982 Group 21 Premiers,
1982 Reserve Grade Premiers,
1982 A Grade Premiers,
1985 Under 18 Premiers,
1986 Under 19 Premiers,
1995 Group 18 A Grade Premiers,
1996 Group 18 Reserve Grade Premiers,
1997 Reserve Grade Premiers,
1999 Group 18 A Grade Premiers,
1999 Queensland Cup Premiers,
2001 Group 18 Under 19 Premiers,
2002 Group 18 Reserve Grade Premiers,
2004 Queensland Cup Premiers,
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Australia
Australia
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. Originally formed in 1934 playing out of Rudd Park, the club relocated to Pizzey Park in 1971, their current home ground.
The Leagues Club opened in 1991 and has developed into one of the most successful licensed clubs on the Gold Coast, boasting a membership base of around 20,000. Renovations to the Leagues Club were completed in 2004 and with further extensions on the way, Burleigh Bears will continue to grow.
Currently the Burleigh Bears field an A Grade and Colts side in the FOGS Cup, which is a South East Queensland competition and a Wizard Queensland Cup side that plays in the State Wide Competition. The Queensland Cup is the strongest competition outside of the NRL and getting stronger every year. They also have three teams playing in the Local Gold Coast Competition: an A Grade, Reserve Grade and an under-19 side.
The Burleigh Bears have been one of the most successful clubs since joining the Queensland Cup in 1997. They have only missed the semi-finals on three occasions. They won their first premiership in 1999 and repeated that effort again in 2004.
Burleigh has one of the biggest Junior Clubs in Queensland and boasts over 700 registered players. In 2009 The Burleigh Bears signed a deal with The Brisbane Broncos to become one of six feeder clubs for the NRL Powerhouses.
Queensland Cup Results
- 1997 - 4th (Semi-Finalist)
- 1998 - 8th
- 1999 - 3rd (Premiers)
- 2000 - 4th (Semi-Finalist)
- 2001 - 2nd (Preliminary Finalists)
- 2002 - 4th (Semi-Finalist)
- 2003 - 1st (Runners-Up)
- 2004 - 1st (Premiers)
- 2005 - 3rd (Runners-Up)
- 2006 - 6th
- 2007 - 7th
- 2008 - 6th
- 2009 - 7th
- 2010 - 7th
- 2011 - 7th
Winning Teams 1937 - 2004
1937 APEC Cup Premiers,1948 Ryder Cup Premiers,
1949 B Grade Premiers,
1957 A Grade Premiers,
1959 A Under 17 Premiers,
1960 A Grade Premiers,
1961 Under 17,
1962 A Grade,
1968 A Grade,
1969 Reserve Grade,
1969 A Grade,
1971 A Grade Finalists,
1976 Under 19 Premiers,
1976 A Grade Finalists,
1977 Under 19 Premiers,
1978 Under 19 Premiers,
1978 Reserve Grade Finalists,
1979 A Grade Premiers,
1980 Reserve Grade Premiers,
1980 A Grade Grand Finalists,
1982 Group 21 Premiers,
1982 Reserve Grade Premiers,
1982 A Grade Premiers,
1985 Under 18 Premiers,
1986 Under 19 Premiers,
1995 Group 18 A Grade Premiers,
1996 Group 18 Reserve Grade Premiers,
1997 Reserve Grade Premiers,
1999 Group 18 A Grade Premiers,
1999 Queensland Cup Premiers,
2001 Group 18 Under 19 Premiers,
2002 Group 18 Reserve Grade Premiers,
2004 Queensland Cup Premiers,
Honours
- Queensland CupQueensland CupThe Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
premierships: 2
-
- 1999, 2004
- Queensland CupQueensland CupThe Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
runners-up: 2
- Queensland Cup
- 2003, 2005
- Queensland CupQueensland CupThe Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
minor premierships: 2
- Queensland Cup
- 2003, 2004
- 1999, 2004
Source
- World of Rugby League Burleigh Bears page retrieved December 7, 2005
- QLD Cup Premiership Tables