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2011 QJRU State Champs

18 teams from Brisbane will travel to the state’s premier junior rugby championships in Toowoomba for the State Junior Rugby Union competition for U13 to U17 players held from 20 September to 22 September.

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2012 BJRU committee nomination form.

Click below to access the nomination form for committee positions for the BJRU management committee in 2012. All positions are open.

2012 MC nomination form.

2012 BJRU MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ELECTED

The 2012 BJRU Management Committee were elected by the clubs last Tuesday evening at the Annual General Meeting held at Ballymore.  The following members have been elected to the Committee:

 PRESIDENT

Lawrence McGregor-Lowndes
VICE PRESIDENT Luke Schoeffler
SECRETARY Karen Greedy
TREASURER Martin Bowden
COMPETITION MANAGER Kim Schuck
MARKETING & SPONSORSHIP MANAGER Warren Acworth
EAST REGION MANAGER Shane McBride
NORTH REGION MANAGER Terry Hunt 
SOUTH REGION MANAGER Ray Caranese
WEST REGION MANAGER Michael Grice
 REFEREES REPRESENTATIVE

Michael Wallace

Australian Schoolboy teams named

Seven Queensland schoolboys have been selected in the Australian Schools squad to play Samoan Schools and Fiji U18 in September, with another 13 named in the Australia A squad to play Fiji U18. The squads were chosen following the Australian National

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BROTHERS WINS 2011 CLUB OF THE YEAR

The Brothers Junior Rugby Union club has been awarded the 2011 Club of the Year.  This is the second year in a row that the club has taken out the coveted and closely contested award.  The award is determined by Management Committee with the points being added or deducted for aspects of club management that include:

 professional development of game management personnel and committee management,

 registration of players,

 submission of team sheets,

 reporting of weekly results to Competition Manager,

 payment of fees,

 game forfeits,

 team withdrawals,

 send offs and sin bins,

 citings and misconducts,

 game day procedures,

 compliance to code of conduct by club members,

 percentage increase in players numbers,

 attendance at President and registrar meetings,

 hosting a club forum,

 responding to correspondence,

Bushranger squads named for junior championships

The QJRU Xstrata Coal Country Muster last weekend has produced 90 players in three junior squads who will vie for the chance to become "Bushrangers" at the junior state championships in September. The three squads - in Under 13, U15 and U17 - have drawn players from Cairns, Mt Isa, Mackay, Central Highlands, Central Queensland, Bundaberg and Hervey Bay, areas which would otherwise not have been represented at the state championships.

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Front row "tripod" among seven QR Reds in Wallaby squad

The QR Reds front-row "tripod" of Ben Daley, Laurie Weeks and Saia Faingaa are three of seven Reds named today in the Wallabies 30-man squad. The uncapped new recruits will join Reds captain and scrumhalf Will Genia, flyhalf Quade Cooper and outside back

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Gilbert to Supply Balls for Rugby World Cup 2011 and 2015

contract to supply balls to Rugby World Cup 2011 and Rugby World Cup 2015. A world leader in match ball innovation and development in international Rugby for more than a century, the UK-based firm will supply the match, training and replica balls for Ru

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Juniors say- "WELL DONE REDS"

QR Reds finished their season this Saturday victorious against the Highlanders 38-36. The junior community wish to congratulate the whole team on their season and their showcasing of good sportsmanship rugby.

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MID SEASON JUNIOR GRAND FINALS SUCCESS

The 2010 Open Juniors Mid Season grand finals were played last Sunday at Redlands Rugby Union. With six teams from Sunnybank (3), Redcliffe, Logan and Gold Coasts, Coomera Crushers all vying for premierships, there was some hard hitting and expansive running played.

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