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Queensland derby
The Queensland derby, known for sponsorship purposes as the XXXX Derby is the series of rugby league matches between National Rugby League (NRL) clubs based in Queensland. Currently there are four NRL teams in Queensland: the Brisbane Broncos, the North Queensland Cowboys, the Gold Coast Titans, and the Dolphins. The Brisbane Broncos are the longest-standing and most successful club of the four.
Two new teams began competing in the New South Wales Rugby League's Winfield Cup competition in 1988. The first of these was the Brisbane Broncos and the second, the Gold Coast Tweed Giants, was technically based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales rather than Queensland but for practical purposes was a Queensland team representing the Gold Coast. Two new Queensland sides, the North Queensland Cowboys and the South Queensland Crushers, entered the renamed Australian Rugby League competition in 1995. The Crushers side folded in 1997 amid the Super League War and the Gold Coast side, after several changes of name, also folded in 1998. The 1998 season was the first of the NRL era; the Queensland Derby was played between the two Queensland NRL sides, the Broncos and the Cowboys, from 1998 to 2007, when a new Gold Coast side, the Titans, entered the competition.
In 2015, the Broncos and Cowboys played in the first all-Queensland grand final, with North Queensland defeating Brisbane 17-16 in golden point extra time to win their first premiership.
In 2023, the Queensland Derby officially became a four-sided contest with the entry of the Dolphins, a national level team associated with the longstanding Queensland Cup side, the Redcliffe Dolphins.
The Brisbane Broncos entered the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1988 alongside fellow Queensland club, the Gold Coast Giants. Under the coaching of Wayne Bennett and led by such players as Allan Langer, Kevin Walters, Glenn Lazarus and Steve Renouf, the Broncos established themselves as Queensland's premier rugby league club in the early 1990s. By the time the North Queensland Cowboys, based in the north Queensland city of Townsville, entered the competition in 1995, the Brisbane side were already two-time premiership winners and perennial finalists.
The first meeting between the two teams occurred in Round 5 of the 1995 ARL season, when North Queensland hosted Brisbane at the Stockland Stadium. The Cowboys, who went into the game in last place, kept the scores level at 4–all at halftime, before star halfback Allan Langer set up three tries and scored one himself to give the Broncos a 20–12 victory. Over the next nine seasons, Brisbane maintained a stranglehold over the fixture, winning 13 of the 15 games played. The lone bright spot for North Queensland were two drawn games in Round 11 1997 and Round 8 1999 (both 20-all). Despite the regular losses, the game was a highlight in the season for North Queensland, regularly drawing crowds of 20,000+ in Townsville.
It would not be until 2004 that the North Queensland side would become a serious threat to the Brisbane Broncos, when the club finished in the top eight for the first time and qualified for their first finals series. North Queensland won their Week 1 finals match, while the Broncos lost theirs, meaning North Queensland would play as the "home" team when the two sides would meet at Sydney Football Stadium a week later. At the behest of both clubs and in accordance with Sydney Football Stadium management, the NRL agreed to move the game to Townsville's Dairy Farmers Stadium. North Queensland won the game 10–0, giving them their first ever win over the Broncos and eliminating them from the finals in the process. The game was Brisbane captain and club legend Gorden Tallis' last, who incidentally was born and raised in Townsville.
The following season, Brisbane would regain control of the derby, winning both games in 2005. That season the Cowboys qualified for their first Grand Final, losing to the Wests Tigers. Between March 2006 and March 2007, North Queensland defeated Brisbane three straight times, including a 36–4 win in Round 1 2006, their biggest victory over Brisbane. Despite North Queensland's success in the derby, Brisbane would go on to win the 2006 NRL Grand Final and record their sixth premiership victory. From July 2007 to 2010, Brisbane would again dominant the derby, winning seven straight games.
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Queensland derby
The Queensland derby, known for sponsorship purposes as the XXXX Derby is the series of rugby league matches between National Rugby League (NRL) clubs based in Queensland. Currently there are four NRL teams in Queensland: the Brisbane Broncos, the North Queensland Cowboys, the Gold Coast Titans, and the Dolphins. The Brisbane Broncos are the longest-standing and most successful club of the four.
Two new teams began competing in the New South Wales Rugby League's Winfield Cup competition in 1988. The first of these was the Brisbane Broncos and the second, the Gold Coast Tweed Giants, was technically based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales rather than Queensland but for practical purposes was a Queensland team representing the Gold Coast. Two new Queensland sides, the North Queensland Cowboys and the South Queensland Crushers, entered the renamed Australian Rugby League competition in 1995. The Crushers side folded in 1997 amid the Super League War and the Gold Coast side, after several changes of name, also folded in 1998. The 1998 season was the first of the NRL era; the Queensland Derby was played between the two Queensland NRL sides, the Broncos and the Cowboys, from 1998 to 2007, when a new Gold Coast side, the Titans, entered the competition.
In 2015, the Broncos and Cowboys played in the first all-Queensland grand final, with North Queensland defeating Brisbane 17-16 in golden point extra time to win their first premiership.
In 2023, the Queensland Derby officially became a four-sided contest with the entry of the Dolphins, a national level team associated with the longstanding Queensland Cup side, the Redcliffe Dolphins.
The Brisbane Broncos entered the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1988 alongside fellow Queensland club, the Gold Coast Giants. Under the coaching of Wayne Bennett and led by such players as Allan Langer, Kevin Walters, Glenn Lazarus and Steve Renouf, the Broncos established themselves as Queensland's premier rugby league club in the early 1990s. By the time the North Queensland Cowboys, based in the north Queensland city of Townsville, entered the competition in 1995, the Brisbane side were already two-time premiership winners and perennial finalists.
The first meeting between the two teams occurred in Round 5 of the 1995 ARL season, when North Queensland hosted Brisbane at the Stockland Stadium. The Cowboys, who went into the game in last place, kept the scores level at 4–all at halftime, before star halfback Allan Langer set up three tries and scored one himself to give the Broncos a 20–12 victory. Over the next nine seasons, Brisbane maintained a stranglehold over the fixture, winning 13 of the 15 games played. The lone bright spot for North Queensland were two drawn games in Round 11 1997 and Round 8 1999 (both 20-all). Despite the regular losses, the game was a highlight in the season for North Queensland, regularly drawing crowds of 20,000+ in Townsville.
It would not be until 2004 that the North Queensland side would become a serious threat to the Brisbane Broncos, when the club finished in the top eight for the first time and qualified for their first finals series. North Queensland won their Week 1 finals match, while the Broncos lost theirs, meaning North Queensland would play as the "home" team when the two sides would meet at Sydney Football Stadium a week later. At the behest of both clubs and in accordance with Sydney Football Stadium management, the NRL agreed to move the game to Townsville's Dairy Farmers Stadium. North Queensland won the game 10–0, giving them their first ever win over the Broncos and eliminating them from the finals in the process. The game was Brisbane captain and club legend Gorden Tallis' last, who incidentally was born and raised in Townsville.
The following season, Brisbane would regain control of the derby, winning both games in 2005. That season the Cowboys qualified for their first Grand Final, losing to the Wests Tigers. Between March 2006 and March 2007, North Queensland defeated Brisbane three straight times, including a 36–4 win in Round 1 2006, their biggest victory over Brisbane. Despite North Queensland's success in the derby, Brisbane would go on to win the 2006 NRL Grand Final and record their sixth premiership victory. From July 2007 to 2010, Brisbane would again dominant the derby, winning seven straight games.