2020 Queensland Cup

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2020 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 14–15, 2020
(Cancelled)
Teams14
PremiersNone
Minor premiersNone
Matches played7
Points scored285
Top points scorer(s)Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Ase Boas
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Jamal Fogarty (12)
Top try-scorer(s)Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Terry Wapi (3)
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The 2020 Queensland Cup season was to be the 25th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. On 27 March, the competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, was cancelled after one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time the competition would not be played out since its inaugural season in 1996.

Teams[]

In 2020, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the sixth consecutive year. On 13 December 2019, the Newcastle Knights formed a partnership with the Ipswich Jets but did not send players to the club.[1] The cancelled 2020 season was the final year that the Brisbane Broncos and Redcliffe Dolphins were affiliated, having partnered since 2006. The Dolphins entered a partnership with the New Zealand Warriors for the 2021 season.[2]

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
 Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Rick Stone[3] Luke Page Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Central Comets colours.svg
 Central Queensland Capras Browne Park David Faiumu Jack Madden Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Balmain colours.svg
 Easts Tigers Langlands Park Craig Hodges[4] Brett Greinke Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Ipswich Colours.svg
 Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Keiron Lander[5] Nathaniel Neale Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
 Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Michael Crawley[6] Jayden Hodges North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride colours.png
 Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Javid Bowen North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils colours.svg
 Norths Devils [7] Rohan Smith Jack Ahearn Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg
 Papua New Guinea Hunters National Football Stadium Matt Church[8] Ase Boas None
Redcliffe colours.svg
 Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Stadium Adam Mogg Cameron Cullen Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
 Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Jon Buchanan Darren Nicholls Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
 Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Sam Mawhinney[9] Dane Hogan Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png
 Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne Sam Hoare North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Western Suburbs colours.svg
 Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben Woolf Lamar Liolevave Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg
 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Adam Brideson Mitch Cronin Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Cancellation[]

On 17 March, two days after the completion of Round One, the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) announced a 10-week suspension of the competition until 5 June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] On 27 March, ten days after the suspension, the QRL confirmed the cancellation of the competition for the 2020 season. QRL managing director Robert Moore stated, “by making this announcement now, it provides our clubs with the opportunity to re-set and turn their attention towards the 2021 season."[11][12]

Ladder[]

2020 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 1 1 0 0 44 4 +40 2
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 1 1 0 0 34 6 +28 2
3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 1 1 0 0 16 10 +6 2
4 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 1 1 0 0 16 10 +6 2
5 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 1 1 0 0 22 16 +6 2
6 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Papua New Guinea Hunters 1 1 0 0 32 30 +2 2
7 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 1 1 0 0 23 22 +1 2
8 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters 1 0 0 1 22 23 -1 0
9 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 1 0 0 1 30 32 -2 0
10 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 1 0 0 1 16 22 -6 0
11 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 1 0 0 1 10 16 -6 0
12 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 1 0 0 1 10 16 -6 0
13 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 1 0 0 1 6 34 -28 0
14 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 1 0 0 1 4 44 -40 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Knights launch pathway partnership with Ipswich Jets". 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Uniting with the Dolphins". 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Burleigh appoint new head coach". 8 November 2019.
  4. ^ "2020 Coaching & Support Staff Confirmed". 19 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Ipswich favourite named head coach for 2020". 11 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Mackay Cutters announce new head coach". 3 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Pathion Sponsorship Announcement". 22 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Matt Church the new PNG Hunters head coach". 19 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Falcons appoint new Intrust Super Cup head coach". 4 October 2019.
  10. ^ https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/05/18/qrl-coronavirus-updates/
  11. ^ "Four QRL statewide competitions cancelled for 2020". 27 March 2020.
  12. ^ "NRL 2020: Second-tier competitions shutdown for the 2020 season - QRL". 27 March 2020.
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