Queensland Rugby Union

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Not to be confused with Queensland Rugby League.

Queensland Rugby Union
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SportRugby union
Founded1883; 138 years ago (1883) (1883; 138 years ago (1883))
HeadquartersBrisbane, Queensland
PatronPaul de Jersey
ChairmanJeff Miller
PresidentRoger Gould

The Queensland Rugby Union, or QRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within the state of Queensland in Australia. It is a member and founding union of Rugby Australia.

The QRU was founded in Brisbane in 1883 as the Northern Rugby Union,[1] before being formally constituted in 1893 when the name was changed to the Queensland Rugby Football Union.[2]

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  1. ^ "Football". The Week. Brisbane. 10 November 1883. p.6, col. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Queensland News". Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton. 19 April 1893. p.5, col. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

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