Toowoomba Clydesdales
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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Toowoomba Clydesdales RLFC |
| Colours | Royal Blue, Sky Blue and Red |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Exited | 2006 |
| Former details | |
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| CEO | Kyle Warren |
| Coach | Mark Gee |
| Competition | Queensland Wizard Cup |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 2 (1996, 2001) |
| Runners-up | 2 (2000, 2006) |
| Minor premiership | 3 (1996, 2001, 2006) |
| Wooden spoons | 0 |
The Toowoomba Clydesdales Rugby League Football Club, commonly known as Toowoomba Clydesdales or Clydesdales are a rugby league football club based in Toowoomba, Queensland, named after the Scottish horse breed. They played in the Queensland Wizard Cup since the competition began in 1996 but no longer play in the competition.
They were the feeder club for the National Rugby League's Brisbane Broncos from 1999 to 2006.[2] Despite being considered the most successful rugby league club of all time, financial difficulties severely damaged the club. On 6 December 2006, the board announced that the club was roughly A$100,000 short to be able to field a team in the 2007 Queensland Cup and its future is now uncertain. The following day the Aspley Broncos were announced as the new feeder team for the Broncos.[3]
History[]
Historically, the Clydsedales were the representative team for the Toowoomba competition. They competed in the Bulimba Cup, played various other representative matches. In 1924, the team defeated England, New Zealand, Brisbane, Ipswich, the New South Wales state side and New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership holders, South Sydney.[citation needed]
Queensland Cup bid[]
Bid[]
The Clydesdales are bidding to return Queensland Cup,[4] being based in the region of Toowoomba. The bid to return a Toowoomba team to the Queensland Cup initially planned to call the team the "Western Mustangs"[5] after the existing junior representative team. But in August 2021 announced the team, if readmitted, would be named the Western Clydesdales in order to represent both the western Queensland and Toowoomba elements of the club.[5]
Western Corridor NRL bid[]
The Western Corridor NRL bid team has announced that if their bid was successful they will revive the Clydesdales and the Clydesdales would act as a feeder club along with the Ipswich Jets to Western Corridor.[6][7]
Notable players[]
Ever since they were founded, the Clydesdales have produced some great players:
- Berrick Barnes
- Laurie Blake
- Michael Hancock
- Ben Ikin
- Mick Madsen
- Paul Morgan
- Herb Steinohrt
- David Taylor
- Sam Thaiday
- Duncan Thompson
- Adrian Vowles
- Carl Webb
- Paul Green (rugby league)
- Justin Hodges
- Michael Ryan (rugby league)
- Dane Carlaw
- Kyle Warren
- Edwin Brown
- Nathan Friend
- Dan Stains
- Lote Tuqiri
- Luke Priddis
- Brad Meyers
- Don Saunders
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Clive Berghofer Stadium (Toowoomba Sports Ground) | Austadiums". austadiums.com.
- ^ "Clydesdales gone forever: Martin". Toowoomba Chronicle. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ "Aspley new Brisbane Broncos feeder club". SportsNews.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "Home - Western Clydesdales RLFC". www.westernclydesdales.com.au. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b RLFC, Western Clydesdales. "Clydesdales name returns as club calls on community to support ISC bid". www.westernclydesdales.com.au. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "New NRL club backing for Ipswich". Queensland Times. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Backing the NRL bid". Chronicle. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
External links[]
- 1919 establishments in Australia
- Rugby league teams in Queensland
- Rugby clubs established in 1919
- Toowoomba Clydesdales