QLD Premier Rugby 2025

[LevitatingSocks]

The lower north shore had already seen multiple Subbies clubs fold or merge.

But where are the people going? A lot of the growth areas are based on immigration and they're not traditionally Rugby people.

Ironically rugby's private school association works well for breaking into that demographic.

I know a fair few boys that were sent to private schools by their very stereotypically Asian and South Asian parents for the academics but fell in love with rugby along the way to the point that they still play grades or rock up to watch club.

 

[Pfitzy]

Yep - see a few around here in Sydney Subbies.

I think Rugby is the second biggest sport in Sri Lanka? I'm a generation away from recruiting those guys if I'm not too old and my club still exists!

 

[Spamnoodle]

I feel like if there was to be expansion, Wynumm is where we'd need to look. It fills a geographical gap in the current competition and has a reasonably well established club there already. I'm not sure what appetite there is in QPR or from Wynumm Bugs, but it feels more workable than Sunny coast or Logan, which have never really been able to get off the ground.

Would have to be a fair bit of momentum coming from the club itself for any expansion to work though, I doubt it's the sort of thing that can be driven from the competition (though plenty of support would need to come from it).

Agree, along with Redlands and Ipswich, yes Ipswich is a league stronghold but there could be links with the many private schools and there is a lot of British, Saffa and Kiwi expats to be tapped into. All growth areas.