Sunshine Coast Stingrays
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| Full name |  Sunshine Coast Rugby Union |
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| Union | Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Ltd |
| Nickname(s) | Rays |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Location | Kawana Waters, Queensland, Australia |
| Region | Sunshine Coast |
| Ground(s) | Stockland Park (Capacity: 12,000) |
| CEO | Glenn Ferguson |
| Top scorer | Michael Hercus |
| League(s) | Queensland Premier Rugby, Queensland Country Championships |
| 2010 | 2nd |
| Official website | |
| Stingrays www.scru.com.au/ Stingrays | |
The Sunshine Coast Stingrays are an Australian rugby union club, based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. The club currently competes in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition. The club is the most recent addition to the Premier competition, having their first season in 2005. The club's players were also available for selection to the Ballymore Tornadoes, the region's franchise in the short-lived Australian Rugby Championship.
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[edit] Amalgamation of regional bodies
In response to Queensland Rugby Union's efforts, in 2009 four separate organizations amalgamated to form the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Ltd.[1] The four organizations were the Sunshine Coast and District Rugby Union, the Sunshine Coast and District Junior Rugby Union, Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Referees Association and Sunshine Coast Rugby Union Schools Association.
[edit] Season results
Queensland Premier Rugby
- 2005 10th - Last (5 competition points)[2]
- 2006 10th - Last (12 competition points)[3]
- 2007 10th - Last (16 competition points)[4]
- 2008 8th (25 competition points)[5]
- 2009 9th (20 competition points)[6]
- 2010 2nd (52 competition points)
- 2011 2nd last
Country Championships
- 2010 1st place (undefeated)
[edit] Finals results
- Queensland Premier Rugby
- 2010 University 19-11 Sunshine Coast
[edit] Internationals
- Mike Hercus, USA international fly-half. (2009)
- Toutai Kefu, Former Wallaby. (2010)
- Morgan Turinui, former Wallaby. (2010)
- Caleb Ralph, former All Black. (2010)
[edit] Regional Competitions
The Sunshine Coast Rugby Union hosts a number of regional rugby competitions, with local club's competing in Seniors (A grade, reserve grade, colts, and women's), Juniors (under 7 to under 17), as well as a school based competition. The region covered by the Sunshine Coast Rugby Union extends from Caboolture in the south, to Hervey Bay in the north, and into the hinterland at Maleny.
The club's that compete in the men's senior grade competition are:
- Caboolture Rugby Union
- Caloundra Rugby Union Club Inc
- Fraser Coast Mariners Rugby Union Football Club
- Gympie Rugby Union
- Maroochydore Rugby Club
- Nambour Rugby Union Club Inc
- Noosa Rugby Union Club
- USC Rugby Club
The women's competition is made of four club teams from:
- Caboolture Rugby Union
- Caloundra Rugby Union Club Inc
- Noosa Rugby Union Club
- USC Rugby Club
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Sunshine Coast rugby bodies unite under one banner". Queensland Rugby Union. http://www.qru.com.au/library/news/2009/090610_sunshine_coast_rugby_union_ltd_created,68864.html. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Queensland Rugby Annual Report 2004-2005". Queensland Rugby Union. http://www.qru.com.au/verve/_resources/2005_QRU_Annual_Report.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Queensland Rugby Annual Report 2006". Queensland Rugby Union. http://www.qru.com.au/verve/_resources/86339_2006_QRU_Ann_Rep_WEB.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Queensland Rugby Annual Report 2007". Queensland Rugby Union. http://www.qru.com.au/verve/_resources/Annual_Report_2007.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Queensland Rugby Annual Report 2008". Queensland Rugby Union. http://www.qru.com.au/verve/_resources/2008_Annual_Report_lowrez.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Queensland Rugby Annual Report 2009". Queensland Rugby Union. http://www.qru.com.au/verve/_resources/116201_AnnualReport_LR.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
[edit] External links
- Stingrays - Official website
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