2020 Queensland Cup

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.

2020 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 14–15, 2020
(Cancelled)
Teams14
PremiersNone
Minor premiersNone
Matches played7
Points scored285
Top points scorer(s) Ase Boas
Jamal Fogarty (12)
Top try-scorer(s) Terry Wapi (3)

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 will 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
 Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Rick Stone[3] Luke Page Gold Coast Titans
 Central Queensland Capras Browne Park David Faiumu Jack Madden Brisbane Broncos
 Easts Tigers Langlands Park Craig Hodges[4] Brett Greinke Melbourne Storm
 Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Keiron Lander[5] Nathaniel Neale Newcastle Knights
 Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Michael Crawley[6] Jayden Hodges North Queensland Cowboys
 Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Javid Bowen North Queensland Cowboys
 Norths Devils Pathion Park[7] Rohan Smith Jack Ahearn Brisbane Broncos
 Papua New Guinea Hunters National Football Stadium Matt Church[8] Ase Boas None
 Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Stadium Adam Mogg Cameron Cullen Brisbane Broncos
 Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Jon Buchanan Darren Nicholls Brisbane Broncos
 Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Sam Mawhinney[9] Dane Hogan Melbourne Storm
 Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne Sam Hoare North Queensland Cowboys
 Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben Woolf Lamar Liolevave Gold Coast Titans
 Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Adam Brideson Mitch Cronin 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 Easts Tigers 1100444+402
2 Burleigh Bears 1100346+282
3 Tweed Heads Seagulls 11001610+62
4 Townsville Blackhawks 11001610+62
5 Redcliffe Dolphins 11002216+62
6 Papua New Guinea Hunters 11003230+22
7 Norths Devils 11002322+12
8 Mackay Cutters 10012223-10
9 Souths Logan Magpies 10013032-20
10 Sunshine Coast Falcons 10011622-60
11 Northern Pride 10011016-60
12 Ipswich Jets 10011016-60
13 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 1001634-280
14 Central Queensland Capras 1001444-400

See also

References
  1. https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2019/12/13/knights-launch-pathway-partnership-with-ipswich-jets/
  2. https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/20202/06/08/uniting-with-redcliffe-dolphins/
  3. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/11/08/burleigh-appoint-new-head-coach/
  4. https://thetigers.com.au/articles/2020-coaching-support-staff-confirmed/
  5. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/09/11/ipswich-favourite-named-head-coach-for-2020/
  6. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/10/03/mackay-cutters-announce-new-head-coach/
  7. https://northsdevilsrlfc.com/2019/11/22/pathion-sponsorship-announcement/
  8. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/11/19/matt-church-the-new-png-hunters-head-coach/
  9. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/10/04/falcons-appoint-new-intrust-super-cup-head-coach/
  10. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/05/18/qrl-coronavirus-updates/
  11. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/03/27/2020-qrl-statewide-competitions-cancelled/
  12. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/03/27/major-second-tier-competitions-cancelled-across-australia/
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