2010 Junior Mustangs Representative Raffle Winners The Junior Mustangs fund-raising raffle for their trip to Rockhampton was draw on Sunday 27 June 2010. The results are:-

First prize - ticket number 04901 - P. Murray, Toowoomba
Second prize - ticket number 009582 - Kym
Third prize - ticket number 07769 - Max McDonald, Pittsworth
Fourth prize - ticket number 13412 - Rhonda Facer more -->

Future League Stars enjoy QRL camp Cain Kahi-Stowers in the middle of a training drill during a QRL development camp held his week at USQ in Toowoomba. more -->

Highfields join Toowoomba Rugby League competition Premiership coach Russell Bailey has no doubt Highfields can fulfil a goal and become the Toowoomba Rugby League’s next senior club and he wants to be a part of it.
The team is aimed at providing a pathway for the Highfields juniors to progress to the senior ranks. more -->

Brothers/All Whites to celebrate 40 years All Whites/Brothers Juniors will celebrate the first 40 years of the TJRL with a 40-year club reunion on June 12 at Toowoomba’s Indoor Bowls Hall.

Brothers Juniors president Joe Hannant said already interest in the reunion had spread from Toowoomba to Cairns to Perth and abroad. more -->

League Rising Stars get their shot Toowoomba's next batch of rugby league stars get their first chance to make a name for themselves when the statewide junior competitions begin today.
Toowoomba’s under 16 and under 18 Clydesdales teams will face Gold Coast Green at Runaway Bay in their first games of the season.
Both teams had reasonable first seasons in 2009 but it will be a new batch of youngsters taking to the field this year more -->

Men of League here to help Region TOOWOOMBA and South West rugby league affiliates can rest assured there will always be a helping hand for them.

The region recently formed its first Men of League Foundation, with long-serving Gatton Hawks official Neale O’Brien voted as inaugural chairman. more -->

Bush footy lures Bill Harrigan BUSH footy has lured one of Australia’s most celebrated (and loathed) referees out of retirement after seven years on the sidelines.

Former NRL referee Bill Harrigan will wield the whistle at today’s Terry Charles Memorial Shield in Miles. more -->

NRL Pair to Star at Carnival A CROWD of 500 children is set to meet rugby league stars Nathan Friend and Ashley Harrison at the Stanthorpe Civic Centre today.

The Gold Coast Titans pair visited Blue Care in Warwick yesterday at the start of their four-day visit to the Southern Downs as part of the One Community and Country Carnival. more -->

Warwick Cowboys to celebrate 25 years THE first 25 years of the Warwick Cowboys Rugby League Football Club will be celebrated on July 16-18.

In its first year in the competition, the Cowboys reserve-grade side under coach Dave Manthey won the club’s first premiership. more -->

NRL One Community Carnival The Gold Coast Titans and the QRL and ARLD undertook the NRL One community Carnival throughout the Border Region in February... more -->

QRL on the Independent Commission THE Queensland Rugby League today released to its supporters and volunteers the following letter and facts sheet regarding the Independent Commission. more -->

Blue Card Process for Clubs The QRL has set a process for clubs regarding the Blue Card.... more -->

Blue Card Application Forms The Blue Card Application forms are now available from the "downloads" section of this website.... more -->

Men Of League - Toowoomba and South West Region The Toowoomba and South West Region of the Men of League elect 2010 committee..... more -->

Men of League Formation of Men of League Branch for Toowoomba and the South West Region......... more -->

2010 Referees Courses Referees Courses and Updates will be conducted in 2010 in Toowoomba, Dirranbandi, Miles, Warwick and a western location (to be advised).

Click on the 'more' link below for more details. more -->

2009 QRL Summer Camp QRL will be again conducting a Summer Camp in Toowoomba from 14 to 18 December 2009 for players aged Under 13 to Under 16 in 2010.

Additionally, Coaches and First Aid Officers can complete their Level 2 Course. The dates for these courses is 12 to 18 December 2009.

Click on the 'more' link to download the application form. more -->

Open Trial for Toowoomba Clydesdales Under 16 and Under 18 2010 teams Click on the link below to download the letter from Carlo Napolitano regarding the open trials for the Under 16 and Under 18 Clydesdales 2010 teams. more -->

Country Boys Upstage Toowoomba SOUTH West Country is celebrating an amazing upset victory over Toowoomba in the annual Mustangs representative trial.

The South West Country team came together on match eve and had just two light training runs before taking the field against the more fancied Toowoomba outfit in Chinchilla last Saturday night. more -->

Indigenous Players Show Talent QUEENSLAND'S talented indigenous players will again be given the opportunity to display their skills on the international stage when they play in the curtain-raiser to Friday night's Anzac Test match (May 8).

The Queensland Under 16 Indigenous team will take on the NSW Under 16 Indigenous team in a State of Origin-like clash at Suncorp Stadium. more -->

QRL Have a Cracker of a Time in Rose City By GERARD WALSH

JOHN "Cracker" McDonald was pleased to announce an increase of 2500 in junior numbers this year when the Queensland Rugby League board met in Warwick on Friday and Saturday.

"The increase in numbers means more volunteers are needed," McDonald said.

"While junior numbers are up to 40,541, senior numbers are down one per cent to 13,954." more -->

Allora Visit by NRL Pair PENRITH hooker Paul Aiton couldn't speak English when he first played rugby league after moving to Queensland from Papua New Guinea.

Now he is living the dream in the NRL and articulating his views on rugby league to children from Warwick to Nobby during the NRL Community Carnival on the Southern Downs. more -->

Taree Boy meets the McMahons ADAM Woolnough reckoned the McMahon family must have had a big washing machine after hearing yesterday all seven sons of Anne and Michael McMahon played rugby league.

Woolnough was one of six NRL stars in Warwick for the NRL Community Carnival. more -->

My Life in Rugby League - John Dixon My Life in Rugby League: John Dixon - Celtic Crusaders

Richard de la Riviere chats to celtic Crusaders coach John Dixon. One of a regular series of interviews featured every week in League Express.

Tell us about your playing career.

It was very inauspicious. I played in Toowoomba, where I was born, for three years between 1973 and 1975, and that included a game against the touring Great Britain side in 1974. I then moved on to captain/coach Dalby Brothers, and then had a spell as a player at Rockhampton Brothers. I also played a lot of Touch, playing for Queensland and Australia. more -->

Gatton Hosts 'A' Grade State Carnival THE Queensland Rugby League A Grade Division Carnival continues to be a feature event on the annual representative match program.

And this year's event promises to be as exciting as ever, with more than 100 senior footballers arriving in Gatton this Saturday for the two-day carnival. more -->

Thurston Trumps at Dally M Player of the Year Johnathan Thurston led the charge by Queenslanders at last night's Dally M awards in Sydney, with those from the Sunshine State taking home nine of 15 gongs on offer.

Maroons half Thurston rode home on the back of a spectacular final five matches in the NRL to claim one of the most thrilling Dally M Medal races in the event's 27-year history. more -->

Star-studded evening By MADELEINE LOGAN

For one night last week, Leyburn soil was not exclusive to league legend and local boy Shane Webcke.

Sporting greats Gene Miles, Andrew Gee, Jeff Thomson, Allan Langer and Ian Healy trod on the ground on which the famous front rower was raised.

There they entertained 289 guests at a fundraising dinner on Saturday night at the Royal Hotel. more -->

Wayne Recruits Carey Wayne Bennett might be the Brisbane Broncos coach but he takes a personal interest in the fortunes of the Warwick Cowboys, the club from the town of his youth.

When addressing the Warwick Cowboys Sponsors and Supporters Night at the Condamine Sports Club on Wednesday, Bennett recalled his phone call to Greg Carey in 2001 when he encouraged the Warwick businessman to take over the presidency of the club. more -->

Toowoomba Launches 'Mates Helping Mates'. The Toowoomba Rugby League is breaking ground with a new community initiative, designed to foster the strong bonds between teammates in rugby league. Working in partnership with QR's Organisational Health and Wellbeing the Toowoomba Rugby League has launched the "Mates Helping Mates" program. more -->

New QRL Life Member John McDonald honoured.

Chairman John McDonald has been formally anointed as a QRL Life Member in recognition of his outstanding playing, coaching and administrative contribution to the code of rugby league. more -->