# Universities Rugby League Queensland

The Universities Rugby League Queensland (URLQ) is an affiliated body of the Queensland Rugby League, established to promote the development of Rugby League within Universities, TAFE and other Tertiary Institutes within the state of Queensland.

## History
### Current teams

The URLQ competition consists of four university teams, featuring the following universities.
| Club Name | Tertiary Institute |
| Griffith Dragons | Griffith University (Nathan campus) |
| QUT Trouts | Queensland University of Technology |
| UQ Hounds | University of Queensland (St Lucia campus) |
| USC Spartans | University of Sunshine Coast |

### Former teams

| Club Name | Tertiary Institute | Source |
| Griffith Gold Coast Panthers | Griffith University (Gold Coast campus) | |
| Griffith Logan Redbacks | Griffith University (Logan campus) | |
| Griffith Mavericks | Griffith University (Griffith College) | |
| UQ Gatton Bulls | University of Queensland (Gatton campus) | URLQ |
| USQ Ironbarks | University of Southern Queensland (Toowoomba campus) | URLQ |
| ACU Saints | Australian Catholic University | URLQ |

### Renamed Clubs

The following teams have changed their names over their life in the URLQ:
* Griffith Logan Redbacks (Formerly: Griffith Logan Steamrollers)
* UQ Hounds (Formerly: UQ Eagles)

## Premiership winners (1989–present)

There is no data available for seasons prior to 1989.
Premiership results by season, showing grand final scores :
| Season | Premiers | Score | Runner-Up | Minor Premiers | Wooden Spoon |
| '70-'88 | | | | | |
| 1989 | Kelvin Grove | | | | |
| 1990 | Kelvin Grove | | | | |
| 1991 | UQ Eagles | | | | |
| 1992 | UQ Eagles | | | | |
| 1993 | UQ Eagles | | | | |
| 1994 | UQ Eagles | | | | |
| 1995 | USQ Ironbarks | | | | |
| 1996 | USQ Ironbarks | | | | |
| 1997 | QUT Trouts | | | | |
| 1998 | USQ Ironbarks | | | | |
| 1999 | QUT Trouts | | | | |
| 2000 | UQ Eagles | | | | |
| 2001 | UQ Eagles | | | | |
| 2002 | UQ Eagles | | | | |
| 2003 | Griffith Dragons | | | | |
| 2004 | UQ Eagles | | | | UQ Gatton Bulls |
| 2005 | Griffith Dragons | | | | |
| 2006 | Griffith Dragons | | | | |
| 2007 | Griffith Dragons | 42–24 | QUT Trouts | Griffith Dragons | UQ Gatton Bulls |
| 2008 | Griffith Dragons | 28–24 | UQ Hounds | UQ Hounds | QUT Trouts |
| 2009 | UQ Hounds | 32–18 | Griffith Dragons | Griffith Dragons | USQ Ironbarks |
| 2010 | QUT Trouts | | | QUT Trouts | UQ Hounds |
| 2011 | | | | | |
| 2012 | USQ Ironbarks | 26–6 | Griffith Dragons | QUT Trouts | Griffith Logan Steamrollers |
| 2013 | Griffith Logan Redbacks | 24–20 | UQ Hounds | Griffith Logan Redbacks | Griffith Dragons |
| 2014 | Griffith Logan Redbacks | 18–12 | QUT Trouts | Griffith Gold Coast Panthers | USQ Ironbarks |
| 2015 | Griffith Logan Redbacks | 19–18 | UQ Hounds | QUT Trouts | ACU Saints |
| 2016 | QUT Trouts | 22–16 | Griffith Dragons | UQ Hounds | Griffith Gold Coast Panthers |
| 2017 | UQ Hounds | 24–4 | Griffith Logan Redbacks | QUT Trouts | Griffith Gold Coast Panthers |
| 2018 | UQ Hounds | 10–8 | Griffith Dragons | Griffith Dragons | QUT Trouts |
| 2019 | Griffith Dragons | 22–16 | UQ Hounds | Griffith Dragons | ACU Saints |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | UQ Hounds | 24–10 | Griffith Dragons | USC Spartans | QUT Trouts |
| 2022 | UQ Hounds | 32–6 | QUT Trouts | UQ Hounds | Griffith Dragons |
| 2023 | UQ Hounds | 34–10 | USC Spartans | USC Spartans | QUT Trouts |
| 2024 | UQ Hounds | 40–6 | USC Spartans | UQ Hounds | QUT Trouts |

### Teams Performance
#### Premierships

| | Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| 1 | UQ Eagles | 8 | 0 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 | – |
| 2 | UQ Hounds | 7 | 4 | 2009, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019 |
| 3 | Griffith Dragons | 6 | 5 | 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019 | 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2021 |
| 4 | QUT Trouts | 4 | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2010, 2016 | 2007, 2014, 2022 |
| 5 | Griffith Logan Redbacks | 3 | 1 | 2013, 2014, 2015 | 2017 |
| 5 | USQ Ironbarks | 3 | 0 | 1995, 1996, 1998 | – |
| 6 | Kelvin Grove | 2 | 0 | 1989, 1990 | – |
| 7 | USC Spartans | 0 | 2 | – | 2023, 2024 |
| 7 | Griffith Mavericks | 0 | | | |
| 7 | UQ Gatton Bulls | 0 | | | |
| 7 | ACU Saints | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Griffith Gold Coast Panthers | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Griffith Logan Steamrollers | 0 | | | |

#### Wooden spoons

| | Team | Wooden spoons | Years in last place |
| 1 | QUT Trouts | 4 | 2008, 2018, 2023, 2024 |
| 2 | Griffith Dragons | 2 | 2013, 2022 |
| 2 | UQ Gatton Bulls | 2 | 2003, 2007 |
| 2 | ACU Saints | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
| 2 | Griffith Gold Coast Panthers | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| 2 | USQ Ironbarks | 2 | 2009, 2014 |
| 3 | Griffith Logan Steamrollers | 1 | 2012 |
| 3 | UQ Hounds | 1 | 2010 |
| 4 | Griffith Logan Redbacks | 0 | |
| 4 | Kelvin Grove | 0 | |
| 4 | USC Spartans | 0 | |
| 4 | Griffith Mavericks | 0 | |
| 4 | UQ Eagles | 0 | |