IMPORTANT WOMEN'S PLAYING INFORMATION FOR 2025

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PLAYING GRADES

Our club has teams for the following playing grades:

• 1st Grade Women - youngest players born 2008

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Girls-only playing grades

Girls are combined with boys in the U6 to U12 Boys playing grade. Infromation can be found on our Girls page.

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WANT TO JOIN?

Head to our Coaches page to find a suitable contact, ask questions, come to a couple of trainings then look to join once you are comfortable.

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FEES & PAYMENTS 

Fees

Registration fees consist of four levies from Queensland Rugby Union, Gold Coast Rugby Union, Rugby Australia/Insurance and our Club. Rugby Australia collects payments through their registration system then distributes funds to the four parties. The Club's levy is used to fund a range of expenses including:

• Club house maintenance

• Power, water and rates, leases, insurance

• Equipment

• Uniforms

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Women - $369

• GCDRU - $57.00

• QRU - $62.00

• Rugby Australia/Insurance - $94.00

• Our Club - $156.00

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Credit card fees

Note: A 2% online credit card transaction fee is applicable when registering and paying.

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Installments

The Club supports ZipPay. Flexible instalment options are available through ZipPay and the ability to apply for a ZipPay account is presented during the payment process.

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Weekly 'pay and play' option

We offer a weekly registration option - $86. A weekly registration is valid for one calendar week which usually incorporates one match only.

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REGISTRATION

Registration is open. Registrations are completed using the Rugby Xplorer system. Rugby Xplorer is available online and through an app (iPhone and Android). Registration payments are made by credit/debit card or ZipPay.

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REFUNDS

Our Club will offer a full refund under the following circumstance:

• The team you register for is non-viable (i.e. does not have enough players to form a viable team prior to season start)

• If you sustain a season-ending injury prior to the first scheduled competition game

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Contact our Registrar for more information.

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WEEKLY COMPETITION

Pre-season matches

Individual coaches arrange pre-season matches for their teams.

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Season

Our women are entered into two discrete competitions:

1. Challenger Cup

   • 7-week competition

   • Open to suburban and premier clubs from the Gold Coats, Brisbane, Downs and Sunshine Coast regions

   • All matches are played on a Saturday afternoon

   • Grading rounds then streamed play 

   • Duration of Saturday 29 March to Saturday 24 May

2. South East Queensland Cup

   • 13-week competition

   • Open to suburban clubs in the Gold Coast and Brisbane regions

   • All matches are played on a Saturday afternoon

   • Round-robin then finals

   • Duration of Saturday 15 July to Saturday 6 September​

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TRAINING

Training details:

• First training session - Tuesday, 14 January

• Regular training sessions - Tuesday - 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

• ​The team begins assembling from 5:30 p.m.

• ​​All training is at our club grounds.

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EQUIPMENT

Once registered, all players receive and keep:

• Match socks

• Match shorts

• Training shirt

 

Once registered, players are loaned:

• Match jersey - returned to the Club at the end of the season

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Players provide:

• Mouth guard

• Boots - including molded, plastic and metal sprigs

• Any other protective clothing they choose to wear (e.g. head gear)