Brothers-Valleys
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Brothers-Valleys were a rugby league
team formed from a merger between the Brothers and Fortitude Valley Diehards
teams in 2002. The team debuted in a pre-season match against St George-Illawarra in 2002, and for the next two seasons competed in the Brisbane A Grade Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts competitions, playing out of Perry Park in Mayne, Brisbane
. In 2004 they moved to O'Callaghan Park in Zillmere and were accepted into the Queensland Cup (rugby league competition), but in a year of poor performances both on and off the field they failed to win a single game and only managed a draw against the Souths Logan Magpies.
On November 22, 2004 the Queensland Rugby League
announced that:
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
team formed from a merger between the Brothers and Fortitude Valley Diehards
Fortitude Valley Diehards
The Fortitude Valley Diehards were an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley.-History:...
teams in 2002. The team debuted in a pre-season match against St George-Illawarra in 2002, and for the next two seasons competed in the Brisbane A Grade Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts competitions, playing out of Perry Park in Mayne, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
. In 2004 they moved to O'Callaghan Park in Zillmere and were accepted into the Queensland Cup (rugby league competition), but in a year of poor performances both on and off the field they failed to win a single game and only managed a draw against the Souths Logan Magpies.
On November 22, 2004 the Queensland Rugby League
Queensland Rugby League
The Queensland Rugby Football League is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League and selects the members of Queensland State of Origin teams....
announced that:
- The only club not participating in 2005 will be Brothers Valleys Diehards. While the QRL acknowledges the rich history associated with the organisation, the club’s inability to meet specified guidelines has resulted in this situation. Avenues remain open for the club to apply to be part of lower grade competitions in the South East Division.