OVERVIEW
GPS schools have competed in an annual Rugby Premiership since 1918, initially playing Rugby League until 1928, when the schools began playing Rugby Union.
1918 |
GPS Rugby Commenced with Ipswich Grammar School winning their first Premiership. |
1920 |
QLD Rugby Union Folded, and Rugby League was then played in all Queensland schools and the university colleges. |
1920 |
St Joseph's Nudgee College wins their first Premiership (Rugby League) |
1922 |
The Southport School win their first Premiership (Rugby League) |
1924 |
Toowoomba Grammar School win their first Premiership (Rugby League) |
1927 |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace win their first Premiership (Rugby League) |
1929 |
QLD Rugby Union reformed, reverting the GPS Competition back to Rugby Union, where St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace win their first true Rugby Premiership. |
1930 |
Toowoomba Grammar School win their first true Rugby Premiership |
1931 |
St Joseph's Nudgee College win their first true Rugby Premiership |
1933 |
The Southport School win their first true Rugby Premiership |
1939 |
Church of England Grammar School win their first Rugby Premiership |
1941 - 1945 |
No competition due to World War II |
1947 |
Brisbane State High School win their first Rugby Premiership |
1954 |
Brisbane Boys' College win their first Rugby Premiership in a four way tie with TGS, NC, ACGS |
1956 |
Brisbane Grammar School win their first Rugby Premiership in a three way tie with TGS, and GT, Gregory Terrace winning their first true Rugby Premiership. |
1958 |
Brisbane Grammar School win their first stand-alone Rugby Premiership |
2020 |
Brisbane Boys' College win their first stand-alone Rugby Premiership in a truncated year due to the International Health Pandemic (COVID-19), resulting in school closures in term 2, social distancing, no sport being played and movement of all term 2 sport and activities into term 3. |
2021 |
No Premiership awarded due to COVID-19 shutdown of QLD Schools for three rounds of competition. |
GPS RUGBY RULES & FORMS
Rugby Australia Forms and Documents
SEASON DRAW
RESULTS ARCHIVES
GPS Rugby Review Working Group
The GPS Association Working Group, established to review and act on the Rugby Review Report into the serious spinal injuries experienced by four boys during 2018, has released its response to the report’s recommendations. The Working Group’s highest priority is to ensure changes are made that improve player care and safety.
Further updates from the Working Group will be published here.
Message for the GPS Community from the nine GPS Headmasters and Principals
Please click below to read an update on the review into the serious spinal injuries sustained in 2018 by four schoolboy rugby players in the Great Public Schools’ (GPS) Association of Queensland competition.