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Club History

Rugby in the North Brisbane area first took shape in 1929, with the Eagle Junction Club competing
for many years before disappearing from the Brisbane Rugby scene in the 1950`s.

This void was filled in 1962 when the Teachers Training College at Kedron fielded teams in the
Brisbane Senior competition. Our first premiership was won in 1963. Hugh Courtney, then Principal
of the College, maintained Teachers Rugby Club throughout the 60`s and the early 70`s. An
amalgamation in 1974 with the new entity Norths saw the emergence of the Teachers Norths Rugby
Club.

Teachers Norths enjoyed a successful decade in the 70`s, winning a Premier Grade premiership in 1976.
The Club also produced a number of Australian and QLD players.Wallabies produced by the Club included Dick Marks, John Cornes, Geoff Richardson, Laurie Lawrence, Rod Hauser, Greg Cornelson, Tom Barker, Peter Horton, Michael O`Connor and Chris Roche. In addition, a number of players distinguished themselves at Queensland State level, including Greg Dux, Damien Barker, Peter Trehern, Michael Want and Nevil Cotteral.
Chris Roche was the first person in the history of the Rothmans Medal ( the forerunner to the XXXX Medal) to win the medal twice. Nev Cotteral also was a winner of this prestigious award.
Incredibly, five Norths players have been named in the “Top 100 Wallabies” of all time, written by rugby journalist Peter Jenkins and published by Random house in 2004 namely Dick Marks, Greg Cornelson, who scored an all-time record of 4 tries in one test against the New Zealand All-Blacks, dual rugby union and rugby league international Michael O'Connor and open-side flankers Chris Roche and Jeff Miller.

During most of the late 70`s, the Teachers Norths club had no fewer than 5 Wallabies at any one time. We contested all finals series during this period and reached the Grand Final in 1982. The nature of the teaching profession saw a huge turn-over of players, with players graduating and moving to teaching positions outside Brisbane. Teachers Norths fortunes were in decline at the time of moving to the present club facilities at Shaw Rd in 1984.

A further merger with Redcliffe Rugby Club saw the emergence of the North Brisbane Rugby Club in 1991. Despite lean pickings on the field during the 90`s the club was still represented from at State level by Fijian International Peni Vola Vola, Rob McCartney, Isei Nasiganiyavi and dual Wallaby and Fiji International Ilie Tabua.
Ilie Tabua played 10 Tests for Australia before representing Fiji in 17 Tests, including the 1995 World Cup for Australia and the 1999 World Cup for Fiji.
Peni Vola Vola played 6 Tests for Fiji, including the 1987 and 1991 Rugby World Cups.
Eddie Harris went on to win the coveted Rothmans medal towards the end of the 90`s. Norths sides coached by John Roderick, Gary Hutchinson and Tom Barker - performed admirably during these difficult times.
For a brief period beginning in 2001 the club forged a strategic alliance with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in light of the latter’s northside campuses, but in light of a perceived lack of emphasis placed on rugby by that organization, the club has elected to forge ahead as the North Brisbane Rugby Club, and focus on relationships with northside schools and clubs and act as a pathway for players wanting to maximize their potential in the game.
The club’s history has been turbulent - we have seen good times and bad. But there have been many people who have acted in the past to keep the club alive and we appreciate all those who have served at our club, either as a player, volunteer, coach or administrator.

2005 saw the return of Chris Roche as the Club's Coaching Director and through the efforts of the committed team of coaches and players that Chris assembled around him, and those of an extremely dedicated Committee, over the last 3 years the Club has started a remarkable resurgence.
2007 saw outstanding Norths talent Blair Connor make the Australian Sevens Team and the Australian Under 19 Team that competed in the IRB Under 19 World Championships in Northern Ireland.
5 Norths players were selected in the Ballymore Tornadoes competition in the inaugural Australian National Rugby Competition, namely, Blair Connor, former Qld Reds player Peter Loane, Ray Stowers, Tristan Hill, and Miric Nemechek.
2008 sees the welcome addition to Norths of Wallaby backrower Leroy Houston, who is set for a tremendous representative year.
With a plethora of talent coming through from the Colts, and the unwavering commitment of the players throughout the grades, and a host of new signings, the Club is positioning itself to once again soon challenge for supremacy in the Brisbane Premier Club Competition.
Whether you are a previous player, a new player or a supporter of rugby in general, we invite you all to be a part of the resurgence of the North Brisbane Rugby Club.

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