2020 Queensland Cup


The 2020 Queensland Cup season was to be the 25th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. On 27 March, the competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, was cancelled after one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time the competition would not be played out since its inaugural season in 1996.

Teams

In 2020, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the sixth consecutive year. On 13 December 2019, the Newcastle Knights formed a partnership with the Ipswich Jets but will not send players to the club. The cancelled 2020 season was the final year that the Brisbane Broncos and Redcliffe Dolphins were affiliated, having partnered since 2006. The Dolphins entered a partnership with the New Zealand Warriors for the 2021 season.
ColoursClubHome groundHead coachCaptainNRL Affiliate
Burleigh BearsPizzey ParkRick StoneLuke Page Gold Coast Titans
Central Queensland CaprasBrowne ParkDavid FaiumuJack Madden Brisbane Broncos
Easts TigersLanglands ParkCraig HodgesBrett Greinke Melbourne Storm
Ipswich JetsNorth Ipswich ReserveKeiron LanderNathaniel Neale Newcastle Knights
Mackay CuttersBB Print StadiumMichael CrawleyJayden Hodges North Queensland Cowboys
Northern PrideBarlow ParkTy WilliamsJavid Bowen North Queensland Cowboys
Norths DevilsPathion ParkRohan SmithJack Ahearn Brisbane Broncos
Papua New Guinea HuntersNational Football StadiumMatt ChurchAse Boas-
Redcliffe DolphinsDolphin StadiumAdam MoggCameron Cullen Brisbane Broncos
Souths Logan MagpiesDavies ParkJon BuchananDarren Nicholls Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast FalconsSunshine Coast StadiumSam MawhinneyDane Hogan Melbourne Storm
Townsville BlackhawksJack Manski OvalAaron PayneSam Hoare North Queensland Cowboys
Tweed Heads SeagullsPiggabeen Sports ComplexBen WoolfLamar Liolevave Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum Manly SeagullsBMD Kougari OvalAdam BridesonMitch Cronin Brisbane Broncos

Cancellation

On 17 March, two days after the completion of Round One, the Queensland Rugby League announced a 10-week suspension of the competition until 5 June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 27 March, ten days after the suspension, the QRL confirmed the cancellation of the competition for the 2020 season. QRL managing director Robert Moore stated, “by making this announcement now, it provides our clubs with the opportunity to re-set and turn their attention towards the 2021 season."

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