The Doughty Challenge Shield is a rugby union football trophy in Brisbane, Australia.
Named for businessman Hector R. Doughty, a former marine engineer with the Queensland Harbours and Rivers Department and lightweight champion boxer, the Doughty Shield was awarded to the Brisbane A Grade Rugby Union Premiers from 1931 to 1941.
The Doughty Shield was later resurrected as a First Grade knock-out competition from 1946 to 1951.
Since 1957, the shield has been awarded for the club championship in Brisbane, where selected teams from each club contributes to an overall points tally. In 2007, Premier Rugby (First Grade) was not included in calculations, but this change only lasted for one season. 5th Grade were included in the Doughty Shield calculations for the first time ever in 2013. As of 2020, the Club Championship is based on competition points won across 1st Grade to 5th Grade, Women and Colts 1 to Colts 3.
List of "The Doughty Challenge Shield" Winners YearA GRADE PREMIERS (1931–41)1931 University of Queensland Rugby Club1932 University of Queensland Rugby Club1933 YMCA Rugby Club1934 University of Queensland Rugby Club1935 Eagle Junction Rugby Club1936 Eagle Junction Rugby Club1937 Eagle Junction Rugby Club1938 University of Queensland Rugby Club1939 YMCA Rugby Club1940 Eagle Junction Rugby Club1941 University of Queensland Rugby Club1st GRADE KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION WINNERS (1946–51)1946 GPS Gallopers Rugby Club1947 Eagle Junction Rugby Club1948 Eagle Junction Rugby Club1949 Brothers1950 Brothers1951 BrothersBRISBANE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (1957–present)Queensland qru | Doughty Shield Winners1957 University of Queensland Rugby Club1958 Souths Magpies Rugby Club1959 University of Queensland Rugby Club1960 University of Queensland Rugby Club1961 University of Queensland Rugby Club1962 University of Queensland Rugby Club1963 University of Queensland Rugby Club1964 University of Queensland Rugby Club1965 University of Queensland Rugby Club1966 University of Queensland Rugby Club1967 University of Queensland Rugby Club1968 University of Queensland Rugby Club1969 University of Queensland Rugby Club1970 Brothers1971 Brothers1972 University of Queensland Rugby Club1973 Brothers1974 Brothers1975 GPS Gallopers Rugby Club1976 GPS Gallopers Rugby Club1977 Brothers1978 University of Queensland Rugby Club1979 Brothers1980 Brothers1981 Brothers1982 Brothers1983 Brothers1984 Brothers1985 Brothers1986 Brothers1987 Easts Tigers Rugby Club1988 Souths Magpies Rugby Club1989 Souths Magpies Rugby Club1990 University of Queensland Rugby Club1991 Brothers1992 Souths Magpies Rugby Club1993 Brothers1994 Souths Magpies Rugby Club1995 University of Queensland Rugby Club1996 Brothers1997 University of Queensland Rugby Club1998 Wests Bulldogs Rugby Club1999 Souths Magpies Rugby Club2000 Wests Bulldogs Rugby Club2001 University of Queensland Rugby Club2002 Sunnybank Dragons Rugby Club2003 Easts Tigers Rugby Club2004 Easts Tigers Rugby Club2005 Easts Tigers Rugby Club2006 GPS Gallopers Rugby Club2007 Sunnybank Dragons Rugby Club2008 GPS Gallopers Rugby Club2009 Easts Tigers Rugby Club2010 University of Queensland Rugby Club2011 University of Queensland Rugby Club2012 University of Queensland Rugby Club2013 University of Queensland Rugby Club2014 University of Queensland Rugby Club2015 University of Queensland Rugby Club2016 University of Queensland Rugby Club2017 University of Queensland Rugby Club2018 Brothers2019 Brothers2020 Brothers & Easts Tigers Rugby Club2021 Easts Tigers Rugby Club2022 University of Queensland Rugby Club2023 Brothers2024 Brothers2025 Wests Bulldogs Rugby Club2026 Brothers
Club Wins First year Last year University of Queensland 27 1957 2022 Brothers 22 1970 2026 Easts Tigers 7 1987 2021 Souths Magpies 6 1958 1999 GPS Gallopers 4 1975 2008 Wests Bulldogs 3 1998 2025 Sunnybank Dragons 2 2002 2007 Norths Eagles 0
See also Queensland Premier Rugby
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