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 did 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.
Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Rick Stone Luke Page Gold Coast Titans Central Queensland Capras Browne Park David Faiumu Jack Madden Brisbane Broncos Easts Tigers Langlands Park Craig Hodges Brett Greinke Melbourne Storm Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Keiron Lander Nathaniel Neale Newcastle Knights Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Michael Crawley Jayden Hodges North Queensland Cowboys Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Javid Bowen North Queensland Cowboys Norths Devils Pathion Park Rohan Smith Jack Ahearn Brisbane Broncos Papua New Guinea Hunters National Football Stadium Matt Church Ase Boas None Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Stadium Adam Mogg Cameron Cullen Brisbane Broncos Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Jon Buchanan Darren Nicholls Brisbane Broncos Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Sam Mawhinney Dane Hogan Melbourne Storm Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne Sam Hoare North Queensland Cowboys Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben Woolf Lamar Liolevave Gold Coast Titans Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Adam Brideson Mitch Cronin Brisbane Broncos
Cancellation On 17 March, two days after the completion of Round One, the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) announced a 10-week suspension of the competition until 5 June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/05/18/qrl-coronavirus-updates/ 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."
Ladder 2020 Queensland Cup Team 1 Easts Tigers11 0 0 44 4 +40 22 Burleigh Bears11 0 0 34 6 +28 23 Tweed Heads Seagulls11 0 0 16 10 +6 24 Townsville Blackhawks11 0 0 16 10 +6 25 Redcliffe Dolphins11 0 0 22 16 +6 26 Papua New Guinea Hunters11 0 0 32 30 +2 27 Norths Devils11 0 0 23 22 +1 28 Mackay Cutters10 0 1 22 23 -1 09 Souths Logan Magpies10 0 1 30 32 -2 010 Sunshine Coast Falcons10 0 1 16 22 -6 011 Northern Pride10 0 1 10 16 -6 012 Ipswich Jets10 0 1 10 16 -6 013 Wynnum Manly Seagulls10 0 1 6 34 -28 014 Central Queensland Capras10 0 1 4 44 -40 0
See also
Queensland Cup Queensland Rugby League
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