The Queensland Rugby League will administer several Major Competitions during the 2026 season. This will include one men's competition, one women's competition, and five age based competitions. Along with the New South Wales Rugby League, these competitions feed into the National Rugby League.
Open Age Competitions
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup (named the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the premier men's Rugby League competition in Queensland. Nationally, along with the New South Wales Cup, the Queensland Cup is a Tier 2 competition and feeds into the Tier 1 National Rugby League.
Teams In 2026, the Queensland Cup retains the same 15-club line-up as the 2025 season, but there has been several notable changes to NRL affiliate arrangements. The most significant shift came from the Melbourne Storm, who ended their Queensland-based partnerships in order to field their own team in the NSW Cup for the 2026 season. As a result, the Brisbane Tigers entered a new affiliation with the Perth Bears, while the Sunshine Coast Falcons moved into the Brisbane Broncos pathway. Separately, the Townsville Blackhawks changed affiliation from the South Sydney Rabbitohs to the North Queensland Cowboys, further expanding the Cowboys' existing northern Queensland footprint. The Tweed Heads Seagulls' home venue was also rebranded from Piggabeen Sports Complex to Seagulls Sporting Complex. Central Queensland Capras moved back to Browne Park following renovations in 2025.
There were also a number of coaching changes between the 2025 and 2026 seasons. At the Brisbane Tigers, Jim Lenihan took over as head coach from Matt Church, while Sam Williams replaced Russell Aitken at the Northern Pride. Joe O'Callaghan succeeded David Penna at the Tweed Heads Seagulls, and Dave Elliott stepped in for Eric Smith as head coach of the Redcliffe Dolphins. The Western Clydesdales appointed brothers Shane and Ben Walker as joint head coaches, replacing Ned Murphy.
BrisbaneTigers
31st season
Ground: Totally Workwear Stadium
City/Suburb: Brisbane (Stones Corner)
Coach: Jim Lenihan
Affiliate: Perth BearsBurleighBears
30th season
Ground: UAA Park
City/Suburb: Gold Coast (Miami)
Coach: Luke Burt
Affiliate: Brisbane BroncosCentral QueenslandCapras
31st season
Ground: Browne Park
City/Suburb: Rockhampton (Wandal)
Coach: Lionel Harbin
Affiliate: DolphinsIpswichJets
31st season
Ground: Richardson Park
City/Suburb: Brisbane (Ipswich)
Coach: Tye Ingebrigtsen
Affiliate: Gold Coast TitansMackayCutters
19th season
Ground: BB Print Stadium
City/Suburb: Mackay (South Mackay)
Coach: Adam Cuthbertson
Affiliate: North Queensland CowboysNorthernPride
19th season
Ground: Barlow Park
City/Suburb: Cairns (Parramatta Park)
Coach: Sam Williams
Affiliate: North Queensland CowboysNorthsDevils
31st season
Ground: Premiers' Park
City/Suburb: Brisbane (Nundah)
Coach: Rohan Smith
Affiliate: DolphinsPapua New GuineaHunters
13th season
Ground: Santos National Football Stadium
City/Suburb: Port Moresby (Boroko)
Coach: Paul Aiton
Affiliate: Papua New Guinea ChiefsRedcliffeDolphins
31st season
Ground: Kayo Stadium
City/Suburb: Brisbane (Redcliffe)
Coach: Dave Elliott
Affiliate: DolphinsSouths LoganMagpies
24th season
Ground: Davies Park
City/Suburb: Brisbane (West End)
Coach: Karmichael Hunt
Affiliate: Brisbane BroncosSunshine CoastFalcons
19th season
Ground: Sunshine Coast Stadium
City/Suburb: Sunshine Coast (Bokarina)
Coach: Brad Henderson
Affiliate: Brisbane BroncosTownsvilleBlackhawks
12th season
Ground: Jack Manski Oval
City/Suburb: Townsville (Kirwan)
Coach: Terry Campese
Affiliate: North Queensland CowboysTweed HeadsSeagulls
24th season
Ground: Preston Building Sports Complex
City/Suburb: Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads West)
Coach: Joe O'Callaghan
Affiliate: Gold Coast TitansWesternClydesdales
15th season
Ground: Toowoomba Sports Ground
City/Suburb: Toowoomba (East Toowoomba)
Coach: Shane Walker & Ben Walker
Affiliate: N/AWynnum ManlySeagulls
31st season
Ground: BMD Kougari Oval
City/Suburb: Brisbane (Manly West)
Coach: Mathew Head
Affiliate: Brisbane Broncos Ladder
Ladder progression
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8. Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round. Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
PosTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122231 Mackay Cutters24672 Ipswich Jets22463 Redcliffe Dolphins02464 Burleigh Bears23465 Northern Pride24666 Sunshine Coast Falcons02467 Brisbane Tigers24468 Souths Logan Magpies23449 Central Queensland Capras222410 Norths Devils023311 Wynnum Manly Seagulls022312 Tweed Heads Seagulls223313 Papua New Guinea Hunters002214 Townsville Blackhawks000215 Western Clydesdales0000