Burleigh Bears

The Burleigh Bears are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Gold Coast, Australia. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup.

Burleigh Bears
Club information
Full nameBurleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club Ltd.
Nickname(s)The Bears
Colours  Maroon
  White
Founded1934 (1934)
Websiteburleighbearsrlfc.com
Current details
Ground(s)
  • UAA Park (5,000)
CEODamian Driscoll
CoachLuke Burt
CaptainSami Sauiluma
CompetitionQueensland Cup
2024 season1st
Current season
Records
Premierships (2nd grade)4 (1999, 2004, 2016, 2019)
Runners-up (2nd grade)3 (2003, 2005, 2023)
Minor premierships (2nd grade)4 (2003, 2004, 2022, 2023)
Wooden spoons (2nd grade)0
Premierships (3rd grade)2 (2006, 2015)
Runners-up (3rd grade)4 (2004, 2005, 2010, 2014)
Most capped201 – Shane O'Flanagan
Highest try scorer69 – Reggie Cressbrook
Highest points scorer964 – Reggie Cressbrook

Since their admission to the competition in 1997, the club has appeared in six Grand Finals, winning four (1999, 2004, 2016 and 2019) and won the minor premiership three times (2003, 2004 and 2023). The team's leagues club and home ground, Pizzey Park, are located in the Gold Coast suburb of Miami. They currently serve as one of the feeder clubs for the Brisbane Broncos.

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