1. Teams

2. Regular season

3. Ladder

4. Finals series

5. Grand Final
    First half  Second half 

6. Player statistics
    Leading try scorers  Leading point scorers 

7. See also

8. References

The 1996 Queensland Cup season was the 1st season of Queensland's premier statewide competition.^[1] It had been formed after the Winfield State League was closed after the end of the 1995 Season. It was subsequently superseded by the Queensland Cup.^[2]

At this time it was considered as the second highest league, directly under the Brisbane Rugby League. It would run under the BRL until 1998 when it would become the highest rugby league competition in the state.

Teams

The Founding teams of the competition were as follows:

Regular season

The inaugural Queensland Cup consisted of 16 teams and ran for 15 regular season rounds (which included two split rounds) with a top 6 finals system.^[3][4]

Ladder

¹Awarded one point due to game being cancelled.

Finals series

Grand Final

The inaugural Queensland Cup Grand Final featured minor premiers, the Toowoomba Clydesdales, and the second placed Redcliffe Dolphins, in what would be the fourth meeting between the two sides in 1996. The first encounter was in Round 13, with Redcliffe defeating Toowoomba 18-8 to secure the two competition points. The sides then met twice in the final series, with both matches being low-scoring, defensive battles. In the qualifying final, the Clydesdales recorded a narrow 12-10 win over the Dolphins, while two weeks later Redcliffe held on for a 6-0 victory to progress to the Grand Final.

First half

Toowoomba second-rower Scott Kuhnemann recorded the only points in the first half, kicking a penalty goal in the 21st minute. This came after Redcliffe captain Ian Graham and Toowoomba's Paul Sutton were both sin binned for fighting.

Second half

The first try of the final was eventually scored by Clydesdales' interchange player Shaun Lawson, who dummied and stepped through the Dolphins' defence to score under the posts. Redcliffe then hit back through centre Mark Shipway, who received the ball 35 metres out from the try line and sprinted around the Toowoomba defence to get his side back into the contest.

Redcliffe were then denied twice in the dying minutes by the Clydesdales' defence. Halfback Peter Robinson was stopped just before the line by Toowoomba fullback Kyle Warren, who knocked himself unconscious in the process, while Cameron Hurren had the ball knocked out of his arms, just moments later, as he went over the try line.

Player statistics

The following statistics are correct as of the conclusion of Round 15.

Leading try scorers

Leading point scorers

See also

• Brisbane Rugby League
• Queensland Cup
• Queensland Rugby League
• Winfield State League

References

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• Manila MRT Red Line
• Manila NAIA
• Manila north cemetery
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• Manila North Tollways Corporation
• Manila Observatory
• Manila Ocean Park
• Manila Pact
• Manila Palm
• Manila Philharmonic Orchestra
• Manila Philippines Temple
• Manila, Phillippines
• Manila Sanitarium and Hospital
• Manila Science High School
• Manila Sharks
• Manila Sound
• Manila Standard
• Manila Stock Exchange
• Manila Symphony Orchestra
• Manila Temple
• Manila Times
• Manila Tytana Colleges
• Manila Waldorf School