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Tweed Heads Seagulls
Club information
Full nameTweed Heads Seagulls
Rugby League Football Club Ltd.
Nickname(s)The Seagulls
ColoursBlack
White
Founded1909;115 years ago(1909)
Websitetweedheadsseagulls.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CompetitionQueensland Cup
20226th
Current season
Premierships (2nd grade)1(2007)
Runners-up (2nd grade)1(2011)
Minor premierships (2nd grade)1(2011)
Wooden spoons (2nd grade)0
Premierships (3rd grade)0
Runners-up (3rd grade)1(2006)
Logo circa 2003

TheTweed Heads Seagulls,often referred to simply asTweedorSeagullsorTweed Seagulls,is arugby leagueclub based inTweed Heads,New South Wales.It is one of only two non-Queenslandteams to play in theQueensland Cup,along with thePNG Hunters.

History

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Union beginnings

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Seagulls Football Clubwas established in 1908 and began competing in the Tweed District Rugby Union competition in 1909.[1]Land located in the west of Tweed Heads was purchased where the stadium and clubhouse were built in 1972.[2]The Seagulls played their home games at Tweed Heads Recreation Ground. Coach Mick McGrath decided to name the team the Tweed Heads Seagulls. The club claimed their firstrugby unionpremiership in 1912 and went back-to-back in 1913.

Entry into the NSWRL

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In 1990 the Seagulls Leagues club bought out theNew South Wales Rugby Leaguelicence for theGold Coast-Tweed Giants,and renamed the club the Gold Coast Seagulls, although it continued to play its home games in the New South Wales town of Tweed Heads. The club played their home games atSeagulls Stadium.In 1990, the Seagulls pulled off a major coup when they signed futureRugby League ImmortalWally Lewis.In 1995 the club sold its licence to businessmen Jeff Muller, who changed the club's name to Gold Coast Gladiators.[citation needed]

Relegation to Gold Coast Group 18

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The Tweed Heads Seagulls joined theGold Coast Group 18 Rugby Leaguecompetition in 1996.

Queensland Cup

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In 2007 they wereIntrust Super CupPremiers.[3]

Home ground

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Tweed Heads originally played out ofSeagulls Stadiumon Gollan Drive, West Tweed Heads. However, due to financial trouble, the club sold the ground in the late 1990s and the stadium was demolished. Currently, Tweed play their Queensland Cup games nearby at the Piggabeen Sports Complex.[citation needed]

Honours

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  • Queensland Cup
    • Premiers: – (2007)
    • Runners-Up: – (2011)
    • Minor Premierships: – (2011)

See also

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References

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  1. ^History of the Tweed Heads Seagulls
  2. ^"History – Seagulls Club".www.seagullsclub.com.au.Retrieved19 August2018.
  3. ^"Tweed Heads Seagulls".Intrust Super Cup.QRL.Retrieved22 November2015.
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