# FOGS Colts Challenge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FOGS_Colts_Challenge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/FOGS_Colts_Challenge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOGS_Colts_Challenge > Source revision: 1343993383 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Rugby league competition in Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox rugby league football competition |name = FOGS Colts Challenge |current_season = |logo = Qrl_2000.jpg |pixels = 130px |alt = |sport = [Rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) |formerly = |founded = 1986 |inaugural = 1986 |folded = 2017 |replaced = [Hastings Deering Colts](/source/Hastings_Deering_Colts) |ceotag = Chairman |ceo = Bruce Hatcher |teams = 15 |country = {{AUS}} (15 teams) |country2 = | headquarters = Brisbane, Australia |championtag = Premiers |champion = [Redcliffe Dolphins](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins) |season = 2017 |most_champs = [Norths Devils](/source/Norths_Devils) |count = | website = [http://www.qrl.com.au/ qrl.com.au] | related_comps = [Jersey Flegg Cup](/source/Jersey_Flegg_Cup)
[Mal Meninga Cup](/source/Mal_Meninga_Cup) }} '''The FOGS Colts Challenge''' is an 11-team [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) competition run by the [QRL](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League). It is the highest level of junior rugby league in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane) before players move into senior rugby. FOGS in an acronym for Former Origin Greats. The competition provides the highest standard for young players ranging 16-18 who wish to further their rugby league careers and is seen as the first step for young Queensland boys in reaching the [National Rugby League](/source/National_Rugby_League). Although the competition is based in Brisbane, scouts from all the NRL clubs have a presence in Colts rugby. Players are chosen from the FOGS Cup for U17, U18, state, and national representative sides, and it is also the stepping stone to play in the [Queensland Cup](/source/Queensland_Cup). It is not unusual for young stars in the FOGS Cup to have already signed contracts with an NRL side. ==History== The FOGS Colts Challenge, which ran from 1986 to 2017, only featured sides from [south east Queensland](/source/South_East_Queensland). From 2008 to 2017, the [National Rugby League](/source/National_Rugby_League) (NRL) administered their own under-20 competition, the [National Youth Competition](/source/National_Youth_Competition_(rugby_league)), which featured the three Queensland-based NRL clubs, the [Brisbane Broncos](/source/Brisbane_Broncos), [Gold Coast Titans](/source/Gold_Coast_Titans) and [North Queensland Cowboys](/source/North_Queensland_Cowboys), and a plethora of young players from the state. In 2016, the NRL announced that the National Youth Competition would be discontinued after the 2017 season, in favour of state-based under-20 competitions, administered by the [Queensland Rugby League](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League) (QRL) and [New South Wales Rugby League](/source/New_South_Wales_Rugby_League) (NSWRL).{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-announces-state-based-competitions-to-replace-holden-cup-under-20s-from-2018/news-story/cab42c6edb1a7df1e2bc4d87c0d0fcd3|title=NRL replaces Holden Cup under 20s with new NSW, Qld competitions in 2018 - Fox Sports|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=17 November 2016 }} In 2017, while in preparation for the new competition, the QRL ran a shortened, statewide under-20 competition called the FOGS U20s Cup. The competition, which was won by the [Redcliffe Dolphins](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins), ran over nine-weeks, alongside the [Mal Meninga Cup](/source/Mal_Meninga_Cup), and featured all 15 teams who would eventually participate in the [Hastings Deering Colts](/source/Hastings_Deering_Colts).{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/03/03/qrl-gets-jump-on-new-under-20s-comp/|title=QRL gets jump on new under-20s comp|date=3 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2017/05/02/fogs-u20s-cup-state-final-teams/|title=FOGS U20s Cup state final teams|date=2 May 2017}} ==Current Teams== * {{leagueicon|Burleigh|30}} '''[Burleigh Bears](/source/Burleigh_Bears)''' * {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|30}} '''[Easts Tigers](/source/Brisbane_Tigers)''' * {{leagueicon|Ipswich|30}} '''[Ipswich Jets](/source/Ipswich_Jets)''' * {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|30}} '''[Norths Devils](/source/Norths_Devils)''' * {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|30}} '''[Redcliffe Dolphins](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins)''' * {{leagueicon|Souths Logan Magpies|30}} '''[Souths Logan Magpies](/source/Souths_Logan_Magpies)''' * {{leagueicon|Manly|30}} '''[Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles](/source/Sunshine_Coast_Sea_Eagles)''' * {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads|30}} '''[Tweed Heads Seagulls](/source/Tweed_Heads_Seagulls)''' * {{leagueicon|Toowoomba Clydesdales|30}} '''[Toowoomba Clydesdales](/source/Toowoomba_Clydesdales)''' * {{leagueicon|Wynnum|30}} '''[Wynnum-Manly Seagulls](/source/Wynnum-Manly_Seagulls)''' ==2009 Ladder== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=20 abbr="Position" | !width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Bye" |B !width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts |- style="background: #ccffcc;" |1||style="text-align:left;"|'''[Souths Logan Magpies](/source/Souths_Logan_Magpies)''' |20||16||1||3||2||548||350||+198||'''37''' |- style="background: #ccffcc;" |2||style="text-align:left;"|'''[Easts Tigers](/source/Easts_Tigers)''' |20||14||1||5||2||734||372||+362||'''33''' |- style="background: #ccffcc;" |3||style="text-align:left;"|'''[Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles](/source/Sunshine_Coast_Sea_Eagles)''' |20||13||3||4||2||489||398||+91||'''33''' |- style="background: #ccffcc;" |4||style="text-align:left;"|'''[Tweed Heads Seagulls](/source/Tweed_Heads_Seagulls)''' |20||11||1||8||2||487||425||+50||'''27''' |- style="background: #ccffcc;" |5||style="text-align:left;"|'''[Western Districts Panthers](/source/Wests_Panthers)''' |20||9||2||9||2||464||462||+2||'''24''' |- |6||style="text-align:left;"|[Norths Devils](/source/Norths_Devils) |20||9||0||11||2||447||495||-48||'''22''' |- |7||style="text-align:left;"|[Burleigh Bears](/source/Burleigh_Bears) |20||8||1||11||2||379||488||-109||'''21''' |- |8||style="text-align:left;"|[Wynnum Manly Seagulls](/source/Wynnum_Manly_Seagulls) |20||6||0||14||2||422||596||-174||'''16''' |- |9||style="text-align:left;"|[Ipswich Jets](/source/Ipswich_Jets) |20||5||0||15||2||349||522||-173||'''14''' |- |10||style="text-align:left;"|[Redcliffe Dolphins](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins) |20||4||1||15||2||390||599||-209||'''13''' |- |} ==Grand Final Results== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Winner ! Score ! Loser |- |1998 |Norths Devils |'''44 - 20''' |Past Brothers |- |1999 |Redcliffe Dolphins |'''26 - 22''' |Norths Devils |- |2000 |Norths Devils |'''32 - 14''' |Wests Panthers |- |2001 |Redcliffe Dolphins |'''24 - 22''' |Norths Devils |- |2002 |Wests Panthers |'''30 - 20''' |Redcliffe Dolphins |- |2003 |Redcliffe Dolphins |'''24 - 20''' |Norths Devils |- |2004 |Norths Devils |'''48 - 6''' |Easts Tigers |- |2005 |Norths Devils |'''28 - 18''' |Wests Panthers |- |2006 |Norths Devils |'''28 - 22''' |Wynnum-Manly Seagulls |- |2007 |Tweed Heads Seagulls |'''18 - 14''' |Norths Devils |- |2008 |Western Districts Panthers |'''30 - 16''' |Aspley Devils |- |2009 |Easts Tigers |'''30 - 28''' |Souths Logan Magpies |- |2010 |Easts Tigers |'''20 - 18''' |Wynnum-Manly Seagulls |- |2015 |Burleigh Bears |'''22 - 12''' |Wynnum-Manly Seagulls |- |2016 |Easts Tigers |'''21 - 20''' |Redcliffe Dolphins |- |2017 |Redcliffe Dolphins |'''56 - 18''' |Norths Devils |} ==See also== {{Portal|Sports|Queensland}} *[Rugby League Competitions in Australia](/source/Rugby_League_Competitions_in_Australia) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.qrl.com.au/}} * [http://u18colts.homestead.com/ FOGS Colts U18s Home Page] {{Rugby League in Queensland}} Category:Junior rugby league Category:Rugby league competitions in Queensland Category:Rugby league in Brisbane --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [FOGS Colts Challenge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOGS_Colts_Challenge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOGS_Colts_Challenge?action=history)). 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