Category: Clubs and teams

The Dragons This history was composed for Country Club’s 20-year reunion. If you have later history please let us know. In 1986 Country Club merged with foundation club United creating the new identity of Country Club United. Country Club Colts Touch Football Club | Facebook The Beginning (1976) Country Club Touch  Football Club was formed…

Established 1974 Metros was the 7th team entered into the South Queensland Touch Football Association (SQTFA) in 1974. It was started by Don Bateson.  At the time, Don lived in New Farm, Brisbane, and one of his neighbour’s was Leigh Barker, organiser and captain of Dairy Cows. One day Leigh told Don about playing Touch…

Founded 1976 In 1976, the Irrigation and Water Supply Sharks entered a touch team in the Public Service Touch Competition at Kalinga Park, Kalinga. The team was formed when the Department of Irrigation and Water Supply rugby league team disbanded after winning the B-grade competition in the Public Service rugby league competition at Kalinga in…

Brisbane United was one of the foundation clubs of South East Qld Touch Football Association, formed in 1974. The club was started by Russell Mowles. United came to fruition after Russell first played in the Brisbane Touch Football Association (BTFA) first competition in 1973 for ‘Sirs’ (BRL Referees team). Russell, with his cousin Glenn Ayre…

A Foundation club of Brisbane Metropolitan Touch Football 1974 In mid 1974, Wayne Brandon and Peter Ridgewell established the Chalkees touch team. The team was the eighth team in the inaugural South Queensland Touch Football Association (SQTFA) established in March 1974. The team was pulled together from former University of Queensland Health & Physical Education…

Dairy Cows were a foundation team in the South Queensland Touch Football competition which was started in Brisbane in 1974. The club was started by Leigh Barker and Daryl Houlihan after the Brisbane Touch Football Association rejected their application to play due to the age rules of the BTFA. 1974 to 1993 Their story: In…

The Brisbane based Eagles Touch Football Club was one of the most influential touch clubs in Brisbane, Queensland and Australia. In the 1980s, Brisbane touch consisted of some large multi-team clubs including both men’s and women’s teams, of which the Eagles were one. The club won many local, state, and national titles over the years.…

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