Gold Coast District Rugby Union

Defending champions, home ground, and all three grades in grand finals this weekend 🏆 🐂

Nerang Bulls Rugby Union host Griffith Uni Knights in a rematch of last year's Phil Temperton Cup decider

"We're not here to participate, we're here to take it all again" - coach Te Ari Mahuri

🗣️Read the full interview with Te Ari: https://www.gcdru.com.au/news/nerang-clash-with-knights

📍 Nerang Rugby Club
🕒 3pm, Saturday 5 September
🎥 Live streamed on rugby.com.au website

2026 GCDRRA Awards

Huge congratulations to our Gold Coast & District Rugby Referees Association award winners for 2026! Our officials keep the game moving week in, week out, and we couldn't be prouder of their efforts 👏

🏅 President's Award – Don Linde
🏅 Most Improved Referee (Seniors) – Mark Beale
🏅 Most Improved Referee (Juniors) – Tui Apanui
🏅 Casey Cup (Spirit of Rugby Award) – Ian James & Cassandra Pointon

Milestone Games:
🎯 50 games – Ian James, Liam King, Mark Beale, Rob Mitchell
🎯 150 games – Jessie Osborne
🎯 300 games – Gerald Rasaiah, Nathan Welsh

From first whistle to 300 games and counting, thank you for everything you give to rugby on the Gold Coast. 🙌

🏆 2026 Minor Premiers & Club Championship

Congratulations to our 2026 Minor Premiers, crowned after a long and hard-fought regular season! 👏

🥇 Phil Temperton Cup (1st Grade) – Nerang Bulls Rugby Union
🥇 Dr Tom Nutley Cup (2nd Grade) – Nerang Bulls
🥇 Col MacDonald Cup (3rd Grade) – Griffith Uni Colleges Knights Rugby Union Club

And after security a grand final start in all three senior grades, we can confirm Nerang Bulls as the 2026 Senior Club Champions! 🐂🏆🙌

🏆 Men's Top Point Scorer 2026

The battle for the points scoring machines has been confirmed 🎯

🥇 Kyle Lotz ( Nerang Bulls Rugby Union) – 165 points
🥈 Callum Boomer (Griffith Uni Colleges Knights Rugby Union Club) – 150 points
🥉 Vaydah Matchitt (Nerang Bulls) – 144 points

Congratulations to all three on a brilliant season! 👏

🏆 Men's Top Try Scorers 2026

What a finish to the try-scoring race – we have a TIE at the top! 🔥

🥇 Hakopa Utiera (Nerang Bulls) – 17 tries
🥇 Xavier Pereka (Nerang Bulls) – 17 tries
🥉Ted Tauroa (Nerang Bulls) – 16 tries

A Nerang Bulls Rugby Union clean sweep of the podium – outstanding effort all round! 🐂🐂🐂

🏅 Bob Sinclair Medal – Player of the Year

Congratulations to Declan Dinnen from Alleygators Rugby PBC, crowned last night as the 2026 Bob Sinclair Medalist! 🏅

A standout season recognised as the best of the best - well done Declan on an incredible year 👏

Four meetings in 2026 with honours even between Alleygators Rugby PBC and Nerang Bulls Rugby Union 🐊🐂

Now it all comes down to Saturday's Dr Tom Nutley Cup Grand Final.

📍 Nerang Rugby Club
🕐 1pm, Saturday 5 September

Read the full GF preview: https://www.gcdru.com.au/news/alleygators-eye-off-nerang

📸 Bond Pirates vs Helensvale Hogs U13's

Amazing photos captured by Pa Dillon 🙌🏼

"We get the WIN & then we sink TIN." 🍻🏆

Griffith Uni Colleges Knights Rugby Union Club 3rd grade coach Joshua Scott isn't mucking around ahead of Saturday's Col MacDonald Cup Grand Final against Nerang Bulls Rugby Union ⚔️🐂

📍 Nerang Rugby Club
🕚 11am, Saturday 5 September

Read the full interview with Joshua Scott: https://www.gcdru.com.au/news/thirsty-thirds