The 2012 Graincorp Queensland Country Championships has maintained the format utilised in the 2011 season.
The Championships are contested by the three different zones that make up Queensland Country Rugby Union, the breakdown of the zones is:
| Northern Queensland |
Central Queensland |
Southern Queensland |
|
Cairns
Mt Isa
Townsville
Mackay
|
Rockhampton
Central Highlands
Western Queensland
Wide Bay |
Sunshine Coast
Darling Downs
Gold Coast
|
The sub-unions in each zone will play off against each other in a round robin format.
From these matches each zone will then select a representative team to compete in the Country Championships.
The Country Championships itself will consist of a round robin tournament between the three zones with the winning zone being declared the Country Champions.
The operations manual for the 2012 championships will be available for download shortly
2012 Draw - Regional Zone Matches
North Queensland Zone
February 11th - Cairns 21 defeated Mt Isa 13 in Cairns
March 24th - Mackay 27 defeated Cairns 12 in Mackay - View Match Report
Under 19 - Mackay 7 defeated Cairns 5 in Mackay
March 24th - Mt Isa vs Townsville in Mt Isa - Match Abandoned
March 31st
Opens - Townsville 20 defeated Mackay 10 in Ayr - View Match Report
Under 19 - Townsville 34 defeated Mackay 14 in Ayr
April 7th - Mt Isa vs Mackay in Mt Isa - View Match Report
April 21st -
OPENS: Townsville 26 def Cairns 24 in Cairns
UNDER 19: Townsville 44 def Cairns 22 in Cairns
Central Queensland Zone
March 10th - Central Highlands 28 defeated Wide Bay 6 at Emerald - View Match Report
March 17th - Central Highlands 22 defeated Western Queensland 3 at Clermont - View Match Report
March 24th - Rockhampton 45 defeated Wide Bay 29 at Hervey Bay - View Match Report
March 31st - Rockhampton 24 defeated Central Highlands 10 at Rockhampton - View Match Report
March 31st - Wide Bay 32 defeated Western Queensland 17 at Rockhampton - View Match Report
March 31st - CQ Combined Districts U19 Rep 11 defeated Rockhampton Brahmans U19 Rep at Rockhampton
April 14th - Western Queensland vs Rockhampton at Rockhampton
South Queensland Zone
March 31st
Opens - Gold Coast 42 defeated Darling Downs 8 at Condamine - View Match Report
Under 19 - Gold Coast 10 defeated Darling Downs 7 at Condamine
April 14th - Sunshine Coast vs Darling Downs at Caloundra - match forfieted to DD
April 15th - Gold Coast 64 defeated Sunshine Coast 0 at Caloundra
Graincorp Country Championship Matches
April 21 -
OPENS: South Queensland 26 def Central Queensland 3 at Rockhampton - View Match Report
UNDER 19: South Queensland 27 def Central Queensland 19 at Rockhampton
April 28 -
Opens: North Queensland 26 def Central Queensland 11 at Mackay - View Match Report
U19: North Queensland 29 def Central Queensland 14
May 5 -
Opens: North Queensland 23 def South Queensland 20 at Gatton - View Match Report
U19: North Queensland 21 def South Queensland 19
Congratulations to North Queensland no being crowned Queensland Country Champions for 2012 in both the Opens and U19's.
Darling Downs and Rockhampton trial match
Darling Downs and Rockhampton played a trial game to help tune up for the Queensland Country Championships whilst using the opportunity to raise funds for the Roma community that has been affected by recent floods. A match report on the opens and Under 19 matches is available here